Smyrna times., 1898-10-19
THE KENT COUNTY STEAL.
Inc Recount Affected on the lIth Inst., by
Order Order of the Court.

The Dover Lnder gave following fig
ures of the recount of 1896: "Accord
ing to the count as tabulated, John H
Hotfecker, Union Republican candi
date for Governor, has 3644 votes: E.
w. Tunnel, Democrat, 3348; John c.
higgins, Regular Republican, 1853
Daniel Green, Prhibition1st, 118
Lewis U. Slaughter, Single Tax, 95.
For Representative in Congress
Willis, Union Republican, has 1864.
and Handy, Democrat, 1868. The
Union Republican Legislative ticket
averages 1886, while the Democratic
average is 1885.
"Sheriff-Reedy, Union Republican.
37l6; Virden, Democrat, 1865. Cor
oner-Knight, Union Republican,
3773; Bethards, Democrat, 3427.
County Treasurer jenkins, Union
Republicans, 1881; Arthurs, Demo-
crat, 3487."
SHOULD SUFFER FOR THE CRIME.
The Wilmington RepaJIican in dis
cusslng the steal of the offices SAYS:
Every Democratic inspector of that
election should be tried and on convic-
ton be sent to Jail for ten years each.
AS long as the courts wink at such
frauds, just so long will they be enac-
ted by unprincipaled men who laugh
III their sleeve at the will of the people
when they can, by manipulating the
vote, change the result. The courts
have not acted honestly heretofore in
the matter or this case would never
have been allowed to drag along until
almost time for another election to
take place. Still, if nothing else is ac-
compiished, it will show what a gioan-
tic steal was cOncocted and carried out
III Kent county by that immaculate
party known as the Democratic party.
The men who benefited by the steal
were even worse than the men who
planned and carried it out, while not,
being beneticiaries of it. These men
should now be punished SO as to be
warning to deter Others from doing the
same thing in the future. Punish the
rascals and let the punishment meet
the crime. Senator S. r. Meredith
sat in the last State Senate by fraud.
knowing it at the time. He has no
right to hold that seat in the next Leg
lslature, and steps should be taken
whereby he will be removed and tbe
man he cheated out of his seat repre-
sent the majority the balance of his
(Meredlth's) term. Every man who
had a hand III this steal should be made
to answer at the bar of justice and the
wheels should revolve faster than thew
have in the mandamus proceedings.
TO PROSECUTE INSPECTORS.
The Wilmington San, in speaking Of
the bearing to the case of the court.
and the action of the Republican Cen
tral Committee at its meeting TODAY
says: 'The question which is now ag-
ltatlng the Republican party and like
wise the Democratic party is what ac-
ton will be taken by the court. The
count shows a wholesale fraud and
ana crime. 1t is admitted by the Dem
ocrats. 1t is known by the attorney
general and all the proper authorities.
including the court. This being true.
I Is asserted that Attorney General
Whlte Will have no recourse but to
'ognlzance of the existence of the
'rlme and prosecute the men who per
'etrated it. The crime is fragrant
me and considered by all persons in
he State without parallel in the his
ory OF the country. Republicans
'laim that prosecution of the inspectors
Who were parties to the election crime
u Kent county must be and will be.
t was stated fund would be raised
eaching over $4,000 to assist in the
prosecution Of these criminals. The
'eople of the State have just awakened
o the enormity of the crime commit
ed by the inspectors who refused to
abulate the election returnsi N Kent
ounty, thereby placing in the legisla- ]
ure and constitutional convention men
Tho were not elected to those bodies" :