Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-10
CLOSERACE IN STATE FOX
TIERlN SElNAT'ORSIIIP,
AS VOTE is CANVASSED

recount OF the votes cast for Rep
resentative in tho First Representa-
tive district; Farrell. Dem. 1875;
Mari. Republican. 1914. Msrrs ma
jority. IS. Tho unofficial returns
gave Farrell a total OF 1Se4; Mari,
1918. Marr's unonioial majority,
Fl.
The recount which had been ask
ed for by Farrell caused the rejec-
ton OF number OF Improperly
marked ballots cast for him, and
with the counting OF the ballots not
counted by the election officers for
other districts. he lost IS votes.
The total vote cast for other Of
fees in the First Representative dis
trlot were as follows:
Senator. long term. Bayard. 1871;
DUPONT, 1893; short term. Bsy1rd,
1898; DUPONT, 1tsf.
Congress. Boyce. 1870; Layton
1907.
State Treasurer. Quilien, 1877,
Fouracre. 1913.
State Auditor. DERBY. 1867; Har-
rington. 1882.
Insurance Commissioner Collision.
1S47; Hollis, 1929.
Register OF Wills, Strahorn. 1873;
Brown, 1911.
Recorder OF Deeds, Yesrsiey. 1905;
stetser. 1897.
Sheriff. Walls, 1885, MCDANIEL
1877.
Coroner, Ford 1871; Taylor. 1873.
When the court adjourned AZ 10
O'Clock Last night the entire vote in
the Second ward had bean reoounted
insofar as Il related 20 United States
Senator, Congressman. State ofioes
and for Representatives. The re-
count showed that Senator dupont
had gained three votes for tho long
term while Bayard lost one vote.
For the short term Senator DUPONT
had lost 9, while Bayard grained s
votes.
Il was necessary for ths entire
vote IN this ward 10 be counted as Il
was found that the inspectors in the
Second district had failed 20 mark
on the certificates the votes cast for
the short term senatorship. The re-
count showed the vote for the short
term as follows; Bayard, IL; du-
Pont, e5. The unofficial returns
from this district had been Bayerd
AZ; dupont 100.
The evening session Of the court
convened at 100 O'Clock after recess
ing at 5.45 O'Clock.
The afternoon session OF the court
was attended by James I. Boyoe.
Charles r. Curley and q. e. Bsrl, at
torneys for the Democrats, and Tim
othy j. Mooney. chairman OF the
Democratic City Committee. and
Harry T. Graham. former Collector
OF Internal Revenue. The Rspubli-
cans were represented by Oty So
licitor Satterthwaite. Deputy Attor-
ney-General @. A. Switzerland and
Assistant City Solicitor P. Warren
Green.
Frank L. speakman. OF counsel
for the Republicans. presented
twenty-five petitions signed by sena-
tor DUPONT asking for a recount in
as many districts in which II was al
legged SO or more ballots were re-
Jeoted by the officers on the ground
that they were ballots Intended for
other districts. II was alleged that
So OF such ballots were rejected in
two districts OF the Eighth ward.
The ballots the judges were asked
TO review are In the following dts
tricts:
Second Representative District
First district OF the Eighth ward,
Sixth district OF the Eighth ward,
Fifth district OF the Sixth ward.
sixth district Of the Sixth ward, First
district of the Ninth ward, Second
district OF the Ninth ward. and Sixth
district OF the Ninth ward.
Third Representative District
Eleventh district OF the Fifth ward,
Twelfth district OF the Fifth ward.
district OF the Fifth
ward. Fifth district Of the Seventh
Sixth district OF the Seventh ward.
and Thirteenth district OF the Sew
,nth ward.
Fourth Representative District.
First district OF the First ward. SEQ
md district Of the Third ward. Third
district OF the Third ward, Fourth
district of the Third ward. Second
district Of the Fifth ward. and Third
district OF the Fifth ward.
Fifth Representative District
Third district OF the Tenth ward.
first district OF the Eleventh ward.
md Seventh district OF the Twelfth
YARD.
The recount OF the first district
4 the Second ward. requested by
fartin V. Farrell. candidate for
representative on the Democratic
ticket, showed one ballot counted
lad been marked in ink and this
vas rejected by the judges. Farrell
ost another ballot in this ward. It
,eing found by the judges that a
ample ballot had been voted. Ac-
ording to the unofficial count. Mari
von the election by a majority OF
i.
The recount in this ward showed
he following vote by districts: First
istrict. Farrell 81. Mari So; Second
list. Farrell ss. MARI e5; Third dis
riot, Farrell IL. Mari as; Fourth
istrict. Farrell 1. Mari 242; Fifth
istrict, Farrell 1902. Mari 46; Sixth
istrict, Farrell 104. Mari ~; Sew
nth district, Farrell 95. MARI 115.
After the recount OF the vote in
he Second ward. Il was shown that
farr's lead over Farrell had been
educed TO 16.
The votes cast for Representative
n the Fourth ward of the First
district as read from