Evening journal., 1896-11-07
MACHINES WERE QUICK.
They Soon Finished up the
Board of Canvass Work.

They Soon Finished up the
Board of Canvass Work.
ANNOUNCED THE sHER1FF's VOTE
DEPUTY TUCKER AND TWO DEMO
CRATIC LAWYERS ADDRESSED |
THE LARGE CROWD AROUND
THE COURT HOUSE ON THE RE-
suit.
The Board of Canvass of New Castle
county, concluded It's labors yesterday
afternoon without further disorder.
Absence OF the crowd outside the rail-
ing in the court room had a quieting
effect, and the blood that had been at
fever heat for nearly thirty hours rap
Idly cooled.
Several inspectors contended that
the Democratic sheet was correct. The
count was finally continued without
that district.
CLERK REED PLAYED OUT.
vote OF Charles b. Evans, Clerk Edwin
A. Reed gave out and Inspector Haw-
ldns moved that he be relieved at once
Mr. Reed stated that another clerk
would have to be appointed in his
place and then, after a bath and a few
hours nap, he would return and re-
lieve Mr.. First, who was also playing
out
Sheriff ellis appointed Il. Baldwin
T. Springer to take the place vacated
by Mr. Reed.
sPRUANCE SUCCEEDS ADAIR.
At 2 o'clock Clerk Adair, who was
also announcing the figures, became so
exhausted that he could not proceed,
and the sheriff was Obliged to appoint
man to relieve him. Arthur W. Spru-
ance was chosen.
r. Bayard Heisel was appointed at
2.1O to relieve Clerk II. S. First. Clerk
Isaac s. Baird stuck to the ship, al
though he Is an elderly man. and has
subsisted on crackers and pickles for
nearly two days.
There was n little breeze when the
name OF Haddock. an Addicks candi-
date for the Constitutional Convention,
was reached. The tally sheet kept by
the Democrats credited him with ~
votes in one place. while on the Re
publican sheet he was given 172.
Sheriff Gillis was asked TO get the
tally sheet
ANNOUNCED THE VOTE FOR
SHERIFF
Al Mr.. Saulsburys suggestion, In
spector Hawkins moved that, as the
result OF the sheriffalty contest was
/ keeping the large crowd outside th'
building. and TO get It away. the vot
a OF the sheriff be counted. IT showe
= III 1886 for the Republican candidate
q and 11.214 for Toman, the Democrat
3 candidate. This showed Films ma
iority to be 1S2. After the majorit.
. was learned. Deputy Sheriff Tucker
, accompanied by Willard Salisbury an'
! John Biggs, walked out on the bal
cony facing Market street, and calling
! the crowd to order, announced the re
suit. IL was greeted with cheers, an'
the crowd began to scatter.
Soon after o'clock the Inspector
Z began the work OF signing the certif
2 Gates. and the very turbulent day ha,
6 soon ended with the final adjournmen
OF the Board OF Canvass. Some de
v feated candidates talked OF protesting
3 because machines were used m the ad
0 dition. but It Is said that any court vii
2 uphold tho instruments as being evei
s more accurate than the human mind.
HUNDRED TICKETS --ECTED.
So far as known at the office Of tn
clerk OF the peace the following are tn
> tickets elected in the several hun
u dreds
d APPOQUINIMINK HUNDRED.
! inspectors East. Frederick Knots
~ D.: West, Edward w. Manlove, d.; as
SCISSOR. Francis IL. Lattomus, r.; roa
commissioners, Andrew n. Skaggs, ID.
"a John r. Francis, ID.
. BLACKBIRD HUNDRED.
Inspectors-East, Harry T. Staat
d.: West. James e.. Cats, d.. asses
,o sor. James A. Buckson, D.; road con
u missioners, William G. Pryor, D.; job
''e L. Seemans, ID.
Is BRANDYWINE HUNDRED.
a inspectors North, John J. Harri
Il r.; East, Joseph w. +. Casey, X
l9 South. James e. Megilligan, r.. asse
99 sor. James w. Green, r.. road con
% missioners, Lewis f. Talley, r.; Isaia
10 d. Mousley, r.
~ CHRISTIANA HUNDRED.
q nspectors-North, Benjamin
Sheppard, r.; South, T. Walter Youn
30 r.; West, William Wilson, Jr., r
20 Highlands, James S. Sterling, r. Ma
70 shallton, Walter Tanning, r.; asse
sor, Edwin S. Ely, r.. road commi
O5 sioner, William ]. Brown, r.
40 MIL CREEK HUNDRED.
81 spectors-North, George
~ Shakespeare, r.; East, William Fra
els Ball. r.. West, Eli Davis, r.; a
50 SCISSOR. John Kinsey' Chambers; roi
"a commissioner John Thomas Moore.
ia NEW CASTLE HUNDRED
% nspectors-North, William Morriso
D.; East, George A. Morrison, /
81 South, Charles Munson, D.; We
81 James Finnegan, D.; assessor, John
81 Sheridan.
PENCADER HUNDRED.
UV nspectors-North, John w. Daye
10 R.; South, Louis B. Racine, D.. ass'
'55 sor. T. Roseby McMullin, ID. road col