The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-03
KENT COUNTY
LEVY COURT
The Democrats Who Have Been
Acting as Political Evangelists
Against Fraud, Attempt
y, to Steal the Rights Of
Legally Elected
Republicans.

DOVER, Feb. GAS stated in the dis
patch to the REPUBLICAN yesterday the
| Democrats tried the tactics used by them
in the organization Of the Senate. The
door Of the Levy Courtroom was kept
locked and none but the faithful were al
lowed to enter.
The five Republicans elected at the last
election were sworn In before Magistrate
Jester and then proceeded to the Office Of
the Clerk Of the Peace whore that official
refused to swear them and refused to ac-
cept their atfidavits made before the mag
istrate He had sworn In the Democratic
claimants.
When Levy Courtman Cloud arrived he
placed his key in the door and walked in,
followed by the Republicans and their
friends.
The Democrats were given big surprise
and before they could control themselves
Mr. Hudson, Republican, nominated Mr..
Roe, Of East Dover. for president, and he
was elected by the Republicans.
Clerk Dickinson stated that according
to legal advice received, he had sworn in
the Democrats and nominated Mr.. May
berry for temporary chairman.
Mr.. Roe had taken possession Of the
presidents chair and Mr.. Mayberry re-
quosted Roe to move, and when the latter
refused, ordered Janitor Tomlinson to
eject him from the seat. Tomlinson at
once mounted the platform, started towards
Mr., Roe and requested him to yacate the
chair. (
MIR, Roe said the only way in which
they, would get him out of the chair was to
pat him out, Tomli nsol then grabbed
TOO by the shoulders and forced him from
the chair and across the platform.
Mr. Mayberry then took the chair but
Mr.. Roe procured another and took q seat
alongside The latter then called the
Court to order, as did also Mr.. Mayberry.
, Benjamin T.. Cubbage, hold-over Com
missioner, was then elected permanent
president by the Democrats and a messen-
ger was sent for him.
Beniah Watson was then named as at
torney and Joseph Bonsall as janitor of
the Court.
Jabez Jenkins, the Republican candidate
for County Treasurer, presented his bond
to Mr.. Roe for approval. The bond was
approved and Mr. jenkins then proceeded
to the office of the County Treasurer, where
he found the present incumbent, James
Startling Mr. Jenkins informed the
treasurer that his bond had been approved
and warned him against turning over the
funds and books Of the county to any
other person.
Mr.. Starting said he would certainly be
very careful, owing to the condition of
affairs, us to whom he delivered tie
money and other effects of the country. =
AT ll.30 the Republicans adjourned I'M
til Tuesday next The Democrats remain
ed while longer, but Nnally adjourned.
GEoRGETowN, Del, Fen 1.-The Levy
Court of Sussex County convened in regu-
lar session here to-day. Thero were six
hold-over mbors-all Republicans. In
the election in November the two factions
of the Republican party united in Two
hundreds (Gumboro and Broad Creek on
Levy Cuurt.men, and elected their men.
Thus two Republicans and five Demo-
orals we're elected, making the body CON
sist at the organization of eight Republi-
cans and five Democrats.
The members were sworn in as follows;
William 5. McCabe, David IL. Boyer,
Samuel g. Warrington, George W. Hat
field and John C. Holland, Democrats;
Charles II. Sackett, William ]. Pinnel,
Henry o. Burman, Theodore A. Phillips.
John T. Calhoun, Edmund 4. McCaully
and John W. Green, Republicans.
= Charles u. SAL eft WAS elected tempo
ray che nan, Sackett (Rep.) and
" lillian > McCaDe (Dem.) were nomin-
aed for president OF the body, Sackett
was elected by vote. j. Francis Bacon
(Rep.) was elected attorney over William
II. Boyce (Dem. J, s IS, and w. II. Jester
(Rep.) was elected jauitor for the Court
House over Richard Conoway (Dem.) by
tho same vote.
The Democrats handed over to the
Republicans the reins OF county govern
ment.
John w. Green, Republican member of
the Levy Court from s;eaford hundred,
will shortly romove from that hundred
and relinqush the office Of Levy Court
man from Seaford hundred, and Governor
Tunnel will appoint u Democrat as his
successor, and then the Republicans will
have one majority.