Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-04
Eff TIL EDITION


The Election To. dsy.
The day opened with rather a ,h,...
ontng aspect, rain allinp in = on. ,eA''
shower about sunrise, but bv so, p,ous
the shower ceased, and the c,ord. '.ock
Ing apart, revealed the blns q, TIT
spo.s. AS ine day became more pronil
t,ous. republican hopes revived. A.
that hour = crowd had already coIlsctsa
o. the various voting places, await,na
the opening OF the windows,
some delay was occasioned n, a..
polls at Fourth and French stras sue
FOURTH ward. George II. p. Simmons
. clerk In the water department. bav;m,
6sen appointed Inspector BY tn, Iaus
Court, declined to serve, and thi. n aeay
STATED the election Of an Iuspector 70
take his place by the standing on, NJ, .o|
cess, as required by law. Wv p'o
IL was1O minutes past o o'clock vh..
the vote was taken. George Reed n noa
selected a. the candidate OF The RanuS
licans, and Charles Thomas, foreman
the city sewer department. Of Vital
Martin Farrell has charge. was ss,so,oS
- the candidate o! the Democrats TI
Republicans were arranged In a ,a
three deep. and counted iO4
The Democrats stood In huddls and
we're oounted.as they passed over th1
curbstOne. They were declayed
number l89, though 1t was poticsahl
that the Republican crowd looked mnc
the largest. 1t WAS remarked bv man
that Democrats were seen marching n
twice and were counted by Constshj
Pritchett both times. Three cheer
were given for this Democratic yiciorv
and the polls opened 20 minutes past q
with MIR. Thomas as inspector. f'
The workshops Of the r., W. a. r.
, Railroad Company, and almost all tb
large industrial establishments In thi
city, are closed to-day, to allow th
employees an opportunity to vote.
II There was considerab le exc itement a
the streets last evening, and the hea,
|, quarters of the Republican and Demd
cratic committees, ~ also the clu
, rooms Of the different parties were ala
, with their adherents.
u This morning Judge Cummins not
, fed Chief Of Police Mcconnell tina.
) would be on hand all day, to admit
hail or otherwise dispose of the cases
any persons who may be arrested at Il
polls.
3 THE VOTE PoLLED.
Il At 10 a. IN. there were 1913 votes po
ed At Second and Walnut, and 10 wei
!, Jpolled at Head and Apple streets
l 10. 15a. IN. At Fifth and Spruce II
0 votes were polled at 10. 20 8. m; $50
u Sixth and Church at 1890 a. nd
1872 at Thirteenth and Head street
: Pickeltown, at 1890 a. IN; 1i2
Eleventh aud LON bard, AT 1850 a. nj
: 2S9 at Eighth and Pine at II a. M; /
9 Mt Seventh and Market at Ii 05 a. nd
y 249 at Ninth and Shipley at II 10 a, I'd
. 229 at Tenth and Orange at Ills a. I'd
9 202 at Ninth and King at ll.l5 a. nd
227 at Fourteenth and King at II
u q. m. 1876 at the old academ
i Ninth ward, at 11.30 a. m. 2S2
Twelfth street, between Market az
Orange, at II. As a. IN. /; 1876 at the IA
gan House at IL IN. 100 at the o
z Hospital, at II. 10 p. m. 3l5 at Ski
q and Madison at 1918 p. M.
r. at Fifth and Madison at Il
a, same hour; l78 at Christiau
q and Madison streets at 1920 p. m
n ut Front and Madison streets at 49,
10 p. m. 1872 at Maryland avenue az
q Beech streets, Eleventh ward, at II.
wlp. IN. 1915 at Van Buren, az
Chestnut streets, Tenth war
d at 1888 p. IN. 2l2 at Third and VI
|, Buren, at 12.40 p. III. 800 OF Secol
d and Tatnall streets at IL 45p. m.
N ut Fifth and Orange streets at l2So
70 M, and 377 mt Fourth and Freno
& Fourth ward, at / p. m. :,
al II was the general impression ~
/. IStidham for Sheriff WAS running III
ID Iup with the ticket and was ieaui
Ford by big majority in the cl
D. There In q great deal OF scratching W.
0, on the Presidential Electors, L0
I'd Court and the Legislature. SPARKS,
re Coroner, Ia not scratched AND IL se''il
D. . large Democratic vote. =,
A.. 1t 10 remarked by everybody y.
d. such quiet general election was NV
known in Wilmington. The ponce na
nothing to do, and there is no work
>. the Deputy Marshals TO do. Ise III.
- cations at o'clock p. m, were una.
y vote won Id not be large, Though
~ expected that the afternoon Will snY
,, greater anxiety to vote. .,
Up to noon to-day, in the lowe. VIC,
" or districts the election was pios,'
~ ing without any apparent diinea
ie and everything was quiet, no M
Is or disturbances of any kind having
u Cured, while indications point 70
= vote being polled. IA
b The shower this morning put aa
le per ON the crowd gathered arouhu
POLLS and drove them to seek sno'
l- nuder the various awnings near
10 II the election continues throughou.
OF dav as It has thus far, it will % QUO
y, the auietest Presidential elections
Nv held here.