Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-03
REPUBLICANS ARE
Confident As THE
BALLOTS POUR IN
Claim 1000 Majority in New
Castle County Alone for
the Entire Ticket
down state REPORTS
''CUTTINC" IS GOING ON

With Republican leaders confident
Of victory for the Congressional and
State ticket. and predicting a Repub-
lican majority of between 1900 and
2000 in New Castle county, the battle
of ballots is under way. but the re-
suit throughout Delaware may not be
known definitely until tomorrow
morning because OF the slow method
of counting under the new ballot law,
and because Of the large districts in
Sussex county. in two of which nearly
1000 votes are cast Broad Greek
and Georgetown hundreds have but
one voting. place and about 800 men
vote in each hundred.
While Republican and Democratic
workers were astir early this morn
ing and each party was bending its
energies, no serious trouble had been
reported up TO noon.
There was a fight in the Fifth dis
trict Of the Fourth ward at Fifth and
Pine streets. The Department of
Elections said il had no report Of
trouble excepting that in the Fourth
ward
Members Of the Department of Elec-
tions were at headquarters with auto
mobiles ready to go to polling places
TO adjust any trouble that might
occur.
Secretary Lambert ]. Foulk Of the
Department of Elections said the polls
were opened on time in all districts
and as most Of the election officers
we're experienced by reason Of having
served before, the election proceeded
smoothly.
The new ballot law. used for th'
first time at the last city election
was used for the first time in rura
Delaware today. Each ballot, afte
t being marked by the voter, is enclose
! in an envelope around which a rubbe
2 band is placed. The Judges of IN
! State Courts have instructed the eleC
{ tion officers that under the law a bal
? lot must be enclosed IN the enYelop
from which Il was taken as soon as
is counted. This viii make the coun
very slow, and the returns will b
later than ever.
There was heavy voting in all dis
tricts during the morning, and sOm'
cutting of tickets was reported, par
ticularly in Democratic districts. Re
ports from Kent and Sussex counties
today were that more cutting thar
ever before was going on there, be
cause of the wet" and dry" issui
being injected into the campaign fo
members of the Legislature.
Republican leaders in Wilmington
this morning predicted that New
Castle county win turn in rouslnl
Republican majority of about 1000
despite the opposition of the Progress
sives. They count on 1.4OO Of thi
In Wilmington and 500 in the rura
county. While not conceding Ken
2 or Sussex counties to the Democrats
: the Republican leaders claim Ne'
j Castle county will more than offse
3 any advantage the lower counties
may give to the Democrats.
On the other hand the Democrat
g leaders, while privately concedln
1 New Castle county TO the Republi
: cans, were claiming big majorities &
! Kent and Sussex and were claimin
I the reelection OF Congressma
= Brockson. Mr.. Brockson himsel
claimed he would have 1900 ma
jOrity in the State
Mr.. Miller Closes Campaign.
= Thomas w. Miller, Republican car
y didate for Congress. wound up hi
: campaign last night when he aC
y dressed a meeting of the Harlan r,
I. publican Club at Sixth and duPor
y streets, and also spoke at a Repul
lican meeting at Edge Moor. Mr.. Mi
J, Ter shared the confidence of the RI
= publican leaders In the outlook Il
= Republican victory throughout II
State.
Although today was changing da
4 at the police station, those officer
doing day duty last week going o
night turn. no changes we're mad
owing 10 the election. Every polio,
!, man in the city was on duty toda
= and will remain until late tOnigh
Chief Black also had an automobil
placed at his disposal.
I. Captain Kane had charge of II
:. force at the police station, viii
- Chief Black, Captain Evans an
Sergeants Scholl and Wardle ha
charge OF the men on street dut
They were assisted by other tire
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