Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-09
THE FIRST WOMEN vorrns

nAgE.
ing law authorizing them to vote a,
school elections In this city, took va,v
little advantage of their Opportunity 4.
tie election for members Of the Board M
Education, Saturday afternoon. Only On
OF them exercised their right. The slec.
tion, like the average run OF school alec.
tions in this city, attracted yery Iittle in
forest, aside from the contests IN ira
Third and Eighth wards, and only /. 004
votes were polled. The full returns Are
as follows;
FIRST WARD.
william hyne, .................,.,.b 81
John Pyle. a
Kyne's majority 10
sEooSD WARD.
Charles L. Simmons. .............. 81
IVAN "ay'''''' '''.'''''.ss''........, "a
simmons majority 10
! THIRD WARD.
. David II. Ooyle, two years. ...,..,,.. IA
george IL, huber. ................... 81
Ooyle's majority ..................,u
Peyton q. West, one year........ II
Daniel W. Lynch, Observation-Disclosures. 63
hceto mbJoflly. ...,..........E....... 3
FOURTH WARD.
william runner. ..............,..... So. 81
No opposition.
FIFTH WARD.
8. redmond Smith. OF
No opposition.
Samuel y. Belts. ..................., SO
No opposition,
SEVENTH WARD.
CHARLES Baird, two years.. ,lls
De. John Al. Palmer, Jr., one year.
No opposition; two elected.
EIGHTH WARD.
DR.. James II, Morgan. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bernard Donahoe.. ,................... SO
Morgan's majority. ................... 50
NINTH WARD.
Dr. p: q. shortlidge. two years. ........ 81
David Il. Smith, one year.. ............ 81
No opposition; two elected,
TENTH WARD.
Thomas +. o'Donnell. ................. 10
John T. Dlckey. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
Lawrence ~ Jones ...,..........,...... !
o'Donnells majority. /
Eleventh WARD.
Patrick magarlty.. Observation-Disclosures. Al
Alfred y. Denney.... ..................,. 10
Magarity's majority. ................. az
TWELFTH WARD.
Joseph rye ..:..........' ''......... 30
Matthew j. Gallagher. ...'............. .
Pyle's majority. .....-............... 26
Total vote In the city, l0Oi.
soME OF THE INCIDENTS.
The election came near going by default
in the Tenth ward, Thomas f. O'Donnell
being the only candidate who had tickets
when the polls opened. A number OF
citizens who came TO the polls refused to
vote on Learning this. Finally, John 4.
Dickey decided to run against O'DoDnell,
and by using some tickets that had been
printed year ago for L. B. Jones (sub.
siitntipg his name for Mr.. JonesD, came
near succeeding. He had started in too
late. however, and O'Donnell was elected
by q vote of 10 to l6.
or the s'last hour" candidates, only
william Kyne OF the First ward sue
decided, he defeating ex Sheriff John Pyle
by 10 majority. The Third ward contest
was very lively, but David H. Doyle, the
retiring member, aud Peyton q. West
were sucoesBful by small maiori,its. In
the Eighth ward DR.. James II. Morgan
had so majority over Bernard Donahos.
In this ward three women came to vote
but the election officers refused to allow
them. They claimed that they could
not do otherwise, az they were not &C.
ouainted with the new law and did not
know what qualifications it prescribed.
THE WOMEN WHO VOTED.
The names of the 20 women who voted
and thus have the honor of being the
first OF their sex to exercise the right OF
suffrage in Wilmington are as follows:
First ward-Miss Martha Bringhurst,
Miss Deborah Ferris, Miss Martha Ferris,
Mrs. Sarah williamson.
Third ward-Mrs. James d. German,
Mrs. A. l.. oonant.
Fifth ward-Mrs. Elizabeth W. Smith,
Mrs. Gulielma Howell, Mrs. Edith Cav
throp, Mrs. Sarah j. Mode.
Seventh ward---Mrs. Job II. jackson,
Mrs. Francis Mather, Mrs. Caroline Oak
Cord.
Ninth ward-Mrs. Sylvester Solomon.
Eleventh ward--Mrs. Alice Tucker,
Mrs. Bridget Dunn.
Mrs. Hannah Anderson, Mrs. Thomas
Sam worth, Miss Ellen Semworth.
THE NEW BOARD.
The new board will be composed OF the
following;
First ward-William Kyne, Jesse r.
Baylis.
Seocnd-oharles L. Simmons, Myers
Hayes.
west
Fourth-William Tanner, James A,
Magee, -,
Dandy. ,,,,.
seyenth-oharles Baird, DR.. John M,
Palmer, Jr. A..
Eighth-Dr. James H. Morgan, Abnei
p. Bailey.
Tenth-Thomas F. o'Donnell, John 5.
Cassidy
N. Trump. - u
Mason.
Politically ulViueu TIC UV'tu ,..
Republicans to 10 Democrats, bnt poiltl
cal considerations are not expected 70 az
feet their deliberations. Charles halro
will undoubtedly be re elected president
and there 10 no opposition to secretary y;
Treasurer Lawrence B. Jones and Balm
John L. McEntee.
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