Evening journal., 1922-08-21
CAST BIG Vote
FORDELEGATES
State Committee Represen-
tation Back of Sixth
Ward Clash
BURKE, JOHNSON,
GREEN ARE WINNERS

With only one delegate fight in
this city that of the Sixth ward. Re
publican party workers turned their
eyes on the rural county on Satur-
day where contests were staged in
six districts for delegates to the Re-
publican State Convention. In the
Sixth ward the returns showed a
large vote. the successful candidates
for delegates William S. Gumby.
Clarence Russ, U. S. Blake and
Harry E. Fleming. Joseph II. Arm
strong and Samuel DeShields were
also candidates.
The unofficial count was as fol-
lows: First and Second districts
Gumby Al; Blake. 40: Russ 50;
Fleming. 3S; Armstrong 80; De-
Shields. SO. Third and Fourth dis
tricts-Gumby. 235; Blake. 221:
Russ, 17S; Fleming. 173; Armstrong.
districts-Gumby. 100; Blake, 95;
Russ, 131; Fleming. 1852; Arm
strong. III: DeShields, 80. Totals:
Gumby. 1876; Blake. 356; Russ, 342;
Fleming, $50; Armstrong, 31S; De-
Shields, ISL.
The contest was waged between
followers of DR.. Conwell Banton and
Charles II. Colburp over Negro rep
resentation on the State Committee.
One of the most spirited delegate
fights was staged in the Newport dis
trct of Christiana hundred, where
DR.. Merritt Burke defeated Reuben
Ruth by a voet of 271 to ia. In this
district 3s5 votes were cast out Of
total of 461 registered.
In the Second election district of
Christiana hundred, Marshallton.
Lorenzo Green defeated Harvey C.
Fennimore by a vote Of 312 to 1O1.
This was the district in which Re-
corder of Deeds Darlington Finn
had filed as a delegate but with
drew last week. Green is an en-
ploye of Mr.. Films office in the
County building.
In the Seventh election district Of
Christiana hundred. Elsmere. W. B.
Johnson defeated Thos. NJ. Nichols
by vote Of 15S to 96 after a spirit
ed fight.
In the Fourth district of New Cas-
tie hundred, Willard Murray (col-
ored). defeated LOOMS o. Wise by
a vote OF II to 3s. This was quite |
large vote for this district and I
was somewhat of a surprise as Wise /
was pretty well known there.
In the First election district OF |
Appointments hundred, Levi L. |
Maloney. vice-president of the Sc
curity Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany, this city, was elected a dele
gate over Richard Hodgson. station
agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Townsend, by a vote of 1913 to Ss.
Mr.. Maloney resides in Townsend. |
William c. Money cousin of U. S.
Marshal Walter S. Money, was un-
opposed as alternate.
In the Second election district.
Stoke Daniels. aged so years. a we'll
known Republican who has attend
ed all Republican State conventions
as delegate for many years. was
elected as a delegate over Isaac
Caulk, a negro. The vote was 81 to
40. John Lyman Is Mr.. Daniels
alternate.
In a spirited contest at Smyrna.
he only contest in Kent county,
Iohn L. Bradley received 1914 votes
Ind Thomas Jefferson, 81.
In Sussex county, at Lewes. Cap
ain Harry V. Lyons won the victory
which was closely contested. the ma
ority being only II. Nearly all the
Republican votes in the district were
asst. This was partly due to a warm
ontest for committeeman between
Chandler c.. Pierce and Marshal p.
iazzard, in which Hazard won
he delegates elected were Captain
larry V. Lyons and William B. Car