Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10
the Res ULr IN KEyT.
How the Democrats There Repealed the
Snrnce Attack .NlaIls Hmm Thnn1.

county; after the battle oil tne most /
holly contested election ever held in this I
county it was learned that the Demo-
Gratis were victorious. 1t is true the
majority is small, but it is q well-known
fact that it was the dying struggle of
the G. o. r. With the unlimited supply |
of money and the vast number Of negroes
assessed the Democrats were badly
handicapped.
In the beginning of the campaign
each white Republican was assigned
seven negroes to manage and vote.
They thoroughly organized, and almost
every negro registered voted. If the
one that had not been registered was
not here to vote, another one was sub
stituted. They were guarded like cattle
all day Monday and all night, ana il is
known that they dare not leave tom or
vote anything but the Republican ticket.
The new system Of voting worked adj
mirably and was pronounced perfect.
The voting began at the three districts
in East Dover hundred at $50 O'Clock
and at noon two-thirds of the votes
were polled.
AT o'clock, in the afternoon, all the
voters registered in the hundred, except
about 80, had voted. There was no dis
order during the entire day and no
crowd around the polls pulling and
hauling as heretofore.
The Republicans paid as much as $35
for votes and some instances gave men
$50 to 60 home and husk corn. A Re-
publican on the Legislative branch Of
the ticket gave q white man $35 to 80
home and go about his farm work. He
did so but returned in time to vote the
Democratic ticket. The Republican
went to him and demanded the return of
the money he had paid in the morning
but failed to get it.
But still there seems to be some
honesty about the business. A man who
has been known to vote the Democratic
ticket for several years was met by
Democrat as he was leaving the polls.
The Democrat said suppose you voted
our ticket and as you have been out OF
work some time, lost child and pre-
sumo would like to have little money
here is present of SIS. The man took
it and walked off. After the polls had
closed the man sent the S. back to the
Democrat and said he had sold his vote
to the other party and thought 1t would
be wrong to keep the 49,
The counting out of the ballots was
completed about o'clock and immrdi-
ately tclcgraphed to the EVERY EVEN
ING. In the second and third districts
there was considerable controversy over
sixty wildcat ballots. They were Re.
| publican tickets and bore evidence OF
being purchased. The straight ticket
was voted, except for the coroner. Here
o fictitious name was used. The tickets
were counted under protest.
The Democrats can prove that some
OF these votes were bought and the tic
titious name placed on them to prove
that they were voted right. AS soon a:
the ticket was read out certain Re
publican would make note Of the
fictitious name. No two Of them wcft
the same, and in some cases the namel
of Democrats were used.
Ii these ballots are counted and sucl
work allowed the object Of the new bal
lot law--the prevention Of the purchas,
of votes-will not be achieved. 1t is {
well-known fact that the Republican
have been saying that it was cas-,
enough to buy votes and have told sew
eral that the above way was what they
intended to do.
If necessary it can be proven thai
some of these votes were purchased anC
thus marked to see if they were votct
as bought. District-attorney Watson
was present and said the votes must b
counted and unless they were he woulC
have the election officers arrested.
About o'clock the two club room
were filled with men anxious to hea
the returns from the State and country
The Republicans had wire run int
their room at an expense of S45, Will
the Democrats were contentcd with
SIS service.
, Soon the returns began to come in
and everything seemed to favor Cleve
lands election. AS the time passed o
the crowd in the Democratic Club root
began to increase, and the enthusiast
began to grow. AT II O'Clock it wa
. very encouraging, and the crowd bega
!, to enjoy themselves.
But 10, at the other club room til
crowd was small and very blue. "Thel
must be something wrong with this VIII
OF ours said one man. "Go down
. the other place and see what they kno'
there" said another. He endeavored
get in the hallway of the Democrat
club room but could not for the crow
and returned fully convinced that
was all true. The good news continue
to come and the boys began to sing,
/ Grover, Grover, four more years {
: Grover.
/. When the news was received tn;
New Castle had gone Democratic u
crowd went wild. At 2 o'clock IL
) Mechanics Band was gotten out an
5 marched over the different streets Of Il
S town, followed by large crowd of vel
ing Democrats.
Y BY this time the Republicans ha
i, given up everything and gone hon
n thoroughly disguised.
G 1t is thought that the county vi
0 never be carried by them now, after Il
t failure yesterday. They had MOI
4 money than they could use and all
Q their registered men were allowed
n vote once and only once.
They paid big sums to small fry mt
! who thought they were workers b
c proved anything else.
}. swell, we can stand it," said one
p them this morning, "for we are used
d defeat"
North Murderkill kept the Repub
can majority down well and has bet
: awarded the banner. Two years ago
a was 50; yesterday it was only 49,
= a CLOSE SHAYE IN SUSSEX.