Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-13


been taken on the motion for recess.
POINT OF ORDER SUSTAINED.
~ rise to point of order Mr.. Presi-
dent p Inspector MGCafferty said address
ing Sheriff Allen, ''can we entertain more
business upon this point now that this
board is in recess 2"
NO sir" Sheriff Allen replied.
Mr., Colton-"Id like to get
The president-"There is no business
before the house, sir"
Mr.. Colton-''l protest that this business
has not been properly done. want the
roll to he called"
BY this time the audience had already
commenced leaving the courtroom and
several inspectors had vacated their seats.
The buzz of general conversation filled
the rooms, and it was obvious that by
common consent the members conceded
exactly with the sherff's decision.
The law provides that when the canvass.
ing board has commenced its duties of
enumeration, such shall not stop, nor shall
any recess be taken until the complete
count has been made.
However there is no instance on record
when canvassing board took up its work
i'll this way as would be required by the
negative vote without having made full
preparation for a continuance until the
count be complete. a recess was taken
under somewhat similar circumstances in
the Lynch-Niartin contest eight years ago.
There is no doubt whatever" Mr.. Lore
stated on Thursday, but what the board
has right to do as it has done"
ANOTHER RECESS TAKEN.
The board reconvened at p. nl., and
after 4 roll-call motion to take q recess
until 1 O'Clock IN the afternoon was put and
carried by strict party vote, Republicans
voting in opposition to further recess.
Tho Af flh a. frIIit-
less essayings Of the county beard of can
yass in its duties towards gaining a count
of the vote of New Castle county will
always form one of the notable chapters in
the political history of this State.
-Four reccsscs were taken little after
the hours of 10 u. M, of ., and p. M,
the last one to 10 o'clock Friday morning.
The obvious cause or these recesses, plainly
evident TO each one of the 500 or 2,OOJ
citizens present in the court house was the
scantily concealed distrlst which inspired
the Democratic inspectors of New Castle
county Of the Republican managers in
Sussex, who ii was feared might ma ic nm
fair political use of any admission by the
Democratic inspectors here of a Republi-
can majority, whereby the Sussex Repuh-
lican inspectors might be melted to such
action as the throwing out of the Little
Creek Democratic majority, thereby reap
ing for the Republicans i'll Sussex such adj
vantages as may accrue therclrom.
The Sussex county canvass was going on
at the same time as the New Castle one
1t would have been the easiest matter in
the world for the Republican managers to
dispatch cipher message from Whining
ton at noon Thursday to Sussex, stating that
New Castle returns so far as read, (lor long
before that hour had the counting com
mcnCed and at 10 a. m. sufficient evidence
would have gone before the board to de-
eide the county vote one way or the other)
indicated the county safe for the Republi-
cans, and advising the following out of
whatever political rtise had been pre-
arranged by the party managers, one
Of which obviously might have been, em-
phatic instructions to dispute and throw
out the Little Creek hundred Democratic
vote.
In this emergency the Democratic in
spectors of this county declined to take any
risks and determined to await assurance
from their own messengers, who went TO
Georgetown for that purpose, that no
underhand trick had been played, not alone
with the Little Creek vote, but with other
ballots by which the large Democratic ma
iority of Sussex county might be gerry
wandered out of existence.
Assurances of fair play in Sussex did
not get into the hands of the inspectors at
the court house until after o'clock Thurs
day.
The frequent recesses of course had their
effect upon the immense crowds thronging
the court house. Fears of disorder were
openly expressed by numbers of people,
A large crowd of negroes luated around the
court house building. They made no
effort to conceal their combutiye inclina-
tons. The rumor ran through the court
house that the United States marshal had
been swearing in 100 2OO colOred deputies.
Ii was ascertained that a large number
of negroes and white Republicans standing
in front of the county building had red
ribbons tied to their button holes. A rep
resentative of the GAZETTE a. JOURNAL aues-
toned one of the white men who told him
they were not murshals. The ribbons only
indicated to the negroes who their friends
Weren Another explanation Of the red
ribbon made was that thcnegrOes who had
them wore them on Tuesday week and it
was by that mark its party managers were
enabled to identify the men with whom
certain business was, or else had yet to be
transacted. Another explanation was that
they wore temperance ribbons and that
the negroes were going TO some church en-
tertanment Thursday night. 1t was not eX-
planned, howeverw why the white men wore
identical marks.
As the reporter was standing on the
steps surrounded by crowd in which the
two races were about equally represented,
drunken white man pulled off his coat,
posing himself in an aggressive attitude.
II challenge any id Democrat on these
sters to fight me-" he yelled out loudly,
was repeated several times. The crowd in
creased and il was a momentary wonder
thar fight did not break out.
Three lusty negroes, of most offensive
appearance stood up behind the man.
one surly looking fellow cried ont;
ayes, they darcn't, the Cd d-n DEM
ocrats. You're right, old man, (patting
Two other negroes actively aided the law
breakers in the demonstration. In the
middle of il a police officer arrived, led the
man off by the arm, coaxed him away
carefully with the aid of two other officers
put on his coat and then took him to his
home ON Walnut street.
Comment of various nature was ex-
pressed by the bystandcrs One or two
thought il strange that the officers should
depart from their usual custom of taking
d half-urunkGn peace-brcuker to the police
station and instead escort him to his home.
During the whole afternoon an air of
uneusiness pervaded the courthouse and
its ncighhOrhood.
Sheriff Allen called the board of canvass
To order little after o'clock. Ex-Gov-
ernor Stocklev entered the court-room ac-
companied by Mayor harrington. The
ex-governor's appearance was greeted by
loud cheers.
The sheriff ordered the roll to be called.
All the members Of the board answered.
Inspector Curlett Immediately asked for
recess until p. m His motion to that
end was received with a salute of Kisses by
the Republicans which was taken up i'm
mediately by an ovation of counter-cheers
from the Democratic side of the house.
The question was put and answered by a
strict party vote of 20 to 16. Mr.. Cotton
then again asked for a roll-call by yeas and
nays which was given showing results as
stated.