The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-18
}. GOSSIP.
The Mandamus Proceed
ings Of Kent County ,
AT Last Settled.

The Superior Court met at Dover on
Monday In adjourned session and enacted
the final chapter 10 the memorable Kent
county election fluke Of 1896. Lawyers w.
H. Hayes and Herbert H. Ward read the
legal certificates Of Sheriff Shaw that he
had served the permptory writ of manda-
mus upon oil of the Inspectors; that they
had met in Dover on October 18th and
constituting board Of canvass, had
counted aud tabulsted the vote had pre-
pared the required certificates of election
and handed the same to the Governor and
each of the prothono taries, except that of
the Governor him self, which he has hand.
Cd the speaker Of the Senate.
Judge Spruance said: Every writ is de.
mand. Now that demand has been full
filed and these wrlts are submitted. Yet
there is nothing to prove that 1t has been
done except simply the word Of the sher-
III. Now sworn certificate, approved. &C.
OPTED and signed by the Chief Justice
would forever clear this matter up.
The court however accepted the simple
certificates anil ordered that the CO It's Of
the case be paid by Absl ]. Farics John
l. Scotch, Thomas 5. Baxter, Alexander
J Draper, Samuel Hughes, John w.
Shelldrake Franklin Tumlin and Thorn.
d Mccoy, tho Democratic Inspectors.
William H. Walker, Democrat, and
John :. Rowan, Erasmus Burton. L. G.
Stsrner. Charles MAcklem. Clarence Ma
son and Benjamin I. Conwell, Republi-
cans, were relieved Of all the costs. as was
also Samuel L. Shaw. the principal de-
PENDANT, because they had expressed and
manifested willingness to abide by the
courts first rulings.
This costs will amount to 81. $40, as those
OF the previous cases growing out of the
belatod returns were paid by the Union
Republicans, whose proceedings were
faulty
Thus ond, one Of the GREATEST frauds
ever psrpettated upon tbs fur nam' of
Delaware Tho only thing to be condemn
I'd in he whole affair is that the case
s,tull have been allowed to drag along
for nearly Two years, thus robbins the
m N out of the fruits of their victory and
only placing the payment OF the costs OF
tho sui. upon these men. They should
have been given term in Jail as q warn.
ing to other evil doors and ballot box Jug
Raers It is strange with what contempt
the Democratic election officers hold the
courts Of our State. They should be
made to respect the same and tho only
way to make them do so is to punish them
for their wrong doing or otherwise all Of
the safe guards thrown around the ballot
boxes will amount to nothing and be
thrown away.
This is without doubt the greatest crime
svor perpetrated in Dolaware upon the
Republican party.
: Thers will be no fusion with the Demo.
,Gats i'll Kent county. Two Republican
lt6ckets have been placed in the field in
Kent county. Still If the fools want snme-
thing to fight about let them fight Tho
iSeople will settle tho controversy at the
tiallot box next month.
/ The Lincoln Republican club VIII to.
morrow night at its club rooms on King
anbvs Ninth, tender public recep'
aaon to the Republican candidates. Tho
club house will bs thrown open to all Re.
publicans and they are cordially invited
h attouu