Evening journal., 1896-11-04
is the vote as far as known:
KENT COUNTY.


North Murderkill-Wes e.. 23S 2O4
South Murderkill-East. ... 267 267
South Murderkill-West &C.. 2S0 22O
MispilliOn-First district .
spillion-Second district 25S 213I
Milford-East ...... .... las 223
Milford-West .... .. 142 347
Totals .... - .2725 1904
Republican majority .... 339
This majority will be overcome by
the missing districts.
INTIMIDATION CHARGED.
A writ was issued yesterday morn
ing for the arrest of William Ellison,
of the firm of Stuss q Ellison, of Cam
den, charged with intimidating a voter
The latter, who is an employe of Eli
sons, claims that Ellison told him that
if he voted for Bryan and Sewall cleo
tors he would never get a days work
! from him again. The man went to
\ Dover, and on the advice of Democrats
I there had the writ sworn out A con-
stable started to Camden to serve it,
/ but meanwhile it is claimed that Eli
son heard of the proceedings against
/ him. He went to Dover and boarded
a north-bound train.
About 2.30 o'clock this morning Cen
eral r. r. Kenney, Colonel "Zeke'
Cooper, John f. Salisbury and other
/ leading Democrats, who had been re-
ceiving the returns in the Democratic
headquarters, at Dover, received pri-
vate advices from the various precincts
which justified them in making the
public announcement that the Demo-
cratic state ticket had certainly carried
the county by from 125 to $50 majority.
At the headquarters of the Kent
County Union Republican Committee.
j. Frank Alice claimed that the county
would certainly go for Mckinley and
that he was satisfied that the state
ticket would also be elected.
When the statement of Democratic
success was given out by General Ken
ney an enthusiastic crowd of Demo-
Gratis procured a brass band, paraded
the streets of the town serenading all
the prominent Democrats. Speeches
congratulating the voters on at least
the partial defeat of Addickism were
made by Messrs. Kenney, Cooper and
Salisbury.
AS a matter Of fact, from the best
advices that could be received up to a
late hour the county has possibly given
a small majority for the legislative and
Constitutional Convention delegates
. while Handy and Tunnel will alsC
probably pull through.
The returns are very slow in coming
in. In several of the districts up to a
late hour this morning the count was
not nearly finished. There were more
cut ballots than ever before, anC
many had to be thrown out.
At Smyrna, which is the polling
place for East Duck Greek hundred
there was no election, owing to a dis
/ pute in regard to the voters assistant
I John H. Price, a regular Republican
had been selected for this position, bu
the Union Republicans demanded tha
Edgar Spruance, an Addicks man, b'
1 appointed This was refused by tn,
Democratic inspectors, and the Addicki
ballot clerk, Winter Moore, is said tC
have refused to sign his initials to tn,
! ballots, so that no votes could b.
t polled. This was a Republican distric
BE- in 1894, and the fact that no election
p was held helps the Democrats
In the other Duck Greek precinct thl
Democrats claim it by 100 majority
They also claim the northern dis
trict Of Mispillion hundred by a ma
d jority of 125 and the whole hundred b,
y a majority of 200. East North Murder
u kill hundred gave from so to IS Re
publican majority, while Frederic;
gave Is Democratic majority.
The Second district of East Dove
hundred was a particular battle grounl
S for the Democrats, but there was to-
v much money against them, and tn
e Union Republican majority of tw
e years ago was increased to 81 this year
In the First district of East Dove
the Union Republican majority was rs
and in the Third district the head o
l. the UnOn ticket had a majority of 6S
e while the other names on the ticket ha
s. majorities averaging 60.
y The Democrats are certain of a larg
!. majority in Kenton hundred and wit
, part of South MurderlIill and Milfor
!, hundred, a slight majority is assured.
i LATE NEWS FROM KENT.
D At l o'clock this afternoon advice
y from Kent county indicate that 1t
le Democratic by 75 majority.
'e DlCKEY PROBABLY DEFEATED.
T. 1t looks as though John T. Dickel
IS Democrat, is beaten for the Genera
r Assembly by Eliason, Republican, of S
OOoiS0S uuuuitu. DiNhN@ - ''A"' -
"a the lowest man on the Democrat
le ticket. Had it not been for the Prob
a bition endorsement James T. Taylo
s. would have been the low man an
lie Dickey would have gone to Dover.
~ HOFFECKER CLAIMS KENT.
ne John H. Hoffecker. of Smyrna, tn
IL defeated Union Republican candidai
for governor, came to Wilmington tn
u morning to hear the full returns. Viii
of he was standing with group of part
id friends at Seventh and Market stree
BY a small boy approached and hande
him a card and ran off, Mr.. HOffeck'
cy looked at the card and found printe
re across its face the words: i told yc