Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-14
Dalby's plurality. .................... 8



The scattering votes were as follows:
For Council-Frank Raney, Z; Andrew
Gallagher, /; John Campbell /; Joshua
Maherd, l. Assessor-William II. Tall
ferro 3. Treasurer-John McCallin, /;
Peter Doris, 1.
The large plurality of Mr.. Herbert was
quite surprise as it was generally ex-
pected the vote would be close, but his
election was conceded in the afternoon be-
fore the polls were closed.
Mayor Hanson was probably the worst
disappointed of the candidates He claimed
his election almost until the result was
announced.
The Republicans as a rule gave lp the
hight about the time the polls closed though
many of them stood around and predicted
blackburn's victory to the last.
NOT AN ILLEGAL VOTE CAST
The election, although bitter and excit-
ing throughout, was pure one and not
one illegal vote out of the S03 Is believed to
n have been cast. From the opening of the
polls al ll.5O O'Clock, a. IN, until the re-
suit was announced, ut 1870 last night tho
vicinity OF the voting place was beseiged
py d mass OF humanity. IL was one of
the few elections in New Castle that was
not attended by considerable "scrapping.n
There was none of this yesterday. of
course there were a few squabbles, but no
blows were struck, and IL is safe to say
that no blood was spilled during the whole
Gay. AS general thing everybody seemed
to be in happy mood and excepting right
under the voting window there were few
harsh words spoken. The usual number
OF intoxicated men were on the scene but
they showed no disposition to fight rather
preferring to amuse themselves in some
other way.
HERBERr's SPLENDID FIGHT.
Mr.. Herbert made splendid fight for
the mayoraty, and won by hard and I'M
ceasing labor ON the part of himself and
his ientenants. His father, the ex-State
treasurer, proved himself to be Just as
strong and influential a politician as in the
days OF yore. He was at the polls early,
with his sleeves up and worked like
beaver for eight straight hours. Mr. Her
bert predicted Franks election early IN the
day, and at O'Clock in the afternoon he
prophesied within few votes of what the
result would be. All of Mr.. Herberts
were on hand and did excellent and eifec.
1--WE work for him among the doubtful
voters. The ShawtoYn delegation, over
which there was some speculation last
week, turned in strong for him and cast
their votes solid for the straight Demo-
cratic ticket.
HANSON NOT IN THE RACE
h II was evident early in the afternoon
that Hanson was out of the race, and the
only question in regard to him was
whether he would be second or third man.
Early i'll the day, however, the conserva-
tive estimate of his vote was in the neigh
borhood Of 100 The Republicans put their
vote at 275 and were hopeful of electing
Blackburn until between and & o'clock.
when crowd of SO or more mechanics
and fishermen. who had just concluded
their days work. stepped 70 the polls and
cast their ballots for Herbert. The latter's
followers were then sanguine of victory,
but the Hanson men still claimed that the
count would show his reelection.
WAITING FOR THE COUNT.
When the polls closed the crowd surged
into the mayors Office, eager to hear the
count, which commenced as soon as In
spector Jemison and his assistants had par
taken Of lunch. The place was a complete
blockade from then until 1870 O'Clock. IL
was impossible to get out when once in the
compact mass, and to get in was simply
out OF the question.
The Herbert men began cheering as
early as o'clock, so confident were they
of success, and the crestfalen Republicans
and Hanson men soon disappeared from
the scene, although some of them fingered
and held out for their admirers until
things began to look very blue for every
body that was not for Herbert.
Frank IL. Gulick and Daniel r. Wolfe
acted as clerks, and through their quick
talleying and thorough acquaintance with
their work the count was completed much
earlier than was expected.
MANY SILT TICKETS.
Never was there such q cutting and split |
ting of tickets. On some of them marked |
Democratic Herbert tickets, were the |
names of two or more Republican candi- |
dates. The tickets headed Hanson had all |
kinds of names for the assessor and so |
with the Republican tickets, many of |
which also had on the Democratic city |
treasurer and one or more Democratic |
councilmen.
The vote of Mr.. Etchells, the successful |
Republican councilman, ran away ahead |
of the other candidates for that office. |
This is accounted for from the fact that he |
was solidly supported by the Republicans
and the Shawtown voters, who did so
nobly for Herbert.
Edward Daily, r., who was elected |
assessor, got his votes principally owing to |
the large number of Democratic aspirants. |
He also got q few Democratic votes,
/ Michael A. Sullivan, the Democratic can
Sdidate from Shawtown, assessor on the |
Herbert ticket ran well and would no
doubt have been elected had he been the |
only Democrat in the field. Mr.. Ferris
large vote was just as expected. 1t was
the largest cast for any one candidate and |
il certainly is q great compliment to him.
He always rolls up a big majority and he |
has never failed vet TO be elected CITY