Evening journal., 1896-11-06


burning brightly, but that spark was
wanting.
One negro was seen whiting out a
club, and another boasted OF a loaded
cane but both took good care not to
! provoke a quarrel
READY FOR THE RESULT.
Deputy Sheriff Tucker called the roll
of inspectors for positions to hear the
final count. Meantime objections were
made to the men behind the judges
bench where the clerks sat. Mr.. Coch-
ran assured the board that only the at
torneys of the committees and sheriff
were seated there, and there should be
\ no objection.
Willard Salisbury appeared and
urged AL disinterested Democrats to
retire. Sheriff Gillis asked .all the Re
publicans to get out.
ADDING MACHINES AT ,,ORK.
Inspector Milton II. Hawkins moved
that in view of the thirty hours SER
! vice of the clerks, adding machines be
secured. Clerk Adair stated his willing
ness to go on without sleep until the
work could be finished systematically
Clerk Reed. speaking for the Demo-
cratic clerks, said they had made no
suggestion concerning the machines.
Clerk Adair explained the utter hope
lessness of the clerks agreeing on the
present arrangement and suggested
( that they change places and count from
each others tally sheets. After a long
discussion it was decided to procure
two adding machines, one TO be oper-
ated by a Republican and another by
Democrat Colonel Niolds. Republi-
can, and Willard Salisbury. Democrat,
were delegated TO procure the machines.
Accordingly, at 1245. two machines
were carried into court and placed on
the lawyers table Leslie Pyle, Demo-
crat operated the machine from the
, Union National Bank, and James p.
Nields. Republican, son of Colonel
Nieds, took his place at the machine
4 from the Security Trust and Safe De-
! posit Company.
Clerk Adair. who was formerly a
u bank clerk, dictated for the four clerks
h and the machines counted up the fig
u ures with lightning rapidity, getting
the same result at the same time.
e THE MACHINE TOTALS.
d Constitutional Convention -Biggs
e 1925; Johnson. 1855; Donahoe, TO-,
Il $50; Harman, 1O,1S4; Toy, 9,5l9; Jus
IS lis, 9,698.
T. MR.. TOMAN ON THE SCENE.
is James b. Toman arrived at tn
e Court House and was admitted to th
court room at 70 o'clock. He had un
r. derstood that he was 200 in the lea
= and came up to ascertain the truth O
the report. He saw William r. Film
d on the outside congratulating som
l. friends because he (Flinn) was still 20
Al ahead.
p TWO EXCITING AFTERNOON INCL
,s DENTS.
e. Early this afternoon there were tw
m exciting incidents In the throng {
rs people around the Court House A hgl
ty near King street entrance drew a bI
e. crowd but no blood. as several patro
men were on hand with clubs in mi,
n air
al John Taggart was attacked wit
heart disease in the corridor and fel
nd apparently dead. Prothonotary Woo
e ley. ex-Sherin Peirce Gould and other
q cared for him in the prothonotary OF
is fee
re SHEETS WOULD NOT AGREE
We All four clerks worked at length o
n. the tally sheets and they would nc
I'll agree except on Biggs. Johnson an
's Harman of Constitutional Conventlo
es candidates; they were no nearer COZ
no responding than when they began.
aI55 CHEAIRs MEANS FIGHT.
". Woodward w. Cheairs, of Red Lilo
1e hundred, was at the Court House read
by to fight for his rights His friends hei
no heard that a plan had been laid
he make him the lowest man on III
i'm Democratic legislative ticket, an
r. therefore the candidate defeated by
III Frank Eliason, of St. Georges hundre
the Republican candidate who was ais
on the Addicks ticket They imm,
y. diately telegraphed to Mr.. Cheairs
d. come 10 Wilmington to look out Il
li- his interests. He did SO. and brougl
some Delaware City friends with hin
To They all insisted that Cheairs wa
n higher than John r. Dickey, Joh
an Dempsey and ID. X. Donaldson and th'
We II anybody was defeated twas the loy
he est man of that trio, and not him.
we 1--WE will carry the fight to Dover
as we have TO, said one OF them.
nd 1T is bad enough TO endeavOr
so count out Republicans. but when q
process is applied to Democrats
he Democrats it is too much for us
ng stand
A PERTINENT QUESTION.
W Some fellow, very much under the i
nuence Of liquor, fell down the steps
front of the Court House and cut
ae face. The force Of the fall rendered hi
lat unconscious for few minutes, and
III physician was sent for He reassur