Evening journal., 1916-11-11
REPUBLICANS MAY
ELECT fisher AS
LIEUT.. Governor
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ulUuIe w GAtAtON
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rbou,as W. Miller in contest OF the
district asked him II he desired 70
nroceed with the contest Mr.. Jones
.enlied in the affirmative and that he
sesired 10 stand on all the allega-
fons This meant not only a review
~ the contested or rejected ballots.
Int n recount OF all ballots cast. In
his netition for a recount, Mr. Miller
aucred that ballots were counted Tor
POLK which should have been reject
81 and that ballots rejected shou
have been counted for the petitioner.
me ballot box from that district was
b~oneht up from prothcnotary Nig-
rlesvorth's Office and was opened
Joeenb c. Lawson and VIII c. Neshft
we're chosen clerks. and judge Rice
ononed each envelope. and CHEF Jus
fire pennewill scrutinized each hal
IN and announced the vote FOR Miller
or Polk Among the ballots voted
was n pink or sample ballot and
was rejected because 10 was not en-
official ballot. But a few ballots had
heen tailed when Mr.. JOrcs asked
the court TO reject the return or the
district II was found that In ao-
Alton TO the rejected ballots every
ballot voted had been endorsed win
the initials OF the election clerks. me
official envelopes did not contain ne
names of the clerks. but showed ine-l
initials. The election laws ci tre
State Of Delaware provides IS TO-
lows
~sec SO. Ballots Not Receivedi
Reasons for: Challenges. Determine
ton of Objection; Bribery; Q1t1,
Conciusive Evidence, Book q, DE-
livery of Book The Inspector c-
other officer authorized by law t-
hold the election. shall not SO sCT
election receive or deposit IN ne
ballot box the ballot OF any rersc-
oiferinr to vote until his name sla--
have been found 10 the list az reEt
frf.4 voters as contained In The hrcz
OF Registered Voters delivered 90 hi-
FOR The purposes Of said election. anc
the Judges. or a majority OF t1ell-
shall fc satisfied that the person So
offering 20 vote IS the person named
in said list. but no objection 90 tle
vote of any person whose name shan
have been found on said list as con-
ia nci in said Book OF Registered
Voters shall De entered or considered
ty the judges OF the Elections ex-
cepl for the following reasons 70
witt
The three newspapers of Whining
on showed -he other day different fig
fres regarding this district They we're
IS follows.
POLK ...... 1855 16l 15S
Miller ...... so Is 50
Majority .. rs Sc IS
The. court progressed until the count
Showed 124 for Polk and 60 for Mil
Ter. The balance Of the ballots In the
box were tied together as marked bai-
ots. Mr.. Jones contended that the
oallots were marked and that every
ballot and envelope contained a dis
hngu'shlng mark and should not be
sfounted. The court, at the conclus on
" the examination or count, which
mas completed at $50 adjourned until
l30 o'clock this morning without
bassing on Mr.. Jones' contention.
During the canvass yesterday after
aoon a number OF members OF the bar
and other persons appeared in the
courthouse. The fact that THE
EVENING JOURNAL on Thursday an
bounced tho election OF David J. Rein
hardt caused deep interest in the can
fass. In the case of Congressman
Miller yesterday afternoon the re-
hrns showed he had forty more votes
q his credit than had been published.
fr, FRI N
ricts and wards.
Thirteenth district OF Seventh ward,
5. Eighteenth Of Seventh ward, 4;
rwenty-second OF Seventh ward, z;
Second of Tenth ward. 6; Third Of
Tenth ward .: Fourth OF Tenth
Nard. a: Tenth OF Tenth ward, s.;
third of First ward /; Third of Third
ward. l p. First OF Fifth ward, g. Third
f Fifth ward. O. total 40.
Charles w. Bradford. one OF the
Jerks IN the First district OF the Elev-
enth ward. testified that on the morn
hg Of the election John w. Smith
Nho was the inspector told the clerks
70 place their initials on the ballots
and envelopes About 9 o'clock the
Inspector read the law and told then
10 mark only the envelopes BY this
lime the ballots with initials had beer
koted. Witness said the clerks die
Is directed.
Cher Justice Pennewill told Brad
lord to take a seat In the court room
and sent the sheriff after Smith
Smith appeared later and test fec
be learned his mistake about the bal
tots shortly after delivering the or
her. but did not learn OF his mistake
About the envelopes until about
b'clock the day of the election. II
was then too late he said, 70 change
ihe initials TO the names. He sa he
destroyed the balance OF the initiated
ballots The court reserved decision
The canvass of the city with the
Exception OF the contested district IN
he Eleventh ward. was completed at
l125 o'clock
The Democrats withdrew their
eontest in the Eighth district of the
Twelfth ward.
The court evidently intends 70
eanvass the remainder of the county
before passing on the Eleventh ward
contest where w. G. Jones. Jr., IN
behalf OF Congressman Miller peti
lions for an entire district TO be
thrown out.
Tn the Eleventh and Twelfth wards
today Mr.. Miller gained IA votes
bver the unofficial figures.
The JUDGES expect to sit until they
\ket through with the canvass some
Hme fOnieht.
r6pnt Eleventh Ward.
The court completed the canvass oi
White Clay Creek hundred at ~ Al