Evening journal., 1897-01-16

listed in the Fifth, the change being the
same.
At 1045 o'clock the committee had
| reached the Fifth district of the Third
ward, and the progress made indicated
that the total vote would be counted by
tonight at midnight or by to-morroy
at noon. In the tweiye districts Cheairs
had gained 130 votes on Dckey
According to the count made by the
Board of Canvass Dickey received 10,-
016 votes and Cheairs 9.69S, Dickey's
majority being 31S Before midnight
Cheairs had gained nearly half of that,
and his gains increased throughout the
night The count also showed that
votes had been taken from Mccoy and
given to Donaldson and from Taylor
and given to Dempsey. Taylor was cut
some by the liquor men, but the Single
Tax vote that he received more than
compensated for the loss.
During the evening the committee
suggested separating the straight from
the split ballots and counting the
straight ones in piles, but the lawyers
for Dickey objected, and the adoption
Of the plan was delayed.
1t is understood that there is a dis
position in certain quarters to shield
the election inspectors. Their friends
have made the proposition that the
committee shall only report the totals
and not the districts, but the Cheairs
men will see that no such mercy is ex-
tended, and will have the districts called
for on the floor Of the House.
There are no returns from the First
district of the Eleventh ward the bal
lots having been destroyed by fire.
Last evening Baldwin Springer and
! Robert q. Francis. of Wilmington,
came to town and helped keep tally
Most of the members not on the
committee left on the evening train for
home
When in Smyrna on Thursday even
ing Chairman Hazell of the House
! Committee on Elections, made the
statement that SO 900 had been offered
/ for one of the ballot-boxes.
TALK OF PROSECUTION.
Chancellor Nicholson and Attorney
General Robert G. White held a long
and close conference in the executive
4 chamber yesterday. Deputy Attorney
/ General Cooper was also in town and
/ spent some time with the governor
/ Mr. Watson refused to say anything
about what passed, but from other
sources it was learned that they were
talking over the Cheairs- Dickey con-
test with special reference to a prosecu-
ton of the Wilmington election Off
GERS, who are shown by the count tC
have been guilty of fraud Andrew G.
Gray, who usually assists Mr.. Cooper
in drawing indictments, was also in
town and spent some time with the
governor. After the conference they
went to hear the discussion of the judi
ciary question before the constitutional
Convention Committee on Judiciary.
GOVERNORS. PLAIN TALK.
Yesterday Governor Watson me-
Sheriff Finn and said:
Sheriff. it is a good thing for you
that l wasn't in Dover on Wednesday
night"
rs that so?" asked the sheriff.
Yes" replied the governor. If
had been here those ballot-boxes would
have been opened If you had refused
to deliver the keys to that COMMITTEES
| would have ordered that the boxes bt
broken open with an axe, and if yol
had resisted / would have sent vol
around the corner. l would have hat
the power to do it, and I'll be damned
if ] wouldn't have done it"
BY around the corner he meant to Do
yer Jail.