The sun., 1898-02-22
Wins in til, Contest for tho State
Senatorship.
WELDIN AND HAUGHEY CLOSE.
Carries all But Two Wards of The
City, and But One Huntlred...A
Light Vote POllcd.

Daniel +. Stewart, the Republican
candidate for the seat in the Senate OF
the General Assembly, made vacant by
The death of Robert J. Handy, was
elected ut the special election held all
over New Castle county. His plurality
over Thomas J. Weldin, Democrat, and
Peter J. IIaughey, silver Dem ocrat, is
about | 800,
The election passed off very quietly,
especially in this city, where a light vote
was polled. The vote in the various hum
dreds was also very light, the total vote
o the county being about onehalf what
il was in 1896.
The Republicans presented solid
phannx behind Stewart, while the Dem
Gratis hoplessIy divided themselves on
the money issue.
Weldin and IIaughey ran very close
the former polling but about 800 more
votes than the Silver man.
The polls opened in this city between
10 and ! o'clock after (l1litlcss effort
had been made by the regular Demo-
cratic leaders to patch up Il truce be-
tween Wcldn and lIaughcy.
Votin. was slow at lhn stalt-oii but
got brisk in the afternoon. Early in
the game the Silver Democrats showed
tie carnc-tncss of their support Of
langhev agains, Weldn. Before three
o'clock the Iattcr's friends and sup
porters threw up the sponge, finding
that IIaughcy's strength was much
greater then they dreamed it was. For
Instance, in the First ward. the
old D,m,,ratic buIwark, Wrldn
polcd G3 vote. and Ilaughcv polled
the same number. Stewart carried the
ward ior the Republicans by a plurality
of I, h" receiving 67 votes. This is the
first time in many many years that the
Democrats ever allowed the Republicans
to poll Il srmblancc Of majority or
plurality in the great First ward. In the
Second ward the silver men showed
under the gold men, Ilanghey getting
lOj votes to Weldin }5. Stewart carried
the ward by a plurality Of 3 votes, his
total being l3S Like the First ward.
Yesterday was the fast time in many
years Republican had & host Of u
chance in the Second ward
In the Third llaughey had s. votes,
Stewart l46 and Weldin l@. There are
a few more Gold Democrats in the Third
ward than in the FIRST and Second
wards, and besides the Gold Democratic
leaders, headed by Willard salisbury,
played hard to carry the ward.
The Fourth ward, another Democratic
territory, also went over to the Republic
cans, Stewart gathering l75, llanghry -
and Weldin g. votes.
Stewart swept the Fifth, Sixth, Sev-
"nh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Twelfth
wards.
The Eleventh vote. a clear plurality
for silver, giving lIaughey more votes
than either Stewart or Wtldin. The re-
suit in the Eleventh ward was: Stewart,
II; lIa,yhev. IS: Weldn, ~. In the
Tenth and Eleventh war'ls tn" Single
Tax vote went largely to llanshey; The
>lngI" Takers, nS Il rule, voted tor
llaughey all over the city.
The Seventh wards vote was Stew
art 3il; Weldon, 5G, and llanghry Il.
Thr seventh has long beer Il banner Re,
publican ward.
Summed lp, Stewart carried ten oUt
oltwcIvc wards Weldin carrying one
and IlugMy the other. Stewar's plu-
UlINy in the city was ~ votes.
The election in this city yesterday was
remarkable bccalsc Of the absence OF cX-
cllcncnt at the polls. Each ward, with
the rNrcpinn Of the Seventh. had but
one polling place. The Seventh ward
had two. This caused mrrh inconvenl-
rnrc tn the voters, but the Rcpublican
readers cop%d srccrs- rs-iulIy with the sltu-
all"h and got ont II pretty big vote, con-
sl''rrIhg all the circumstances.
On" Of the incidents Of the day was
IT," presentation at some Of the polling
places Of fake ticket bearing the Demo-
cratic heading bat bearing the name Of
PANEL +. Stewart. the Republican cam
0llatr. Its first appearance was at the
polling place of the Third ward. where
he voter had failed to fold the ballot and
It's character was discovered Ecfor it
ad been placed in the box. 1t was re.
Jcctcd, as the inspectors declared it VOID
owing to its being calculated to deceive
the voter whose education had been
neglected.
Brown, Prohibition, got fifteen votes in
ne city and four in the county. Apo
lnlnlmink gave Brown lis only tour
Vo,es in the county.
Peter i. Haughey was not the regular
,"mlnec for Senator, but p"Iled v"tc
nat almost equalled that OF the regular.
Returns from the county up to two
clock, show that Stewart c rrird all
put one hundred This was Saint
Georges.
ERmndywinc hundred the home Of can,
,oatr Wcldin, gave Stewart lob ana
'eldn -. Weldin corkcd Saint Georges
l'ndrrd by II vote Of Us to l42O.
langhey's vote throughout the county
as surprising. The Single Tax vote III
rW Castl" sweled his total III New
i'S' o t" l24. Weldin's vote in New
''''" was but l3. In Christiana, humid
- too, l!a,ghey beat Weldin by Il vote
40 to Il. White Clay Creek, gave
rdln y votes and lIaug hey 30. In ap-
I'''nlmink hundred the Silver man
E,id more votes than Wcldin.
EI ckbird hundred held no election as
Inspectors were appointed
N'r"art's vote in the county, Pencader
thdrd not in, is 1893; WeIdin 472 and
'nshry SOB. The Democratic vote in