Evening journal., 1897-01-18
THE COUNT FINISHED
Dickey Found to Be Forty
nine Votes Behind Cheairs.
DEMPSEY IS AHEAD OF DICKEY
SCENES ATTENDING THE FINAL
COUNTING OF THE BALLOTS.
THE DEMAND OF J. w. PONDER,
DICKEY'S ATTORNEY, NOT
HEEDED BY THE COMMITTEE.


DICKEY'S ATTORNEY, NOT
HEEDED BY THE COMMITTEE.
Special Despatch Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan. 1S.-Willard Sauls-
bury, Jr., John T. Dickey, John
F. Callahan, James w. Ponder,
Herman E. First, Magistrate Kelley
and Representative David X. Donald
son left Wilmington on the Norfolk
express at 11.46 last night, and reached
here shortly after 1 o'clock this morn
ing They desired to be on the ground
early this morning in order that they
might watch the proceedings of the
Elections Committee and do effective
work among the Sussex county men
who reached town on the early morn
ing trains, thus getting in ahead of the
Cheairs men, who could not reach
town until 10 O'Clock.
Counsel for Dickey expect a big fight
on the floor when the report of the
Elections Committee is made to the
House. They expect to argue the mat
ter in open session. If they do, Dickey.
will be represented by James w. Pom
der, Hon. John B. Pennington, John E.
Salisbury and Alexander NJ. Daley. T.
Bayard Heisel, w. f. Kurtz, James H.
Hughes and Henry Ridgely, Jr, will
appear for Cheairs
James w. Ponder says that he left
the room in as orderly manner as the
circumstances would permit; that he
was not lost in the darkness" but
hurried to the Capitol Hotel. After the
committee had adjourned Chairman
HAZEL called at his room and they had
a pleasant talk over the circumstances
of the evening.
1t is said that Committeeman Davis
wished to stop counting in order that
he might spend Saturday night and
Sunday at his home, in Milford. Just
when he was about to leave and break
the quorum a messenger reached him
from ex-Chancellor Wolcott telling him
that # he would remain at his post
until the Norfolk express went down
he would be met at Harrington by a
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and that enabled the committee to
work up until midnight and complete
the city count
When Sunday midnight train reached
Dover there were anxious inquiries as
to whether Representative Mccoy, OF
New Castle, a member Of the Elections
Committee, had come down on it. as
2 but two members of the committee
{ Messrs. HAZEL and Johnson, were il
Dover, and a quorum was lacking.
Representative Smith had failed tC
drive over from Milford and the count
was blocked, although everything was
in readiness to resume it.
DICKEY HUSTLING FOR SUPPORT
While waiting for Smith of Milford
to arrive, the clerks footed up the VIII
mington tally and found that Cheaiis
was thirty-one ahead of Dickey. ant
Dickey few votes lower than Demp
sey.
Mr.. Smith reached the COMMITTEES
room at o'clock this morning TIL,
: count was then resumed, beginning
+ with the First district Of South Chris
tiana hundred
Chairman HAZEL drove Ford ahead
i and at 8 o'clock this morning had onl.
s 8 six boxes to count. He expects to ge
the report in at 11.3O, and it is alread
being prepared.
. The Dickey men are hustling 70
support among doubtful members.
THE COUNT FINISHED.
The Election Committee finished tn
count al 9.45 o'clock Dickey wa
found to be below both Cheairs an
Dempsey.
Representative Eliason, Republican
declared to-day that he will vote wit
the anti-Dickey men in order to sustai
the committees report. Chairman Hs
zell went Immediately to Mr.. Wolcott
Office, where the report of the commi
tee is being prepared for prcsentatio
at 11.30
Speaker Riggin says he will keep a
but the members Of the House off II
floor during the fight.
The report of the committee was pr
pared at lilo o'clock. 1t shows DickC
forty-nine votes behind Cheairs an
twenty-six votes behind Dempsey. TT
Dickey men attempted to resume o.
structive tactics, James w. Ponder d
manding the summoning Of TWEEN
witnesses, including ex-Sheriff Gill
Sheriff Finn and the deputies.
The committee refused to consider q
=. demand, as a resolution offered by 4
IL Dickey men, and carried through q
to House, provided that the commit
he had no power to do so until it had tab
RS, lated its returns and made its report
on oa the House. The report recommen
M, that Dickey be unseated and tn
he Cheairs be seated.
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let THIEVES WORK IN DARKNESS
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