The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-07
4 REPUBLICAN,
VICTORY
Head Of Ticket and Five Council
men Elected, Body may
be Republican.
M.9y and HOLT n CONTEST.
Holt will in All Probability be
Elected and This viii Give
Majority -- Republicans
Poll a Handsome
Vote But not
what was
Expected.
N,..y and HOLT n CONTEST.

The Republicans of Wilmington won
glorious victory at the polls on Saturday
when they elected Henry e. Mclean,
Mayor; Charles M. Leitch, President of
City Council; Henry c. Conrad, City So
licitor; William II. Curry, City Treasurer;
Thomas S. Mitchell, Assessor and Collec-
tor for the Northern district, and Council
men James W. Robertson, Henry w.
Zebloy, George NJ Fisher and James II.
Morris.
Although the Fourth ward returns show
majority of 81 for James Kane the Dem
Oorat, Clarence r. Holt. Republican
charges fraud and will contest the seat.
Holps ground is u good one and probabili-
ties are strong that Kane will not be
seated. This will give Council to the Re-
publiCanS. The contest in tho Twelfth
ward was also close and it is said law was
violated to elect James b. Oberley. His
seat will therefore also be contested by
James Mccoy, the defeated Republican.
Although there were several disturb
Anoes during the day the election was tho
quietest one Wilmington has seen for
many years 1t was 3 o'clock before the
election in the third district Of the Twelfth
ward was Cotton under way. John Young
u Republican inspector. was the cause OF
some trouble, which almost resulted scri.
pusly to himself. When tho polls opened
he objected to voters assistant serving,
and when the man was not removed
Young seized his book and left the polling
place,
He returned at 3 o'clock and was met by
crowd of angry men who demanded Jha%
he allow the election to bo begun.
Friends induced Young TO enter the house
No. 1909 West Fourth street, but not until
he had been jUstlUd about rather uncum.
fortably. The voters assistant whom
Young objected to, served until the polls
closed.
Frank Mckinley, Democratic Inspcc,
Tor in tho sixth district Of the Fourth
ward was also responsible for trouble,
which delayed the election there. MCGin-
ley wanted friend, who had not been APP
pointed voters assistant, to serve in
that capacity. llo entered tho polling
place, Fourth and Pine streets, and made
himself SO objectionable that the election
officers removed him. He gave no further
trouble.
With the exception of some other quar-
rels which were soon silencud, tho election
was quiet There was u noticeable alb
sencc of the colurcd voters at the polls
which worked hardship to tho Republi.
can candidates in The Twelfth and Ninth
wards But in the Twelfth ward palticu
larry was this So. \ roloreh leader there
week ago declared the vote wuuId be Ill
yided and that ii WuuiH needs no better
evidence than the figures which appear
in another column.
These men We're either paid TO vOt, he
Democratic ticket or Stay away from he
polls. The latter hulitF is given the moro
predencp. In tho cast ont Of the Ninth
ward where the culOreu RCl ublcan vote
has always been strong, there WAS also 4
noticeable falling off. All those rlrCHIrn-
stances combined to lessen the totals oi
the Republican GandiultCs. E'uch action