Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

manifest to you from the fact that ono
class of such taxables registered in the
said three wards in 1894 numbered
altogether 1872, more or less, whereas
the same class of poll taxables on your
books, as now constituted, number
3, 393 more or less. We give the figures
as near as they can be arrived at from
actual count at this time.
This and other gross Irregularities
causes this formal protest, and we
hereby notify you that unless your
books are properly corrected by you
before presentation to the Levy Court,
we shall there protest their irregu-
larity.
Yours truly,
Willard Salisbury,
John Biggs,
Peter j. Ford,
Members of the Democratic County
Executive Committee from Wilmington.
CONFERENCE HELD.
Attorneys II. II. Ward and Philip Q.
Churchman are advising Assessor
Whann of the Third district how to
proceed. All the while Mr.. Whann is
very retieent, and reporter of The
Gazette was unable to learn on Mon
day how it was that 1888 negro poll
taxalbes were assessed in the Sixth,
Seventh and Ninth wards, while only
792 negroes were registered last year
and Of that number only GA voted.
There is some mystery about the resi-
dences of these negroes, and 1T is feared
some Of those dummies" about
which there has been 80 much com
ment recently, may be included. How
ever, as the reporter was unable to get
any statement, nothing definite on this
point could be learned.
Messrs. Ward and Churchman called
on Willard Salisbury and John Biggs
of the Democratic county executive
committee on Monday and the repre-
sentatives of both sides held confer
ence, after which it was announced that
nothing had developed and another con-
ference was arranged for.
Mr. Ward, when seen by a reporter
of The Gazette, stated that there
was absolutely nothing fer publication.
This means that Mr.. Whann and his
advisers will consider well what is best
to do before they make any announce
ments.
Assessor Wharn stated to the reporter
on Sunday that he would do what was
right in the matter.
BUSINESS MEMS REPuBLIBAN CLUB.
A reporter of The Gazette Monday
hight called on Henry G. Morse, presi-
dent of the business Mems Republican
Club, at his residence No. 500 Della
ware avenue, and after calling alton
tion TO the discrepancy between the
number Of negroes at present assessed
and the number that were registered
last year in the Third assessment dis
trict, asked Mr.. Morse il the club
would taHe cognizance of the supposed
illegal assessment.
Mr.. Morse stated that, while he had
read the newspapers in general way,
he had not read of this par ticular mat
ter, and he knew nothing Of 10 until
the reporter brought it to his notice.
After reading newspaper clipping,
which was handed him, Mr.. Morse
said, 81 am glad you brought the mat
ter to my attention. | will present it
to the club" and at his request the
clipping was left with him.
What tho club will do, Mr., Morse
was unable to say, but he did state
that one of the objects of the club is
TO secure, If possible, purity at olec-
tiona.
Mr.. Morse seemed deeply interested,
for after reading the printed matter
he questioned The Gazette's repre-
sentative concerning matters pertinent
to the subject.
wmANN's ASSESSMENT IN LEVY COURT.
In the Levy Court on Tuesday the
following assessors Of the several hum
dreds appeared with their books con-
tanning the recent assessments:
II ri
mango, Sheridan, Anderson, Melten,
Cannon, Mccoy, Farley and Nhann,
the last named three being the vii
mington assessors
The assessor of Brandywine hundred
was discharged until next Tuesday; OF
Mill Greek till tomorrow, of st. Georges
till to-day.
Tho assessors reported the number OF
books they had. Outside of Whining
ton II assessment and u dog books
we're reported Assessor Mccoy re.
ported four property and four poll
books; Farley, five property and five
poll books, and Whann, three white
property, three colored poll and
property and three white poll books.
While the Levy Court Commissioners
were in session Assessor Whann, who
was in the court room, was seen by Il
reporter of Tho Gazette, to 9whom he
made the following statement: Son
examination | found that had in the
Ninth ward about 200 less names
tmeaning colored poll taxables) this
year than last year, and I sfuppose it
will run that way in all Of MY wards.
All OF the negroes assessed never regis.
ter and vote. | could not find out what
the Democrats want and | have not
examined the books or done anything
since the protest was filed. l have not
taken a name off the books | will
guarantee, however, that there is not a
name on the list which has not bona
fide residence. Repetition Of names
sometimes occurs by people moving
from one boarding house to another.
People will sometimes be assessed at
boarding house and afterward remove
to another ward and be assessed again.
have turned the lists overi TO the
court and they are out Of my bands,
Attorney Philip O. Churchman, who,
with II. III, Ward, is interested in the
Whann case, stated to reporter when
questioned concerning the matter, 2 /
don't think we have anything to do,
either as Mr.. Whann's attorneys or
otherwise, and when Mr.. Ward was
seen ne Salu tnefe was morning 10 say,
as far as he was concerned.
Several members ot the Levy Court,
who were seen, we're of the opinion
that if Assessor Whann turned his
books in and certified to their correct
ness the court would be bound 10 ac-
cept them.
Representatives Of the Democratic
County Executive Committee Tuesday
afternoon placed in the hands of Chair
man Scott of the Levy Court peti-
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