Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
A Good Democratic Start.

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Castle county, Saturday afternoon, re-
suited In highly satisfactory manner,
which gives promise of appealing favor
ably TO the Democratic and independent
voters at the election. With few contests,
and only one of the few of ANY unusual
interest, the vote polled naturally was not
large, as only warm contests, with numer-
Gus aspirants to nomination, will bring
out full vote at party primary elections.
The contest in which public interest
mainly centered was that for State
Senator in the second Wilmington dis
trict, between Representative John Ed
ward McNabb and James W. McGmley'
The district having a normal Democratic
majority of good proportions, the nomi-
nation was looked upon as prize worth
striving for, and the two contestants and
their friends worked vigorously. The
total poll was 9. 1853 votes OF which McNabb
received l.566 and Mckinley l,2S3, a
majority for the former of 2Te. The result
was accepted with cordial acquiescence
and friends of mckinley cheerfully
promised their undivided support to
McNabb at the election.
Representative McNabb is unusually
well qualified for good legislative service.
He has served one term as reading clerk
and two terms as member OF the House Of
Representatives, and as legislator made
a fine record for attention 10 business and
sound Judgment and discretion in passing
upon measures of public Importance. BY
reason of his prominence IN the contest
over the Equal Suffrage Amendment at
the recent special session, being leader OF
the opposition, his fight for the State
Senate nomination was looked upon with
large degree of public interest, especially
bv. the women leaders of the suffrage
campaign, who naturally hoped for his
defeat. His triumph, however, was an
exemplifcation of the faith that urged
him to activity in the anti-suf1rage CAM
paign-that thereby he represented the
wishes of a majority of his constituents,
and would be commended by them for his
stand.
The county. legislative and Levy Court
nominations. most of which were made
without contests, are unusually acceptable
and capable and they should appeal strong
" TO all classes of voters at the election.
Especially did the Democrats make good
selections of candidates for the Levy
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these selections with great care before
marking their ballots They know. from
existing conditions of most irritating and
damaging character, what has been the re-
suit Of partisan voting for Levy Court
Commissioners for many years. They
know the. necessity for a radical change,
and now is their opportunity. as four of
the seven members comprising the full
Levy Court will be chosen at the No
vember election
The Democratic voters have afforded
the people an opportunity to make wei
come and much needed change IN the
county administration. They now are in
position 10 kick out of power the incom-
petent bunch that has SO miserably and
in such costly manner mismanaged the
affairs of the county and replace them
with new men and with good men, who
could not possibly make things worse, and
whose election would give assurance of a
vast betterment. Surely, they viii not
permit return of the influences that have
been so manifestly incompetent for these
many years.