The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-19
THE SUSPENSE ENDED
The Democracy Bebukes Even the
Appearance of Fraud.


The Democracy Rebukes Even the
Appearance of Fraud.
The suspense attending the democratic
nomination election of last Saturday was
most happily terminated last Thursday after
noon by the Executive Committee Of New
Castle County preclaiming that Giles Lamb
son is the candidate for Sheriff and George
T. Barnhill the candidate for Coroner.
The Executive Committee decided by an
almost unanimous vote to throw out the
Northern precinct of the First Ward, the low
er precinct OF the Third, and Tenth Ward be-
cause Of the unwanantable delay in having
the result in said wards announced.
In justice to the Northern precinct of the
First Ward it is but fair to state that it was
held back simply as restraining influence
upon the Tenth Ward as it was properly
supposed that the elastic election machinery
of said ward, supplemented by the gaot pop
ulation, could and would give whatever vote
might be necessary to overcome Lambson's
majority, aud the barrel of votes which the
Chambers following presented to the COM
mittee indicates that the popular opinion
was not far from correct
Eleven hundred (1100) votes in the Tenth
Ward for Chambers was the grossest cleo
tion fraud ever attempted in this common
wealth and had it not been most vigorously
rebuked, it would have dated the commence
ment of the disintegration of the Democratic
party in New Castle County, 1100 majority
in the Tenth Ward for Chambers, forsooth !!
The lesson impaired by the Democratic
Executive Committee is not only salutary,
but it will he ont reaching in its effects. 1t
teaches the democracy that any unnecess sary
delay in making election returns will be
taken as evidence of manipulating the re-
turns and will be dealt with accordingly.
1t also teaches that any ward, which returns
vote out of proportion TO its democratic
voters, will be treated among suspicion.
"Hold back the returns flashed over the
wires to Florida, South Carolina and Louis
lana in 1876 by order Of the National
Republican Committee and il is now un YER
sally conceded that the returns were held
back for the avowed purpose of cheating 81.
Tilden out of the Presidency and it did so
cheat him. AT the very last Presidential
election Mr.. Blaine attempted the same
methods, but the American people were not
in a mood for repetition of the 1876 game
and Mr.. Blaine decided that discretion would
the better part OF valor.
''Hold back the returns may be the fav-
orite tucties of our republican friends but
the democracy of New Castle County have
placed their seal Of condemnation upon even
the appearance of fraud.
Giles Lambsou tho Democratic Candidate
for Sheriff is an honest and urpretentcus
farmer OF New Castle Hundred just beyond
our city lines. All through life Mr. Lamb
son has borne the reputation Of dispensing "a
ge ernus hospitality and his nomination will
be received with very general favor.
Mr.. George T, Barnhill the Democratic
Candidate for Coroner is one of our rising
business men and his kindly manners and
courteous methods will make him very
popular Coroner.
Lambsou and Barnhill will receive the
vote of every self respecting democrat and
they also will have very respectable fol-
lowing with republicans ..r
The political atmosphere has been purified
and the democratic party will be very gem
orally commended :or its defense of honest
nominations.