Daily Republican., 1879-09-26
FIRST EDITION.
An HONlsT PROTEsT.

,.eyry Plea for the sanctity {
Inc BaIIoi-Henry Evans Do
mand,Dg q J Justice fu the NasSe a
Lne Fith Ward Ele tors-DesnG
crattc Frauds ExpOsed-FOrty
ktx Illegal Votes PrOven-soms
hing for SIR. Carmichael to ID
kest.
ITbe following is a verbatim copy {
D protest presented to City Counc
h evening by Henry Evans, ESQ
give the entire document hopin
n the voters of Wilmington will
Fefnlly read it and judgs for them
yes who is elected to represent tn
bple of the Fifth Ward in Council
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE Cry o
TlLMlNGToN
he petition Of Henry Evans respect
" showeth : That your petitione
citizen of the State Of Delaware ant
psident of the city Of Wilmington
he has resided in said city for tw,
rs and upwards, next preceding tn,
bud day Of September, A. D., 1879
he was OH the day and year afore
and for some time prior thereto
now is, a resident and freeholdel
BIC Fifth Ward of said city. Tha,
nrual sity election for said city
held therein on Tuesday, the SO
day Of September, A. D., 1879
Tuesday being the first Tuesday
5tember in said year. That al
Il .ction held in the Fifth Ward ol
city your petitioner was voted for
Ciiics OF member Of Council for said
Ward to hold for the term Of two
). That the Inspectors and AS
nt Inspectors Of the election in said
Ward certified and returned that
ia election James Carmichael re.
ID three hundred and eleven (31D
for the Office Of member of COun-
r said Fifth Ward to hold for the
Of two years; and that your petit
r received three hundred and five
votes for said office; and did
er certify and return the said
Carmichael as elected thereto by
ority of six Co votes. That the
Council of said city, at their next
ng after said election, after exam
the returns thereof, proclaimed
bid James Carmichael as elected to
bdice. That the certificate and re-
pf the election of the said James
chael as member of Council as
aid were, as your petitioner
rs, false and untrue, and the said
inaton of the election of the said
Carmichael as aforesaid was con-
to the fact and the truth; and
be said James Carmichael was
ply, legally, or in fact, elected as
er Of Council for said Fifth Ward
city of Wilmington to hold for
I'm of two years, and your petit |
contests the right of the said
Carmichael to the said Office of
sr of Council for said Fifth Ward
for the term OF two years. l
the said election, certificate and
Of the said James Carmichael as
pr Of Council as aforesaid to hold
term Of two years are false and
in this that at the said election
paid Fifth Ward two candidates
office of member of Council for
fth Ward to hold for the term OF
prs were voted for, to wit, the
ines Carmichael, who was undu-
rned as having received for the
ice three hundred and eleven
totes, and your petitioner, who
turned as having received three
ID and five (305) votes for said
whereas your petitioner charges,
and verify believes that the said
Carmichael received not more
30 hundred and fifty-nine $3.50
votes for said Office, and that
Ftltioner received three hundred
(3O5) lawful votes for said Of
hereby your petitioner charges,
and verify believes that your
er, the said Henry Evans has re-
Ihe highest number of lawful
SAID Office, to wit, at least for
40) lawful votes more than the
OF lawful votes received as
d by the said James Carmichael e
Office; Whereby your petition A
Evans was elected to the Office S
per OF Council for said Fifth 4
hold for the term of two years l.
ald have been 80 certified, re-. Z
mo proclaimed; and your pc G
sets forth more particularly the /
grounds and specifications up c
he contests said election, to l
toe Eighth Election District g
NY, being that portion of the j
ard Of said city west of Wash v
lreet, the Election officers con- j
sald election in said district re- n
votes of persons to the mum u
rty-six (46) to hold for the B
"o Years and upwards, for the 3;
lem6er OF Council for the Fifth Fl
'he city OF Wilmington. which 81
IN and counted in said certifi- 81
return for the said James Car *
iof the Office of member of
Or the Fifth Ward Of the city
Dgton to hold for the term of J.,
none of whom were qualified u
SAID District, the names of ~
set forth in schedule ga" =.
appended, and to be taken as AZ AZ
This petition. IA
The persons named in said -, ,'
AZ a large number, to wit, hs i'
ef OF thirty-two (32) were dis II,
W vote at said election in said -: -
reason of their not having a,
said District for thirty days ",
Fd'ng said election; the names ", w
1re set forth in schedule "B," II, IT,
appended, and to bs taken as ", ",
petition. w
me persons named in said 1' i1'
A." a large number, to wit, "; ";
u OF forty (40) were disquali- wa wa
. at said election in said Dis "F
~ reason that being on the