The daily gazette., 1876-10-04
LEWIS EXPECTED 1900 MAJORITY
Is REDUCED TO GA
A Grand Semd-olT for NOrenOey
The Board of Canvass Stands IL Demo
Gratis TO IL Republicans.

WHuJ INC OeWOCfucy o. w HhtutJtoit cuI
do achen they 90 to Work in Earnest
The Strongholds of the Enemy Storm-
ed-Ihe Ninth Ward Captured, and
the Majority in the Fifth reduced to SO
fraudulent Negro votes kept out
Celebrating The Victory-The Ninth
Ward Boys Serendded-Ho'o the Re
publicdns took their Defeat.
The Inspectors election in this State
came off, yesterday, and resulted in a
grand triumph for the Democracy, who
carried all three of the counties.
In this city the election was conduc-
ted very quietly, two small fights at the
opening and closing of the polls being
the only disturbances of any account.
In the Ninth Ward the Republicans
attempted totake possession OF the polls
and hold the election. Although the Ia
George w. Kennedy-was present to per
form his dnty. The Republicans stood
out" and nominated an Inspector, and
then headed by Captain Jim Hawkins of
the Bird Guards" they walked into the
| old Academy and attempted to take pos
session of and open the polls. Officer
| Orr was called in and seizing Hawkins.
prevented him from making any tur-
| bulent demonstrations. Then Mr. Sam
uel Bayliss administered the oath to In
spector Kennedy, immediately after
which the room was cleared and the polls
opened.
| The Democratic Inspectors performed
good work in capturing number OF
| fraudulent tax receipts on which colored
men offered to vote. These receipts had
been forged with skill. that previously
defied detection, but recently their fraud
ulent points were discovered, and yes
terday over 100 of them We're retained
by the Inspectors. In some cases the
Republicans clustered considerably at
the action Of the Inspectors, but gener-
much chagrined at the manner in which
IN which their contemplated frauds
were nipped in the bud.
In the Eighth Ward a colored man
whose receipt had been retained by the
Inspector, returned second time, with
another receipt of the same fraudulent
character. This was also retained, and
with hugh grin the man walked away
remarking that "de coons was blocked
dis time, sure"
In many cases the colored men were
very much surprised to find that their
receipts were not good. They had re-
oeived them from their Republican mas
! ters without any explanation, and had
, voted with them at the city election
without their legality being even ques-
, toned.
The stamping of the tax receipts which
was done in most of the Wards, effecta-
ally stopped all repeating, as the me-
groes, after once voting, could not march
from Ward to Ward and vote at every
polling place. The good effects OF this
law are plainly apparent, and the stamp
ing of tax receipts will doubtless be con-
tlnued at all future State ol &c tions. :.
Last night, when the returns were all
in and it became known what a glorious
victory the Democracy had achieved IN
u Wilmington, the enthusiasm became
!. unbounded. At the Democratic Head;
= quarters the good news vas received
with cheer after cheer, while the return.
from the county, and from Kent ano
T Sussex, the cheers developed into
grand prolonged shout of triumph. The
Republican club room in the Masonic
Temple was closed at an early hour, ant
quarters a crowd of sad-visaged Republl
3 cans assembled and occasionally cheeret
to keep up their failing courage.
About 10 o'clock the Wilmington Flut
t. Band was procured, and followed by a
le immense crowd marched to the Demo
20 cratic Headquarters. Here the ban
:. played for several minutes, and hur
rt dreds of Democrats swelled the musi
with their exultant cheers.
The crowd then proceeded out Marke
"a street to the Ninth Ward (vigorousl
cheering Hon. James A. Bayard as the
" passed by his house, and serenaded Et
N mund C. Knight, the Inspector -elec
n Gen. VIM. Reynolds replied, on Leha
~ of Mr.. Knight, in a ringing little speec
en- which was received with uproarious a,
ae plause.
10. Several other citizens of the Mint
n Ward were segenaded as the band 7