The sun., 1898-11-10
MUST ANSWERTOTHE JUDGES
Two Election Officers Who
Burned Ballots Will be
Prosecuted.
gN
HUSHEBECK WILL BE ELECTED
Lewis e. EliasOn Democratic Candf.
date For Legislature Does Not Be-
lieye in His Majority of and
Comedies His Opponents
Election.
HUSHEBECK WILL Be ELECTED

The only crooked work OF tuesdays
great battle of the ballots. in Delaware,
was i n the Eastern district OF the town
of New Castle, and to-day before Chief
Justice Lore and Resident Judge Spru-
ance, the men who were implicated will
be brought up for an explanation.
When the return board meets at the
Court House' this morning, Inspector
Morrison and Election Judge Dorst, Of
the Eastern district of New Castle, will
be unable to produce all the ballots
which Clerk of the Peace Foard gave to
them before the election.
This the law requires, but these two
men will not be able to do SO, as twenty
four of the said ballots were placed in a
stove by Morrison and Dorst and burned.
This fragrant violation of the law &C.
Cured in the following way:
This election district is very close and
matter of few votes quite often deter
mines elections there. Morrison and
Dorst are Democrats and when the count
was being made Tuesday it was claimed
by them that "a ballots which had been
voted were defaced and thereby illegal.
That some OF the votes were defaced is
true, and to their throwing out the Re-
publican Judge did not object. He did
object, however, and was extremely sur
prised when Morrison and the other
Judge declared their intention of burning
the alleged defaced ballots.
The Republican judge protested and
stated that such action was directly in
violation of the law. Nevertheless, Nor.
rison and Dorst took the "a ballots and
burned them.
The counkwithout those ballots elect.
ed Lewis Il. Eliason Dem. over Henry
w. Hushebeck Rep by a majority ol
8. Other candidates on the Democratic
ticket received majority. =.
The action of Morrison and Dorst vii
probably result quite seriously for them
as they have fagrantly violated the law
'In their capacity as election officers
they have no authority to pass upon 8
ballot permanently" said an attorney
last night. Their power is to determine
whether or not such defaced ballot shall
be counted by the election board subject
to the disposition OF the Judges who sit
to canvass the vote.
'The ballots must not be destroyed
until ordered so by the Judges who com
pose the court of canvass
Mr. Eliason repudiates the work OF the
two Democratic officers and last night
conceded the election OF Mr.. Hushebeck
on the face of fair, honest count.
The violation OF an election law ir
this manner has never before occurred
in this State, and what disposition will
be made in this case is not yet known
Morrison and Dorst will be prosecuted
under tie new election laws, the penalty
in this case being fine and imprlson
meDt.
The canvass of the vote before Chic
Justice Lore and Judge Spruance today
is expected to result in the election Q
Hushebeck by a majority OF at least ~
Mr.. Eliason does not in any way con
slider the action Of the election officers
right, but Morrison and Dorst say tha
they will be present at the Court HOUSE
today, at 9 o'clock, and defend them
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