The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-06
MOB RULE
REIGuED.
Drunken OsmocraiiC inspectors Pre-
clpiIata A nlsgracaful Scsns.
REPUBLICANS !lAlNso FRAUD.
Returns Showed Increases in the
Vote. For Dickey, Toman and
Carswell, Which Aroused
Republican lndigna.
ton.

New Castle Countys temple Of Justice
the Court House, nus been forever dis.
graccd by mob largely composed of
drunken Democratic hoolers who served
this county as election inspectors on Tues
day They precipitated the riot about 3
o'clock this morning, while the Board of
Canvass was ut work. The gang was
under the leadership OF Deputy Municipal
Court Judge Edwin !R. Cochran, who en-
acted the disgraceful affair when Delaware
Clark, Republican of Delaware City,
called halt on the progress of the board
and protested against any moro unfair
counting of the votes for John 4. Dlckey,
the deteated candidate for the Legisla.
ture, James B. Toman, tho defeated
candidate for the Office of Sheriff and John
n. Carswell the defeated candidate for
the Office of Receiver Of Taxes.
The returns We're made by the Demo-
cratic inspectors of the third district OF the
First ward, third district of the Third
ward, third district Of the Second ward
fourth district of the Second ward, ffth
district of the Second ward, second district
of the Third ward, first district of the
Eighth ward fourth district of the Eighth
ward, second and third districts of the
Tenth ward, six Ii district Of the Eighth
wa dand fl til district of the Fourth warl
In these districts ?jl votes were return
I'd over those at first reported from the
dis riots and the number Of lUl which rep
r9sents those added in the fourth and fifth
districts Of the Teh!h ward, which Mr.
C!hlk. at tho time was not informed of,
increases the number to 81,
Such hlgeAnt political rAcality WAS too
much for the few Republican Inspectors.
it had been discovered carly in the even.
ing, but fearing trouble NJ protest. was
made because the Republicans Were con
fiticnt that the vote polled By Nests. Finn
and RettGw was sufficiently lur-u t. allow
several hunurcd votes to be counted for
the defeated Democrats and then not be
placed IN danger. Bat as the fraudS con.
tinueu it soon became evident that tho
rascals would have to be called down.
Accordingly eE senator Anthony Higgins.
Hugh c. Browne, Levi Bird, William G.
SpruanCu and several other prominent
Republicans had boon sent for.
They had uEdcrstU I'll that frand was
to be parl'etrntei and when the Republic
can inspectors inform II them Of wAi.5 hal
taken place they prepared prot st and
re.urncl it to MI. Clark when the trouble
began. No SOONER had MIR Clark Logan
than he was Interrupted by hlcar eyed
lnayidtal WHO should hArc been in Il pen
itEutl0ry. Al his back were half II hun
ur@d of other sleepy inspectors spelling
for fight. Judge .Nellte Cochran was
their leader.
Sheriff ellis and the r'rrks WHO uccu
ped the bench made some remark to Mr.
Clark, which wa, losJ in the din Tie
Demucra,a tuUE it ~ Il 81 rnnl 70 mount The
seat Of Justice and in u uIumrn, oNr,.dic"
Cochran was On one sl.,,ot tn, SHERIFF and
clerks and Jack IlunuIynu Il urll, llgi.tpI,
on the other. They ,yrhau"rd po,l5t4u,
ard Cochran hrnHlurlyly urmirI.d to
know if Mr. Clark wa, in iu-pn,,,r and
Tor an answer had IN, rsr.,ulial, -h5vri
in hi, fac, HTi wa, ',',iti. r r,n
Ihg rnrn lra I,ayrr II i,,t.I,.'I t.Ir,
more
Then the l-,ralrl I.q,er don, .n,,cl
that Mr. t'inrS nrn,,nr, nv. nr"',f "T ll,n
rraud Attli- iIu,n, Nh. CIa', v,.,,t,I "a
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