Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-14

marked that he proposed to remain in
the Legislature until he voted for
United States Senator, and after that
he did not give DIN who gets the
seat This Is but negative way Tor
Mr.. Dinkey 10 confess that he knows
what tho result Of an Investigation
would show, and he cannot allow the
investigation to 60 too far without
compromising aud running the name
and fame OF many responsible men who
have always aided Mr., Dickey in OBJ
talning his political ends, -
On the point as to how the election
returns were falsified Mr.. Kurtz said;
D." II was a clumsy inspiration at its
best, replied Mr., Heisel, ''and the
changed certiticates give the lie to the
tlgures on the face. On the night OF
the election when it was discovered
that Mr.. Diokey had received the
lowest vote on the Democratic legislR-
tiyh ticket, the scheme to doctor the
returns was concocted. Several Of the
Democratic candidates, who heard of
the proposed alterations, hurried to Mr.
Dickey and protested against being
made the scapegoat TO crafty his
tDickey's) political ambition, II was
therefore determined to raise the rs
turns for Messrs. Dickey, Dempsey aud
Donaldson In such districts in which
the inspectors could be trusted TO allow
the falsitications, so that none OF the
three above named should be lowest
on the ticket To the credit OF many
Of the inspectors who were thus APP
preached 1t must be said thar they
positively and absolutely refused to be
parties to such an outrage The gains,
which were thus added TO Messrs.
Dickey, Dempsey and Donaldson. they
deducted from the votes returned as
cast for Messrs. Cheairs, Mccoy and
Taylor
1.-THE table Of figures which now
hand you disrloses and lays bare the
whole rascality better than | could OK.
plain to you in an hour, In all but a
few OF the election districts in which
the changes were made the numbers
added to the actual vote received by
Messrs. Dickey, Dempsey and Donald
son are exactly counter balanced by the
losses of Messrs. Cheairs, Mccoy and
Taylor. But Messrs. Mccoy and Taylor
were saved from being counted out by
receiving. the Single Tax vote, which
placed them SO far ahead Of their col
leagues ON the ticket that their losses
did not materially affect their vote.
Mr.. Taylor or Mr.. Cheairs was in.
tended to be the victim Of this trick,
and when il was discovered that it was
Mr.. Cheairs, these impudent rascals
sought to appease him for the outrage
they had perpetrated on him by offer
ing him the bride of some petty Office.
The day after MIR. Gheairs was counted
out one of Mr.. Dickey's most trusted
lleutenants offered through me to make
Mr.. Cheaira clerk of the House of
Representatives IL he would hot contest
Mr.. Dickey's seat. Ii is needless to say
that Mr.. Cheairs indignantly spurned
the offer. As will he seen from the
table Of figures which | have Just
handed to you, Mr.. Dickey is seen to
be the chief beneficiary of these frauds
and Mr.. Cheairs is the chief sufferer,
although Messrs. Dempsey and Donald.
son also benefited by these changes they
did not need the increased vote to in
sure their election. Mr.. DIckey was
low man while Mr.. Dempsey aud Mr..
| Mccullough also received less votes
than did Mr.. uheaiIs. The latter was
elected beyond the shadow OF doubt,
and any committee Of Investigation
which may be appointed can ascertain
that fact within two hours, ~
THE CHANGES IN THE VOTE.
The table prepared by Messrs Heissl
and hurtz, showing the changes in the
vote, ia as folloW6.