Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-10
NOW RECOUNTING
|. THE NEW CASTLE
COUNTY BALLOTS
Official Tabulation Shows
Some Changes But General
Results Unchanged
CHAYIOR FILES CONTESTS
AND Gains some VOTES

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The official canvass IN Kent county
today showed that Albert +. Polk's
majority in that county is S1s. instead
OF 800. as shown by the unonicial fig
ures. This change is caused by some
Prohibition votes. not shown in the
unofficial figures being shown for Nil
Ter on the official certificates. This iH
gain OF 81 votes for Miller. and has
given his friends hope that he may
/ overcome Mr.. Polks lead
I This change reduces Polk's major
ity (unoftlciaD of 126 to As, with the
Official results in New Castle and Sus-
sex counties to be ascertained.
! Superior Courb this morning resum-
ed canyasslng the vote polled at the
general election in New Castle
county on Tuesday. While some
changes we're made in district totals
the general result OF the elect on as
announced in these columns has not
been changed TO any great extent.
Count Resumed Today.
Today David Hillegas is acting as
one of the assistants in place OF Reu-
ben Satterthwaite. In the Fourth dis
trict OF the Sixth ward Francis for
sheriff lost five votes by the Official
count
Robert NJ. Burns. candidate for
Levy Court Commissioner, had the
banner district Of the State. The
voc was: Republican. 303 and DEM
ocrat, 81. In the Sixth district Of the
Sixth ward Chaytor. Democrat, gain
ed two votes over Reinhardt for At
torney-General. Chaytor lost one in
the next district. In the Tenth OF
Eighth. Chaytor gained eight votes
over the announced unofficial figures.
In the Sixth district of the Ninth
ward Mr.. Chaytor gained eight votes.
/ In the fourteenth OF the Ninth
ward Mr.. Lippncott lost 80 votes
In the Thirteenth district of the
Ninth ward the vote for comptroller
was. Almond. 1l6: Clark 1876 The
sheet showed entries Of l76 for each
candidate. The newspaper reporters
drew attention TO this, and the box
was opened The figures remained
j 1l6 and 1886. The Lippincott figures
We're corrected when the box was
opened.
Mr.. ChaytOr gained six votes in the
Sixteenth district of the Ninth ward
Reinhardt lost votes in the Tenth
district Of the Fifth ward ana lost one
| in the Eleventh Of the Fifth ward ebay
I tor ganed three in the Fourteenth of
! the Fifth ward.
The total vote for Levy Court com
missioner In the First district was:
Burns, 1862; Gillespie, 3O23- Burns ma
( iority, 1929.
The vote for representative In the
Second district was; Cross. $3.50;
Aherns. 22sl. Cross majority, 1855.
First Representative District.
When the court met yester-
day afternoon contest on behalf
Of Armon ID. Chaytor. Jr.. was filed.
He alleged in his petition that rejeo ;
ed ballots In the First district of the
Fourth ward should have been count
ed. When the court reached the dis
trict Chief Justice Pennewill an
nounced that the outer box was not
locked and that the seal Of the inner
box was broken. The rejected ballots
were scrutinized by the court and
nine OF them were counted. Six Of
the ballots were tailed for Mr.. ebay
tor and three for his opponent, Mr..
Reinhardt In the Second district Of
the Second ward Congressman Miller
gained two votes.
The two contests by the Republi-
cans for the districts in Pencader
hundred were filed. Mr. Chaytor also
filed a petition for a count in one
district OF the Twelfth ward.
The court concluded the canvass OF
the First representative district be-
fore adjournment shortly before
O'Clock. and decided 10 commence on
the Second district this morning The
vote in the First representative dis
trict was as follows:
Electors-Wilsou. 1897; Hughes,
1iS0
Wolcott d.. 1899; DUPONT,
r.. 1918.
Governor Hughes. d., 1868;
Townsend. r., 1,4S3.
Lieutenant Eliason, ID,
1860: Fisher, r.. 1854.
Congress-Polk, d., 1865; Miller,
r.. 1914.
Attorney General-Chaytor d..
1895: Reinhardt. r.. 461
Insurance Commissioner Wilson.
d.. 1857; Wat1on. r.. ,356
State Treasurer-Lord d., 1868;
Swan. r.. $50.
State Auditor-Roc d.. 1860: Luff.
r.. 1850.
ProthonatOry - Woodkeeper, D.,
1915: Wigglesworih. r.. 1.49o
Clerk of Peaes-springer. d.. 1,216;
Wright. r., ! 512
County Treasurer-Walker D.,
1896; L'ppincott r.. 1852
Comptroller-Allmond. ID, 1870;
Clark r.. .iC7.
Reg srcr Chancery Davis, D.,
1876; C.c-ci. r. 1.sS0
Shorin-E Emory d. 13ll; Francis.
r.. i,4S4
Coroner-Shellender d.. 1.347:
Spring. R. 1883
Ilc vote for Representative in the
district follows
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