Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-08
FAKE" PEACE REPORT
CAUSED HALT IN count
But Did Not Prevent a Canvass
That Showed Democratic
Majority in Kent.

Dover NOV S-kcnt county Superior
Court. Chancellor CURTIS and Resident
Associate Judge W II Royce sitting as
the canvass board met here at II o clock
YESTERDAY to canvass the vote Of Kent
county OF Tuesday last The canvass
took place in the hall OF the House Of
Representatives III the state House,
which by the way was the first time,
that election returns we're ever cauvassed
IN the Delaware capitol building
Outside OF the majority Judges of the
several election districts. who were re-
Qulrcd bv Iaw to he present 10 deliver the
certificates. very few persons were present
! little interest being manifested by the
outside public as To the final returns.
The court selected John G. Hopkins
and George Nj Jones n tally clerks. and
Herman G. TAYLOR and H. B Louder
bough as reading clerks Prothonotary
ID NJ RIdgeIy also was called on by the
court TO assist.
The soldier vote from all the camps
had been delivered, and with but q short
delay III unlocking the packages, the
count proceeded without incident In
one or two Instances but one certificate
was available, HeccSsltatlng the opening
! Of three boxes to find the certificates.
The soldier vote, only l. was divided
| as follows. seven Democratic votes and
/ four Republican votes. Al two OF the
I camps. but one vote each vas cast for
+ Kent county, al Camp johnson, Florida,
and al Camp Meade
/ The canvass Was proceeding quite
+ RAPIDLY. but when the fake news of
4 the surrender Of the Germans and ceSsa-
: ton of Aostihtics was announced, there
/ was general rejoicing and the work Of
/ the board WAS somewhat hndcrcd ior
i awhile
The work was completed Shortly after
4 6 o'clock all certificates beng signed up
/ and apportioned BY the Judges for the
several places designated BY Law where
. thcy should be sent Prothonotary Ridge
Ii was delegated special messenger to
convey the certificates to the several
counties.
/ The smallest majority on the county
ticket was that 81 Coroner Oliver j.
LaTcrtv. who was elected by l22 ma
I joritv over Harvey " FAIRIES
! The highest majority IN i county office
was for recorder Of deeds, Charles G.
/ Coyerdac, winning over his opponent,
Edward Baker Of Dover, by PSI
! Other najoritics were as follows
! ClerI, Of tho peace Jacob Hcyd Demo
! crat. ISS over DIR W ID Burton, Re
/ publican. register in Chancery and clerk
| of Orphans Court, Mark VI Cole, Demo
+ crat, l41 over Thomas Keith, Repub-
I Hcan: county treasurer, Edmund o.
4 Raymond. Democrat, 200 over Samuel
I u. Shaw, Republican; sheriff. John Evans
4 Cook Democrat, 1876 over Harry B.
I johnson, Republican, coroner, Oliver J.
I Iaffcrty, Democrat, l22 over Harvey W
I FAIRIES, Republican.
/ On the State ticket, United States
| Senator salisbury had majority over
/ DR. Ball If 254 Congressman Polk
I won over DR. Caleb r Layton by 300,
! being high man On the ticket
| On the state ticket, Francis NJ Soper,
/ for State Treasurer, won over George
NJ Fisher BY an even 200 Joseph
| Hcrmon Anderson, for State auditor,
won over Daniel Thompson by 272-
| Following are the totals on the State
| and county Offices
United States Senator salisbury, 3,154,
DIR L. Ii Ball, $500