Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-27
TAYLOR'S CLOSE CALL
Only a Margin of Two Over
Candidate Mcdaniel.
CLOSEST CONTEST FOR SHERIFF

WILL DECGDD WHETHER orr
NOT TO ORDER A RECOUNT OF
THE BALLOTS IN THE BOXES.
The New Castle County Republican
Committee last night finished canvass
inlg the votes cast at the primary elec-
tion on Saturday. The figures show
that John l.. Taylor was nominated for
shtriff over Samuel Mcdaniel by a plu-
rality Of two votes, which makes It the
Closest contest ever held in the county
for the nomination Of sheriff. MclDan-
lei and Emmltt f. Stidham, who was
also a candidate, filed a petition ask
ing for recount of the vote. The COM
nittee will meet on Thursday, and IL
evidence is produced to show there has
been any unfairness or miscount an
other count will be ordered. The re-
turns show that the rest OF the ticket
nominated was the same ais has been
published. The Addicks or Union Re
publicans we're completely routed. They
made only one nomination, and that
was to name H. w. Hushebeclk for rep
resentativa from New Castle hundred,
a strong Democratic district.
The nominations on the face OF the
4 official returns recorded by the Execu-
: tive Committee are:
y For Sheriff-John E. Taylor, whose
e plurality is 2.
y y For Coroner-Alfred ID. Vandever,
WHOSE plurality is 1O2.
1 For Recorder OF Deeds-Delaware
4. Clark. whose plurality is 81.
IS For State Senators-First senatorial
y y district. Samuel M. Knox; Third dis
trct, Webster Blake,y; Fourth district
e. James NJ. Shakespeare; Fifth district
ls Robert Mcfarland; Sixth district, Mer.
lie ritt NJ rWiretts; Seventh district, qsaal
W r. Staats.
~ For Representative in the General
te Assembly-F4rst district, Jamez Hitch
as en-; Second, Robert M Burns; Third
II James w. Robertson; Fourth, jaime
ID. Carter; Fifth, no nomination; Sixth
Frank P. Ewing; Seventh, Georg
ba F'rizzell; Eighth, John w. Dennison
or Ninth, John Piiling; Tenth, Harry "
on Hushebeck; Eleventh, Charles walton
To- Twelfth, Theodore III. Clark; Thi
i'm tsenth, Boyd 8. Cleaver; F'ourteent
cal Francis II. Lattamus; Fi1d.ent
N Harry S. Woodkeeper.
n For Assessors-First representati'
ne district, John c. McCaulley; S1con
William H. Hanna; Third. Harvey Ho
ffcller; Fourth, Isaac w. Bowen
ZT Fifth, William r. Jones; Sixth, San
uel W. Handy; Seventh, John
OF Whann; Eighth, Lemuel w. Crave
Ids Ninth, John II. Clark; Tenth, Arth'
op- NJ Wise; Eleventh, John Barbe
md Twelfth, Theodore Jones; Thirtsent
ool Samuel Carpenter; Fourteenth, jose
ers c. Hutchinson; Fiftesnth, James
ems. Reynolds.
an. The total vote cast In the county W
Who 4,919, according to the canvass. A.
VandeVer. who is credited with I
highest poll, received 1888 votes, VIII
John e. Taylor, next highest, is Gre
at tied with / ,237. The highest poll In
ly's contest for recorder of desds was s
hat by Mr.. Clark.
gon DR.. Ball announced that the comm
rm. tee had decided to meet at o'clc
] to on Thursday afternoon TO hear the
cision OF eontesting candidates. II
recount Is necessary the committee '
decide then, also where the reco'
OF the ballcts will be made.
While the committee conferred It
hu cided to prosecute any of the elect
o'u officers who're any evidence Of fraud
s"N found in a discrepancy OF the cert
Gates with The votes in the district.
was also agreed that in event OF 4
will contest and a recount OF the vote
.ious any district, where the ballots apr
from to be different from the returns
the certificates, the committee
summon before it every voter In
6. district to ascertain whether OF not
ding ballots found in the boxes are the s
BAY ais those voted at the election on
tahIe urday.