Evening journal., 1892-11-10
CANVASSING THE VOTE.
Gould and Toner in an Air of
Uncertainty.
THE COUNT PROGRESSES SLOWLY.

No Radical Changes Diseovered-Only
Few Rural Hundreds Canvassed-The
city Not Touched--Ovation for james
j. Toner-sheriG simmons in a Good
Humor
The board Of canvass, consisting of al
the inspectors of Wilmington, with
Sheriff William Simmons as chairman.
met in the Court House shortly after 10
o'clock this morning.
The room was filled some time before
the meeting was called TO order.
noticeable thing in connection with il
was that there was not negro in the
room There is no doubt but that the
word was quietly passed around by the
Republican politicians for the negroes to
stay away.
1t was Democratic body, and the
Democrats remembering the attempted
negro outrage of two years ago were pre-
pared for IL. One half of the seats out
side the bar rail were filed with Demo
cratic special constables who had instruc
tions to nip anything of the kind in the
bud.
Among the prominent politicians in
the room who were not connected with
the board of canvass were Chairman Will
lard Salisbury, Jr, of the Democratic
County Executive committee; Chairman
Victor b. Woolley, of the Wilmington
Hundred Democratic associations Patrick
! Naary, General Theodore f Armstrong,
| Deputy Attorney General Branch H.
Giles, Joseph l. Carpenter Jr., Winfield
5. Quigley, Secretary John F. Callahan,
] q. ~
George Spicer Clerk of Council Solomon
Hersey, f. r Cochran. Jr, James w
Ponder. aud Willard Hall Porter, Re
ceiver John T. Dickey, Speaker Of the
Senate John p. Donahoe, ex.Deputy At
torney General Thomas Davis, ex City
Solicitor William T. Lyman, Representa-.
tive J. Harvey Whiteman.
The Prize at stake.
The object Of the meeting was to can
vass the county vote. The question al
stake was whether James j. Toner,
Democrat, of New Castle hundred, OF
Peirce Gould, Republican, Of Whining
ton, had a majority Of the votes cast for
sheriff
some delay was occasioned by absente'
inspectors The sheriff announced tha
the work could not proceed until thel
arrived. He called the roll aud it WA
discovered at 10 80 that w p. Morrison
inspector of the Second district Of tn
Fifth ward, was absent on the city list
deputy was dispatched for him
The members OF the board occupiel
seats around nine long tables within tn
bar rail. The pace was completed
filled
During the delay occasioned by tn
absentees Winfield S Quigley an
Peirce Gould held a short conference
e the hallway at the rear of the bench.
Sheriff Simmons informed the insper
tors present shat the Levy Court had OF
, dered all election paraphernalia over I
the inspectorelect.
/ Cheers for Toner.
When james J. Toner entered he wa
given an ovation. There was loud cheer
ing long g-continued. Toner bowed hi
, acknowledgements and Sheriff Simmon
! smilingly commanded order.
! There was loud talking near the doc
and he went down personally and quiete
; il. A few minutes later Chairma
J Salisbury, Receiver Dickey and NJ
e Toner held short conference upo
the possibility of the official vote.
A
ment until I o'clock. The sheriff inform
S ed him that tn board could not adjour
e until its work was completed but thi
L ample opportunity for getting dim,
- would be given.
= motion to have the law read for th
u a information of the public was lost on
d division
}, An effort was made by some of Gould
I friends to make a demonstration wh'
; his name was mentioned II was quick
n suppressed by the sheriff, who asked q
3 men to keep their good spirits with
u themselves until they left the cou
J. room.
Dallas Cleaver was sworn as subs
tute for Benjamin. Yearsley, a sick i
e spector Of the second district of Ea
5 ST. Georges hundred.
"a Tho Suspense is Painful.
Never has there been-s shrievalty co
10 test that created so much anxiety in {
s. public bresst All day long the telepho
d. in the Evening JOURNAL ONCE has be
ID ringing periodically, and inquiry aft
ne inquiry has been coming In as to VIII
" was the result Of the official count.
as "Who is sherid2'
How about Tonerp
he Say, is jim all right 7
ed What's Gould's majority
''Will the count tell for Tonerf'
"How about Toner 2"
=. Say, will Toner get there =
"Aint there been some mistake abo
:. Goulds vote 7"
lie The Canvass Progresses.
N The canvass began with Brandywi
fUfnTTnnfl
ng until the returns from the Eastern q