Evening journal., 1915-06-05
VOTERS ATPOLLS
TODAY NAME NEW
CITY Officials
Republican and Democratic
Workers Active Getting
Out Supporters
REPUBLICANS CLAIM
THOUSAND MAJORITY

Voters Of Wilmington today are
electing a new city administration at
the polls A mayor, city treasurer,
president Of Council, twelve Council
men, and tax collectors for the North
ern and Southern districts are to be
elected. While there has been moth
ing spectacular about the campaign,
a great deal of quiet political work
has been done by Republicans and
Democrats, in an effort to get out a
big vote today.
The polls opened between eleven
and twelve o'clock and will close at
seven o'clock tonight. Many persons
who had TO leave the city during the
morning we're disappointed because
the polls did not open earlier. Efforts
to provide for an early opening of the
polls at municipal elections by new
law were defeated in the last Legis-
lature and in the previous Legislature
by Democratic opposition.
The Department of Elections had
all arrangements made for today's
election. The ballots we're delivered
between nine and ten o'clock, but in
many instances there were no cleo
tion officers at the polling places to
receive the ballots, which we're in
sealed boxes. The election officers
in most instances did not go to the
polling places until about eleyen
o'clock.
Republicans and Democrats alike
4 ~, af "a
various polling places. 1t was evil
dent that both we're determined to get
out as heavy vote as possible. The
Republican leaders feel that with a
good sized vote they will elect James
+. Price as Mayor and the remainder
of the ticket by anywhere from 1000
to 1900 majority today. The latter
estimate is that of Chairman Isaac
w Bowers, Of the Republican City
Committee
Because of Democratic disaffection
and the aggressive campaign OF the
Republicans, the outlook today was
regarded as more favorable than ever
for the Republicans to control City
Council. The Republicans figure on
carrying every ward now represented
by a Republican. and also they esti-
mate that the Republicans have g
chance in the First, Third and Elev-
enth wards, which now are represent
ed by Democratic Councilmen.
That the Democrats are worried in
those three wards was evident from
the efforts they were making this al
ternoon to get every Democrat TO the
polls. There we're rumOrs of cutting
by Democrats in the Tenth ward
which, it was predicted, would return
the lowest Democratic majority in
many years. An element of Democrats
in the southern section of the city has
not forgotten the cutting of Thomas
M. Monaghan for Governor, two year,
ago. it was asserted today, and in
tends TO "get even" for that.
Because of the election today. the So
looms in this city were closed. The
will not reopen until Monday morn
ing, which is distressing to some of tn
thirsty ones.
Chief of Police Black last night is
sued orders whereby all patrolme
went on duty at noon today becaus
of the election. The men will be dis
tributed over the city and in additio
to patrolling their regular districts, a
officer is stationed at polling places
Chief Black and Captains Kane an
Evans are at the police station wit
automobiles at their services and wi
visit the polling places during the a
ternoon.