New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-07
INTENSE EXCITEMENT IN DELAWARE
DESPERATE DEMOCRATS RESOLVE ON bohD
GAME. WHICH THEY WILL NOW ABANDON.

DESPERATE DEMOCRATS RESOLVE ON BoLD
CAME. WHICH THEY WILL NOW ABANDON.
Wilmington, Nov. (specaD.-so desperate are the
1,emocrats over the loss of this city and Newcastle
County. with its profitable Office OF sheriff ana the
Levy Court the machine which has dsirancmsed nun
-dreds OF Republicans that the most outrageous uo'.
were carried out to-day. In this city riot ana oioou
shed was only prevented by the rarest good iucn'
The county boards of canvassers met today through
ont the State to canvass the vote The Democratic
leaders had determined that nothing should be done
bv the Newcastle County canvassers unul te WIT,
In Sussex had been completed They were atraid t"t
the Republcan canvassers In sussex WOMB t''o" ''
th vote of Little Creek Hundred In which riot cas-
ing the polls to be closed, took place The Democra"o
majority I'm this Hundred Is larger IMAM u'c D'"
cratic majority in the state and to throw IL Out "ou
,~ Tho state ticket and Legislature to the Republl-
cons The Democratic leaders had determined III
This event TO have enough election districts OF t's
CITY thrown out on technical grounds TO RETAIN 'e
state. 5000. :.
The Board OF Canvassers in Newcastle County Is
composed OF the fortythree inspectors Oh eiec,ion
Two-tlnrds of them are Democrats EAoe.,e'a,'
Bayard Senators Higgins and Gray, Benjamin Nieias
w G. spruance and Charles d. Lore the ieaoihg
LAWYERS Of the city three Republicans and three DEMO
crafts, signed letter which was published TINS morn
ing stating that In their opinion the dutes vi VIC
Returning Board to calculate the vote Is SHOWN
nv the certificates of election, ana not 10 pass o ~
Of voters the lenlity OF the cecuoh
notwithstanding this letter, When the Board met
This morning tie Democratic majority AZ once car
iod a motion for q recess of four hours NO secret
was made of the intention to walt for the result from
srssex County, At o'clock the Board met again
ord adjourned until A O'Clock. Ky this time the
Countv Court room was filed with people. At O'CLOCK
o,sna,cbes from sussex Indicted that nothing
e,s was thrown out and the Democratic majority was
eco But the Democrats were waiting for a special
messenger. and adjourned until o O'clock
| Az that hour 1900 men crowded the courtrooms
ohout evenly divided politically. Having received
| democratic news from Sussex, the Democrats were
r.dv 10 proceed with the count 1t woud have taken
| It'll O'Clock to- morrow morning; for, once begun
~ oud have TO be cOmploteda and hence the Democrats
anted tn take recess until tomorrow. The cr0wo
maa a angry and the inspectors tired. The question
Mas raised that IL would be illegal to adjourn unit
Was nrro a. the count had 10 be made to-day. Mr.
~ and the Republican leaders concluded, how
ever that a recess would still MAKE lhe meetng con
einnad session recess was finally taken, by vott
- % m 20 all the Republicans ano several Demo
| VI n.tS yotino 10 proceed with the count tonight
| : The Courtroom was pandemon1um OF cheers, yen;
"a" n,sses and nothing but the repeated advice o.
their leaders would keep the excited hepnnican crowc
from taking steps that wouiu oo''o'" ""'' oio"s"
| on a riot and bloodshcd'