Evening journal., 1896-09-14


that. when it said that, it meant a.,
and would say so again. if occasion
arose, and enforce its intentions"
THAT is tantamount TO saying that
there will be a new election ordered
suggested the reporter.
well. l don't know" he replied. 1
have nothing to say about that The
whole matter will be with the COM
mittoe."
In the rural hundreds the election
passed off without especial incident.
and strong and popular men welis
placed in the field as the partyg nomi-
nees.
There were a few surprises. In Mill
Creek hundred. Charles Dempsey de-
feated Howard H. Jordan. a member
of the County Execut Committee.
who felt assured Of ,he legislative
nomination.
Richard l.. Naudine. who was slated
to represent Appoquinimink hundred
on the legislative branch of the ticket,
was defeated by James r. Taylor, who
developed unexpected strength on the
day OF election. All the other legisla-
tive nominations made were eK-
pected
The one surprise on the Levy Court
branch was in the First district where
Abram Palmer an eleventh-hour man,
won the nomination from John H. Pal
mer and Samuel Killgore.
THREE LUCKY NUMBERS.
In Mill Creek hundred Charles B.
Dempsey, legislative aspirant, won
from Howard II. Jordan, the vote be-
ing 229 to 81. William b. McCoys
vote for representative from New Cas-
tie hundred was 447. aginst 164 pOlled
for John f.. Campbell
For Levy Court commissioner John
J. Mealey, of the Third district, and
Henry NJ White. of the Fourth. had
no opposition. William A. Scott won
from all competitors in the Fifth.
All three men are present members
OF the Levy Court
NO FIGHT IN PENCADER.
Everything passed off quietly in PEN
cader hundred. the following ticket
being nominated: Inspector Northern
district, n. Rosch McMullen; Southern
district, H. Rosby McMullen; Southern
siOner. William O'Rourke; Levy Court
commissioner. Henry NJ. White; dele
gates to county convention, DR.. Will
liam T. Skinner. John III. Frazer, James
p Ford. William Money and Clayton
r. Cam; alternates, Harry l.. Dayett,
Stephen O'Rourke, Harry Stirling
John B. MOhoney. Robert NJ. Cam.
STATION REFUSES TO TALK.
An Evening Journal reporter met
Thomas NJ Stayton at Ninth and Mar
! ket streets this morning and asked
him tor an interview regarding the
proposed contest
"You must excuse me" he said, "bul
. at this time / cannot talk for publica.
( tion.'
CANNON DEFEATED DEPUTY.
/, BY a vote Of 80 to 81, James p Can
non defeated John l.. Deputy for roal
commissioner in Red Lion hundred.
CHIEF DOLAN's DENIAL.
Considerable comment has bee
4 and IS being made by sundry person
r about the alleged Interference OF tn
= police with the primaries on Satur
I day said one Of the police commits
sioners to an Evening Journal re
, porter 81 wish to say that there is M
truth I'm It, ] made personal visits 4
the polls myself and in no instance di,
find any cause for complaint. A po
lice officer. off duty. has as much righ
to his politics or creed as any othei
g man, and If he chose OF take a part n
] the primaries Of his party, / think h'
had a right to do so"
= Chief Dolan. when asked by a re
q porter OF the Evening Journal II h'
, had directed his men to be at the poll
( and work for any candidate, emphati
e. cally denied Il. He said:
= Certain officers were detailed TO ID
e at the polls and preserve order, as i
I customary at any election. Their OF
r ders were to simply see that no dis
= order occurred and that the election
g proceeded quietly, nothing more.
q there was any interference on thel
part | do not know It, The ouly az
trays wer at the western precinct o
the Second ward. which was due solel
g to the election officers inside the poll
g ing place at the Fourth ward, wher
S an officer did take part, but only whel
e he saw his brother being beaten, an
p blood is thicker than water, you know
y and in the Seventh ward, when an OH
Ger parted two men who had allowe
+ their enthusiasm to get the better O
s their judgment The attack on the po
It lice department is unjust and unwar
ranted.
" Commissioner William NJ Pyle tn
= Republican member of the board, sal
l. that he had visited the polls sevcra
e times during the afternoon, and sax
# nothing that would point TO any undu
II interference with the voting or coul
o in any way influence the voter. II
added that if any citizen could q
j. would produce any evidence to impl
n cate any officer in any act which wa
z. foreign TO his duty, the Police Con
s. mission would promptly take II /
(. hand and the officer would be dis
d missed.
T. PILOTS WILL MEET TOMORROW
le Three separate schemes will be pre-
IF sented to the meeting of the Pennsy
vania and Delaware pilots, which wi
d. be held tomorrow. One of the scheme
= is for the immediate sale of the sailin