Milford chronicle., 1950-11-10
Start Recount
Of Slate In
SUSSEX County
CONTINUED from nrst paqs1

closing hour of p. m. In this Rep
resentative district the incumbent,
Warren L. Allen, a Democrat, de
feated Charles L. Friedel, Iii to
1,06S for an unofficial majority of
64S.
In the Second District of the
Representative District Mr.. Allen
polled 812 votes to 300 for Mr.. Erie
del.
James M. Tunnell, Jr., REPRESENT
ing the Sussex Democrats, told the
Board that it had no jurisdiction
over the matter Of whether persons
voted after the legal closing hour.
He said it was question for the
courts to decide. Judges Carey and
WOlcOtt so ruled.
Republicans won only one of the
county offices up for election, that
OF sheriff in which contest Robert
D. S. Mustard defeated Ruben L.
Savage. Unofficial returns showed
Mr.. Mustard ahead of Mr.. Savage
by "a votes out of more than $4,000
cast.
Kent, New Castle Complete
Canvassing of Tuesdays heavy
vote was completed in New Castle
County and Kent County last night
and although there were minor diff
ferences between the official and
unofficial figures there were no ma
terial c. anges.
The Kent County Board of Can
vass included Chancellor w. w.
Harrington and Resident Judge
Charles L. Terry, Jr.
Grier H. Minner, Democratic
candidate for county treasurer and
receiver of taxes, received the
greatest number of votes, 9,116, in
defeating his Republican opponent,
Webster Phillips. who received T.
792 votes, or 1924 fewer than Min
ner. The official majority was just
one more than given in the unOffic-
ial count. Phillips was seeking his
third term in the office.
BOgEs Majority 1925
Next highest vote getter was U.
S. Rep. ]. Caleb BOggs, who, in his
successful bid for reelection, re-
ceived 9,012 votes, which not only
offset the substantial majOrities |
which. in general, the Democratic
party piled up in the cOuntv. but |
gave him a majority Of 1,026 over
his Democratic opponent, Henry
McComb Winchester. The unOffi-
cial count had given Boggs a mai
Ority of 1,184 in the county.
Ralph w. Emerson, Wyoming,
candidate for state treasurer, was
the only other Republican to carry
The county in a county wide vote.
He received 8,736 votes to 8,172 for
D. Boyce, Dover, Demo-
cratic candidate for reelection to
The post. EmersOn's majority was
564, the same with which he was
credited in the unofficial tabula-
ions.
Two moves on the part of Demo-
cratic candidates for recOunts
Jailed.
In the first, Joseph McClements,
Sr., defeated by a 21 majority for
state representative from the First
District by Clar-
ence Collins, Republican, alleged
that in the second election district
46 ballots were not counted and
that of that number there were 25
for him that should have been
counted. He charged further that
i've ballots were counted for Col
ins which SHOULD not have been
The Board of Canvass, however,
dismissed the petition because it
vas too indefinite to support any
claim of irregularity. James H.
Hughes, III, represented McClem-
,nts and Henry ]. Ridgely was
counsel for Collins.
In the other move for a recount,
7. Harry Latchum, Democrat, who
vas defeated for state senator from
he Fifth Senatorial District by
Rep. John M. LOngbotham, Repub-
ican, by a 26 majority, alleged
hat he and others were denied ad-
mission to the polling place of the
Second Election District, Tenth
representative District, to view
he counting after the polls had
closed. He also generally asked a
Of the other four election
districts of the senatorial distrist.
Mr.. Ridgely did not urge dis
nissal of the motion to recount
he ballots Of the second and tenth,
but then the petition was with
irawn by Max Terry, attorney for
Mr.. Latchum, at the latter's re-
luest. The canvass board had first
granted motion of Mr.. Ridgely
% dismiss the petition for recount
If the vote in the other four cleo
lion districts because it lacked
Denied Admission
SenatOr-elect LOngbOtham after
ward explained that he, too, and
others had been denied admission
10 watch the count in the second
0f the tenth. 1t was brought out
hat the election officials had not
acted in accordance with the law
IN denying the right Of outside per-
sons to observe the count.
The official result now is that
Kent County Democrats elected
four out Of ten state representa-
lives, one out of three state sena-
tors, all three seats in the Lew
Court, and all Of their candidates
Tor county wide office.
The vote as canVassed follows:
Representatives in congress.
winchester, D 1886; Boggs, r g.