Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-04
Tho Guy Election.

. pF.o,aA1I. raluApH- SLAMS hAJoRirI, y.
lhe election fnr Mayor and Ward officers, held
yesterday, was ons Of the qHieiest that mas been
held for wears The result was as gratifying as
unexpected. Mr.. Simms being the hrat Demo
cratic Mayer who has been elected IN tins city 1"r
twelve years The total vote "i yesterday was
42Iu which was falling oil oi 4l9 irom ti'"
tot,l vote last yoar, when Mr. Mars. the Eepul,
hcan candidate for President OF CITY Council, "ns
elected bv 5sG iuaj Ity. Ropubhcan decrease
43- Democratic increase lS. Tbs result Win |
regard to the CouncliIler' II evenly aiV'aea IN,
Democrats elect members III the flr"t, Second.
THIRD Io',rth and Tenth. and the hrinh'ican- ID
the remaining Wards, The new Council VIII
nav. Reyablicau MAJORITY II two. The inii
| vote bv wards 10 gwen eise|here
| In the evening about the time the co"ht'hR Z"
the ballots was concluded, an lin'"ehse et""N 's-
semblad in and around the GGsfite once ANXIOUS
| y awaiting the reception oi returns. A. each
| fresh announcement that came III iherCa ed the
chances of Democratic victory cheer a't'f cheer
burst from the crowd, snd the greatest enthusiasm
| prevailed
At the Republican Headquarters III the eaih
part Of the evening, a large crowd had assembled
all iubilaut and confident OF victory 1or their can
didates. As the returns came IN however, thelt
good humor subsided, and although the rooms
! Continued to be crowded tor some tune con
tinuet silence was maintained. The coiorea haha
had been engaged, and was waiting - the I"om'
with the expectation Of serenading MI )otghef-
| w. when his election was announced lh}t 'tie-
| made how ever has not yet been rendered
When sufficient Official returns had been re-
ceiyed TO lnsure the election OF Smms by haha-
some majority the City Cornet Band was Sc
cured and followed by an immense and enthnsi-
ast,c assemblage, proceeded to the residence OF
Mr. Simms ut Fourth and King streets In re-
sponse to the music and repeated calls from the
|iub,lant yictors, MI Smms appeaEad, ana IN u
brief aAd appropriate speech, returned ms lhahk
for the honor that day conferred upon him lit
| re,oiced that for the first time IN twelve years
the democrats had achieved victory az ,h'
Mayoreity election, and expressed his belief ma
the present MAJORITY would be not only re ain-'i
but increased, in November next
At tn. conclusion OF Mr.. Simms remarks
i three hearty cheers were gwen with will. ate
which the band still followed by the large an
i. constantly increasing crowd. took a short tri
y around the city, taking III the residences {
Messrs, Jesse Sharpe, VIM. Bright, and Hon W II
u. Whitley, and Messrs. Augustus Bickts, ia
p Hayes u m L. Gilbert and II r. NJ Mclntir'
Democrat,c Councilmen elect, to each of who
thew rendered a short serenade. The crowd the
. dispersed and III "A short time the usual night
b quiet and stiffness OF our city prevailed
ExcITMINr.-Quite an excitement was or
a,ed nm West Front street, yesterday afternot
nv a drunken individual named James Derr
who was foolshly resisting the efforts of fo
poIice,nen to arrest him. He was finally III
ID ceremoniously tumbled into cart and convey,
T. 20 the City Hall cells.
~, ~, RrTr,NG.-Iarge sums Of money chang
r, hands, from the result OF the election, yeseria
2, ?, DouRherty's friends being so confident Of
:" election, that bets Of $40 to p, were freeley
IT, fered. with scarcity Of takers, ale laughs b'
n, n, who laughs last" and those who staked thu
h, money on Mr.. Simms election, can pocket lh'
A' gains, and laugh at the discomfiture Of ih'
opponents.