Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-21

OF Representatives yesterday afternoon,
the point of contention being tho mat
ter of employment OF clerks by the cleo
tion committee. Mr.. Dempsey intro
duced the subject by Offering the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That during the count Of
the ballots in the case of Chesirs vB.
Dickey tine contestant aud contestee be
represented by counsel and a clerk, and
that said clerks count and tabuIate the
ballots as counted. "
Mr.. Dempsey moved the adoption of
the resolution, whereupon Chairman
Hazel OF the election COMMITTEES said
be failed to catch the full meaning Of
the resolution. 1t was reread for the
benefit of those who did not have full
understanding OF its import.
The question created lively debate
between Mr.. Dempsey and Mr.. Hazel,
chairman Of the election committe.
A yea and nay vote was taken, with
the following result: Yeas Adsms,
Dempsey, Dickey. Donaldson, J. II.
Hopkins, Mccullough, Short Taylor,
Thompson and Hazel 10: mays
Davis, L. s. Hopkins, johnson, Mar
tin, Mccoy, Smith, Whitney and tho
Speakers. Mr.. Hazel voted "no"
ct first, but changed his vote.
tAAs AAhLDl HlDFGtl d recommendation
OF the vote by which il had been de.
cided to allow tho contestants TO have
one clork zach and their counsel at the
count. The motion was lost By the
following vote: Ayes--Datis, Hazel,
johnson, Martin. Mccoy, Smith, Whit
ney and the Speakers; nays-Adams,
Dempsey, Dickey, Donaldson, J. II.
Hopkins, Mccullough, Short, Taylor
and Thompson--9. l.. S. Hopkins did
not vote.
In response TO a Subpoena served on
Sheriff Finn of New Cattle county by
Sergeant. alarms Hazel Of the House
OF Representatives, all Of the New Castle
county ballot boEes, which had been
kept locked in cell at New Castle Jail
since the adjournment Of the returning
board in Wilmington were loaded on
the train leaving New Castle al 3. 10
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The guard, consisting of Deputy
Sheriffs Migglesworth of Wilmington
and Hance, King and Wright of New
Castle, rode down in the baggage car
and kept a close watch on the boxes.
Dover was reached in good time and
four large express wagons were in wait
ing at the station. Sheriff Shaw and
Deputy Downes of Kent county were
also at tho station and both cordially
greeted Sheriff Finn, who had come
down on the train with his deputies
There was little ceremony and the
boxes were soon taken from the train
and loaded on tho express wagons.
There was no unusual crowd at the
depot, although there had been a rumor
that ths arrival of the boxes might
occasion come excitement
Tho two sheriffs and their deputies
accompanied the boxes to the Levy
Court room in the county building, and
there they were piled in order around
tho room. The deputy sueriffs we're
also stationed in the room and con.
tinued their vigilance over tho boxes.
Shortly after o'clock Chairman
Hazel and the other members of the
election committee met in the Levy
Court room. Robert Adair, Baldwin
Springer and Herman Il. First OF vii
minpton, vino had been engaged al
clerks were also present and realty 10 d.
the counting. In addition to thoa'
mentioned Jamea W. Ponder, OK. Repre-
sentative DAILY and Hon. John h. Pen
ington were there 10 look after the in
tereste OF Mr.. Dickey, while James II
Hughes and William r. kurtz repre-
scented Mr.. Cheairs.
Chairman Hazel borrowed a Bibl
from Sheriff Shaw and cleared th
room, allowing only those mentioned Il
remain. Newspaper reporters were alg
excluded. Tho Bible was to be used il
swearing the members of the committe
and tho clerks, but an early develop
ment made this stsp Unnecessary.
1t wgB announced that tho commit
tee had assembled with tho intention G
starting the count and remaining at th
work until it was finished. I'M
looked like an impussblity, al thcr
were between 10, 900 and 70, 600 Eamf
on the ballots.
just aH the arduous task was about I
begin Chairman HAZEL of the commit
tee asked Sheriff Finn for the keys /
the boxes Tho sheriff declined to SUI
render the keys, saying that he ha
been advised by counsel that he ha
no right to give them up. He elaine
that there was no subpoena signed l.
the Speaker of the House giving hi
authority to deliver tho boxes to ii
committee, and that according to la
they could only give them up to IL
House.
This declaration on the part Of Ne
Castles sheriff fell like a thundorbo
from clear sky, as it was wholly vi
expected.
Mr.. kurtZ contenled that the IIou
had authorized the committee to Ui
tain the boxes and count the votes, az
therefore the boxes should be delivert
to the committee.
Mr.. Ponder insisted that the Bheri
was right; that he was justified in r
tanning the keys.
The sheriff was firm in his stand 81
no argument would convince him tn
be was wrong. Consequently, after Il
committee was satisfied that tn
could not gain possession OF the Gu
tents Of the boxes, the only thing to
was to do nothing, and here the inve
tigation cano TO a sudden tempUra
end. Chairman Hazel announced tn
nothing could he dono, and after
short conference tho committee a
lourned to meet at tho call of tho cha
Mr.. Dickey introduced 40 act nntitl
An Act to Protect tho Health of t
Citizens OF Wilmington. " Under IL
pension of rules, tho bill was read twi
ana referred to the committee on corr
rationR, The text OF tho act is an I,
lows:
Whereas Large quantities of refu
and sewage are unavuidably discbarg
into the stream Of water called Sill,
brook, running through portion
tho Twelfth ward of the ciiy of "
mingiGn; and
Whereas. a hubble drain or SOW
lHA lGgUmn uppgggurV f,r tbn flrDi ~ IL,