Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-03
REPUBLICANS
OF DELAWARE
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Clerk of Orphans Court and Register
in Chanccrv Norman T. Crouch, of VIII
mington
sheriff Joseph II Could Of Whining
Coroner Isaac s Bullock of Whining
ton
down THE STATE
The Democrats carried Kent county,
but the Republicans seem 70 have been
victorious IN Sussex.
However, Wilmington VAS he deciding
factor The large Negro vo here h"lped
the Republicans materially
LEvY COURT CONTESTS.
Frank II. Jones. Republican, had no
difficulty in winning his fight for the Levy
Court in the First district Of Wilmington
over his Democratic opporcnt, stonewall
J. Sturtz
NEGRO VOTE FACTOR
The Negro vote was a factor IN the
Republican victory, particularly IN VII
mington. II was cast almost soiidtF Tor
tho Republican candidates, not only the
men. but also the women. mike the
white women. the Ncgresees did not cut
heir ballots - any extent. Here ls where
McNABH LOST HIS rTGHT
Representative NltaNblH3E wiz var -
/ Democratic candidate Tor State Senator
i from the district Of Wilmington was de
feated bv William ] Lutx. his Republi-
/ can opponent This was due to the stuff
i fight put up against hun By suffrage women
1 who resented his opposition 10 their cause
IN the last Legislature, 10 lutzs popu-
/ larltv and the fact that the latter had no
political record and also IN small mems
/ ure, 10 the Connolly ticket though
Connolly did not poll much Of vote
NINTH WARD AGAINST PIPES.
The Republican vote for DIR ". Henri
Pipes. the Republican nominee for Repre-
sentative in the Second Representative
District. WAS split very materially In the
Ninth ward section of the district. Many
Republicans cut Pipes, but instead OF
making the cutting most effective, they
voted for John A Smith, the Prohibition
candidate Mrs Elizabeth b. Stirlith, the
woman candidate IN the district, did not
become a formidable factor, evidently
drawing her vote from all parties and &C
quiring some of the woman support that
had non definitely affiliated with any
party.
CLOSE IN FIFTH DISTRICT.
The Representative fight in the Fifth
district was close between Daniel + Con-
ner and Samuel J " White In the Fifth dis
trlct Conner carried the Tenth and
Eleventh wards but the vote was heavily
against him in the Twelfth, while he WAS
also second best IN the Fifth ward section :.
the Republicans had distinct advantage
over the Democrats for il is known that
many Democratic women cut candidates
on the ticket Of that party and voted for
others
I'll N-,-rl.. ,r.t,al ax,ar,. aar,-a n
the second representative district III an
effort 10 assure the election OF " Henri
/ Pipes. ore of their color to the Leglsla-
ture Tiel knew that there was strong
white opposition to him but they were
banking on he first that the whites were
/ divided between several candidates, while
they were concentrated on one and also
had some white support to help them out.
wuMK> oUT ~ FORCE
The result OF the election shows that
nearly every woman who took the trouble
to register and also took the trouble
to vote. while probably five per cent of
the registered male vote was not found In
the ballot boxes
That half Of the white women exercised
thelr Judgment IN casting their ballots
rather than aft late with either of the
major parties and vote for all of the candi-
dates of the latter Is evident from the
fact that that proportion cut their tickets
They took full advantage of the oppOr-
tunlty To Obtain ballots IN advance pom
der over them at home and do their cutting
at leisure.
Very feW persons IN the city were denied
, a vote where they were qualified While
it Is said that there were some waiting
when the windows closed 10 two or three
Of the districts, those who got left would
have been able 10 vote IL they had gone
to the polls earlier
As rule the election Was really a
solemn affair and was conducted In a
btlsinesslkc why There was little trouble
about the city and the police had little
to do at any OF the polling places
I WOMEN ~ THE FRAY
Women were factor in the election
They were Instrumental in the defeat OF
McNabb and cut other candidates they
! did not like.
Two women on the ballot were cut, Mrs
julia f. keough, Democratic nominee foI
: clerk of the peace, and Mrs. Elizabeth Is
) Stirlith for Representative
BIG VOTE AT RICHARDSON PARK
Richardson Park, the polling place for
the Sixth election district Of the Seventh
representative district voted 96 2-3 per cent
of the registered voters. This district con-
tains 600 voters, only % of whom failed
to vote, making an average Of one voter a
!, minute Voters in this district were
| saved all embarrassment and confusion
by the establishment of non-partlsan
instruction booth across from the polling
place Many women workers were
active through the day.