The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-19

'D'iAiS'i t'tLS tuHultdiIS 1900 1917
Returns for Coroner, Sheriff and Lew
Court Commissioners show the same vari-
apCe.
The petition then reviews the holding OF
the election and the forwarding to the
sherih of the return sheets except that OF
West Lover Hundred, and that the Board
OF Canvass failed to open the ballot box and
secure the returns.
And you petitioners further aver that the
said Board Of Canvass so cUr& tituted al
aforesaid, did not publicly in the presence
OF such electors OF the county as thought
proper to be present, or otherwise, asceM
tain the state of the election throughout
the county by calculating the aggregate
amount Of all the votes for each office that
had been given in all tho Hundreds and
election districts Of the county fer eyery
person voted for for such Office; but on the
contrary, said Board of Canvass so assemsE
bled as aforesaid and for the express pur.
pose as aforesaid, refused to ascertain the
state of the election throuehou: the county
by calculating the aggregate amount of all
the votes for each Office that IA hocn given
IL all the Hundreds of the County for eyery
person voted for for such oillra, although
requested so TO do.
And your petitioners further aver thai
the said defendants constituting the Board
or canvass a. aforesaid did refuse to call
culate the number Of votes for each Office
which mad bsen given in election district
No. l OF East Dover hundred, In election
district No., 2 Of East Dover hundred, in
eastern election district of North Murders
XIII hundred, In election district No. 2 Of
South Murderkill hundred in eastern elec-
ton district Of Milford hundred, and I'M
western election district CT Milford hun,
dren for every person voted for for each
Of said Offices
And your petitioners further aver thao
the Board Of Canvass constituted as afore.
said, did not, before any adjournment OH
separating of said board, or otherwise.
make, under their hands, any legal and prof.
per certificates Of election In manner and
form as prescribed in the statutes of the
State of Delaware in that behalf, which
said certificates have been hereinbefora
enumerated.
IEe petition further prays that thS
Board Of Canvass be ordered to assemble
al the Court House in Dover and then and
there count the returns and find out tho
result Of the election In Kent county. IN
VIII be battle royal between the attor-
neys, as the Democrats Of Kent county will
try to keep the county Democratic IL
recount taken place then the Senate wifi
be Republican and so viii the constitu-
tional convention,
Ex-Chanocllor James A. Wolcott, General
R. r. kenney and Henry Rldgely and
James II. Hughes will defend the action Of
the majority OF the Board of Canvass.
Walter II. Hayes, H. H. Ward and other
Republican lawyers are in the fight to see
that the party that won the day shall bo
given credit for wlnnig the day.
Immediately after tho opening OF the
session ES-Chancellor Wolcott asLeI, ca.
a orttnuanco OF the rule Of the II oak
claiming an order to inspect the feather
sheets Of the Canvassing board. AHs etc..
refu. cd but the alternative writ Pre-. .ucv.
by Mr. Pcnnwell, attorney for the Union ;,
Republicans, requesting the court to In.
spect tho return sheet, was granted
Mr.. Pcnncwcl wanted tho order of in.
snoctor executed Immediately, and Mh
Mclcott wanted it postponed until Nov.
Tho Court reserved it de lon on TIE
question until this afternoon