Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-02


been desired for the election 10. day.
The polls. as general thing. opened a.
8 80 O'Clock, the law requiring them to
o Zen between and Q o'clock. In no
case, ~ far ss heard from, were any
polls opened as late as 9 O'Clock.
Some excitement Was expected at the
opening Of the polls at Twelfth and
Orange-Howard school-house-anda at
Kyle's office, King street near Ninth,
as the regularly appointed Republican
inspectors, 1t was said, had either re
signed or lad gone away from the city
on gunping expeditions. @ w. Goueri
was the regular inspector Of the How
ard School poll and resigned bis offic.
yesterday.
8. Il. Baynard was inspector of the
Kyle Office poll, ana whether gunning
or not, he was absent from the city az
the opening of the polls this morning.
As early rs 8 O'Clock quite q number
OF persons were at the Howard school
polls, but not 81 many as had been ex.
pectsd. Amongst the Democrats pres
emit to aid In the election OF an inspectt I
were couple Of Democratic officials
who did not live in the ward OF d district.
james McKelvey, q Republican, was
nominated for inspector, and John W.
Hawkins put the vote. This "ayes'
seeming to be the most numerous. Mr..
AcKelvey was declared elected.
At the Kyle office poll Frank G. Std.
ham, Republican, and Harvey b. Van
degrtft, Democrat, vera nominated for
inspectors, ard Stidham In ''stand
of" had eight more votes than Vande.
grift, and YVES dec AIRED elected.
II was reported that Joseph n,
NJ Ralar hRh Aan1ipaA 10.
OF inspector OF the Lafayette House
polls, but at half-past o'clock Mr.,
Wheeler appeared and oDened tho polls
The early VOC Of the day indicated a
very heavy vots for Chambers for
Sheriff by Republican,, but they seem.
Ell 70 be voting generally for the TEN.
peraDce Reform ticket.
A ticket male it's appearance this
morning, issued by the Young Mems
Republican Club, with Joseph Pyla q,
the head for Gosc-nor and with Raw
worth Weldin for Coroner. In DO Other
respects did it differ from the Temper
aDoe Reform ticket
The Whole police force ia on duty to-
day, and a couple OF coached arc held
in readiness at the City Hail to take the
police wherever needed at short notice.
Mayor RhoAis himself vii! be at the
City Hail ell day personally super
viein2 everything, but it 10 not likely
that any ser!oas breach Of the law will
occur
A telegram from MIddletowu this
morning, asking Tor Democratic Itch cts
with Hukil's name On for Sheriff. to be
sent down Immediately, would indicate
that he IL running ahead in tae down
county hundreds
The polls at Fifth and Orange. SEC
ond And Tatnall, second and Walnut
Sixth and MaCi.on, Front and Madi
son, Front and Madison, Seventh ard
Market, Tenth anu Orange, T.elfth
and Orarge and at the Logan Houst
were v,sited between II and u O'Clock
by representatives OF the REPUBLICAN,
ard the general rssponso 10 Inquiries
was that this was the quietest election
eYer held in Wi.miE gton for a State
ELECTION. from indiCa.ionh at tina,
tune 1t looked doubtful il much more
IMAM haif The vote OF ths City would be
polled.
The Temperance Reform peop!e aye
very Indignant at JOS, oh Pyle allow,
irg the use Of his IAne at the last houl
as a candidate for Governor sfttr hav
ing presided at II importance Reform
ratification meeting inst endorsed NJ :
Hoffecktr.
At II 80 p. m. only 9S votes we
polled az Second and Walnut. and the
Indications were that hot half the vote
would be pelled
At II 40, at Fifth and Spruce etrceta
Fourth ward, the astounding humble
Of 1896 votes were poiled, and the IN
s2ector seem 80 TO be taking them in a
fast as Bernard Bonner cou d vCuch 70
them.
No attention was paid to tax receipts
nor to the protests Of Republicans anC
Temperance Reformers
at Sixth ard Spruce streets 1T vote
were pulled at u As. and at Eighth err
Pine 81: at Eleventh and Lem oard l3
AT Kyln'l office II at l. 10 .. IN Seyenti
and Market, SO; at Sixth apt
Madison, 1856; at Fifth and Ma.
son, 1906 at Christians and Madison
"a at 1.2D p. m at THIRD am
NanBnren, Tenth ward, 81; ct Frol
ana Madison, 50, and at Second au.
Iatnsil, Fiat ward, ITO at j. 80 D. M
The vest pocket voters are very numer
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