The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-16
THE DICKEY
CONTEST.
The Ballots Being Counted and
Showing Discrepancies Which
Will Gust Dickey.

DOVER, Jan. 15.-=1he town was crowd
ed to-day with political wiro pullers, who
want their fayorite elected to the empty
honor of United States Senator.
Now John Il. Salisbury has announced
his lntcntion of entering the field as the
representatives will not take kindly to his
cousin Willard Salisbury.
DIR. Pratt, Ex-Congressman Martin and
FIX Chancellor Wolcott are in the fight
with General Kenney,a hot second. while
the knowing ones assert that Chancellor
John V. Nicholson is dark horse" that
will be trOtted out on Monday night at
the party caucas and that the friends Of
the other candidates will select him as u
compromise. He is keeping his hands off
the entire fight but those whom he helped
by his legal wisdom in recent happenings
will not be ungenerous enough not to
reciprocate
When Speaker Riggn called the House
to order to-day there were hosts OF prom
inent Delawareans on the floor and in the
gallery.
Representative Hazel then presented
this resolutions; That the speaker of this
House be and is hereby authorized and
directed to issue subphoena, which shall
be attested by the clerk, directed to VIM
r. Finn present Shoritf of New Castle
county, and Paul Gillis, late Sheriff Of
New Castle county, commanding them to
deliver all returns, ballot boxes, keys and
papers and documents pertaining to an
election hold in New Castle County on the
third day of November 1896, to this body
forthwith.
The vote on this resolution was 2S to |.
Sheriff William r. Finn at this juncturo
approached the Speaker and formally
rendered him the keys to the New Castle
County ballot boxes, which had been
under guard in the County Building since
Wednesday. Tho Speaker turned them
over to the chairman of the Committee on
Elections, Mr.. Hazel, The House then
adjourned until Monday.
AS soon us the House adjourned tho
Elections Committees, accompanied by
counsel for Messrs. Cheairs and Dickey
and Sheriff Finn, repaired to the county
building, where the boxes. 9S in number,
were counted and formally turned over by
the Sheriff to Speaker Riggln and Chair
man HAZEL.
The count of the votes was begun at
130. Two clerks, one on each side, were
appointed and Chairman Hazell who is
known to bn anti, ,Dickoy and anti-Sauls
bury, named two watches. When coun.
sci for Mr. Dickey protested and demanded
that he should have equal representation
the Chairman refused to listen and Or
dored the counting to proceed, which was
done under protest
Those present besides counsel and com.
mittee were: William George Postles and
John G. Hopkins, of Dover; Watson Har-
rinSton 1f Pennington, and Ii. H. First,
Of Wilmington.
1t will take at least four days and nights
to count the votes at the progress made so
far but the Chcairs people feel confident
of ousting DickoT.
Fourteen ballot boxes which contain
the votes of five out of the twelve wards in
Wilmington city reveal a discrepancy of
1l5 votes, as returned by the Board of Can.
vass. and subsequent Developments sub
stantiate the charges OF Lawyers William
L. Kurtz and Thomas Bayard Hesel that
ChCairs' vote was sacrificed by the inspCc.
tors in order to elect Dickey.
Further than that, the committee has
discovered evidence to prove that the VOC
of Messrs. Taylor and Mccoy, two other
members of the Legislature, were altered
50 as to swell the vote of Messrs. Donald
son and Dempsy, two men known to be
affiliated with the salisbury. Dickey out.
fit. In the Third district, First ward, Of
Wilmington, the recount showed that ten
votes were taken from Cheairs and given
to Dickey. In the Fourth district OF the
Second ward, twenty votes were taken
from Chears, and in the Fifth district. of
the Second ward twenty votes were taken
from Cheairs and added to Diekey,s
vote
Dickcy's majority, given him by the
Canvass Board, was only 3lS over Cheairs
The frauds discovered so far reduce that
majority to 1870, and others discrepancies
are expected 10 show that Chrars will
have safo majority These disclosures
have practically sidc.tracked Willard
Saulsburys Senatorial boom and the
State is rocked from centre to circumfor'
cnce with excitement tonight. DiCkcy
was the leader and champion of the ShuS-
bury fight in the House, and the altliDg
revelation to night is decided victory for
the Wolcott faction of the Democratic
party, which has been after Dckey's
scalp for some time.
The Constitutionai!C !CGnvention as Conf
mttee on the Whole to-day adopted II part
of the report Of The Committee on Secur-
ing the Purity of the Ballot. The section
adopted provides that anyone receiving
money, Offering to receive 1t, giving
money or Offering to give it, or in nny way
using money to influence yotor other to
vote or to withhold his vote, at any elrC-
ton whatsoever, shall be guilty of mis-
demcanor and shall be fined from 100 10
5000, or shall be imprisoned from one to
five years, or both, at the discretion OF the
Court.
The man found guilty shall also
be disfranchised for ten years. The sec.
ton also applies to those attempting to
influence registration or election officers
to violate their oath
This afternoon the m0mbers of the
judiciary Committee gave hearing 10
the lawyers of the State, Chairman Spru-
ance saying that he committee was CON
sdering the abolition of life tenure Of tEo
Judges, the three or tho ono Judge syst
EN-, appeals in criminal cases, and wheth.
er the Court of Chancery should be COL
tnued,
Among the speakers were: John H.
Rodney, II. S. England, A. G. Gray, G. A.
Elliott, Edward Ridgely, Attorney Gener-
al White, r. r. Kenney, II Rdgely and
Deputy Attorney General Cooper, Tho
latter favored the abolition OF corporal
punishment. The sentiment favored the
appointment of Judges and on the other
points there was much division.
The trump" House met to-day and,
without transacting any business, ad'
journed until Monday at 8 clock Speak
err Moore says: We arc going to keep
within tho bounds of the law If it keeps
us here all summer"
1t was learned to day that the trump
Senate has also been meeting regularly.
Senator Handy and Mes5rs. Alice and
Curry have been meeting simultaneously
with tho House and adjourning each time
on account Of the lack Of quorum.
n llll 10 ullClclolt
In existence and everythingis in readiness
to vote for Nh Addcks for United States
Senator. The House has fourteen mem
hers and the Senate three, which will give
seventeen votes, or one more than q
quorum. 1t Is said that in addition to
Senator Hanby's vote Mr.. Addcks will
receive another vote in the regular Legis.
lature.
member when asked to-day whether
the trump" Legislature will continue in
session after next Tuesday, the day on
which balloting for Senator begins, re.
piled that he was not prepared to answer
that question. He was questioned regard
ing the payment of the expenses of the
trump" Legislature, but he was also non
committal on that point. 1t is said here
that the men are drawing their salaries
aud having their hotel expenses paid.
Out ut Stanton,