Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

who were induced to cast the same in |
consideration of money or other things |
of value given or promised TO be given |
to such eIsctors
Eighth. That |, the contestee, am
informed and so charge that large
sum OF money was contributed by
your political adventurer to be used In
said Sussex county and which was used
in the several hundreds and election
districts Of said Sussex county In
securing the votes of divers electors for
yourself and other candidates ON the
ticket wherein your name appeared as
a candidate and I am Informed and
believe that you used or caused to be
used said funds 10 corrupt electore
and Herewith induced such electors to
vote for you and other candidates OF
your party.
Ninth. That neither you received
majority or plurality OF the legal votes
given for said Office or membership OF
the said Senate OF the. General Assem-
bly, from Sussex county at the general
election held In said Sussex county on
the third day OF November last past, 10
the several hundreds and election dis.
tricts thereof, but on the contrary IL was
definitely and officially ascertained by
the board of canvass held on the fifth
day Of November last past, 10 and for
said Sussex county, thar William I.
Moore, the undersigned and contestee,
had received plurality OF all votes
given at the aforesaid election for the
Office OK Senator Of the General Assem-
bly, aforesaid, and proper certificates
were thereupon made and signed by all
and every the members of the said
hoard of canvass, 3nclhding the mem
bers OF your party or faction. except
one member who was absent by reason
Of illness, according to law, OF the cleo.
ton Of the contestee.
Tenth. For more particular reply
to the specifications. deny that the
party which nominated you as candi-
date for Senator Of the General Assem-
bly, from Sussex county, was one of the
two principal political parties Of the
State OF Delaware or of Sussex county !;
that prior to the date of holding said
election, as you are we'll aware, the 30
called party or fraction by which alone
you were nominated as a candidate for
the State Senate as aforesaid, to be
voted for at said election, did through
it's State Committee and organization,
claim and assert, by filling the certified
list Of its candidates for Governor and
Representative in Congress OF tho
United States, with ca ch of the several
clerks of the peace of the State as pro-
yided by chapter 81, section 4, Vol.
XIX. Laws Of Delaware, that it was the
Republican party of said State OF Della
ware, and one OF the two principal
parties of said State; that the claim
to the title of Republican party as we'll
as TO the emblem thereof, was made by
another party heretofore known as the
Republican party by filing certificates Of
nominations with the said several clerks
OF the peace as provided by the law as
aforesaid; that thereupon the said
several clerks of the peace. in accord
ance with the provisions Of chapter 81,
section 4, Vol. XIX, Laws OF Delaware,
duly assembled at Dover and after a
full hearing Of the claims OF each fac
tion or party, presented through thpir
counsel, as they were directed and EN-
powered by law to do. decided that
one faction should be allowed the title
OF Republican party and tho device
thereof, &C., and should he considered
one OF the two principal political
parties of said State, and that the fac.
tion SO determined by the said clerks Of
| lue pehCe 10 De tue NepuDllcdn party
in the State, was the one claiming the
regularly constituted party organization
and the same which had been duly
recognized and accredited by the Re,
publican National Convention held al
st. Louis in the month OF June, 1896,
and that the faction or party so recog
nized as the Republican party, hello
State and county conventions for the
purpose of nominating State and county
candidates, to be voted for, which
nominations we're duly certified to tht
Proper clerks OF the peace. as requires
by law: Furthermore, that the factor
or party by which you were nominated
afterwards voluntarily in your behal
filed CERTIFICATES Of the nomination d
its party candidates including you a,
its nominee for the Senate from Suisse,
county with .the proper clerk of tn,
peace, and therein and thereby volun
tarily styled themselves rs the Uniol
Republican party.
Eleventh.. |, the contestee, further
allege that / received clear and sub
stantial plurality Of the legal votes cas-
at said election.