Smyrna times., 1920-10-13
I'M DRY ADVOCATES MEET
: iI DISCUSS CANDIDATES

, WILSON, DEMOCRAT, AND
: nrvT PRATT, REPUBLICAN
Third District, KentOn Hun
"a The Dry Forces Decide to
Support Harry B. Clark.
.arocates held a meeting in Do
v! Friday. in the Senate Cham
0f tbe state House, with Jeffer-
r roouer. of near CheswOld, as
lUssn. nam to consider legislative nom
:. % from the view of their wet or
.ordeneies. 1t was agreed that in
y. districts where the candidates
troun to be "dry' and satisfac-
n the temperance forces, a blank
IA he left on the Prohibition tick
"a he filed in by the voter for the
..Edate he or she saw fit. The leg
..,ive districts were then called,
-.tbor with the candidates of both
..yies aready nominated, approval
reiection being as follows: First
D,rresentative district-John E. Will
4 of SMYRNA, Democratic candidate
q Gilbert Pratt, a Smyrna farmer,
Y,rublican nominee, were declared
s6tsctory; Second, William B. Har-
acton. Democrat, and Edward J
8,Sgs Republican, satisfactory. In
\ Third district, including Clayton
n KentOn, it was stated that the Re-
rbican candidate, Frazier, had de.
,red himself wet, while CLARK, ths
lsmocrat, was known to be dry. The
meting endorsed Clark.
hid S. Clark Endorses Democrat
David S. Clark, the veteran Repub
Ian leader of many years. standing
KentOn Hundred, said the time haC
re when partisans must breal
Esy from their old parties as mat
b Of principle and support only can
stes who are in favor of clean pol
g He heartily endorsed the Sc
ion of Harry B. Clark, the Demo
ate candidate for the legislatur
m the Third district. When tn,
mth district was reached it was de
bed by the women present from
district that both candidate
e wet and the temperance peopl
d not see their way clear to vot
either. The name of Mrs. E. c
was presented by Mrs. Lindale
Nest Dover Hundred voter. Mrs
ll received the full endorsement o
Aneeting and will be placed upo,
Prohibition ticket for West Dove
nderd, The Fifth district, Dover
a left open until both candidate
ld be seen and expressions had a
heir attitude. In the Sixth dis
1i, the Republican candidate, Her
a Peck, was classed as dry and wa
adOrsed. The Democratic candidate
ater J. Paskey, ST., was declare
For the Seventh and Eight
incts it was reported that bot
snOcratic and Republican cand
.les are dry. In the Ninth distric
aIe the attitude of the Republica
-laldate was declared to be dry, til
Au'ude Of the Democratic candidat
= not known and this district wa
y open. The same was true of til
sna district was left open.
vale Senator's Nearly All Endorse,
As to the State Senators, both car
1es IN the Second district, w. !
ave and Charles Hopkins al
.l'1h TO be dry men, and the choiC
Z ielI to the voters. In the Fourt
-an't Charles Murphy, Democra
Z reported as avOwedly wet, an
republican candidate, Beniah Al
'.On' as supposedly dry" but SON
ae meeting said they had hear
u.ngs that seemed doubtful. TIL
llet was left open for investig,
Oy the County Committee.
y decided not to select any cand
a ior Offices outside of the Sen;
ana representatives. The follow
Souh'y committee was selecte
.neh was delegated the filling
d .snees that might occur: f. C. CIR
si.,I first Senatorial district; MI
.sle' Second; DR.. Alfred Smit
,r1 John Heyd, Fourth: Mr.
c,af' cAnef' Fifth. f. c. Graham.
N Ta, was elected chairman. an