Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-17
Wilmington. THURSDAY, June u. l8S


The Democratic nomination election of
Saturday resulted in the selection of
Giles Lambson, candidate for sheriff, and
George 4. Barnhill, candidate for coro-
ner. Making due allowance for the
usual amount Of crookedness in the re-
turns which came in on Saturday night,
this seems unquestionably to be the
ticket There may be some uncertainty
about the coroner candidate, Yarnall and
Lambert running Barnhill pretty close,
but the returns from the missing country
districts, Blackbird and West Red Lion,
cannot Affect the nomination of Lamb
son. As for the missing city districts, the
Tenth ward and the north end Of the
First, they have been held back SO long
as TO have forfeited all title to considera-
ton. As to the Third ward, there is one
return from it which came in promptly
and which, being free from any faint of
manipulation, ought 10 be counted.
AS to the other Third ward election and
those Of the North First and Tenth wards,
we believe we voice the sentiment of all
honest Democrats when we say that the
county committee should promptly throw
them out, no matter in what shape they
may come in atthis inexcusably late hour.
No one will contend that there can be any
good reason for holding back these re-
turns, and the party rule says:
Upon the votes being fairly counted and
ascertained, the judges shall publicly an
nounce the result and forward at once to
the chairman OF the county meeting, who
shall publish the same in all the Democratic
papers Of the county. The judges shall keep
the rolls and the tally lists, TO be submitted
to the county committee or the executive
committee.
1t makes no difference to EVERY EVEN
mo whether the nominee for sheriff be
Lambson or Chambers, so that he is the
honest choice of the party. But every self
respecting man who took part in Satur-
days nomination has the right TO demand
that the ballots shall be squarely counted
and the count promptly announced and
that the county committee shall inhexibly
stamp out any attempt 10 fraudulently
manipulate the vote in the interest of any
candidate. To neglect this duty will be
to allow the primaries 10 degenerate into
malodorous farce. Moreover, the
county committee is publicly pledged tt
this duty by its own deliverance, as fol
lows;
WHEREAS, Nomination elections are fire.
from the restraints and protection throw
by law around the elections by ballot, an
opportunities may arise for fraudulent an
corrupt action:
ResolUed, That, as the sense of this CON
mittee officially announced, the Democrat
electors In New Castle county are earnest
requested to exercise vigilant and unceasin
care and watchfulness In guarding agnins
the same; and that this committee will [
most diligent In searching out and eXposin
any cases properly presented to it, and wi
be strict In investigating and coudemnin
fraud.
Let the committee fully ind firmly r
deem this pledge. The men who wi
elect the next sheriff will be satisfied wit
nothing less.
And then let the decent men of boz
partiesAnd of all parties make determine
effort to have the next general assemb
carry out the recommendation of the |
cent Democratic county meeting, to Leg
ize the primaries.