The sun., 1902-11-05
DELAWARE RESULT IN DOUB /
NO DEFINITE RETURNS RECEII ED
JP TO MIDNIGHT.
Addicks Men Reported to Have spent
s3OO.OOO In the State-They Made
some Gains but Also Met with Severe
ReNerses ! ely How In One District

Re'erses -IiNe ely How In One District
WILMISGToN. Del, Nov. 4.-The result
in this State al midnight is still in douh,
The Addicks mon say they have won. but
this Is disputed vigorously by the Demo.
Gratis and Regular Republicans Addicks
made gains and losses. II is reported that
his men had $500. 900 to spend.
DOVER, Del. Nov. 4.-Deaware went
wild over politics to-day The widest
excitement prevailed in lower Kent and
SUSSEX at closing time at the polling places
The keenest interest was shown about
polling places of districts in which Senator
j. Frank Alice, chairman Of the Addicks
party and business associate OF hddicks was
running for reelection. lie was Tough,
personally by former United States Sena-
tor X. r. Kenny, Democrat, who is also
fighting for reelection TO Washington
Both Alice and kenney were around the
polls of their districts, the Fifth Of Kent
county. when the polls closed. and when il
was understood that the Democrats had
made big gain and carried the district
wild shout went up from the Democrats.
Alice rushed over the ropes and called o
Voters Assistant John Foreaker:
It's all rot. shouted Foreaker. You've
carried the district by IS plurality which
ought to give you $50 for your entire dis
triCt
Addicks telegraphed that the Republicans
had made large gains in New Castle county
and would probably carry every district
except theFifth Of Wilmington. where Ad-
dicks candidate. Wrightington, was de-
feated This is belle eyed TO be too high an
estimate TO lie true. DIR. Caleb r Layton,
who went to Georgetown on an early train
and took a hand in the Sussex fight, tele-
Il q ,,'1l Ln, a 4, I'll,
had at last wrested Georgetown from the
Democrats, feat not expected He
claimed the election Of Purnell. Addicks r
Republican, by 80 majority. Former At
torney General White, one Of the Demo-
cratic leaders of Sussex, was called later
and conceded a part of the Addickss claim
We wer" simply overpowered with
money" said Mr. White, and it would
not surprise me If Addicks has carried
Georgetown.
The majority two years ago for Pepper,
Democrat, was nearly 100. The Demo-
Gratis admitting the vote In Kent to be very
close still sav that they have elected nine
Of the thirteen Assemblymon.
Cir, az excitement prevailed in South
Cedar Creek Hundred being the First
Representative district Of Sussex. 4 can
didate for insp' Ctor announced that Lis
name was spelled wrong row follow ed
as TO the mch hOd Of procedure. as tift Y
ballots had been cast. They were ali
dumped out and scramble follow ed
a. il is one Of the close districts, made so
by tie fusion Of Democrats With anti
Add!cks Republicans. Law yers were tele-
crap ed for and Joseph l.. Cahall, Addicks-
tie. and James A. Marsh. Democrat. were
despatched to the scene from Georgetown
They conferred over the tel phone with
Judge Boyce after their arrival and the
Judge who sits in the returning boa rtl
advised the laving aside Of the disputed
ballots for the fiscal count before him next
Thursday. This saved the district from
bting thrown out although the Democrat q
will dispute il.