Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-04-07
THE SCHOOL ELECTION.
Animated Scenes in some of the
Wards.
New Board IA Republicans, A Democrats.


The 18TH Amendment In Action.
The annual election in this city for members OF
the Board of Public Education, and throughout
| the State for School Commissioners, took place
on Saturday.
In this city, the terms OF all the old members.
| having been vacated, by tho Nine Wards Bill, q,
| iul new Board had to be chosen, consisting OF
eight members. The following shows the results
A. Ii. ounby (D) 413. No Opposition.
Geo. R. Roberts, (K)263, G.A.Batterbury, CD 167-
W. +. Qainby, (D) 1856, No Opposition, -. -.
John Il. Moore, % III, DR.. ]. Cameron, (R) I'LL
Ben CO. Niods, CRY 100. Francis Barry, (p)44,
Geo. Richardson, CD 10 VIM. Baxter, (o) IL
8. ". McCaalley. (R) ibD, JAS. p. Heyos, Cd 9s,
Ed. J. Horner, (R) i6i' As.er d. Logan (o) w.
Dr.. D. ". Maui, (R) 2lONo Opposition,
DR.. Grimshaw, (h)' 27O. No Opposition.
DrW. r.. Bullock, (R)2oo, DIR. Il. F. Askew (D) 81.
Dr.. j. y. Wales, RS 2O6 Daniel Farra, (D) "a.
wilmer Atkinson, (R)245No Opposition,
N; n. Child, (R) IT, II. Ii. J. Naif' (-)H,
WIN. 8. Hilles, (R) 1Oi, No Opposition,
Lewis zebley, th) 1oi, No Opposition.
| OH Ward
@. Febiger, (R) No Opposition,
| VIM. Thatcher, CD No Opposition.
Total, IA Republicans 4 Democrats.
| Upon the question of dividing the Public School
Fund, all the members are believed to be opposed
TO the proposition.
THE QUESTION OF POLITICS.
In mentioning these classificatious, it is proper
to say that the political issue was not distinctly
| made by tho Republicans. Thus III the 1st Ward,
they voted for Mr.sA. II. Quinby,in the "a Ward,
for MIR. W. Il. Quinby, aud In the 9TH Ward, Tor
| Mr. Thatcher, all understood to be political OPP
ponents. The Democrats however, had been
urged for some time by their newspaper the
Gazette, in very in1ammatory manner. 10 make
straight-out party nominations, to arouse" put
down tho Republicans. secure majority in The
Board &c, sc. This advice was followed by q
few unfortuuates who only read the Gazette, and
10 the 4th Ward, q "Democratic" meeting was
called, sat the Democratic headquarters, ''4th and
King streets, and ticket duly nominated, print
I'd, and headed as Democratic" Strange to
say, it met most conclusive overthrow, although
the Ward gave last fall decided Democratic
majority. By referring to the figures, 1t will be
seen that the Cazette's advice Drought us friends
into minority OF over sixty, and that their effort
proved to be most inglorous hzzle.
So also, in the Third Ward, last fall, strong
majority against Mayor Valentine, another "Dem.
ocratic ticket" was run, upon which Inc name OF
of cOurse,) and that OF William Baxter. But
here loo The result was most mortiying and
showed additionally, the bowling folly Of the
newspaper advice to take such q step. The ticket
wns beaten, by just about three TO one.
30 far, therefore, as any political issue was put
up. it was done deliberately, through the earnest
appeals OF the Democratic organ, and came to a
must miserable end, which, Of course, might have
been foreseen.
THE "DIvIsIoN " ISSUE.
The question of dividing the general fund, 10
tho Interest OF sectarian schools, was not pressed
by ita friends but The tear that IL might be, large
i. " Influenced the result. That there should bt
, uneasiness 10 the public mind, and this jealou
unwillingness to place In the Board any but thos'
known to be positively opposed to division, Il
fact for which, We may plainly say. the Catholic
clergy have themselve, alonc,to blame. In 1867
their effort was not anticipated, and SO partially
: succeeded. In 1868, 1t was open, and 10 the au
: thoritaiivc announcement nude Of 1t, there wa
l Indicated q purpose to persevere in striving To-
{ the desired result AS !. consequence, tbe peo
t pie, who arc overwhelmingly opposed to such
r change. manifest vigilance, which, In this case
: appears to have been without any present neces
q sity. To that cause, no doubt, is due the deiea
of Mr.. Batterbury, Democrat, in the Firs
Ward, by so great majority as loo. MI. q. ma
: been, no doubt, OH excellent member OF III
. Board, and is moi personally unpopular, but hi
position on the :" Division" question was unsatis
:, factory to great portion even OF his own party
: and hence he ia not returned.
4 THE 15rn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VOTE.
r As the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution
rendered null all those portions OF the State lay
L excluding colored men from the polls, o. cours'
those OF them who have paid tax within wv
' years, and been assessed six months (the qualf
/ cations required of white voters) were entitled
n vote, and they did SO, generally throughout til
u city.
d Ia tho first Ward, Thomas II. sharp, Democrat
l. was inspector, and Jno. A. Plunkett and Wcsle
h Tney were assistants. No opposition to recei,
:. Ing coloIcd votes was made, and coored me
Is In the Second Ward, L. d. Frazer, Inspector
and Michael Boil, Assistant, conducted The cleo
tion. Three or more colored voters presente
II themselves, aud were refused the right, Inc A.
10 sppctor Informing them that he was holding VI
IS election under the State laws, and that these law
d excluded ali but white voters. The applicant
+ offered their tax recelp,s in evidence OF the
in right TO vote, but were again refused ana wel
~ away.
nj tor No colUred voters presented themselves hei
Is being but lew in the Ward, and report beit
" circulated that the Inspector had declared
L. would not receive them if offered.
u In the Fourth Ward, WIN. T. Kari, lD.) IL
nc spcctor, Joseph Pierson and Geo. W. Pennine
nc ton, Assistants, conducted the election. No o
ar jeciion was made to receiving colorcd votes ai
r. "a colored men voted.
ct In the Fifth Ward, the Inspector, J. w. Gri
fifth. failed to make his appearance and the vote
outside elected DIR. VIM. Fields, (R) lnspecto
Ia and D. 7. Hawkins and B. II. jackson, Assistant
ia there was no contest 81 of them voted.
ID In the Sixth Ward, VIM. Beggs, Rcpubllca
to was Inspector and the colored votes were :
IN ceived without question. About 30 voted. Al
To Minutes after O'clock, Alfred Byard, colore
m cast his vote and claims to be the first to Ia
IL done so, under the operation of the new Amen
" ment.
I'D In the Seventh Ward. Thomas Harvey, Repu
ar lcau, Inspector e, Jefferis aud q. Pickles q
on sistants. Here again, equally of course, color
he votes were received. The moment the Po
ic. opened Robert Jones, well-known colortd M
OF Offered his vote and 1t was received. So he, Ia
adj claims 10 be the first voter under the Fifteen
'pe Amendment, and the 9TH Ward TO be the Il
me voting place in which such vote was cast
va colortd votes were cast.
lst- In the Eighth Ward, Samuel Schwanck, Rept
ide licnn, Inspector and Edwin Moore and e. Prov
assistants. Colored votes received without gu
Mr.. lion and 81 voted.
ne, Ninth Ward, VIM. s. Miller CD Inspect
in- and VIM. II. Hyatt Assistant. The election o
cry GERS rejected colorcd votes, and but few W
ner offered.
No estimate of the number Of colored votes
be made from the vote on Saturday. Only tn
assessed year ago could vote, the large mum
placed ON the assessment list this spring not