Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-17
THE Bo.4RD or CANVASS.
The Count Long and Tedious--over Two
Thousand Attesting Signatures--Some
Amusing Election Notes,

Amusing Election Notes,
The big county court room was great
sight Thursday morning. 1t was swarmed
with citizens interested in the important
matter of canvassing the returns of the
election in New Castle county. The pas
sages of the court house also swarmed
with people.
An intense interest existed in regard to
the sherffalty ballot. Expressions were
heard on every side that the canyassing
board would discover, on its examination,
some hopes for James j. Toner as sheriff.
great deal was said in regard to mutt
lated ballots and their being counted. On
the other hand. it was directly stated that
their would be no going behind the returns
and that the certificates Of the vote, as
read this morning, would stand.
At 10 o'clock Sheriff Simmons asked the
rural inspectors to take seats at the two
right hand tables and the city ward Of.
ticals at the four tables located to the left
and in front of the bench. This included
officials carrying their big brown ballot
boxes poured into the court room in con-
tinuous procession.
"Look at the Republicans carrying in
their collins, some one called out.
Crowds of the leading Democratic citi-
zens of Wilmington were present, also q
number of prominent lawyers.
1t was big Democratic lovefeast, from
which Republican fellow-citizens were not
excluded.
"I'ln not going to do anything all day., y
remarked an exuberant Democrat, "but 20
around and collect my bets"
THE BOARD CALLED TOGETHER.
| At 1880 Sheriff Simmons called off the
| list of inspectors to see il they were all
| present. The sheriff announced that can
| vassing could not proceed until all OF the
| SO inspectors were ut hand.
Among the citizens present were noticed
| Chairman Willard Salisbury Of the Demo
cratic county executive committee, Deputy
Attorney-general Branch II. Giles, Genera
| Theodore II. Armstrong, Patrick Neary
Woolley, Andrew q. Gray, Z. R. Cochran
| Jr., Charles B. Evans, N. w. Davis, James
W. Ponder, Jr,, John +. Callahan.
| The sheriff read out the list of inspec
ton officers and only one, w. p Morrison
of the Fifth district, Sixth ward, wa:
absent. 1t was reported also that four q
the city ballot boxes had not been brough
to the court house, All of the rural hun
dred boxes had been deposited in the CRANE
jury room.
THE BOARD BEGINS WORK.
The canvassing has commenced in regu
lar order 1t is a very tedious job and il i
hardly probable that anything definite il
regard to the official figures will be known
before late in the afternoon.
Colonel Benjamin Nields was officially
present, representing the Republican in
terests.
The ballot box of the Fourth district
Eighth ward, was brought to the court
room not placed within its outside browl
box and sealed, as required by law.
Only in view of 4 contest on posslbl
sheriffalty question following any changes
may the ballot boxes be opened, and the
only on order of the court.
There were just four negoes present i
the big audience that crowded the courl
house. u strange contrast to Two years a5t
when the chamber literally sWarmed wit
them.
Benjamin Yearsley, inspector Of Ea:
st. Georges, Second district, became i'll an
asked to be excused. BY an agreement b.
tween thesheriff Chairman salisbury an
the election officers of the district, Dalla
Cleaver was substituted for him.
The democratic candidate for sherit
James j. Toner, entered the court room {
ii 40 o'clock. He was received with lou
cheers that broke out again and again.
Sheriff Simmons asked that all try to
good citizens and keep their shouting fC
out of doors.
1t was now growing so late Q1.50 a. m
, that Edmund Frazer made motion tn;
adjournment be made to p. m.
Sheriff Simmons replied that that coul
; not be, as the law requires that havii
once commenced the canvass must N
, stop.
! Bernard Donohoe made motion whic
was lost, that the law in regard to canvas
: ing the returns be read.
By vote the canvassing board agreed
commence with Brandywine hundred, III
! clerks were Winfield 5. QuiGley and 5.
Horn.
When the East Mill Creek list was ret
! William II. Quinn of this city made pr
! test, as one OF the alleged voters, Villa
jerks Fell, is not a resident
! After some discussion Sheriff Simmoi
: told the inspectors to proceed with the
: reading
Q Bernard Donohoe asked the sheri
: whether the court had made record Of q
= protest.
Mr.. Quinn-'If we are here simply
i dummies, and our motions denied, we mi
as we'll not sit at all, but just give "
I these certificates and let you do as "
please with them
! The sheriff-"The chair will not ent'
y tain motions tending to delay business.
:, think this is such. Onr duty now is Sil
! ply to read the certificates of the three
Il speotors."
Y Mr. Quinn-''When there is prot,
ii made against accepting votes that is L
delaying business. again make my pl
test"
e The sheriff then stated that record wor
Is be made Of it.
|. George W. Currinder, minority judge
" East White Clay Creek, protested agaii
+ the acceptance Of four colored votes