Daily Republican., 1880-10-06
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4 Garry tho City and County. ano
0 Made Wonderful Gains I'm RenI
and sussex Counaies-The Seem 81
Of the Election -DemOcrats Play
ing Fraud with q Fali sAand--Tns
: Most Shameless Cheating ever
7 Been I'm WiImiDg gtOn.
The election for assessors and inspec
tors for the Presidential election came
of yesterday in Delaware, aud very
! heavy vote was polled. The result
: was that Wilmington and New Castle
county are carried by the Republicans,
while the majorities In Kent and Sus.
sex counties are very greatly reduced.
This Is favorable result, and will do
much to encourage the Republicans to
an active canvass Of the State between
now and November.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
The day, yesterday, was one Of many
incidents and In q number OF the
Wards on toward evening fights we're
numerous. In the Ninth Ward q fight
took place between two men and soon
grew into riot. Stones were thrown
and clubs were feely used. Many peo-
pie got their heads and faces cut. A
number Of arrests were made by the
police, but In no instance was the un-
fortunate Democrat. The police, by
the way, were audacious and obnoxious
and brain in their effrontry to decent
Republican citizens. A number of the
worthless drove from poll TO poll in car
riages, distributing repesters and
tickets, and the rest acted as window
men In doubtful wards.
In the First Ward two or three fights
occurred and q colored man was arrest
tad. A white Republican was arrested
In the Second Ward for challenging the
vote Of q tramp who had been brought
up by Sergeant Lsgg. No other dis
turbsncss occurred there.
FRAUDS SHAMELESS REIGN.
The frauds psrpetrated by the Demo.
Gratis yesterday exceed those Of the city
election Of 1879. The city was ovsrrun
by local and imported repeaters, and
the election officers resorted to the most
glsring frauds.
Republican window men tell Of many |
repsatsrs. In the Western precinct Of
the Fifth ward John Coleman, Q Phila.
delphia repeater, was noticed, having
voted at other places. He was followed
and Charles Gousrt had . warrant IL.
sued for his arrest before Magistrate
Bsrtolstte. The writ was offered TO
Sergeant Lsgg, Sergeant Dolan, Officer
Thomas and Oficer McClane Of the
police force, with the request that they
arrest the man, but all Of them refused.
Finally Constable Brooks was sent for
and when he arrived the man could
not be found The man had been stop
ping at the United States Hotel and his
baggage Is there.
Many otter repeaters were noticed
in the Ninth ward, . crowd Of them
came and voted in the afternoon and
caused great trouble.
IN TEE FIFTH WARD.
In the Fifth ward fraud held high
carnival. The Republican window men
went to the polls in the western pre-
cinct at $50 O'Clock, only to find that
the window had been up half-an-hour
or more, while behind it were Ueatsd
the notorious Bill Lee and Mccall, who
were inspectors at the city election. To
what extent they stuffed the ballot box
before the Republicans arrived is
matter Of some conjecture, but 1t seems
some forty or fifty votes were in the
boz when they put in az appearance. ,
dow well this original idea Of Lees :
worked appeared when the counting
of took place when the ballot gave . 7
Democratic majority Of IL. =
A ARspublican who counted the votes
as they went in from $50 O'Clock to the
The Closingof the polls, declares positive.
ly that he can swear there were So
more Republican tickets voted than ,
Democrats. L.
This unbridlsd fraud was largely J
lue to the fact that the Republicans
we're allowed to have NO man behind :.
he window-neither an assistant, in
Ipsctor or clerk.
IN THE Third WARD.
The dishonesty in the Third ward
vas fully as glsring as in the Fifth.
Patrick Gardiner, an Irishman, was
and Dennis Farrell and
Tacob Baokus were assistants. Mr.
3ackus 10 Republican but is quite
I'D and infrm, and was NOT the man
he Republicans had selected, and they
lad to put him in or no one. During d
he afternoon the voting was heavy,
md the Republican vote was larger
han at the city election. The unfair
'ction Of Gardiner, the inspector, COM
nsnced early. He Disseminated
gainst Republicans and took Demo-
ratio votes without word. On one 90
aston, according to the statement Of an
ye-witness q Republican voted but the
icket did not 60 clear in to the box. 9,
Gardiner drew 1t out and rut 1t In 90
lie pocket. At no time during the day
yould the inspectors inform the win
ow.men how many votes were cast, h.
nd when the time came for counting
q, no one was allowed inside on part
the Republicans, although Democrats e e
,ere allowed to be present. 1t is said .e
hat Gardiner declared, when reminded "
his qualifications, that he did not y, ~
ire cent for an oath II 1t would bene- r'
I the Democratic party. r.,
OTHER FRAUDS. 1o
In the Third Ward the Democrats "
oted two paupers from the Almshouss 81
nd then voted them again in the Tenth g.