Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21


and 30 against shows that not one-half
o.l The vote that was cast at the last cleo
tlol were deposited in the boxes yesterday
me vote in East Dover was large con-
sldering the fact that there has been no in
terest whatever taken in the election. In
the rural hundreds Of the county the vote
was very small. The day was perfect and
INC, farmers were busy with their work
and did not care TO loose the time required
to go to the polls.
There was the usual number of purchas-
able voters who hung around and asked if
there is anything in it," and seemed sur
prised when told there was not. The bars
of the hotels were closed and everything
passed OFF quietly. There was no crowd ut
the polls, no pulling and hauling or mob
oil party workers. The GAzETTEs cor
respondent had all the returns of the
entire county in and wired TO Wilmington
before $50 o'clock despite the fact that
some of the hundreds are 10 to IL miles
distant and not near any telegraph Office.
FARMERS nID NOT VOTE.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
MTDpLETowN, May 20.--No one who had
not read the papers or kept posted on the
news of the day would have known that
there was an election here yesterday.
Nevertheless such was the case, and the
number of votes polled "For Conven-
one vote was cast Against Convention
and 1t looks rather lonely when arranged
with the 260 in favor of it. OF course
many persons did not take the trouble to
go to the polls, and perhaps a few enter
tanned the same idea as a well-known Re
publican, who stated to tile writer a few
days ago, that lie could see a niger in
the wood pile already and did not expect
to vote For a Convention" The vote is
generally considered good
FARMERS REFRAINED FROM BALLoTfNG
Special Correspondence Gazette and journal.
SMYRNA, May 20.--The vote polled yes
terday between the hours of in the morn
ing and 0 in the afternoon in Duck Creek
hundred was, "For a Convention 10S,
against convention, none, The vote cast
in 1887 was 316 for convention. Tho
mooted question of the day seemed to be
Have you voted2n but very little enthu-
the polls deposited their ballots and left
Every man was left to vote as his best
Judgment taught him. The vote was
largely from the town, very few of the
farmers taking any interest in it..
GENERAL APATHY IN LOWER SUSSEX.
Special Correspondence Gazette and journal.
LEwEs, May 20,-The convention cleo
tion passed off here very quietly and but
little interest was manifested by the voters
generally. The farmers were busy with
their work and few of them came to the
polls. Some of our prominent citizens in
town did not get interested and so kept
away effectually opposing a convention
and reform in our state government. Two
hundred and forty-nine votes were polled
"For Convention and four against it in
Lewes and Rehoboth hundred, II little over
one-thrd of the 700 votes polled at the last
general election. Indian River hundred
gave 1853 votes for and . against conven-
ton, less than half of the votes cast at the
last general election. The same apathy
prevailed there as in Lewes and Rehoboth.
NEW CASTLE HUNDREDS LIGHT POLL.
Special Correspondent Gazette and Journal
NEW CASTLE, May 20-The constitutional
convention election here yesterday passed
off very quietly. The polls opened at o a.
m, and from that hour until noon only
100 votes had been polled, and the election
officers of course had very little to do.
After o'clock upuntil the hour of closing
only 3S3 more ballots went into the box
When the result was announced, 4S3 for
convention" there was much disappoint-
ment among the voters and especially
those who were around all day distributing
tickets and getting the voters out. The
members of both parties worked with a
vim to make this years vote exceed
that of 1887, but their efforts
were unsuccessful. Several OF the
manufacturing establishments allowed
their employees an hour to vote, but num-
bers Of them neglected the matter and
failed to go to the polls. The farmers,
however, at least a majority of them in
this hundred did their duty and came to
the polls, and the decrease of 1875 vote
was caused principally by the failure Of
the city voters to turn out, All the saloons
obeyed the law and remained closed dur
ing the entire day. There was absolutely
no excitement around the polls and the
election was pronounced the quietest and
most orderly ever held here.