Evening journal., 1890-11-07
BOARD OF CANVASS.
Excitement in the Court
House at It's Session.
GOODNESS PREVENTS TROUBLE.

The Board Has Many Adjournments.
large Crowds in the County building.
Ehs inspectors Get Down to Work
This nIorning--A Protest.
The Board Of Canvass of New Castle |
county reassembled at o'clock yester-
day afternoon. James Craig and Il. J.
Crippen were appointed clerks
After the calling Of the roll Inspector |
William f. McCaffrey made motion |
that the body adjourn until o'clock.
Franklin B. Cotton called for the yeas |
and nays and the vote stood 30 yeas and |
II nays, a strict party vote. The board |
then adjourned, and party feeling ran so |
high on the Republican side that small |
riot was imminent.
Adjournments Epidemic.
When the board reassembled at
o'clock Immediately after roll call ). !.
Curlett moved adjournment to 81
o'clock and upon call OF the yeas and
nays the motion was carried by vote OF
30 to IA, amid the cheers Of the Demo
Gratis and the Kisses Of the Republicans
A Motion by Mayor Harrington.
At o'clock the court room was
large number OF negroes we're present.
Many prominent Democratic and Re
publican lawyers were in at tendance, and
Mayor Harrington was upon the bench
Hon. Thomas II. Bayard, who had Just
returned from Georgetown, was standing
on the Republican side Of the house, and
conferred with Sheriff Allen once or twice
during the evening.
Ftaq Will pallpd In@pActOr MeGaffpru
made a motion that all within the rail-
ing, who were not interested parties
should be asked to retire.
Mayor Harrington. who was neither
an inspector nor an interesting party,
arose and said:
Il amend that motion to the effect that
all candidates be allowed to remain
within the rail.
Inspector McCaffey arose and pointing
to the mayor. said:
"Sherlh, that man has nothing to do
with this body, and no right to make
motion before it, | wish you would
teach him his place.
THIS objection was greeted with great
applause by the Democrats and hisses
and yells by the Republicans Cries OF
That's rightr "YoA're right, McCaf-
Fray" Certainly he basn't~ arose all
over the room, ard when the mayor
arose to explain his motion he was
greeted with an ovation of Kisses that
almost drowned what be said
The motion was not put by the chair,
but was supplemented by motion to
adjourn until to day at 10 o'clock as it
would take until or o'clock to get the
count made up. s. S. Curlett, Democrat,
said:
1T has been agreed by both the Demo
cratic and Republican inspectors that II
will he better to postpone action until TO
morrow, SO that we can finish the count
ing without stsying here all night.
s'That has not been decided or agreed
to by the Republican side Of the Board,
said Mr.. Cotton.
The yeas and nays were called on the
motion to adjourn, and the vote stood %
yeas, 90 nays, several Democrats voting
with the Republicans The sheriff de-
clared the board adjourned, amid greai
tumult. and it was with difficulty thai
the Republican leaders restrained ths
negroes present from committing acts Of
violence.
S. s. Curlett arose and shouted:
II wish to state that the returns vii
be counted as received and as we hold
! bh6mt
Several other Democratic inspectors
pledged themselves that the vote would b
counted.
Mayor Harrington again helped tn
! Democratic inspector out by mounting
the court crier's stand and saying:
! ''Gentlemen, you have heard this. Thl
Democrats have promised rs, and by us
, l mean the people Of the city of viii
mington-that the vote will be counted
1 let us go home and rely upon thi
f; pledge.
The speech was greeted with cheer
. and Kisses, and slowly the crowds file
, out of the court room, to gather in lit
groups all along Market street, to tai
. over the events of the day
: Sheriff Allen placed two men on guar
$ inside the court house during the nigh
s to protect the ballot boxes, and May'
. | Harrington stationed two special Officer
!, TO patrol the neighborhood.