Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-11-13
THE BOARD OF oANYAss.
Computing the Official Returns
The Scattering V0ues.


The board Of CANVASS me. at the court
house at noon Thursday and alter h,n
hours preliminary preparation began to
record and tsbulste the returns. James
0'Toole and George B. KittsnVsr were Rp-
pointed clerks, and Sheriff Martin pre-
sided. The country districts were re-
csived frat, and then the city districts
The reading Of the returns was not com.
pleted until nearly O'Clock, and nearly
three hours were consumed in footing up
the figures and preparing and signing
the certificates.
As the msjorisies were large, the board
was very liberal In disposipg Of scatter
ing votes. A number Of ballots recorded
for "Enooh Moore, Jr.," were credited
to Bnooh Moore, and votes for 81. v.
Aspril" and "W. Il. Money" were
credited to Lsonsrd V.Aspril aud William
81. Money. Samuel Redmond Smith also
received some votes cast for s'S. Redmond
Smith," and some votes cast for levy
court commissioners without their re-
speotive hundreds attached were credited
to the parties named.
The scattering votes were as follows:
Congress-Riohard Harrington, in the
Tenth district, in the Fourteenth, q IN
the Fifteenth, In the Seventeenth, In
the Eighteenth and In the Nineteenth;
total, 8. Job a. jackson, in the six.
teenth.
Sheriff.. R. G. Oldham, in the
Seventh district; William A. Hukill,
in the Seventh; DR.. Weloh al d Joseph
w. Morgan ] each In the Tenth jacob
Dsakyne, James McKsndrick and jacob
Richardson, each In the Sixteenth
Joseph Cannon In the Twentieth; David
Hughes. In the Twenty fifth 4. B.
Cochran, !, ]. B. G. Oldham, /, Henry N.
Barlow, Q, ard William Roller, /, in
West 81. Georges.
Levy Court-Christisn Fsbiser In the
Second district, in the Tenth, q in the
Twenty-third Anthony Higgins, in che
Tenth John Palmer, in the Twenty
third.
rssentative-Mahlon 81. Batter, q In
the Eighteenth district and one in the
Tenth John W. Hayes, IL in West 81.
Georges.
Coroner-Joha McsorIey In the
Twenty third.
During the afternoon several Of the In
spectors became considerably intoxicated
and at times were very boisterous in their
A0eNty hpohAhbA hOtot W boUuIo y
fair count Of the ballots cast. At one
time they became quite tn, bulent and
the sheriff was compelled TO come down
from his ohai. and restore order.
The temperance ticket received sur.
prisingly large vote. John II. Adams,
he candidate for State senator, received
All votes iu Wilmington, and 148 In the
o,unty, as follows: West Brandywine,
3; North Chrls,iasa, 10; South Christiana,
Il; Mill Creek, 16; New Castle, 43; East
Red Lion, 6; Psnosder, %; West St.
Georges, 3; Appcquinimink, IL; Blsok-
oird, 18. His total in the county is 58s
The other temperance candidates ran
b. hind him in the city, where they re.
ceived 1888 votes, but kept up with him in
the county. Their tttal will average
$50.
The Temperance electors received three
volts In the Third district, FIVE In the
Twenty fifth, one in New Castle and one
In East st Georges total, 10.
The GreenbAok electoral ticket 2 votes
in the First precinct, 2 in the Second, /
in the Fourth, in the Sixth, / in the
Eleventh, in South Christiana, 6 in
New Castle and l in East St. Georges
total, l6. DR.. Weloh, for Congress, re-
oeived 10 votes In Wilmington.
Below are the returns Of the local cleo
tions in the hundreds, as far as heard
from:
Mill Creek-The Republican vote
rrnged from 392 to 400 and the Demo.
cratic $40 to 800. For road commissioner.
Israel Whiteman, Dem, received q ma.
ority Of Al; for inspector, Joseph q.
Barber, Dem, received majority of /
for assessor, Lsmuel Graves, Rep, re.
ceived majority of 81.
New Castle-Fer inspector, Am. Hizar,
Rep, 276, and William B Mccoy, Dem
6bl; for assessor, Robert Goydon, Rep 1923
ard Israel RidiDgs, Dem, 597.
East Red Lion-For inspector, Willism
G Hickey, Rep, 173, and P. NulIigsn,
Penn, l20; for assessor, Charles s Win.
gate, Rep l70 and B. W. Dunlap, Dem,
1913; Tor read commissioner, Theodore
Jones, R4p 1853 and J. W. Marcy, Dem
East St. Georges-Inspector Lawrence
r. Davis, Dem 233 and P Clea yer,
Rep, 125; for assessor, Jonathsn W
Lestherberry, Dem, 211 and James
Janvier, Rep, 100; for road commissioner,
Jesse r. Holton, DEM, 23l aud William
s. L dnum, Repu ublicsn, 1873.
Appoquinimink-Fof inspector, James
Thornton, Dem., 232, and Joseph C
Nsudain, Rep, 220 for assessor. Viii.
liam W. Lyman, Rep, 239, and John T.
Alfree, Dem 209 fer road oon mis-
siopsrs, Willism g. Watts, Rep 1853,
John W. Denny. Rep 253 and s R.
Warren, Dem, 1893, William z Crouch,
Dem 201
Blaokbird-For ipppeotor. Thomas
Deskyne, DEM, 2l6, and Daniel T,
Reedsr, Rep, 1870; + r assessor, George
A Deakyne, Dem, 2l5, and John A.
Dsrrickson, Rep, 1870; for road commits.
sioners, John Locberman, Dem, 218
John L Ssemans, Dem, 179, and Henry
L. Neff, Rep, 1874; Jesse 7. Fenimore,
Rep, III; James D, Webb, Ind, DEM,
So.
West Brsndywine-For inspector,
Thomas 7. Weldin, DEM, 1856, and John
L, Clark, Rep, 236, for assessor, Joseph
N. Pierce, Dem, 238, and Thomas 8.
Robinson, Rep, 254.