The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-14
DEMOCRATS FAIL
i TOOUST LEWIS.
Mr.. 0'Neiii's Stand For the Republican
Caused the Failure.
ONLY A TECHNICALLY COULD
Be Charged and the FirstWard Democrats
Would Not Beat His Record by Unseat.
ing Man Because OF One.

oCoSUE anu SolitCthf VI VIZ lOtiucTu
trici Of the city, will serve out his term.
AT the special meeting last evening to hear
tho contest against him, testimony was
presented, but none which went TO show
that MIR. Lewis was not tho possessor of
: $500 worth of unencunberel property six
Z months previous to his election. There
could therefore be but one course to pur.
sue and that was followed, every Demo.
crat voting with the Republicans to dis
miss Mr.. Sayers protest.
This was perhaps due to the step taken
by George Ncill at the conclusion of the
Investigation for which he received the
thanks of the Republicans.
Long before the opening hour arrived
the chamber was occupied by II large mum
her Of prominent men OF both parties. OF
the Republicans there were Mayor McLear
and Henry Y. Conrad who occupied chairs
back Of President Leitch, Hugh Z. Browne
w. c. r. Colquhoun, H. C. Billany, w.
s Shippers, Francis S Bradley, Philip l,
Churchman, Franklin {. Stidham, Win
feld S. Quiglcy, Henry w. Cheairs
or the Democrats, Lewis Sasse James
Ten Weges, Senator John Pyle, City Audi
tor Pyle, George J. Kloberg, Walter Nc
Evily, J. Park Postles, NJ. J. Kelley.
George w. Bright, John b. Meaney, II.
N, First, Francis J. McNulty, James b.
Stevenson, E. r. Cochran Jr, and Josiah
Marvil. The latter gentleman occupied
scat on the Democr attic side of the house
and framed the gu estions for Mr. Smith
who conducted the Democratic examina.
zion. Philip g Churchman assisted james
W Robertson, the Republican membor,in
Lis examination of the witnesses.
President Leitch called Council TO order
at 20 o'clock and after informing the
members of the cause of the session, called
upon Clerk Morrison to read Mr. Savers
nntiph nf fact p.T Ia
to read, however, Mr., Robertson presented
the following communication.
Wilmington, Del, July 10. 1897.
To THE COUNCIL:
Gentlemen Having been served with
copy of tho petition of one John Sayers,
pretending to contest my election rs as.
SCISSOR and collector of the northern dis.
trict of the city of Wilmington and under.
standing that said petition is to be heard
by your honorable body this evening, |
Thomas ;. Lewis do hereby protest against
the consideration Of said alleged contest
upon said petition because Of the lack Of
jurisdiction Of the Council to hcav or de.
termine the same, and that my appear.
Ence at said contest shall not be continued
as acquiescng in or consuming to the
jurisdiction OF your body to hear and dc.
ternine said petition or contest.
Yours Very Truly
THOMAS s. LEWIS
Tho petition was accepted and filed.
Then Clerk Morrison read Mr.. Sayers
protest Ex'Magistra,c james b. Mona
CHAN was selected to administer the oaths
to the witnesses, tho first Of whom was
Constable furlock, by whom Mr.. Smith
said ho would provo tho notice Of protest
had been served upon Mr.. LOWS.
Tho Eleventh ward member before qucs.
tloning Mr. Hurlock paused fully irc,lnin,
utcs. as if waiting for tho Republican
Nnr 80 I,.,
they did not, and Mr.. Smith inquired of
tho gentleman If he had served the no.
ticc, the reply boing in the Affirmative.
Mr.. Robertson then inquired if the no.
tice served upon Mr.. Lewis was the one
which bad been read in Councils bearing
The answer was also in tho Affirmative
Mr.. Hurlock further told Of serving the
notice on Mr. Lewis about 10 O'clock Oh
tho night of July 10 in the vicinity of he
Lewis home. No other questions were
asked.
Up until this timo the hearing had
Jagged SO that Mr.. . NELL suggested that
the chair call the names OF The witnesses
and their examination be proceeded with
In tho order called This the First ward
member thought would be moro business
like than to sit us If attending Quaker
meeting, Tho chair thought the motion
good ono and had tho clerk call the wit.
nesses CORTLAND G. Montgomery, Re
cordcr of Deeds Of this county being the
nrst and consequently the second witness,
After the oath had been administered to
the witness, Mr., smith inquired if Mr..
Lewis, six months previous to June 5, had
On record in his oiliCo deed of any proper.
~. The reply was in tho negative but 81
had in my pocket an abstract Of all trans.
actions TO which Mr.. Lewis was IL PARTY"
remarked Mr.. Montgomery and then loft
the chair vii bout being questioned by Mr..
RDhn E f.