Evening journal., 1896-09-14
FRAUD AND DISORDER.
Pyle and Stayton Both
Claim the Election.
THE COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE.

THE COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE.
RIOTING IN THE SECOND AND
FOURTH WARDs-SIXTH WARD
BALLOT-BOX STOLEN. AND
ELEVENTH WARD RETURNS
NOT IN-THE MEN ELECTED.
The Democratic primaries on Satur-
day passed OF harmoniously in all
parts of the county, with the eXcep-
tion of Wilmington. where the rivalry
between the friends of State Senator
John Pyle and Thomas ~ Stayton, the
two aspirants for senatorial honors,
precipitated violence and fraud, which
will lead to a contest before the Demo-
cratic County Executive Committee.
But three courses remain open to
the committee First, is to declare
Pyle the nominee; second, to order a
new election; third, to force both men
out of the field and secure the nomina-
tion of a third man. Just which It
will adopt is a matter of conjecture.
Taking the returns as they are In,
the following ticket was nominated:
State Senator-John Pyle.
Representatives-W Wilmington, John
T. Dickey; Christiana, Robert McCul-
Tough; White Clay Creek, David X.
Donaldson New Castle William B.
Mccoy; Red Lion, Woodward w.
Cheairs Mill Creek, Charles G. Demp-
sey; Appoquinimink Richard l.. Maui
dine.
Levy Court Commissioners First
district, John II. Walker; Second, no
nomination; Third, John J. Mealey;
Fourth, Harry NJ. White; Fifth, Will
liam A. Scott.
There is no doubt regarding the
nomination of any of these men with
the exception OF Mr.. Pyle, who has the
votes, but a contest coupled with
them
While there was marked activity
about the various voting places dur
ing the afternoon, the Second and
Fourth wards have the distinction of
being the only one wherein there was
violence of a character sufficient to
necessitate police interference.
The trouble in the Second was oc-
casioned by the attempt of Theodore
Collins, a Klund street man, TO vote.
William Hayes, the inspector. showed
a disposition to vote him despite the
challenge of Michael Gillespie, the
clerk, who seized the ballot Hayes
resented the seizure of the ballot and
assaulted Gillespie When the smoke
cleared away, Hayes was in one cor
ner of the room with Gillespie on top.
While the man who stood at the back
/ of the ballot-boX was engaged in en-
: deayoring TO separate the combatants
some one stole the ballOt-bOX, and In
, a second the street looked as though
= two university football teams were en-
gagged in the most desperate sort Of {
= struggle. Police officers interfered
, but not before the box had beer
= smashed and the ballots scattered ovel
, the street. In spite of all protests tho
: polls were shut down.. Some effort
! was made to hold a curbstone election
, but it fell through. The man who stole
the box was not discovered.
, TWO BOXES IN THE FOURTH
/ The polling place Of the east end of
the Fourth ward was at Fifth and
| Church streets Over 500 votes were
cast, StaytOn having a majority Then
the Pyle men, after the polls had
closed, discovered another box and en-
tered a vigorous protest. The trouble
was growing thicker all the time
when Officer Kelley interfered. Clerk
Welch wrested the revolver from Kel
ley and put three bullets in the ceiling
Kelley used his club so freely that the
crowd became bitter, and were Just
about to beat the officer when Officer
Murphey put in an appearance H'
Q Quelled the tumult, and the two boxe.
/ were taken to the County Executive
e Committee to be counted.
SIXTH WARD TROUBLE.
, The County Executive COMMITTEES
= had assembled at the Every Evening
office ut night to receive the returns
and announce the result. a larg,
crowd had assembled to hear the re
! suit OF the primaries so industriousl!
! conducted.
q An officer attempted to eject an un
I ruly person, but before the trouble wa
a ended a dozen or more had to be pu
. out.
One of those elected put his elboy
q through the glass in tho door. Dur
Il ing the confusion the ballot-bOx con
tanning the Sixth ward returns wer
stolen from Judge Morrow, the THE
escaping with il, despite the efforts o
= Captain Kane and Patrolman Payne q
| detect him.
- This disorder led to the with
# drawal of Chairman william
l. Salisbury, Jr., Secretary e. Il
"a Cochran, Jr., and John Bigg.
A. the members of the committee sittinl
e before the Eleventh ward returns ha
been received
The returns, including an approx
G mate estimate of the east end OF tn
Second ward, and leaving out part G
h. the Sixth, are as follows:
IT Representative. Senate
~ Dick John Pyle Stay
pr Wards. cy. SON. ton
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