Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-10
CONTESTS FEATURE
THE CANVASS OF VOTE
Continued from page I.

Chief Justice Pennewill and Judge
Rice canvassed yesterday afternoon
the votes OF the First, Second, Third,
Fourth and Fifth Election districts of
the Second ward and last night the
votes of the Sixth and Seventh Elec-
ton districts of the Second ward and
the First, Second and Third Election
districts OF the Fourth ward.
A recount OF the Second ward votes
made the following changes In Every
Evenings figures for United States
Senator:
Thomas f. Bayard-Long term, Sec
ond district, lost two votes; Third dis
trict, gained one vote: Seventh dis
trict, lost two votes. Short term, Sec
ond district, lost three votes; Third
district, gained one vote: Fourth dis
trict, gained five votes; Fifth district
gained two votes; Seventh district,
lost two votes. Long term, net loss,
three; short term, net gain, three.
Coleman du Pont-Long term,
Third district, gained two votes; Fifth
district. gained two votes; Seventh
district, lost one vote. Short term,
Second district, lost five votes; Third
district, lost one vote. Long term.
net gain, three: short term, net loss,
six.
In the Second ward Mr.. Bayard's
majority for the long term was de-
creased six votes and his majority for
the short term increased nine votes.
The Second ward recount made the
following changes in Every Evenings
figures for Representative in the Gen
eral Assembly.
Marr--Second district. lost six
votes; Third district, gained five votes;
Fourth district, gained two votes,
Fifth district. lost FIVE votes; Sixth
district, lost four votes; Seventh dis
trict, lost one vote; net loss, nine
votes.
Farrell-First district, lost one vote:
Third district, lost two votes: Fifth
district, gained two votes; Sixth dis
trict, gained one vote; Seventh dis
trict. lost six votes; not loss. six votes.
In the Second ward MIR. Marr's ma
5ority was decreased three votes.
The certificate of the Second Elec
ton district of the Second ward--dld
not show that ballots had been cast
for the short-term senatorship.
Four ballots, two Democratic and
two Republican. cast In tho Second
ward were rejected by the canvassers.
One was sample ballot. two had been
marked with ink and one had been
marked with green lead.
Tho canvass of the votes of the
First, Second and Third Election dis
tricts OF the Fourth ward proved the
accuracy of Every Evenings figures
for those districts.
Mr.. Speakman told the court that
all the Republican contests were flied
in good faith. The districts in which
Mr.. DUPONT flied contests follow: First
Third and Sixth districts OF the Eighth
ward. Fifth and Sixth districts Of the
Sixth ward, First, Second and Sixth
districts of the Ninth ward, all in the
Second Representative district: the
Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth
districts Of the Fifth ward. the Fifth.
Sixth and Thirteenth districts of the
Seventh ward, all in the Third Repre-
sentative district: First district of the
First ward, Second. Third and Fourth
districts Of the Third ward. Second and
Third districts in the Fifth ward all
in the Fourth Representative district;
Third district of the Tenth ward, Firs'
in the Twelfth ward, both in the Fifth
Representative district.
The ballot boxes OF the Second ward
We're opened 10 ascertain if a mistake
had been made in the count as alleged
by the Democrats, and a recount war
made of the votes cast for Farrell anC
MARI.