Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-07

IHE POLLS CLOSE AT 4
O'CLOCK TONIGHT VOTERS .
SHOULD REMEMBER.
Favored with ideal weather, political
workers were out early this morning 70
rustic in the vote, and reports from
many districts indicate that they were
succeeding. There was an unusually
heavy vote IN most Of the city districts,
and reports carly this afternoon also
showed hat the vote in the rural dis
drict had also been coming in fast
M indications point TO II full vote be-
ING cast IN this state. There were more
han the ordinary number OF workers
around the polls aud when necessary to
gc' the voters 10 the poll. automobiles
were used
Up until early this afternoon there
had been very little trouble around
the polls i'm the city. and no serious
trouble was reported The Depart
ment of Elections had apparently
made every necessary arrangement for
taking The vote 10 the smallest de-
tails Attorney General Josiah O.
Wolcott visited several election dis
tricts and read the election laws 10
the officials where there were doubts
as TO some particular point
Members OF the Department OF Elec-
tions also visited the polling places
and gave advice 10 election officers
when il was needed.
At The HEADQUARTERS Of the Demo
cratic and Republican parties tho
men who have been running the cam
paigns were on duty giving instruc-
tions and advice 10 workers and ad-
iusting any troubles that came up.
Governor Charles x. Miller was the
first man TO vote in his district. the
twentv-hrst OF the Seventh ward As
soon As the polls opened at 7o5
o'clock. the Governor stepped into the
room. obta ned "A ballot and voted il
His great interest i'm going 10 the
= polls so eariy and setting an example
! 70 other Republicans was commented
on by party mon generally.
In the fourth district Of the Sec
ond ward only 50 votes had been cast
n ] o'clock. This is ono Of The heav-
lest colored Republican districts in
rho city
At 80 701 French street, The first
district OF the Sixth ward. 1924 votes
had been poled by ] o'clock
I'm the seventh strict Of the Sew
enth ward at Tenth and Monroe
streets. l43 votes were DOllod by
o'clock this afternoon.
I'm the fifth district of the Tenth
ward at No 2t5 North Harrison
street. 90 votes had been cast up to
noon.
I'm the first district OF the First
ward. Fourth and Orange streets at
I o'clock. there had been III votes
cast out Of a total of 22S regis stored.
In the second district o. the First
ward. Third and Orange streets. at 1
o'clock there had been l51 votes cast
out Of Q total Of 35l registrations
AZ the polling place Of the Fourth
district. Third ward. No. 705 West
Fifth street. l2S ballots had been cast
at I o'clock.
AZ the polling place Of the Fifth
district. Fifth ward. No. 70l Van
Buren, street. 10 ballots had been cast
at ] o'clock
AT the polling place Of the Fifth
district. Eighth ward, northeast cor
ner Eighth and Pine streets. 03 vot-
ers had asst their ballots at O'Clock
State Chairman Benson said that
voting began with steady stream
OF men going to the polls in the Fifth
district of Kent county DOverl as
soon as the polls opened.
He said the down-S,ate returns
would be late tonight because Of the
great number Of voters in many dis
tricts
At 40. 1901 IVES Fourth street. th,
sixth district Of the twelfth ward. lO-
votes were PEELED by ] O'Clock.
William Henry Gibbs. a white hair
ed Negro. of No 40f Tatnall street
while voting at the polling place OF
he first district OF the First ward
Fourth and Orange streets at about
O'Clock today. was arrested at the
polling place uDon compla III Of J c.
Alon'gle. upon a charge Of illegal
voting. His case will be heard in City
Court tomorrow morning Gibbs was
released on $500 bail. which was fur
nished bv Former Sher6 Samuel Nc
Daniel
When the doors Of the polling place
Of the first district OF She First ward
20 Fourth and Orange streets. were
closed this morning because of the
cold. protests arose. Attorney Gen
eral Wolcott arrived at the place a
short time afterward and the matter
was soon adjusted. One man. who re
fused 10 give his name. was refused o
ballot
Voting in the county districts was
heavy before noon I'm the ShellpOt
district Of Brandywine hundred. 1919
yo.cs were cast by 9 o'clock. Some
districts in the western section Of the
. CITY poled more than hoo votes in
the first hour.
Colored and white detectives were
much n evidence
SOME BALLOTS ARE SHORT.
II was reported this morning that
b many ballots an inch shorter
:. Lhan tho nfical halInl arc hninn Nnlnd