Milford chronicle., 1938-11-11
Williams Is Elected
Congressman
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defeated Representative Allen for
Delaware's single seat in the U. S
House Of Representatives by polling
G0,6S7 votes to 47,072 for Allen, Civ
ing hi ma plurality of 1865.
Williams had 41,371 in New Castle
county to 30,66S for Allen, and H.
673 in Sussex, home of both candi-
dates, to S,432 for Allen Kent was
carried by Allen, 1872 to 7.543. In
Wilmington, Williams polled 26,827
to 1897 for Allen.
The plurality of Williams in Will
mington was 5000; that of Allen, In
Kent, was 429, and of Williams in
Sussex, was 3.241, giving Williams a
State plurality of 1856.
In the hard-fought battle for the
ney-generalship, James r. Nor
ford, Republican, polled $500 in the
state to 47,424 for Stewart Lynch,
Democrat, giving Morford a plural
ity of 1882.
Morford's vote in Wilmington was
26,69O to 1906 for Lynch. In the
rural county it was 1881 to 1866,
or Morford had total of 41,021 for
the entire county, including Will
mington, to 30,091 for Lynch, Civ
ing the victor a countrywide plur-
aiity of 1000.
In Kent, Lynch polled S,267 to
7,lS8 for Morford, gaining a county
plurality of 1,O79, but in Sussex,
Morford outran Lynch 10,957 to g.
166, gaining a county plurality of
1871.
Shaw Runs Ahead
Running ahead of his ticket, Ben
jamin I. Shaw polled 60,3S2 for State
Auditor, ousting the Democratic in
cumbent, James w. Wise, who re-
ceived 46,511, to trail his ticket and
leave his opponent holding State
plurality of 1881, the largest of
any candidate.
Wilmington gave Shaw 27,7S6 to
1880 for Wise, plurality of SITS
for Shaw. The rural districts of the
county gave Shaw 14,2S9 to 10,801,
or a plurality of 3,48S. This made a
countrywide total vote of 42,O15 for
Shaw to 29,761 for Wise, a Shaw
plurality of 12,264.
Wise's home county, Kent, gave
him a vote of 8,03S and plurality of
sos to 7,340 votes for Shaw, but Sus-
sex turned in 1O,927 votes for Shaw
to 8,712 for his opponent, a plurality
Of 2,015 for Shaw.
The race for State Treasurer end
ed with Ernest C. Blackstone, Demo-
cratic incumbent, behind Pagan H.
SimontOn. Simonton pOlled 59,276 in
the State to 47,262 for Blackstone.
Wilmington gave Simonton 26,SS1,
a plurality of 1911 over the 1859
received by his opponent, while rural
New Castle county gave him 1852
to 1856, a plurality of 1896.
Blackstone carried Kent by 1,1S0,
receiving S,252 to 1922 for Simon
ton, but in Sussex, Simonton was
ahead by 2,119, receiving 1928 to
Blackstone5s S.004.
Gates Heads His Ticket
Frank L. Gates of Wilmington,
Democratic nominee for insurance
commissioner, showed the greatest
strength Of any statewide candidate
his party put up.
He ran ahead of his ticket to re-
ceive 1898 votes to 5S.541 for Will
liam ]. Swain, of Bridgeville, his {
Republican opponent, and went
down to defeat under the smallest |
plurality gained by any Republicans,
1O,543 for Swain.
In Wilmington, Gates received
1880, which left a plurality of 1861 (
for Swain, who received 26,791. The
rural county gave Gates 1924 to
14,315 for swain who had a rural
county plurality of 1891. The coun-
ty wide totals showed 30,454 for
Gates and Al, JOG for Swain, whose
plurality was 1852.
Gates gained Kent county by 1,O69,
receiving 1928 votes to 7,159 for
Swain. The plurality given Swain
in Sussex was only quarter that
given Williams for U. S. Represen-
tative, though both live in the same
county. .h
SWANS Sussex vote was 1926
against 9,316 for Gates, giving Swain
a plurality of $50 compared with the
S,241 plurality received by Williams
in that county.