Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29
Maiorlties n. 10
Total vote. .5Sji


b the above 1Rnres Sparks plurality is
81, and 1t is likely to remain unchanged
unless the official count of the vote
shows discrepancies not now known or sus-
pected. The city returns In the above table
were obtained at the Republican headquar-
tera as III were handed In by the election
officers. The county returns were sent by
mail to EVERY EVENING by the inspectors OF
the respective polls. They can therefore be
relied upon. It will also be noticed that
there is Il difference Of only four between
fhe total vote for sheriff and that for
coroner discrepancy much smaller thAn
usual, these totals generally differing from
90 to 100 In POLL OF 5000 or 6.0nO. There
are always some voters who will vote only
for the candidate for the otilos in which
they feel a particular interest, scratching
lhe other name from their ticket.
Tue friends Of Jackson propose to d.
mand Of the county COMMITTEES q rigid and
careful recount OF the returns betore the
result Ia officially announced. The charges
OF Illegal voting will also be investigated,
and there are threats that those who eOun-
tananccd and permitted this kind OF work
will he visited vi h the penalties OF the
Primary Election laH.
RECEIVING THE RETURNS
CAPTAIN Edmund Mitchell, Jr., and Fl. Q.
MahAffy, euglnesFs OF the Higgins machine,
eioorniiy tane,v we'd the returns at Repuhli-
Gan headquarters. seventh and MaTkSt
ntrGets large crowd was 10 attendance
aud chnered alternately for Gould and
simmons. II was announced that ths con.
test had passed Of quietly, except in tine
Eighth ward, where the election 6tlleers
had quarrel over disputed votes that
nearly resulted In blows.
When the result WAS fully known Pierce
Gould was Introduced BY simmons rs "taa
defeated candidatn." He said; Il thank
a Al .lt 81 asn-
hxpect 10 do all oen TO elect simmons. |
,lJp expect to bo candidate again two
FEARS fros now"
Mr.. Bimnons Vas noxt introduced by
Mahaffy hut. his reception was not very
cordial, the Higgins people being very
largely in the majority Of those present.
He said: "Gsntlemen, | THANK You AL
Especially my friends, who supported
me 40 heartily to-day. With me support OF
a emitted Republican party / expect to move
lovsf to New Castle in November. ! don't care
whom the Democrats nominate, | believe
that with the United support Of tha party
can dsfea, any man they put In tbs field
I'm going In TO win. hope tc-days WORT
will leave no bad feelings, but that every
msn will accept tho result and turn IN ant
eject the ticket in NoVcmoer"
TnE NoMISBEs.
William Slmuons, tina nomineefor sheriff
u native Of this city, az was also hi
father AMI grandfather. He Ia the snn o
iser1e II. r. blnmons, now employed u
Ets Water Department OF the city. mr.
simmons was born August 18th. 1856 d
was educated In tho schools OF tb,s city
aoing thtoughthe public schools and after
warJi taking n thorough oourse Ia Englis'
scholarship under q private tutor. II
nhorbinq u profession he decided to hecorn
n mechanic and WAS Gpprantcad to h, q
De, Is. manufacturers OF maohinlsts toOl'
In 1888 He served an apprenticeship Q
four years and wurksf at his trad rs
iourneyman for several years atterward
flirting OF indoor work ne began WORK U
with Simmons & Brother, contractors an
payars. as laborer. He became parfn
with his father In the firm Of George II.
simmons Il Son In 1876. and In 1872 shc
Iceadad to the business on bis fathers II
tIrernAnt. MIR. Simmon1 10 prominer
Inambar Of tho /. o. o. r., being memoa
III the Grand Lodge of the State. Hs
Ylso prominent 10 the Knights OF Pythia'
s,nlpR representative from tails State TO IN
Supreme Lodge OF the order. lie W.
eseted to the Office for second term
October, 1889. !,
Charles Il. Sparks, thu Republican csnd
,data for coroner, was born in Pennsylvah
on January 23th, 1928. In 1850 he remove
no this city and for ten years was employs
M 4, shtpyard. In 1853 he was appointt
IhrfdgAkepter at Market s'rest bridge, WHO
position he holds 1870. For II monli
hitter he served as police otiicer' :, !
then erected the building ut NO. II "a
Front street, whidn he has since occupit
a. a cigar store. while he was brids
tender he recovered q number OF bodies
serscns dIowhad. and also saved q nutno
q. persons from drowoing. Slnce that I'm
whenever person has baen drowned
la been eailed upon, and nearly alwa
4aturned with the body. He IS stu reaI
and always has histaekle. He has reco
cred oyef 60 bodies.
aoNrE NOTES OF TIE CONTEST.
The Higgins managers promised not
dsbbla In this race fot coroner, but II
moi "a that they worked hard Tor Count
49, man yandegrift. TheGould voter VINO 3
NO particular choice for coroner WAS
varsabay handed u Gould and Vsndegl
ficret. Tho resuit'only makes TIE dieE
knockout moro pronounced and eomplt
A citizen standing at tbs Third We
,,iuSiis was heard giving vent 70 thit w
EDid YOU eversee the iiasp They're V9l'
snieeers here from the Eighth ware. Ir'
nc Ninth,waud, iron the eleventh Wa