Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-11-02
TREMENDOUS VOTE
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Those who were ding in line irclud
cd old men and women, young men and
women some of the latter little more than
girls. both white and black Most Of them
we're in n Jolly humor. This is picnic
said one young woman. II wish was
through and out of IL, another replied.
"IIa, ha, you'll be a man when you come
out" remarked one Negroes To another
who stood ahead of her in the line. Most of
the women were laughing or proddInR one
another, while some were more eager To
keep quiet and listen to the names rs they
were called out TO the election officers.
Ninety per cent of the female voters were
glad TO get it over with and they beat
hasty retreat, rs If they regarded them
selves MS trespassers on what heretofore
has been solely mans domain.
With the same spirit obtaining all over
town, there ought To be no question about
the full vote being pollcd. In this par
ticular district Fourth OF the Seventh
ward, more than half of the registered vote
had been polled in the first three hours
the polls were open. and the voters were
still coming in streams. The total regis
tration in that district is Col. In the first
hour about 200 had voted, and at 9.45,
$40 had voted.
In the Second district of the Seventh
ward. Eleventh and West streets, l07 had
voted by 10 o'clock out Of total regis
tration of 253; in the Fifth of the Seventh,
1910 Washington, out of 65l registered,
$50 had voted by 10; in the Third OF the
seventh ut ll0i Tatnall out of total
registration of 300, l63 had voted at $50.
Nearly all came with prepared ballots
That the women in the Union Park
Gardens section intended 10 exercise their
newly conferred privilege NJ the ballot box
was Indicated early in the morning Many
of those who voted carly in the day nj the
voting precinct ~ Coo Mclane street. were
women. and they seemed 10 have MS little
trouble in preparing then ballots rs the
men
The voting crush was So strong that IN
most 81 the polling places the election
officers did not require the voters 10 enter
tho booths ia insert their ballots nearly
All of which had hccn prepared in advance,
and MS few of the voters showed an IN
clination to 20 10 tho booths. Il was rare
M some of the polls to sec the booths used.
The ballot seemed to be secret. however.
as thcy were folded with the printing and
marking inside whore il could not bC dc
tcctcd hv persons who saw the ballots
inserted IN the envelopes The voters
seemed Ia hc IS careful about this rs the
election officers were to have them he care
FIJI
lots OF MONEY Used.
Though there were all sorts OF nImors
about peculiar methods being employed
bv g. @ + enthusiasts IN an effort 70
win. there was no outward evidence Of
actual LEGALITY in tins behalf. MS far as
could be detected up 10 noon. Il Is said
that Negroes ~ the hundred. particularly
women, were demanding pay for their
votes. but IS it is exceedingly dangerous to
buy votes ia Delaware or 10 sell them Il
is doubtful whether much Of TINS sort Of
barter and sale was practlccd -onne
openly. Ii Is quite evident that an army
of Negroes were paid for working about
the polls TODAY. Some 81 them probably
would not have voted il they hadn't been
able ID profit in some way hv the election.
A. they were paid % get out the vote
thew were doing some getting out at
a~t accounts They had 70 BE- in evidence,
or probably they would not have been
paid This service cost the Republicans
several thousand dollars IN Wilmington
alone, IL is sand
The Democrats also had workers out in
rec but n their funds were low, most Of
tie workers were volunteers They also
had detectives about the city in an effort
to spot mpcr~onators and others who
might ATTEMPT to DO the wrong thing II is
said that a large number 81 Negroes in the
lower mart az town arc registered though
they have not lived il Wilmington a
wear This report has been investigated
bur the result was not made known up to
noon today
HEAVY VOTING BOWS TOWN
Forty per cent Of d total 81 40 persons
registered IN the FIRST district 81 the First
ward. al 203 West Fourth street were
estimated 10 have cast their vote AZ lC
o clock Tn. would make a total Of about
$50 voters, revealing the tact that the
voters are getting to the polls aS carly rs
! possible During the ti1st hour, following
/ opening of the polls n 80 o clock. LOG
/ persons had voted IN the FIRST district
/ making an avera &c greater than one per
/ minute About 10 per cent Of the voters in
/ this district were women. j he colored
vote Is apparently strong
At the second district in the First ward
/ Third and Orange streets, 1911 persons had
| voted Al 10 clock, 90 per cent Of whom
/ were white. 1t was estimated here that
/ fully 20 per cent Of the entire number
| were women
| In the Third district Of the First ward
I 40l West Second street, a persons had
7 voted shortly before 10 a. m. twenty-five
/ Der cent Of this number were women
/ making total Of about ID women OF the
! total Of POI persons registered IN tins
/ district about 100 are women, 20 being
! coiored