Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-11-17

The EIection-How IL Passed on.

BRIBERY IN SUSSEX.
A correspondent at Glendale, Sussex County,
saws there were large number of votes bought
in that Hundred by, agents Of the Democratic
low, as the Republicans entirely declined to use
money for purchase.
LITTLE CREEK AND BROAD CREEK.
AT the Little Creek (Sussex County, polls, the
election passed off quietly. The Inspector made
some objection to a number of colored voters,
who, it was believed, had a right to vote, but
their ballots were finally received.
In Broad Creek, it is stated, there was great
deal of fighting, rioting, and disturbance All
law and order was, at times, abandoned, and
there were. sometimes, twenty-five or thirty
fighting at once, pretty much all being drunk.
great many colored men were intimidated and
prevented from voting.
THE DISTURBANCE IN SMYRNA.
OF the disturbances at til, polls in Smyrna, OF
which word was sent to this city, the Times OF
the 9th says:
In this town the coorel voters came to the
polls about 1915 O'clock in large numbers, and
as they approached the window on the Republi-
can side, some of the Democrats. unable longer
to keen their prejudices Il IVA, male rush to
clear the Republicans from the polls, crying
stdown with the niger "" clean EN- out, " etc
II was an outrageous attempt to intimidate the
negroes and take control of the window, but the
Republicans held their ground and defed them
opened "a line through which the colored men
Immediately walked to the polls, sandwichilnIG
some of the doced Saulsburyites. 1t was dis
graceful act, but accomplished nothing beyond
showing the Importance of the enforcement law
The colored men stood their ground perfectly
quiet, but had they taken part in the outrage
fearful riot would have followed. Some OF the
parties engaged in the disgrace begged OH in the
most pleading manner, and after quiet was re
stored the election was one of the most orderly
ever known. A few of the Democrats assisted
in quelling the disturbance. The conduct OF the
negroes was most commendab'e throughout.
FRAUDS IN KENToN.
In Kenton Hundred the Salisbury ticket wa'
voted for lin the opinion of a correspondent b,
at least seventy-five illegal voters. Some o.
these were non-residents.
IN DUCK CREEK AND LITTLE CREEK
There was, he states a still greater amount
| fraudulent voting. He urges the Independent
Democrats and Republicans Of Kent to contes
| the result.
THE RIOT AT ODESSA.
| The disturbance at the polls. at Odessa, oc
| Cured soon after the election had opened. Tit
Democrats, it is stated to us, had crowded arount
| the window, and occupied nearly the whole OF it
| so that colored men, coming to vote, were obllge'
| to work their way up, on one side. and edge thei
| ballots in at the corner of the window. Afte
| this had proceeded short time, during whicl
| continual ordinations were made, cursing tn
/ colored men, and demanding that they should b
i driven off the ground man named Cochra
| assaulted colored man and struck him. and
Il general rush was made upon the colored voters
| in which they were forced away. John Williams
I one of them. was knocked down and badl
\ beaten, and several others were hurt.
Afterward some degree Of order was restored
| and some of the negroes were induced to retur
and vote, though many did not come back.