Evening journal., 1896-11-06


Heitschu, Republican ............ l66
Alice, Union Republican ......... 1858
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Democratic ticket ........... GIGS
Republicans .......... .......... lo9
Union Republicans ............... o3t
Prohibition ............ ......-... 10
Single Tax observation-disclosures. lVV
The actual result, throwing out those
districts where fraud was shown or
where illegal action by election officers
made such a course imperative gives
the Democratic candidates an average
majority of 249 and that Is what the
certificates awarded to them holds.
The returning board was in session
from II o'clock yesterday mohiLguntil
nearly u o'clock last night. II was
evident from the beginning that not
satisfied with having bought outright
one-half of the votes they received, the
Addicks people were going to make a
further fight TO retain the vote in those
districts where absolute Illegally was
shown.
The utmost excitement prevailed, but
no trouble OF a serious nature was re-
ported. State Detective Witsil was here
all day but he was not called upon to
Quell any disturbance
East Duck Creek was the first dis
trict called. II was reported THAI there
was no election there. West Duck
Creek, Kenton and Little Creek were
then canvassed and the returns as pub.
lished were passed.
The calling of the First district O
East Dover hundred brought fortl
strong protests against the returni
being accepted Thomas p Davis de
clared that there had been open an,
repeated violation of the law b. elec
tion officers. James Pennewill. wis
had been retained to look after the in
terests of the Addicksites, made his ap
pearance at this time.
General r. r. Kenney also prc;este
the returns. but Pennewill demande
that the returns be accepted. He mad
an argument to the effect that III
Board OF Canvass had no right othe
than to accept such returns as wer
presented to 1t. Edward Ridgely BE
niah Watson and George M. Jones ais
took this view of it. The Democrat
held a different view and speeches sur
porting the contention that the return
should not be accepted were made b
John ID. Hawkins James II. Hughes, .
3. Pennington and James L. Hughes
After spending two hours in discuss
ing the question the board decided nc
TO accept the returns
The board is composed of six Ropui
llcans and ten Democrats. With tn
exception Of Sheriff Shaw, the chaii
man. the board declared the returns
legal. Shaw, however. demanded ths
the returns be read and instructed Oh
Republican tally clerk to count them q
read. He did so. but the Democrat
rlnrlr and tho ho1nnrp az tho hoard y.
fused to accede to Mr.. Shaw's demand
When the Second district OF Ea
Dover hundred was called the san
proceedings were repeated. The Dem'
frats protested on account of Violate
of the law, but the sheriff refused
listen 10 the protests and ordered Il
Republican clerk TO note the return
The Democratic clerk, acting under Il
structions from a majority of q
board refused to accept the return.
In the Third East Dover district
protest was filed and the returns we
accepted.
In West Dover hundred, the electi,
officers, instead of making their r
turns to the board, had seal
up the ballots in the ballc
box and returned the box to Il
sheriff, without any notification as
what had become of the ballots. The
being no returns before the board fro
the hundred it was passed
The Democrats protested the retur
from North Murderkill hundred. b
Sherin Shaw accepted them, the Dem
cratic clerk refusing to record thel
Both districts OF Mispillion hundr
were accepted, there being no protes.
Protests were entered against the d
C6ptance of the returns e. l1t d,