The daily gazette., 1880-11-05
The Board Of Canvass,
now THEY JUSTLY AND FAIRLY COM
PUTED TIE COUNTY RETURNS.

Canvass at New Castle yesterday, was
intensified by absurd rumors 10 the eff
feet that the Board proposed TO throw
out, on technical grounds sufficient re-
turns TO elect the Democratic candidates.
This had the effect of TAXI q a number
oi Republican politicians over, eager aud
anxious, out before the count was oOm-
pleted they evidently had cause 10 feel
disgusted with some of their own In
spectols, while the extreme spirit of fair
ness manifested by the majority of the
B1ard must have made these Fl fiightened
Republicans feel very much ashamed of
their unjust suspicious.
IL was about one o'clock when the
Board started TO work, with Sheriff PYLE
presiding, and Geo. +. Deakyne and
VIM. A. KINNEY as clerks.
THE FIRST BREEZE.
While ID. }. Gallagher, Insp ctor of
the Second ward, was reading his certifi-
cate, objection was made by Harry Haw-
kins OF the Eighth ward, bpcanse he
held a printed ticket under the GER iii
cate. Then some one moved that VIM.
ii. Lee be allowed TO read GaIlagher's
certificate which prevailed, on All ave
aud nay vote by Fl TO s, and this course
was continued during the canvass, the
Inspectors being allowed the privilege
Of delegating the reading of the returns
to their clerks when they so desired.
Down at the bottom Of the ticket Mr..
Lee read 800 votes for Lewis Frank
Elidson for Levy Court Commissioner
instead of Lewis Frank Ellison a d said
it was probably clerical error. The
Republicans were shocked, as it was
their candidate, and they were T irly
amazed when Inspector Henry A. Now
land, a Democrat, moved that the mis-
lake be corrected, which motion pre-
vailed unanimously.
Proceeding the Board made a num-
Der of corrections such as crediting two
votes for "Albert Whitley" TO "Albert
Whiteley," ""Henry I. Turner" to "Hen-
ry =. Turner" and so on, the voters
evidently having used q few "Dlack- cat"
ticko issued on election morning, in
which every name excepting Martin
Farrelrs was spelled incorrectly. In
spector Hoigland, Republican, insisted
that the Board had no right to alter the
certificates of the IDspec ors, but he
changed his mind with surprising sud
uVh"Ooo "hSh tho ~ gum wa VI was
reached.
TWO BOSS CERTIFICATES.
When the Eighth ward was called the
clerk arose to read ii, and Inspector
Thomas J. James asked him If Le had
completed 1t in the room where the cleo
on was held, or not until he reached
New Castle. The clerk responded that
the certificate was in just the same con
dition as when the ell ction officers
signed IL. He then proceeded with the
reading, but on reaching the name OF
Purnal j. Lynch, Democratic candidate
for Sheriff announced that there were no
figures annexed indicating the number
Of votes received by him.
This announcement cl eated considera-
BILE excitement, and Inspector Hoagland
moved that the box be- opened aud the
other tally list examined. Inspector
Austin V. Gaynor moved to amend by
throwing out the vote Of the ward. Then
nearly everybody in the court room be-
gan talking at once, q III Babel Of 90 l.
fusion prevailed until Inspector Gaynor,
Al the request of The SIe:lff, wIthulew
his moi ion, alter which Inspector HOag-
lands motion prevailed, without opposI-
ton. The Sheriff then opened the bal
lot box and took out the other certificate.
But fresh surprise was In store.
| The second certificate was worse than
the first. II announced the vote for
Sheriff as follows:
| Purnal j. Lynch received 40 votes
Philip X. Clak received votes
received 6S4 votes
1t was awful TO view the countenances
Of the Republicans. S.me of them who
a. first said the Board had no right to
alter The certificate in any respect
we're by this time willing to go
| @ any extent, even TO opeuing the box
and recountng the ballots. Inspector
| Nowland, Democrat, however, settled
the trouble by moving that the blank
after Clark's name be filled with the
| figures evidently intended for him, aud
the motion prevailed without dissent.
| Considering the objections made by
RepublL cans at first TO any persons but
inspectors reading their returns, 1t Was
amusing 10 see their extreme ,agrrness
to ALLOW these certificates TO be read by
everybody. First the clerk read them.
Then the Inspector, b. b. Cummins,
gazed at them IN helpless disuay. Next
John IL Rodney, Esq, read them for
the Sheriff, and finally VIM. q. Spruance,
Esq, adjusted his eye-gla 'ses and helped
the frightened and trembling clerk to
read the awfully mixed up mess. 1t
was real funny to see the Republicans
worked up into such terrible fright.
This interesting episode was a theme
of general discussion all over the court
room for some time. A GAZBTTE report
er told two well-known Republicans that
| # the political aspect Of the case had
been exactly reversed, the Democratic
Sberi6-elect would find himself COM
pelled to seek the aid Of the Court be-
fore he could get his commission "
believe you're right" honestly respon l.
ed one of the Republicans, while the
other, a county otfice-holder, said moth
log, aud by silence assented To the truth
Of The assertion.
After this the business of the Board
proceeded quietly to the end, the Other
+ certificates being decently and correctly
, made out. When all were read the
: clerks added their numerous columns
,, and the official to'als were soon or
/. tained. Then the certificates were mads
out and each signed by all the lnspec'
tors. They were fourteen In number
, AS follows: Three for the Electora
= vote. two for the Congressional vote
: two each fJr Sheriff, Coroner, State Sen
ator and Representatives, and one io
+, Law Court Commissioners. IL wa
. q al O'Clock when the work Of the Boar(