Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12
,mocratic plurality, sos 9-lo.

Caleb Berry. Observation-Disclosures. L
Average, 1925
Democratic plurality, sos 9-l0.
HOW THE COUNT PROGRESSED.
Most Of the election officers were
thoroughly tired out during the after
noon, and many Of them took short
maps while sitting in their chairs, and
one or two slept on the floor. The tally
clerks were also weary, and shortly
after O'Clock, at the suggestion Of
Milton III. Hawkins, enc of the in-
spectors, Edwin A. Reed, one of the
clerks, was permitted to retire for a
rest. and Baldwin Springer was sub
stituted. The other clerks we're re-
lieved in order, Arthur W. Spruance
taking tho place of Robert Adair, T.
Bayard Heisel relieving Norman Il.
First, and Isaac S. Baird, the last one
to leave, giving way to John Richard
son at 3. 10 o'clock.
VOTE FOR SHERIFF COUNTED.
At 3. 20 o'clock the crowd of anxious
| spectators still fingered outside the
Court House, and at the suggestion of
Willard Salisbury and Col. Nields.
Milton Ii. Hawkins made a motion that
the vote of the candidates for sheriff be
counted up at once, in order that il
might be announced to the gathering
on the outside, with the expectation
that they were waiting for that in.
formation and would dispense when the
result was known. The motion pre-.
| vailed and the count commenced.
| When the lists for that Office were
footed up, and it was ascertained that
James b. Toman, Democrat, had re-
ceived ii. I'D votes, and William II.
| Finn, Republican, IL, 396, giving Finn
a majority of 1872, Sheriff Gillia went
TO the front of the building aud an
nounced the result Tho announce
ment was received by the spectators
with cheers and rroans, the former pre-
dominating. The crowd fingered about
the outside OF the building for short
time, but left one by one, and by q
O'Clock barely corporal's guard waa
on hand.
AN ERROR IN THE FIGURES
In counting up the vote of Thomas j.
Haddock, one of thu Union Republi-
can candidates for Constitutional Con-
vention delegates, when tho Fifth dis
trict of the Tenth ward Saa reached.
it was found that the figures on one Of
the tally sheets were 172, while they
were but ~ on the other sheet. reveal
ing an apparent clerical error. The
suggestion was made that the returns
in possession OF tho sheriff be referred
to. with view to making the correction
from the figures of the election officers
in that district Accordingly, Sub
stitute Clerk Springer was about to
request Sheriff Gillis to produce the
returns from his office, but Milton II.
Hawkins objected to having the figures
altered in the absence OF the regular
clerks. Accordingly it was decided to
pass the error by and have il corrected
later. The defect was not ramedietl
during the session, and unless it is
brought before the court, which is
hardly likely, il will remain as footed
up with the figures on one of the tally
Sheets
A CHANGE IN THE METHOD or COUNTING.
AT 4 O'Clock some of the election
officers were very weary and wore
anxious to have something done that
would hasten matters. With this end
in view John o. Lambson moved that
the vote on the Legislative ticket be
counted on the machines, and after
that the result be taken as they had
! been calculated Eby the tally clerks.
! Milton II. Hawkins informed Mr..
hanDson tnat the mecnlneS were being
used because the sheets did not agree.
Ho said that he would favor using the
machines only whore there were great
differences between the totals on the
tally sheets, and would be satisfied to
, strike an average between the totals
where there was but a slight differ
ence. Mr.. Lambson then made a
motion to accept the totals on the
sheet nearest where he was standing.
which was the one which had bpen
,, prepared by the the Repubiican clerks.
He made the PROVISION in his motion,
however, chat the Legislative ticket be
} looted Up on the machines.
: W. }. jennings moved to amend by
:. accepting the totals on the sheet which
was in the hands of tine Democratic
clerks Mr.. Lambson accepted the
Z amendment, and the motion as amended
. was carried.
4 The action was taken 10 quickly that
Delaware Clark, not being aware Of
what had been done, wanted to know
3 where the totals for the Republican