The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-05
POLITICAL NOTES.
A Few Suggestions After the
Battle. The Board Of Canvass
Meets To-Day. The Courts
Set a Dangerous Precedent.

| Well, the election has been held and the
Republican party's position in Delaware
is somewhat similar to tho dog that was
| crossing tho plank over stream of water
with bone in its mouth. There should
have been a Cementing or coming together
of the two warning factions, and every
Office in the State would have been at the
disposal of q Republican Governor and
Legislature. Now thanks to some bull
headed mon who shouted with all their
lung power for Republican principles, we
will ask-whore nre we al?
The disgraceful actions Of the Democratic
Inspectors in dozens of districts in our city
kept several hundred Republicans from
voting, who had been properly qualified ana
registered. Every subteriuge aud charge
was trumpted up and the Democratic
challcngers if they could not scare the
voter in any other way threatened to have
them arrested if they voted. Sometimes
| it worked, then again it failed to frightcn
the voter off. The most dstardly action
was that of the Inspector OF the fourth
| district of the Second ward, beyond Third
| street bridge. Here the Republican voters
were prevented from voting by every con.
ceivab!e means.
| Tho window where the election was be.
| ing held, being shut down with nearly
one hundred Republican voters left stand
| ing in line. Some of whom had been
| standing in line awaiting their turn to
vote for over three hours. These are the
methods adopted to keep down the Rcpub-
lican majority in the city, and the Board
of Election only winked at such rascality.
There nre other grave charges made
against this inspector AT ono time it
looked as if there would be q riot,
and the polio, department very conside:-
utely placed some half dozen or more po.
lice officers in close proximity to the polls
| to strengthen the buck bone Of this partic.
ular Inspector.
William j. Hilles said to ono of the
members of tho Board of Elections, / hnve
done all can to pucify the Republican
voters over their and ii something Is not
done to facilitate the voting | am afraid a
riot will eusue. DIN if will try to keep
them quiet any longer, and he turned Oh
his heels and left the office Of the election
department
Mr. John 7. Dickcy was much sought
after individual on election day by more
than one person. He hung around the
Office of the Board of Elections, seventh
and Shipley streets, for some timo in the
morning, but in tho afternoon failed to
show himself.
Clerk Of the Peace Jefferson Foard's
office in tho Court House was shut up rs
tight us a clam. The Republicans worked
like beavers in every district to got their
voters ont only to have them turned down
by the rascally inspectors. Very few If
any democratic voters had their votes re-
fused. The outs were fighting to get in
and the inns were fighting to retain their
advantage of being on top.
Tho returning boards Of tho three conn
ties meet to-day, to canvass the vote, after
which they make their returns to tho
Board of Elections. In the wards the
board of CANVASS composed of tho chair.
man Of every district in the city and coun-
ty have power beyond the rench of tho
courts. That point was decided two years
ago in the kent county court. when tho
crossing off Of over ono hundred names OF
Republican voters by the registers was
upheld by the sanction of the court The
precedent set was dangerous. The ma.
chinery may some day get into the hands
Of tho Republicans, and then what howl
would go up when the Democrats were
given taete of their own medicine.
Trouble it is said Is expected In Sussex
county when the canvass Loard meets in
Georgetown to-day. Return day in Sussex
county Is something our people in New
time witness 1t is equal to the Donney. |
brook fair. read so much about across the |
water. 1t is certainly sight for sore
eyes. and seen once will never be forgotten |
or ctfaced from memory.
There were only three or four Rcpubli |
can policemen on duty in our city this |
morning 1t is reported that numerous
Democratic officials and toughs have been
sent down to Georgetown to bull dozo the
Republicans. They will run up against
the wrong crowd when they tackle tho
Sussex county Republicans They can
take care Of themselves and thoy will do !
it.. If there is any attempt at bull doing
or throwing out of election returns so as
to enable tho Democrats to carry Sussex
county there will be blood she'd The Re.
publicans OF Sussex are not in the mood to
be triilcd with
The cry Of Doodle Is all gotten up by tho
Democrats and their party papers. They
expect the people to be fools enough to be-
lieye oil that bhey publish about the fairy
stories. They have been trying in every
conceivable rpanner to trump up q charge
to justify them i4 reversing the vote
of the citizens and The Will Of the major
lty in Sussex and even in Kent County.
This time 1t will not work The maj or.
ity will and shall rule. We don't believe
in fighting but when it comes down to be.
ing cheated out Of our rights we say
fight