Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-16
ELEOrIOH OFFIonns.
the UIty Vote OF 1885 for state Omoeru
Tho Levy COURT and Its Appoints
ment OF Election Omoers.

mont OF Election OmOers.
At sight OF the array Of Dem mocrati,
election officers appointed by the Lsvy
Court, the first thought is that The
court had deliberately discriminated
sgAins. the Republicans In the appoint
ment OF those ofti jers, bus upon refer
ring to the election returns Of 1896. Ii
will be found that the forms of Law
have been observed by the court and
the only real objection that Repnblloa I
can make consistently is against THE
character Of some appointed to hold
ELECTIONS, they having been the worst
kind OF political mAnipnlRtorE, des q
beats, and In the past some OF them
have not hesi,ated to stuff the ballot
boxer, and they will do it again II they
ges chance. It Is . matter of regret
shat the Levy Court has sppointed tuob
men while they have men ln the d lrnu
CRATIC party who are honest, and who
would hold honest elections if they hs1
. chance.
In this connection the following vote
cast In the city at the State eIsotion Of
1885 for Governor 10 somewhat interest
ing:
First ward, First dIstrict-Bigss, III;
hofeckeI, 16i Pyle, Second district
NoAhh1l Ssoi AAohCDhCEt 81
Second ward, Third districs-BlQRf, ,
122, HOffecker, Is. Fourth distriot-
Biggs, 2l6; HoffeokeF, 80; Pyle, Q
Third ward, Fifth disIriot-BiaRs. 70.
HofeOker. 80; Pyle, 8. Sixth distric -
Biggs, 143; Hoffeoker, 20; Pyle, 1.
Seventh distrlct-Biggs, 1876; Hoffecker,
46; PILE, 8.
Fourth ward. Eighth distriot-Bigss,
l2Oi Hoffecker, SO; Psls, g. NlDtn dis
triot-BigRs, az; Hoffecksr, 81; Pyle, /
Fifth ward, Tenth districi-Bigls,
1855; Hoffeoker. II; Pyle. Ia Eleventh
dlstIiot- Biggs, 1856; Hoffecker, lC4;
Pyle, IL. Twelfth distriot-BiRes, 80:
Hofecker, All Pyle, 8.
Sixth ward, Thirteenth district
BigGs, So; Hoffeoker. 90; Pyle, 18.
Fourteenth diStrict-Biges, 81; Hot
feoker, Al; Pyle, Flfteenth district
BigRs, 13l; Hoheoker, 81; Pyle,7.
Seventh ward, Sixteenth district
BiRgs, 104; Hoffsoker, 179; Pyle, 10
Seventeenth district-BiRRs. So; HoF-
fecker, lat; Pyle, IL Eighteenth dis =
trict-BiRRs, lat; Hoffecksr, 81.
Eighth ward, Nineteenth district
BigRF, 1872; Hoffecker, 40; Pyle,
TWentieth dhtrlct-Blggs, 1856; Hot
feoker, 40; Pyle, 8 Twenty fret dis-
tEict-BiRRs, Al; HOfeckeF, 81; Pyle, 8
Ninth ward, Twenty-seoOnd district
I-BiRgB, a.; Hoffsoker, 10; Pyle, /.
i ITweniy-third district-BigRs, 142; Hof-
fecker, 81; Pyle. 1.
Tenth ward, Twenty fourth distric'-
Blegs, 18S; Hoffsoker, 20; Pyle, 2
Twenty hfth distriot-BIsgs, 1877; H0I
teoker, 26i Pyle, 8.
Eleventh ward, Twenty.sixth district
-Biggs, 102; HofbsokeF, 28.
The recent law passed by the Legis.
lAture governing the sppointmert OF
election inspectors in Wilmington reads
as follows:
"The Levy Court Of New Castle
county shall bienniAlly, on or before
the third Monday in Octobsr preceding
the general election, appoint in every
election district In WILMINGTON hun.
dred, created by this act, an inspector
and two judges to oonduct the election
In said hundred for State, county aud
hundred officsrs, under the constitution
and laws u this State, or OF the Unitsd
States, and In all cates the intpeotor
and one judge shall be selected from
the political party which polled the ma
iority of legal votes according
to tho official CANVASS for governor
or Presidential eleetora, 90 tha
case may be, in tie election
district Tor which they may be appoint
ed at the next preceding general cleo.
tlon, and the other judge In such elec.
ton district shall In all GASES be selected
from the political party which pol ed
the next highest number Of votes 10 the
said election dibtFict ct the said genera
election. The election officers so sc
lected from either party shall be sp-
Il NnRtnfaH hu he -
domination respectively OF the msm
bers of said Levy Court who were elect
ed as the candidates Of snoh party, OF
the majority o; them. In cAss at any
time there shall be no mem bers OF said
Levy Court of the party from which
any inspectors are to be selected, Bs
herein provided, then suoh iuspe otors
shall be appointed by the said Levy
Court upon the nomination of the
county executive committee, for the
time being, OF suoh party; provided
such nomination shall be certified ia
the said Levy Court under the hAnd OF
the chairman of tbs said executive
commttte on or before the second Tues.
day In the month OF October, IN which
such inspectors and judges are to be
Il appointed.
In referring to the returns 1t will bs
seen thai only In two OF the districts,
the sixteenth and seventeenth, the Re-.
publicaps have clear majority OF the
votes cast, and in the twelfth they have
q plurality OF A. ss the Voss for BIRrs
and the vote for Pyle together 10 48
10 the thirteenth district the Dsmo
crats have only = plurality of 68. as the
vote for Hoffeoker and Pyle together Is
80. The law quoted above says two OF
the inspectors shall be selected from the
political party which polled the ms.
Ij0rity OF the legal votss, but It is very
evident that the largest plurality WAS
meant, otherwise, II the striuI con-
struotion of the law was compiled with
the Levy Court could appoint no
majority officers In the districts referred
Ito.
By referring to the published list Of
election effioers by the Lsvy Court, Il
Will be seen that In the sixteenth and
seventeenth dktric's two Rspublioans
have been appointed in each, and in the
twelfth and thirteenth districts two
doubts have bean taken advantage Of
and Democrats were appSinted. AZ q
ImOre exact matter Of Justice, the Lsvy
IOourt might have appointed mAiority
Iof Republican election INSPECTORS t. the
twelfth district, where Mr. HoffraksI
had more votes than Mr.. BlRgs, and
even in thirteenth district, where ar
Biggs had only more votes than Mir
Hoh5cker, but Mr.. Pyle had Is vUIes