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county Saturday for receiver OF taxes,
the closest contest In Wilmington
1859 votes were cast and in the rural
county i566 votes were cast.
Harvey HOnecker OF Newark, for
Pr0lhono.ary had the largest major
ity on the ticket, defeating Irwin l..
Ban, Of near Marshallton, by 800
James q. shaw, Of New Castle also
made a run away race for COmpirol-
Ter, winning over Harry w. Wennin-
ger by 313O
Joseph H. Gould, Of Wilmington,
won the Sheriff nomination in a field
OF i've candidates by plurality o.
1892, while Coroner Isaac 5. Bullock
made a good run in a three oOrnered
race and was renomlnated by a plur.
anty OF 9i9.
John l.. Wright for Clerk Of the
Peace and Norman p. Crouch for
opposed.
The vote received by frank r
Jones for Levy Court commissioner
in the first district was one of lhe
surprises Of the primaries, he win
Ming by plurality Of 1913
In the Third Levy Court district,
James Ball defeated Everett b. Hol-
lingsworth by majority OF PIC. while
deorge l.. Batten, OF Delaware CITY,
won the Court nomination in the
| Nith d-ss'-'T'1 s~-sT .ss...7-.s Claring-
bold, o. SeS''-N r. s. espa y, Of III.
ClaringA es. ~, '.;t rn - o,,. hun
! dred (Wh Cia. 80. 0m lost out
in New Castle and Red Lion hum
dreds.
senator John NJ Walker won re-
nomination 20 the state Senate for the
| third term i'm the Fourth Senatorial
district against three other candidates
/ by a plurality Of 277.
In the Sixth Senatorial district, VIII
/ liam H. Evans defeated Representa-
! tive William c. Brooks for State Sem
ator by i66. An apparent discrepancy
/ In the figures may increase This ma
| jority
"There were several spirited fights
| for Representative IN the various
| districts throughout the county In
1 the first district This city Harry H.
Mari easily won over Nicholas Gross
| by a majority OF 5j2
nr. w. Henry Pipes, Nego, won the
nomination in the SECOND representa-
| tive district with a plurality Of POS.
| There were four candidates in the
Andrew J. Gross, Edwin r. Logan and
! David MtSalter lie is the first Negro
| 90 ho nominated for Representative in
! Delaware. Henry Wilson won a three
cornOred flcht in the third district ny
! a plurality Of 3if. defeating Henry C..
| Downward and Clarence NJ Wright
There were no contests in the fourth
and nth legislative districts.
In the Sixth district, Brandywine
hundred. Frank C.. Miller, who was
! bin clerk for tho State Senate, In
| 1919. won the nomination by a plural
| iiy ~ Is His opponents were Rep
I resentative William II. Danzenbaker,
! Charles Simon, Jr., and William c.
| Van Trump.
/ In Chrisliana hundred Willard LORD
/ had a plurality Of 1926 over Lewis l..
| Cloud and John ]. Shoemaker. For
mer Representative Richard G. Buck
ingham added another victory 10 his
| string when he defeated Charles f.
hickey by majority OF iS
Charles l.. Medill, OF Newark. proved
a popular candidate and defeated
| Representative William ID. Dean b,
a majority of ii6
In New Castle hundred, Edward :.
! MesginsOn won over sam =. Harris
nv i52 and Representative Edward
| / ester. Ir.. won denomination In Red
! Lion hundred over William b. Jester,
| by 52
Speaker Alexander +. lOfnlt was
/ unopposed for Representative In 81.
| Georges hundred.
| speaker Corhit and Representative
Lester were anli-suffragists.
| Most OF the successful nominees on
me legislative ticket outside Of VIII
mineton will have the hennt of pre-
vious legislative experience should
they be successful at the polls in De-
cember
senator John NJ Walker. who won
the Fourth Senatorial district, Is fin
ishing his second term In the state
senate and as he represents q strong
Republican district. will no doubt re-
| urn to Dover novi winirr and be O
leader in the senate. William II
Evans. nominated in the Sixth distric
for Senator. has also had considerable
legislative experience, having repre-
p sented pencada hundred twice in th'
lower house.
d Frank G.. Miller. successful nominee
r for Representative in Brandywinl
r hundred. was bin clerk Of the Senat
during the last session Of the Legisla
q ture. Richard O.. Buckingham nomi
r mated in Mill Creek hundred. servel
In the House in 1911 and again in iqis
~ Edward Lester, Jr.. nominated in Re
OF Lion rundred. represents that hun
a dred In the lower house at this timi
Las does Alexander p. CorbiL. Of S