Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-07
EARLY VOTING HEAVY
IN SOME DISTRICTS
Negroes SWarmed Like Bees
Around the Polls in South
Wilmington.


Wilmington.
Heavy voting was the rule in many
city election districts this morning,
according to information obtained by
reporters OF Every Evening. who
made a tour OF the city. AS q rule, the
voting was proceeding quietly and in
most places there was no commotion.
one of the liveliest places during the
morning was in the Fourth district
of the Second ward. the polling place
being at 43l ButtonwoOd street This
is a heavy Negro district. and colored
voters. mon and women, swarmed the
polls like bees. Four policemen were
on duty there much of the morning.
At the three Second ward polling
places north Of the Christiana river
everything was quiet. with the voting
going along steadily. At the First dis
triCt polls 200 King street, at 1915. "a
persons had voted. nine being women
AZ the Second district. POS East Sec
| ond. at 1920. IL had voted. including
FIVE women. At the Third district. 122
Poplar street. at 1925. /; had voted,
six being women.
In the four South Wilmington dis
tricts of the Second ward 225 persons
had voted up to II o'clock, out OF a
total registration Of about coo. There
had been no trouble up 20 that time
All Of the Fourth ward polling
places were active. In the First dis
triCt. polling place at 5l5 French
street. q persons had voted up to
1910. of whom four were women.
At the Second district, at 909 East
Fourth street. at 10.45. 26 had voted
inclGdinS seven women. Former
Magistrate Moses We'll, Sc years old
was one Of the early voters there
At the Third district, 42a East Fourth
street, at 1885. 80 had voted. ~ being
women. At the Fourth district, 5I5
East Fourth street. at IL, - had
voted. 20 Of whom were women. At
the Fifth district. $40 East Sixth
street. at II 05 55 had voted. 20 being
women. Many Republicans in the
Fourth ward were found to he cut
ting their ticket, particularly for
county offices
" wac reported this afternoon that
| many South Wilmington Negroes are
gong 10 the Seen ward polls in au-
tomohiles provided by Democrats and
are voting the Democratic ticket
/ Some Negroes Holding Back.
In the First district OF the First
I ward. 20l West Fourth street. - per
/ sons had voted M 10 noon out OF a
reg istered list Of So2 Not many Of
| those who had voted we're women.
/ Very few COlored voters had appeared.
! Al Third and Orange streets. the
polling place OF the Second district
of the FRS, ward. 1913 voted out of a
registered list Of 44S. Very few wo-
men voted, and the colored vote was
! light.
Up 10 the noon hour, IS persons had
voted at 4O2 West Second street, poll
/ ing place of the Third district. First
ward. The registered list shows 1919
voters in the district. Very few wo-
men voted. but the colored vote in
this district was heavy
Although the colored vote through
out the whole First ward was small.
many Negroes were seen in the vi
cinity Of. the polling places through
out the morning. What they were
waiting for is unknown. hut that
something was in the air is certain.
Just outside of the polling place at
/ Third and Orange streets. a number
! Of colored voters approached the
gateway a. II to enter. A Negro sit
/ ting in an automobile truck a short
| distance down the block shouted IA
! them. saying. Don't vote yet, just
/ wait a while"
Some Of the Negro polling places
had nearby posts placarded with anti
Layton literature.
Heavy Voting In Fifth Ward.
The First district of the Fifth ward
had progressed farther in the voting
| than the majority Of the districts, 10y
noon. At that time, 1923 persons, out OF
"A registered list of 365 persons. hac
voted. This heavy vote may be ac.
counted for by the fact that many
women appeared to vote. Fully 40 pei
cent OF the voters in this district wer,
women. The Colored voters were slow
in appearing.
AT S23 Orange street. polling place
! for the Ninth district of the Fifth
| ward. 81 persons had voted by noon
Two hundred and seventy-eight voters
are registered in this district. Very
few women voters appeared, and the
ColOred vote was small.
seventh Ward Vote Light.
approximately 25 per cent of tn,
voters in the first district of the Sew.
enth ward had voted by noon, 40 hav.
ing made their appearance. Less thar
half dozen of these We're women. TIL,
colored vote was small
Sixty-four persons or % per cent
of the eg.stration, had voted in the
First election district Of the Fifth
ward up 10 1920 o'clock this morning
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