Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-08
Saturday.
A vICTORy FOR DEm0CRATs-AN
ExTRAOR DlNARY Lamar
vOTE R0LLED--COUNGIL
STILL DEMOCRATIC.

All the polls In the Twonty.six cleo.
tion districts Of this city were open by
noon last Saturday, and . number Of
workingmen improved the opportunity
to cast their votes during their dinner
hour. Up to 4 O'Clock the general i'm
preston was that the vote would be
quite light, but from 5 O'Clock until the
hour for closing each polling place was
crowded, and there 10 not the slightest
doubt but great many illegal votes
were polled.
There were the usua number Of dis.
turbAnces, tho ma tority Of which were
caused BY drunken men, or By persons
attempting to vote Illegally, but very
few arrests were made. There were
many strange men In tho. city, and
from the very large vote east II seems
bus reasonable 70 suppose that at least
. part OF them were here for the purpose
getting In their ballots. The total vote
cast &C the city election In 1888 was
b,17b; In 1884 there were 7,188 votes,
while on Saturday the returns footed
up Q 9,246, or m increase Of 2,eb8 In one
year.
In 1888 James McKenna, tho Demo.
cratic candidate for City Council from
the First ward had 100 majority, while
ON Saturday he was reelected BY 257
majority. Robert II. Taylor, Demo.
cradle candidate from the Second ward,
had SO majority. but last Saturday he
had 1888. William H. Blake, Demo
crat from the Third ward, had 70 ma
iority in 1883, but was returned ON Sat.
urdsy with sos majority. In the
Fourth ward George Abele, Democrat,
had 1876 majority two years ago, but on
Saturday he had only SO, but 1t must be
Remembered that with the influences
that were brought to bear against him
by his own party, 1t is . wonder he
was elected at al. Henry r. Pickels,
Republican, had 1870 majority in the
Fifth ward, but his successor, Thomas
Mitchell, had 225 on Saturday. In the
Sixth ward Z. @. Moore. Republican,
had 242 majority in 1883, while last
Saturday he had but 1876.
In the Seventh ward, Samuel Speak
man, Republican, had 357 majority
and last Saturday bis successor, John
w. Hawkins, had 587 majority. j. g.
Litssnberg, Republican, In the,Eightf
ward, had but 166 majority, while hii
successor, Francis N. Barney, had 20:
on Saturday. James Lynn, Republi
can had % majority two years ago II
the Ninth ward, and on Saturday hAt
26 majority.
Two years ago James Murray, Demo
crat, had 264 majority In the Tentl
ward, but on Saturday he received So
majority. In the Eleventh ward Johl
M. Newell, Democrat, had 36 majorit.
1 tv, JQQq aud 1Gn ~ Go ~vfl
be seen that in all the Democratic wards
with the exception of the Fourth, tn
majorities were largely increased, an,
In some instances more than doubled
while In the Republican wards ther
was an increase in the Fifth, Seventh
Eighth and Ninth wards, and fallin
Of Of 40 In the Sixth.
Everybody seemed anxious o.
Sa, nrday night to learn the result, an
Market street was q moving, surgin
mass Of humanity, while crowds cor
gregated at every point where ther
was any probability Of hearing th
return. The vote com mmenced to com
In about O'Clock, and In less tha
1.-TWO hours afterwards It was definitel
settled that Rhoads and Farra weI
elected, and that the Democrats ha
secured control of the Council for tn
ensuing two years.
| Mes-rs. Rhoads and Farra wei
sought by their friends and congrat,
lated, but 1t was noticed that the col
gratulations were very weak on IL
part of some of those who had almol
moved Heaven and earth to secure Il
: nomination Of Mr.. Sinms. About
O'Clock all the successful Democrat
candidates were serenaded, and Messr
Rhoads, Farra, Blake and McKenr
made speeches.
The following Is the vote in detail
! Vote for Mayor and President
COumcll.