Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-16
THE TICKET NAMED.

How POstIes Surprised Ware anu
Turner Surprised Everybody =
Martin Farrell Beats All COIupeti-
tOrs-A Heavy VOte-Stetchcs of the
Candidates-NeUs from the Hun
dreds.
Between IL and o'clock Saturday
afternoon the Democratic politicians
were almost as active as they had
been on the Tuesday previous, and they
certainly succeeded in bringing out more
votes than had been polled on Tuesday.
The interest divided itself between the
candidates for Senator and those for the
Levy Court, and most of tine solicitation
was on these contests, that for Represen-
tative being left to take its own course,
which it did-Turnerwise. The polls
were surrounded by crowds most of the
time, ard there were at times some lively
jostling and wrangling. but no rows were
engaged in, the chief attention being
directed to getting in votes, and they were
gotten in, as the sequel shows.
The vote Saturday was the heaviest ever
polled by the Democrats, or any other
party iu this city, the total vote being
3 6S8, which is 1G5 more than the vote
polled when Pyle WAS nominated for
sheriff, when 3. 523 was the total. At the
city election. On Tuesday the highest
Democratic vote was 2,775, which is 9l3
less than that polled Saturday, showing
that either the Democrats did not all vote
on Tuesday, or that they voted more than
their strength Saturday. Open accusa-
tions are made that repeating was con
Quoted to great extent, and the vote is
doubtless in excess of the Democratic
strength, although that on Tuesday was
not fully up to that strength.
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
The result of General Postle's very
brilliant canvass for the Senatorial nomi-
nation is nearly 600 majority over Mr..
Ware, who until within two weeks had the
field all to himself. The fact that Mr..
Ware is very popular, makes the success
of General Postles even more significant.
On Saturday morning the general feeling
was that the result would be very close
vote, and the feeling among the politicians
was evenly divided as to which way the
majority would be. When the polls closed,
however, it was conceded that General
Postles had carried off the prize. Mr..
Ware, who had all day been busy in his
own ward, came down to Ninth and
Shipley, and ssid that he was confident
that he had been beaten and that General
Postles would have 800 majority. Gen
eral Postles remained in his office until
late in the afternoon when he went and
voted.
Yesterday morning Mr. Ware was at his
home on Delaware avenue. He was in
good spirits, and laughed heartily at some
of the incidents of the dey's contest. He
said that although Saturday he had been
for himself, to-day and until the end OF
the fight he was for Postles, and the whole
ticket, and that he would work as hard to
elect General Postles and the balance of
the Democratic ticket, as he had done to
effect his own nomination.
General Postles received the congratu-
letions of many friends yesterday, but did
not appear to be unduly elsted. He
talked modestly of the very handsome
majority he had received, and thinks that
there is no doubt but that the ticket will
be elected in November.
THE REPRESENTATIVES, RACE.
The contest between Messrs. Turner
and McCloskey was the least heated of the
day, and there was not much talk about
the polls concerning the progress of
either candidate. Mr.. McCloskey made
| BoOu run, pHTtiCuihtiy so Wueu II 10 CUu-
sidered how quietly he conducted it, but
Mr.. Turner had the advantage of being
out earlier and therefore having his sup.
porters better organized, and he therefore
carried the city by sweeping majority,
showing more strength than even many
of his friends thought he had before the
election.
THE LEVY COURT FIGHT.
Farrell, Norton, Otto, Ogle and Stilley,
in the race for Levy Court, of course made
it one that WAS watched with eager
interest. Farrell's nomination was feared,
and among his opponents there was great
doubt as to which was the best man to
defeat Farrell with. Some thought Norton
was the man, while others urged that
while he had strongholds he had also weak
places, and these were in favor of Otto,
believing that his strength was
more general throughout the city, even
though it was not overwhelming ut any
particular place. So the voting went on,
although towards the close of the day the
Otto men began to go over to Norton, the
latter having developed the most strength.
But it was in vain, for Martin was entirely
too strong for them, and even had Nor
toms and Otto's votes been one, they
would only have beaten Farrell about a
hundred. The latter this time developed
more strength than he has upon any pre-
vious occasion, and received the votes Of
nearly one half the Democrats of Will
mingtou.
Below are the figures:
SENATOR REPRESENTATIVE