Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08

A SPIRITED yLECT1oN-A LARGE VOTE PoILED Il
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A SPIRITED rLEcTIoN-A LARGE VOTE PoILED IN
SOME OF THE wARps-APArHY IN orHERs-THE
VOTE IN DETAIL.
There was quite spirited contest In some Of
the Wards on Saturday for members Of the Board
Of Public Education and in others general quiet
prevailed, the candidates nominated bringing
cut no opposition.
There were two candidates in the First Ward,
L. W. Palmer having been regularly nominated
at meeting Of the citizens of the Ward, ire
spective Of party, and Patrick Hassan the re-
tiring member o{ the Board running indepen-
dently.
In the Second Ward very little interest was
manifested though there were two candidates,
one Democratic and the other Republican. Tho
election resulted in the election Of the Demo-
cratic candidate.
There WAS no opposition to Samuel A. Price
the independent Republican candidate in the
Third Ward, David II. Coyle, and y. B. Wood
ward, named as candidates, beth having with
drawn, before the polls opened.
But small vote WAS polled in the Fourth
Ward, there being no opposition to W. J. Nor
row, the retiring member, and d. 7. Hawkins,
who was named to fill the unexpired term Of
George u. Rice, removed from the ward.
| There vas probably more spirit and activity
manifesto in the Fifth than in any other Ward
| in the city, from the fact that there were no
regular nominations made, and quite = number
OF candidates being run for the short term.
headed @ by DR.. A. H. Grimshaw for
the long term and DR.. Charles Il. Buck for the
short term, was brought oat, and supported gem
orally BY the Democrats, while 3 considerable
number Of Republicans also voted for DR.. Grim
shaw. Mr.. Curry, the retiring member was
elected, but owing to the number Of candidates
for the short term, DR.. Charles E. Buck got
plurality Of votes for it,
In the Sixth Ward, there was no opposition
manifested to Henry Eckel the retiring member
OF the Board.
In the Seventh Ward, the ,lored vote was
thrown solidly in opposition to Mr.. Jenkins, the
retiring three-y year member, who had been
named for re election. This disposition of the
colored men was not manifested until election
day. but as their number is very large in the
Seventh Ward, their strength, thrown either
way, would decide the result, when there was
not large vote. They were urged to oppose
Mr. jenkins, on account Of the Independent
movement in city affairs, last September, by
which Vim. NJ. Candy was chosen to the Council.
Tho white vote was probably divided about
equally between Mr.. Jenkins and Jacob Z.
Sharpe, who was elected.
Only q small vote was polled in the Eighth
Ward all OF which Was cast for William $. Hilles
for re election.
In the Ninth Ward, larger vote than usual
was polled, John Palmer the retiring member
being candidate for re election and being op-
posed by William f. Bsylis, Democrat
In the Tenth Ward there were two candidates,
one OF whom, John G. Doyle was brought out
after the polls opened and got most Of the
Catholic vote. Quite large number OF colored
mon in this ward came to the polls and voted
for Joseph G. Taylor, the other Democratic can-
didate, and thereby elected him.
The following is the vote in detail