Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-07
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
STRIVING FOR SUPREMACY AT
ELECTION IN DELAWARE TODAY
Major Parties IN Battle Array, Each Hopeful Of Winning;
Women Particularly Active in Getting Out the Vote
Negroes Divided With Many Cutting Their Ticket and
Some Casting Their Lot With Democrats

With the hope Of winning todays
election in Delaware. every force at
the command OF both the Democratic
and Republican parties are exertinS
itself to the limit. While leaders on
both sides express confidence In the
result, neither side is willing TO neglect
anything that will count in its favor
At noon today the indications were
that the outcome would show divided
result--eeeh party landing some OF
the offices voted for throughout the
state and New Castle and Sussex
counties. IL appeared to he a fore
gone conclusion that Kent would elect
the full Democratic ticket. with n ma
iority OF the members e the lcgisla-
ture from that county.
Little money was offered on the
result and there were few takers Some
specially ardent admirers of Senator
DUPONT are reported To- have offered
even money on his reelection, hut no
odds. ON the other hand, friends oi
Thomas r. Bayard. the Democratic
nominee for senator, We're equally
confident OF hls election. There ecem-
ed to- be no doubt. either. In the minds
Of Democrats. about the election OF
Judge William H. Boyce 90 Congress
They expressed the heliSf also they
would win the state ticket,
The legislative result is IN doubt.
but because q the record of the Re
puhllcans In the matter of state man
Rgement and because Of some pecul-
isr locai conditions. the next Legisla-
ture. many believe. will he Democratic.
a a. n.
trol the House. The Republicans have
nominated a number W unpopular
candidates for the Legislature. while
the Democrats appear not - have
q ne 50. Friends of the Wilmington
new charter moVemeut--and they ar"
legion--are making an effort to pre-
vent tho reelection of Representa-
tve- Hurry n Mari and William r..
Nirden. two of the Republican city
nominees
THIRD Ward Women Busy.
4 tour Of the Third ward at noon
shove that up until 1880 there was
n total number ot four hundred and
eoven persons who had voted in that
ward District number four, the
polling place Of which is located at
EOS West Fifth street. had tho highest
number cf voters. i2a. Of this number
about half were women
Tho polling place In district number
fNe. which is located at 500 JEFF
ferson street. reported the next highest
number of voters. 81 Thirty-hvc per
cent OF this number were women.
District number three was next in
ine. Tho polling place Of that dis
trict which is az 22o jefferson street.
reported a voters at l24 a.. One-third
81 this number were women.
Al 70 50 the polling place of dis
trict number two. 500 West Second
street. announced that there had been
q total of 50 voters up 10 that time.
ono-third of this number were women
voters. District number one, which
was visited az 50 reported the small
eet number of voters in the ward. At
62S West Front street. the polling
ylaco. officials stated that only 4s per
sons had voted. % of these or one
half. heins women.
Al one O'Clock tho voting in the
third ward was proceeding rapidly.
Voting Under Way Early.
The polls opened between : and S
o'clock and the voting got under way
early, As many manufacturing plants
gave their employees n holiday. a large
number of persons cast their ballots
early. although the real rush is expec-
tod this afternoon. The polls will
close az 6 O'Clock tonight and the cleo
tlon officers will st once count the
vote
Every Evening has arranged for a
messenger service from each polling
place IN the city and state. so that as
scon se the vote is totaled al each
place u can be rushed 20 this office.
The court will begin an official canvass
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