Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-09
D|JKEY GAINS IN
CANVASS Of VOTE
The Work of Examining the Re
turns Resumed by the Superior
Court This Morning.

Chief Justice Penncwill and Judge
Rice, sitting IN the Superior Court. yes
tcrdav canvassed the votes cast Tues
day in the First, second Third, Fourth
Fifth and Sixth Representative districts
Of New Castle county, and last night the
following totals were announced:
FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
United States Senator salisbury,
Democrat ,O53. Ball Republican. 004.
Socialist, 80
Represent ativt- in Congress Polk. De
mocrat l.0il. Layton. Republican 996
Socialist 80
Representative in the General Assem-
bly, Murine, Democrat l,0l7: Scheiiele
Republican, 9>4 Socialist Is
state treasurer stopper Democrat 4
UU1 Fisher Republican, atra, Socialist,
81
Auditor Of accounts Anderson, Demo
cr4t. 010, Thompson Republican. 996,
SocIailet -
Recorder of deeds Mccoy. Demo
crat, 9S3 Cole. Republican l.0lo.
Socialist IS
Register Of wills Buckley, Democrat.
.002: Brown, Republican, 900. Social
ISL 50
sheriff McAulIcr. Democrat. l.OO6;
Grassland RepuI hcan. 99S; Socialist, 81
Coroner Hewitt Democrat 800; Bull
lock. Republican, 1908, Socialist, SO
Assessor Democrat 1000, Repubh-
can. 997; Soc'aiist. 35
SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
United states Senator Salisbury
Democrat. 2,l30; Ball Republican, $50;
Socialist 100
Representative IN Congress Polk
Democrat. 2,03j: Layton Republican,
, So Socialist, lG2
Representative IN the General Assem-
bly Hog4c Democrat 903 Lyons,
Rcpunlicau 1910 Socialist 100
~iats. treasurer >opcr Democrat H.
93S: Fisher Republican, ; 9S6. Socialist.
Auditor Of accounts anderson Demo
crat. .939 Thompson, Republican. ,,
937: Socialist 100
Recorder OF deeds Mccoy .S38,
Cole. 3,O54; Socialist 93
Register OF wills Buckley, Democrat
$50; Brown, Republican, 2,9S3: Social
Isl los
Sheriff McAIullen, Democrat, 300;
Grassland Republican, 2.9Gl Socialist
90
Coroner Hewitt, Democrat 81 Bull
lock Republican 1000; Scclailst. lO3
FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
Representative in the General Assembly
MrNubb, Democrat 925: Goodnon
Republicans 500. Socialist -
Assessor Carney. Democrat 93l !.
loptc Republican, $50 Socialist, H.
LFy3 COURT CONTEST.
Co.Hi reconvcned al 9 o clock this
morning resumed tho canvass Of votes and
opened POKE, of he Scycnih aud Eighth
Represent 4tive districts ~ examine ballots
hat had been rejected The examination
vas made on hc application 81 Philip j..
Garrett attCgney for Pen amin J. Dickey
Republican dciCaf ed for Icyz Court
commissioned from hc our; i Law Court
district Dl Harley J Strahorn Democrat
During the examination Richard s.
Rodney represented the Democratic nom
inee, who by the original returns received
Il ma jorlty Of thrce votes. As result Of the
examination Dickcy gained one vote in
lhc Sixth Election district Of tho Seventh
Representative district Court sent for
officers of the Scc0rd Election district
Of the Seventh Represents atiye district
Canvass Of other Representatives
districts was completed and the soldiers
votes were next colntcd
There we're 80 soldier votes. east in
camps in this country.
Al As O'Clock this afternoon counting
Of the soldier votes continued and no
decision in the Dickey contest had been
announced