Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-09
CLAIM DUPONT
FOR SHORT Term
IN i. 5. SENATE

NCOHllnueu from tlTSt GaBesJ
ard for the long term senatorshiI
from 583 TO All.
Contests asking for recount In
several districts will be filed by coun-
sci for Senator dupont In several
Wilmington districts with Chief JUS
tice James Pennewlll and Resident
Judge Herbert L. Rice, sitting as a
board of canvass for New Castle
county this afternoon. The petit
tons will ask for a review OF the bal
! lots in several districts, including
two IN the Eighth ward, in which 1t
will be alleged that ballots were re-
jected that should have been count
ed.
The rejected ballots were those
for other Representative districts
that inadvertently had been distri-
buted to voters and had been cast
for them. The Republicans claim
these ballots were cast in good faith
and showed the intent of the voters
and therefore should be counted, in
asmuch as they were properly mark
ed. It will be the first time this
question has been put up 20 the
court to pass upon.
The figures as printed in the tables
in this newspaper for the third dis
trict OF the Fourth Ward gave:
Senator, long term. Bayard. 241;
dupont, 90; Senator short term
Bayard, 296, dupont SO; Congress,
Boyoe 22O, Layton 90; State Urea
surer, CULLEN 2S5. Fouracre, 90;
State Auditor. Derby 2s7, Harring-
ton, o.; Insurance Commissioner.
Collision 2S4. Hollis 81.
They were figures for another dis
triot and were Improperly entered.
The correct unofficial figures,
check-up shows. should have been;
Senator, long term, Bayard 80, du-
Pont 81: Senator, short term, Bay
ard so, dupont 81; Congress. Boyce
IS, Layton 70: State Treasurer,
CULLEN 10. Fouracre 81; State Au-
ditor, Derby 50. Harrington so; In
surance Commissioner. Collision SO,
Hollis "a.
The erroneous figures, It will be
seen greatly favored Mr.. Bayard, but
the corrected figures reduce his vote
161 and 1856 for the long and short
ItEllHt ana ItuutE k1NAiANbA ahA t+Ae 80
vote and for the long and short
terms. This reduction OF the Demo- /
cratic vote also applies to all other /
and increases the I'M (
official majority for the other Re
publican State and county candidates. /
The difference between the unof-
fcial majority of Mr.. Bayard of 415 .
for the long term senatorship and 70
for Senator dupont for the short
Term senatorship is accounted for by
he fact that many voters in cutting
tickets only cut the names appearing
Tor the long term office, the first on
The ballot. and did not take the
trouble to cut the names where they
for the short term, the
second names on the ballot.
According to the unofficial figures
DUPONT carried wilmington
for the long term Senatorship by .
1882 majority, and for the short
term by 1897 majority; DUPONT car
ried rural New Castle for the long
term by 50 majority and for the
short term by 10 majority. Mr.. /
Bayard carried Kent county for the 4
long term by 1868 majority and for
the short team by 1872 majority. |
and Bayard carried Sussex for the
long term by 79 majority and for the
short team by 564 majority This
makes Mr.. Bayard's majority on 4
he face Of unofficial figures All
for the long term and
make Sepator duPonts majority for
he short term 70.
For Congressman Boyce, Demo-
rat. carried Wilmington by 1915
majority: carried rural New Castle
" 676 majority Kent by 2225 major
ty and Sussex by 2I24 majority,
making BOyce's majority 67O1.
For State Treasurer Fouracre,
Republican, carried Wilmington by
1853 majority; rural New Castle by
As majority; CULLEN. Democrat,
arried Kent county by 1893 major
" and Sussex county by Asst ma
Ority. making Fouracre's majority :
n the State COS.
For State Auditor. Harrington,
carried Wilmington by =
925 majority; rural New Castle by
"A majority; carried Kent by 1416 q
Majority and Sussex by 1047 major .
y. making Harrlngton's majority =,
1872 over Mrs. Derby Democrat. \
For Insurance Commissioner, DIR. =
-ollis Republican, carried Whining
IN by 1923 majority; rural New 4
astle by 400 majority; Calison,
carried Kent by 1863
laiority: and Sussex by 665 major
:. mailing Hollis, ma thrifty In The