Evening journal., 1916-11-13
REINHARDT AND
PObKVINNERS ON
OFFICIAL Count
No Change From Original
Announcement OF Men
Victorious In State
TOWNSEND HAS MAJORITY
OF 2611 FOR GOVERNOR

With the Official canvass of Tues
days vote completed, including the
soldier vote for all three of the
counties, Albert f. Polk is shown
elected to Congress by 1874 majority
over Congressman Thomas w. Miller,
and David J. Reinhardt. Republican,
Is elected attorney general over
Armon ID. Chaytor by 59l majority.
The unofficial figures printed in THE
EVENING JOURNAL on Wednesday
and Thursday showed Polk elected to
Congress by 126 majority and Rein
hardt elected attorney general by 424
majority.
Lewis T. Eliason. Democrat, is
elected lieutenant governor by 100
majority
The official canvass shows THE
EVENING JOURNALS unofficial fig
ures not 10 have been far wrong
for the entire State. and the men
announced in these columns on We'd
nesday and Thursday to have been
elected are found by the official
canvass to have been elected. The
Official canvass is a vindieation for
the returns gathered by this news
paper, which printed the results in
every election district except three i'm
the entire State on Wednesday last.
Superior Court this morning again
took up the canvass Of the vote and
the certificates of election we're filled
ont This work took up the attention
OF the court until early this after
noon.
MAJoRlTlES IN STATE.
Following are the official majorities
Of successful candidates on the ma
tional and State tickets. including the
soldier vote in all three counties:
Hughes electors-Republican. 1855
majority.
Governor-Townsen Republican
26ll majority.
Lieutenant-G -GovernOr-Eliason, Dem
ocrat. so majority.
United States SenatOr--WolcOtt
Democrat. 250l majority.
Cougressman--Poi Democrat, 19
majority.
Attorney-General- -Reinhardt, Re
publican 591 majority.
Insurance COmmissioner-Wi
Democrat, 500 majority.
state Treasurer-Swain Republi
can. 1878 majority
state Auditor-Roe, Democrat, so
majority.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY MAJ0RITIES
Following are the official malorities Il
New Castle county, including the soldie
vote;
Hughes electors-Republican, 1872 ma
jority. 80
governor Townsend, Republican, 2O5
majority.
lieutenant Governor-hisher, Republ
can. lll7 majority.
United States Senator-Wolcot'
Democrat, "a majority.
Congressman Miller, Republican, l52
majority.
Attorney General -Reinhardt, Reput
lican. 462 majority.
Insurance Comnissioner-Na NatsOn, re
publican, 1851 majority.
state Treasurer-Swain, Republican
1890 majority.
state Auditor-Luf, Republican, lO9
majority.
Prothonotary -Wigglesworth. Repul
Ican. 1880 majority.
Clerk of the Peace Wright, Republ
can. 2i94 majority.
Comfy Treasurer Lippincott. Repul
hcan. 2449 majority.
Comptroller Clark, Republican l5t
majority.
Register in Chancery-Crouch, Repul
lican. 1902 majority.
Sherin-Francis Republican, 2l'
majority. aoo,
iority.
An EVENING JOURNAL and a Nor
ing News reporter figured rather prom
nentlv in the canvass. In order 10 che'
nm the result in representative distrie
The reporters compared the olteial 7
turns with their sheets. When
GEORGES hundred was reached the OF
cial figures showed that like Tar ava
California. a mistake had been made,
thev showed Heldmyer, Democratic ca
didate for representative for that dl
trict had defeated Martin B. Burr
Repnblican. bv four votes. THAT IL n
correct" ventured THE ENllNlN
JOT7RNAl, reporter. for the figures
This newspaper showed that Mr.. Burr
was elected bv 46 majority. Then th
compared their figures and found Z
oficail sheet showed Heldmyer had :
cc;ved I54 votes in the Fourth distri'
while the sheets of the reporters sho'
cd the number of votes was l04
member OF the bar was consulted al
informed the court Of the mistake. DE
utv Prothonotary Hodecker was direct
10 bring into court the certificates OF I
election officers. Upon examination
was found that the figures as claim
bv THE EVENING JOURNAL we
correct and the court directed the &C
rection made. This gave BuTis a malC
itv Of 46.
During Saturday afternoon the eou
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