Smyrna times., 1924-11-12
DEMOCRATS ELECT ALL KENT
OFFICES; LOSE LEVY COURT
LITTLE CREEK ROAD SQUABBLE
DEFEATED HENRY D. BOYER
Democrats Secure Two State Senators
and Six of the Representatives
Smith Contests Pardee's Election

Although the Republican party
made a clean sweep of the election
throughout the State and nation, the
Democratic party in Kent county
were successful in the election of the
County ticket and more than ma
iority of the district offices. A sum-
mary of the results in Kent county |
reveals that the Democrats elected all |
of the county officers, six of the ten |
Representatives in the General As |
sembly and the two State Senators
that were to be elected this year. The
Republicans gained control of the
Levy Court. The overwhelming de-
feat of H. D. Boyer, of Smyrna, as a
member of the Kent County Levy
Court is largely accounted for by the
fight started over year ago by GER
tain residents of Little Creek and
owners of property on the North Lit
tie Greek, for a concrete highway
from Dover to Little Creek by way of
the North Little Creek road while the
Levy Court of which Mr.. Boyer was a
member, had voted with his two col
leagues, John w. Sheldrake, Demo
crat, and George Herring, Republican,
three different times for the concrete
highway to go the south route, this
route being asked for by prominent
property owners on the south road af-
ter being informed by persons close
to the State Highway Department,
that the south route if asked for could
be secured. While the contest over
the two routes, north and south Little
Creek Road, had been discussed freely
without the Semblance of politics in it,,
within the past six months or more,
politics did enter into the affair and
! the election results bear mute evi-
dences of what actually happened.
Just what will be the result now with
two members of the Levy Court to
the liking of the element which caus-
! ed the disturbance over the Little
Creek road route will be watched with
intense interest through the entire
county. 1t was the first time in many
years the Republicans have gained
control of the Kent County Levy
Court. c. B. Hope, republican, of
Dover, won the First Commissioner
District over Henry D. Boyer, demo-
crat, who sought reelection, by 756.
Normal Democratic Majority Reduced
Although the normal Democratic
majority in this county was reduced
by the Republican landslide this year,
William H. Poore defeated William
H. George, his Republican opponent
for County Comptroller by a major
ity of 666. Mr.. Poore received the
highest majority of any Democratic
candidate in the county.
The closest contest was that for
Prothonotary which Robert f. Lewis,
the Democratic candidate won with
majority of forty over William f.
Cole, his Republican opponent. AL
though the result was very close it is
considered a brilliant victory for Mr.
Lewis in view of the many agencies
that were at work against his cleo
tiOn.
Howard Wix, the successful Demo
cratic candidate for Sheriff, was sec
ond high man on his ticket. He de
feated Gilbert j. Saunders, his Re
publican opponent with a majority o
398. The so-called wet contest wa
somewhat in doubt until the final re
turns were received.
James L. Sapp was successful il
the contest for Receiver Of Taxes an
: County Treasurer, a new Office to b
j voted for this year. Mr.. Sapp had
/, majority of 32O over George B. Ker
sey, his Republican opponent.
James 7. Burrows, KentOn, Successfl
James T. Burrows, Democrat, wa
{. elected Register Of Wills with a me-
jority Of 258 over Jefferson CoOpe
y the Republican aspirant. William |
Ennis, Democrat, was elected COrOnC
over Herman d. Hammond, Republ
Y can by a majority of 245.
Y. The State and National tickets wei
'r given a Democratic majority in Kel
county which was soon eaten up /
the large Republican majOrities pole
in other counties. James M. Tunne
OElllOCIdLlC LellAlANeAeC ACA - INV
States Senator pOlled 2O8 more vot
in this county than Coleman duPor
4. who was elected to that office.
Congressman w. H. BOyce receiv,
a majority of $40 in Kent county Ov
Robert G. Houston, Republican W
was elected.
Geo. P. Section of Hartly, Wins o
In the Second Commissioner d
- trict George P. Section, DemOcr
defeated William w. Simpson, I
publican with a majority of 394.
close contest for Levy Court Co
missioner was staged in the Tn
Commissioned District where Hows
r. Moore, Republican defeated
Frank Salevan by 26 votes in a t
ritory that usually turns a comic
able Republican majority. Mr.. Sa
van made a good run in the Tel