The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-12
i. +. ELIAS0N
is DEFEATED.
The Court Says Hushebeck
Was Elected
REJECTED BALLOTS COUNTED
New Castle Hundred That
Always Gave a Large
Democratic Maj0r-
ity Goes Re-
publican.

The canvass Is over In New Castle coun.
ty and the certificates have been made out
and will be delivered in a day or two. At
the session ye terday intense excitement
prevailed. 1t was all on account of the
Now Castle hundred contests Harry w.
Hushebeck had beon defeated by three
votes but in the second district AZ ballots
had been rejected. In tho first district 10
ballots had been rejected but tho insp ect.
or:having burned them they could not DO
reviewed. Tho Democrats fought hard to
keep the judges from reviewing the bal
lots. The claim was that the judges Of the
election were tho only ones quail fed to
pass upon Thorn. Chief Justice Lore stated
that they had eyes to SEQ and Judge Spru
ance said that the two judges Oh the bench
were, as competentto toll what was de.
faced ballot as any men beneath the sun.
The New Castle bal lots were reviewed
and tho court ruled that eighteen should
be counted and24 rejected. The ballots
when counted increased Mr.. Hushebeck's
yotn to such condition that he had plur
ability Of votes.
Che vote stood
Lewis W. Eliason. Dem. .478
Harry W. Hushebeck, Rep. 40
Lewis H. McAlslster, Pro.
Joseph l. A. Carlin, s. T................s2
The other candidates on the Republic
eau tioket were equally benefited by the
elected inspector by two votes over Danny
Smith who had six votes before the count.
This Is the first time In the history of
the hundred that Republicans have car
ried the honors.
Two years ago James B. Tomnn had
majority of $50 and today the tables were
turned and the whole hundred ticket with
the exception of the assessor and one In
spector was elected.
Mr. Eliason, the defeated candidate, had
no part In the attempted steal and stated
he wished to have a fair deal and that be
did not want to be elected by fraud.
Denny Smith, the candidate for inspect.
or was willing to havea fair count. He
wa put on the ticket rs balm for past
treatment The surprise of the day was the
election Of McIvor. He Is the only Irish
Republican in New Castle hundred that
the Democrats gay should belong to them.
BigotrY Is unknown to him and everyRep.
ublican In the district voted for him. Re-
liRious prejudices were laid aside and an
honest choice made. W. Marvin Truss Is
elected assessor by four votes.
The only contest outside of New Castle
was In st. Georges hundred.
Frank L. Speakman and Philip @
Churchman, on behalf Of John e. Allston,
candidate for road commissioner, filed
protests against the returns of the First,
Second, Third and Fourth districts of the
Thirteenth representative district. The
talot boxes were ordered opened In the
First DISTRICT The court found nine re-
jec,ed ballots, and after examining them
stated that all had been properly rejected,
In the box Of the Second district thir.
teen rejected ballots were found. The, Q
were examined, aud 1t WAS ordered that
six Of them be counted, In the Third dis
trict ten ballots were found rejected. The
court after examining them, said that
eight had been properly rejected and Or
dered that two be counted.
In the Fourth DISTRICT it was alleged
that nineteen ballots had been rejected,
When the box was opened, only eleven of
the rejected ballots were found, and the
court was Informed there were reasons to
believe that the other eight had been burn
cd. The court examined the eleven bal
lots and ordered eight Of them counted. {
The vote was as follows:
First Distriat-John W. Voshell, o., le0.
Richard l.. Gray, D., l5o; John c. Allston,
H.. 1856; Herman Peasanton. R. 148 Sec.
ond District-Voshel s5 Gray, 81; Ais.
ton, 1ls; Pleasanton, 127. Third District
-Voshel, Az Gray, 1872; Allston, 155;
Pleasanton, 152 Fourth District-vo-
shell, 9S; Gray, ITO; Alston, 1903; Pleasan.
ton. 104.
Totals-Voshell. $50; Gray, 5l6; Allston,
5l7; Pleasanton 526. This gave Allston
majority Of one over Gray, and Pleasantou
majority Of 46 over Voshell,
This concluded the contested elections
which resulted In the seating of one Re-
publican Representative, a Republican In.
spector and Republican Road Commits
sioner.
The court was engaged until nearly
midnight making out certificates. The
pluralities in Wilmington were Hoffecker
r., for Congress, 8O4; Ball, r., for State
Treasurer, 949; Lingo R., State Auditor, |
942; Clark. r., for Recorder of Deods, GIL;
Taylor, r., Sheriff, S78; vandover, R.,
Coroner, 944; Knox, r., State Senator,
Second District, 1345; Burns, R., Repre- |
sentative. 57S; Robertson, r., Representa-
tive, 57S.
Hitohn [Rep. 03; Ewing [Rep. is; Friz.
gle [Rsp.]. 1893: Dennson [Rep ], 179; Pill
ling [Rep, ], 81; Husheback Rep. ], 6; Clark
rep. Ga; Lattomus [Rep.l, IS. Rural
New Castle, State Senators: Blakoly [Rep]
1877; Shakespeare Rep.], 81; McEarlin
Rep. 93 The Democratic pluralitles are,
Senators: Rural, New Castle-Salmon, 1903
Hart, 121, Repres entatiye WilminRton], |
Donahue, 17b; McNulty, 1856; Rural, New
Castle, Rose, 70; Donovan,l7; Shallcross, IS.
The official vote of New Castle County
ia: Hoffecker, r., Congress. 9726; Handy,
d., 1886; State Treasurer, Ball, R., 9749;
Ross, D., $3.50; State Auditor, Lingo, H.,
1857 Bishop, D., 1926; Recorder of Deeds,
Clark, r., 9517; Montgomery, D.. s461;
Sheriff, Taylor, r., 9738; Moody, D., S3o7;
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