Daily Republican., 1890-04-09
FIFTH edition.
EXCITED FIREMEN,
both Factions Contend,ng Th,, r,..
Are Right. and Both Appealing to III.
City Council.

Are Right. and Both Appealiu. In III.
City Council.
Inc excitement among tho s,em,
continues, both claiinin the yic,o,. I ~
both being hopeful OF sucerss T 1Sa
Cloud patty claims that Council c,,1S
20 oehind the returns, while The KoIr
soa party say that Council has ths ,i,s,
10 70 behind the returns In case i.rs
Z alleged. and investigate all ch,ma
Tho ordinances governing tie clse .sv''
Tho 1udles Of the EJECT on .bail a.
liver 10 the Clerk Of Council, on or b,n,,
tho first stated meeting thereafter :, s.'
tihcAts under seal Of the company ,e,tin,
forth tho highest number OF yo,e, c',,
for one person for chiei en- Il uter ana ,x.
persona for assistant engineers, no iva
OF whom shall be members Of The sams
company. When the uurll shall sr
anime the returns as set forth eoun,
each company as one vote AID civ,
certificate OF election to tie p,f,n, "a.
ceiving the highest. Should then h. M
election Council shall, a, thu li;s' ,,.si
meeting thereafter, elect from am n , N.
candidates returned, it any be returned
ofilcers Tor the term"
Tue Robinson side viii make A 0At
on the ground I'll fraud In The eIc',iS
held by tho Fame Hose Compauy and
will present the following anllayl, taxi,
before William II. !. {, potAr, public;
STATE OF DELAwAgE,
NEW CASTLE couNfY SIS
Personally appeared before NE ,hh IN
day Of April. A. D. 1879, Henry Koo,
and john NcCiaferty, both Of vaoa
were duly sworn according to lsr dou
dep1se and say that each OF them v,rs
pref cat at the election held Oh t,e even,
Ing Of April 4, A. u. 1870, At The Nom,
Of the Fame Hose Cump.ay, fol- ciucer'
Of tie Fire Department Of Ne tiy
Washington from the tins o, opeu,a
to the time Of closing Of said eiecyoa
that each OF them kept a cotrec, accoun
OF the whole numbsr OF votes iesslStt
BY the judges al said election by wl
separate and distant methods, aud u
comparison after the cluslng Of tho clec
ton fnd that their taiics were tlisc5
that the total number OF votei cast VA
| ninety.eight (9S). Tho a0nexei IN
contains tie name OF every person who
voted ut sAld election.
Then follows tho names OF the 0S per.
sons referred to.
The following Is another affidavit 70
latiug to those WHO say they voted !ol
Robinson:
STATE or DELAWARE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Personally Appeared before me, &
/, notary pubic lor the stats Of D law no.
tho following named hi'Y,t9o t52l per-
sons, each OF them being dall sscyn q
affirmed according to Law, doth d'pOss
and gay that they and each d them arr
membcra Of the Fame Hose Com2iny
aud Mt an election held or tho eveuin
OF April Z, A. D., 1890, At the house
said Fame Hose Company in the city
Wilmington, Tor oflccrs OF the f''e ID
pattment of said city, that thty 81
each OF them votel at said election
ballot containing the uams oil Edward
Robinson for chief engineer, james
Kane for frat assistant engineer, a
w illiam T. Green for second assist
engineer. That the ballots cnlofs.d
them and each OF them 10 true cory
the ballot handed to TIE judges hold
said election, and by one Of sad ui
deposited In the box kept for rectl'
the ballots at the aforesaid election.
In witness whereof have hcreunll
my hand aud affixed my seal OF oific'
, Wilmington. the 7th day Of April, A
1890.
WILLIAM II. LEE.
seal Notary PUBL
Hers follows tho names Of tho 81
sons.
Joseph Lowber, C. B. Woodward, T
! Wilson. George Ii. Taylor, Z, +.
chior, Amos Simmons, L. X. Craw
and Thomas join In another aud
/. before Mr.. Lee that they are memdei
y the Fame Hose, and that they lrla
vote but were not permitted to Go g..
The Robinson faction from al
com panies held a meeting IN Tue U
wMo truck house last evening, viii
was decided to draw up a petiilo
pre,ent to Council tomorrow niglt,
Ing That body not to accept The re.t
of the election Officers OF one Fame !
20 returned. The Robinsoa men 90.
are ready TO produce the 81 .aeu
voted tor him, and the Cloud men
: the vote Of So Tor cr,oul AMI a ,or !
inson y CO. rect, and there tie ma
: rcA., pui In the mean time m'mtsl
= Council are being subjected 70 a.
severe buttonholing by bo'h iaItes