Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-06

polls' many OF tnem, IL IS stated, were
special constables and their sympa-
thiZers.
Taking both facts into consideration,
IT is probable that on the polling of
full party vote on both sides, with no
malcontents, and the negro vote pouring
in in its fullest legitimate qualified
volume into the Republican ballot boxes,
the city of Wilmington is slightly
Democratic.
There is no doubt that larger num-
berot Democratic voters commonly stay
away from the polls than Republican.
The rank and file of the latter attend as
rule more assiduous!y and are mole
effectively whipped into line than the
Democrats. As stated, IL is claimed that
an absolutely exhaustive poll of the
city, were such possible, on party lines,
with some straight party question for
the test, with no accidental question to
influence the result, it would bring the
city out Democratic without fail. Last
Saturday the greatest Democratic apathy
was shown in the Eighth ward and the
liveliest work in the Sixth and Twelfth
| wards.
1t was predicted in THE GAZETTE
three weeks ago that if there was apathy
among the colored voters Of the Twelfth
ward the Democrats would capture that
ward. 1t was asserted at the same time
that If similar conditions developed in
the Sixth ward, that ward would be in
doubt. Something closely resembling
this transpired on Saturday.
THOSE RAsCALLY NOMINATIONS.
No better evidence of the trtthfulness
of the charges of fraud at the Republic
can primaries could be asked than the
revelations of the figures of Saturdays
election, as shown by DISTRICTS.
For instance, in the First ward, on
May 4th, there was reported as cast, 167
votes for Lewis, 25 for Baynard, % for
johnson. Last Saturday the total vote
of the ward for Lewis was 101-a glar.
; ing frauduency of over TIA per cent.
, From the Fourth and Fifth districts OF
the Second ward lover Third street
, BRIDGE the report was that on May 4tb
, $50 votes were cast for Lewis, "a for
, johnson and 30 for Baynard On Saturday
, last the total vote of these two districts
, for Lewis was 27l. The same condition
; of revelations of preconceivcd and
. palpable fraud accomplished at the Re-
| publican primaries under instruction
. from the ring was shown in every dis
trict in which the Republican vote wa;
q abnormal on the nomination day. Or
the other hand, in those districts where
! the vote was normal, and where thu
/ friends Of Baynard and johnson had
q opportunity of fair play, notably in thu
/, Third, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh
4 wards, the vote cast on Saturday TO
a | Lewis was equal to the vote cast for al
4 three candidates on day of nomination
X Then again Mr.. Mitchells total vot
in the Northern District on Saturda,
last was 100 less than his vote on th
I, day of Republican primaries nomination
:, The disgust of his party is shown IN tn
y meagre majority Of between 600 am
= 700 given him on Saturday in distric
N that gave majority of nearly 1000 10
~ y the Republican ticket last fall.
vi PLUMs FOR THE vIoToRs.
ir Among the more immediate results {
re Saturdays great Democratic municipi
ID victory is the large harvest of appoint
ut ments falling to the hands OF the me-
is administration, City Council and th
rs mayor.elect, A clerk OF Council WI
c. be elected; bailiff OF Council; cit
ct auditor; an auditors clerk; clerk
of the finance committee, who is to ASST
ed the city treasurer. II is stated mat u
IT, Republican programme made AZ machii
ke headquarters was for +. Eden bacn
ed be clerk of Council and to shove, NJ
ms Lednum the present incumbent ooW
nd to the city treasurers once, the posiue
on now held by Samuel A. Price.
We Others of the plums falling to the ne
ed Democratic administration are chi
las engineer of the Surveying pepartme
Inn and assistant engineers; city regist.t
a dog catcher; oil inspector; meat i
m spector; building inspector; milk inspe
are tor in the future; clerk of the mark,
tic The term of President Chambers of 4
1T Street and Sewer Department expir
,ha April 1st 1887, therefore Mayor Jetsl