Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-16
MANY WOMEN TODAY
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In the Second district, at 2OS East
Second street, five women and three
men were listed, one Of the hive women
being colored. ~.
At the booth in the Third district, ia |
Poplar street, the registering was equally
divided, with four women and four men,
all colorcd.
Ouietncss and order prevailed at the
various booths and with but little interest
taken by either sex.
ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
In the four districts Of the Second Ward
in South Wilmington only 81 names were
entered on the registration lists up to
the noon hour, and of this total 20 were
women. OF the % women registered l5 were
colored. though there Is n large Negro
population cover the bridge:
In the Fourth district, 437 Buttonwood
street nine women and one man, all
colored, were registered
In the Fifth district, 1l20 street,
six white women, six colored women and
one man were listed.
At 1918 Iobdell street, sixth district,
seven women and seven men, all white,
had been registered up to noon.
In the seventh district, 12l4 Is street,
out of Il registered, Is were women tone
colored) with only three men.
Clerks in the various registering booths
were preparing Tor an afternoon rnsn,
and as is generally the case, the majority
hold off until near the closing hour. There
was no disorder at any place over ther
this morning and IN almost every instance,
registrants appeared in no greater num-
bers than two.
FOURTH WARD.
Re,qistrants i'm the Fourth ward up
, to noon were rs follows:
First district, SIS French street, nine
white women, four colorcd women, ~
men, total q.
Second district, 31S Fast Fourth, three
white women. one colored woman, two
men.
Third district. 424 East Fourth street
\ II women, nine men
: Fourth district, SIS Fast Fourth, IA
!; white women, one white man, one COT
| ored man.
Fifth district. $40 East Sixth, 22 white
c women. 10 colored women, SIX men, tota
Il IS
HEAVY NEGRO REGISTRATION IN SIXTH
WARD.
In the Sixth ward the number OF women
= repistrants exceeded the number OF men
A var,y heavy colored vote WAS registered
in five Of the precincts.
At the Fifth precinct, Ole Walnut street
y a colored woman Republican worker was
: standing ready 10 pm Harding buttof
= 2 on the women as they finished registering
Al another two colored women wearint
7 Harding badges were checking of the
: names OF women as they came III 10 regis
/. ter
= = In 10 noon tho following registration'
= wore made in the Sixth wartl
~ =. First precinct, l04 East Seventh street
= IL women. nine men. total y Oi these
two were cOlored.
a second Seventh and Walnut D womer
five men. total d, Is colorcd-
!. Third $40 French, - women, sever
:, mcn, total 40 81 colorcd
= Fourth. 1924 klrg. p women, slx men
I total -. one colored
= Fifth. Ql6 Walnut. 80 women, cigf
- men. total - 40 colored
= sixth. 1914 King, Is women, three meI
- total Is
N ~ Seventh. 1928 Walnut % women, nv
- men. total "a; 20 colorrd.
{, SEVENTH WARD.
eir TIE following in tn . Seventh ward reglt
tered during the first two hours OF u
at registration perlod.
IL second district Eleventh and Wes
n streets Q ne colored man, SIX white me
ct eight wlte women
cd THIRD district. 1904 Tatnall stree
Ter FIVE white women. 20 colored woTner
Nv four white men, one colored man, maxim
III total OF 30 in the district
Fourth district Thirteenth and Tatnai
IRE four white men, SIX colored WofneI
an % white omen.
-o- Fifth district, l2l0 Washington stree
nd 3t white women. one colored womal
on four white men making total oi Al eei
the Istar.tl The one colored woman
the first colored woman 10 register IN q
dv fifth district
on The various registration officers repor
ose everything as moving along smoothl
with no great rush, but are vonderiI
whether the governor will call speci
session 10 extend the hours OF voting iro
6 O'Clock till some time later IN the ev
n ming. so As to accommodate all who va
TO vote on election day
EIGHTH WARD.
,ral 4 total of 2l2 voters were registered
nee the Eighth Ward by noon. The foilo@i
nor are the results from each district
of First. sc women. IL men, total, h.
to Second. "a women, men, total, 20
hat Third. Is women, nien; total, ~
dit Fourth So women, 9 men, total, IA
rd, Fifth. 80 women, men, total, 30
yer- Sixth. 80 women, 5 men; total, 3S
Somebody was circulating yarn
gr- day to the effect that to vote Tor l re
zen dent one must register two months pei'
ton election This was evidently done
ard discourage women who didn't kno" /
the fact of the matter i, that all who regis
todav-as well as those who are alrea
registered can vote for all officers on
ticket including the Presidential eiectc
An odd situation developed IN seve
the wards today There are men and Won
ohm who recently came here to work from
INST South In their home state there Is no
nar- come tax imposed Rather than reg
ton and vote here and pay To Delaware VII
~ "a ever the tithe is on thes salary. these II
any and women refused 10 register
for Mr.. and Mrs Pierre ). du Pont, T
ard istered early today in the first district
ntly the Seventh ward giving the Hotel
Pnnt as their voting residence. In rel
an terinq. Mr.. and Mrs du Pont set g
I IL example for all other citizens to foil
ed who might 1e Inclined to take no intel
lsfer in politics.
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ausc p. II. II. INSPECTION.