Evening journal., 1910-12-16
POLITICAL.
POLITICAL.
THAT ELECT ON
In DUCK CREEK
Walter 0. HOffeCker Tells Of
COndi.iOnS in That
District

SMYRNA, Del, Dec. l3-One of
the most prominent Republicans
in this district is former Congress-
man Walter o. Eoffecker. He said to-
day, in DISCUSSING the election in the
First Representative district, tha.
there were few challenges. and that
there was no serious trouble at the
polls
MIR Hoffecker. what proportion OF
the white ficater vote in tho Firs.
Representative district OF Kent county
was voted this time by the Demo-
crats?' he was asked
'On tho genera result in this dis
trict, we came short of getting what
We thought we Nculd get, by about
forty votes Mr. Honecker replied.
That was undoubtedly due to the use
of money by the Democrats. They got
seventy TO seventy-fve per cent Of the
y hite foater vote here. II he Demo
Gratis did not buy votes they got those
forty votes. OF which ] have lust
spoken, in an una.countable manner II
the Republicans bad any money for
Use in the purchase of votes, | do no,
know of il. and ! do not helieyo that
anybOdy else does, or that there Is
anythins to show that they used money
t influence voters
"On the regis ton. which is the
first showdown under our election
8, stem, the Reppl licans in this dis
trict showed a marked gain over tn,
| Democrats. The registration was abouf
fifty-five short, as compared with thai
Of two years ago. OF that fifty-fve
the Republicans figured that only fir
teen belonged TO them. That left fort,
as belonging to The Democrats Hervel
Halls majority two years ago on thi
Democratic ticket was sixty-eight, will
this fifty-fve counted I'm. Now take thi
forty, which we figured them to b.
short, from sixty-eight. and that woull
have left the Democratic majority her
twenty-eight We figured however, tina
a year ago we did not get our share o
the doubtful voters, and that If W
were TO get them this year we stood al
equal chance with the Democrats Z
carry the distric. Instead Of that, o
the Congressman. the Democratic can
didate had 4S0 votes. and the Republi
can candidate had 439 votes. That wa
forty-one votes in favor of the Demo
cratic candidate With the loss on tn
registration. as above stated, a norma
Democratic majority seemingly onl
would have been twenty-eight Indeed
Il would not be that. because Herve
Hall whose majority was siXty-eigh
ran ahead of his ticket two years agC
the average Democratic majority her
ia that election being only about fort'
That left twenty-e' ght which Hall ra
ahead of his ticket. That average ma
iority Of two years ago, we ngured a
} wiped out by the Democratic loss thi
year. on the registration. But instea
of that, they show a Democratic ms
: icrity In his representative district (
+ forty -one votes. 'phe question Is. whel
! did they get thcm. and how did the
Z get them? That is what Republical
S are asking when the Democrats no
$ pp their hands in holy horror AZ VIII
r they call the expenditure Of mon'
? by Republicans.
D 1T will be seeu at a glance that q
e election figures ~ this district show I
4 against the Democrats, and not again
o the Republicans. There is anoth
point. When a hOater, known to
such. goes into the election room
r low. of a prominent Democratic po
G tician. both entering the election roo
i at the same tim' ana this fioater,
-- the hearing Of he Democratic poll
C ciaIG asks that the Democratic votel
q assistant shall enter the booth wi
Il him, it is very suspicious, to say (
= least That happened repeatedly he
e on election day, IN both voting pl
. cincts There seemingly is no Questi
IS the Democrats had a plentiful supp
y of whiskey all the time.