Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-19
RESULT Of SUSSEX
6. 0. P. PRIMARIES
SHOWS CLOSE VOTE
Anti Townsend Faction Claims
Half Of the ~ Delegates to
the Convention.
% ARE NECESSARY TO WIN
Special Dispatch to Every Evening

GEORGETOWN, APRIL 10.
The Republican primaries held here
on Saturday were so close that only the
Sussex caucus, preceding the State con-
vention, at Dover, tomorrow, can de-
termine tho result While Governor
Townsend has an excellent chance Of
being elected ono of the delegates to the
national convention, with almost half the
delegate vote considered sure for him,
there is on element of uncertainty that
will not be settled until the caucus vote is
taken.
On the face of the returns, of the AZ
delegates elected, 10 are said to be sure
for the governor, while those who have
been fighting the governor claim they
have the assurance of 81 delegates, half
the whole number, that they will not
support the governor, If there is any chance
of beating him. Az there are two votes in
doubt, it looks very much as if it was any
body's fight, for % are necessary to secure
the caucus nomination.
Should the governor be bowled out
there are a number of possibilities who
have loomed up over the horizon, and at
this writing it is difficult to predict the
outcome. Among those mentioned are
Congressman Caleb r. Layton, former
State Detective Frederick Walls, Ruby
r.. Vale and former Governor Simeon ).
Pennewill Sussex county Is entitled to two
national delegates.
The following lineup of the delegates
elected on Saturday in Sussex is based on
claims made by the rival factions and is
regarded rs about as nearly correct as il
would be possible TO guess
SUSSEX DELEGATE LINEUP.
Claimed for Townsend-First Repre-
sentative district-Mark l.. Davis, George
A. Swain. Augustus ID. Derrickson:
Second-Coulter Messick, William +.
Dimes, c. Sherner Todd. William o.
Long. John III. Gray: Third-James X
Phillips. J. Emory Wiley, l.. Watson:
Fourth-Robcrt r. snicer: Fifth--Frank
B Sirman. Frank l., Davis Seventh-Lee.
Stephens, Hugh Stephens; Tenth-Dr.
Hiram r. Burton, Harry V. Lyons, W
). Ferrcll-l9.
Claimed by opponents Of Townsend
First Representative district-Robert j.
Charles Teagle: Fourth-Thomas G.
James. Reverdv s. B. LloydS Fifth
George Il. Ellis: Sixth-S. Willis Vaughn,
Fbe II. Chandler, John A. Timmons,
George W. Collins, Charles r. Short;
Seventh, Theodore Derrickson, Elijah III.
Lynch: Eighth, Harry J.. Anderson,
Harry Prettyman; Ninth-Daniel ].
Layton. Fred Walls, Thomas j. Pritchett:
Tenth-J G. Lank, J. c. Palmer, Dora
Warren-2l.
Doubtful Representative dis
trict-A S. Hearn; Sixth William l..
Parker.
GOVERNORS DOUBLE VICTORY.
In the primaries on Saturday Governor
Townsend scored double victory over
|. d. Short, president pro TEN Of the
Senate, who was one of the leaders IN the
fight against him. 1t was really the lay
ton faction against the governor, basing
their fight on the latter's advocacy of the
school code, prohibition and woman suf-
frage, and also the recent vaccination in
cident here. in which the State authorities
were opposed by some Of the local people.
The governors S friends, led by Mark l..
Garrett, beat Short in his own district,
Milford, by lac majority. The governor
also won In his own district, the Second
OF Baltimore hundred. by 1873. The COVER
nor lost the First district of Baltimore
hundred by a majority of 80. This was
about the only local satisfaction the Lay
ton forces got.
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