Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-17

Richard II. Gray, DemOcrat, as DeIng
elected by plurality Of 10 votes. The
certificates gave Mr.. Gray 5l6 and Mr;
Allston 506 votes, while the official
count did not alter tho figures given
for the former, but IL were added TO
those given the latter; making ms
total SIT. The other road commissioner
declared elected for the hundred is
Hiram Pleasanton, also Republican,
who is accredited with 52S votes.
RESULT OF THE CANVASS.
As result of the official count, the
following persons were declared elected:
State Senators First district, Samuel |
M. Knox, r.. Third, Webster Blakely, !
r.. Fourth, james M. Shakespeare, r.
Fifth, Robert McFarlin, r. Sixth,
Charles H. Salmon, ID. /; Seventh, George
M. d. Hart, d. -four Republicans and
two Democrats.
Representatives in the General AS
sembly-First district, james Kitchen,
R.. Second, Robert M. Burns, r,
John P. Donahoo, D.. Fifth. Francis
J. McNulty, ID. Sixth, Frank P.
Ewing, r.; Seventh, George Frizzel,
r. Eighth, John W. Dennison. r..
Ninth, John Pilling, r.. Tenth, Harry
W. Hushebeck, ;R. /; Eleventh., David
G. Rose, Jr., ID. Twelfth, Theodore
f. Clark, r. thirteenth. James I.
Shallcross, D. Fourteenth, Francis
Lattomus, r. ; Fifteenth, George r.
Donovan, do Republicans and 5
| Democrats.
Recorder Delaware Clark, R.
Sheritf-John e, Taylor, r.
Coroner Alfred ID, Vandever, r.
Assessors First district, James d.
Mccoy, d. Second, William ii. Hanna,
r.; Third, Harvey Hoffecker, r.
Fourth, Neil M. Kennedy, d. I; Fifth,
| William j. Bayley, D.; Sixth, Samuel
W. Handy, r.; Seventh, John E.
Whann, r. Eighth, Lemuel Graves,
r.. Ninth, John II, Clark, r. !; Tenth,
William NJ. Truss, d.: Eleventh, Harry
L. Dayett, ID. Twelfth, Theodore r.
Jones, r. Thirteenth, Alfred Stevens,
d. Fourteenth, Thomas S. Wells, ID. !;
Fifteenth, James A. Buckson, d;
Road Commissioners Sixth Repre-
sentative district, Second election dis
trict, Alfred j. Banks, R.. Seventh
Representative district, Edwin Meyers,
r.. and Winfield S. Talloy, r.. Eighth.
John Taylor, r., and Abram r. Den
nison, r. ; Ninth. Nathan ii. Dayett,
R., and William T. Colmery, r. /;
Tenth, Thomas Grier, r., and Arthur
X. Kee, r. Eleventh, William II.
johnson, r., and William Murray, r. :
Twelfth, Frank Pordham, r., and
Henry Lester, r.. Thirteenth, John G.
Allston, R., and Hiram Piessanton. r. ;
Fourteenth, Lewis Fennimore, II. ;
, Fifteenth, Benjamin f. David, D. :.
Inspectors = Brandywine hundred,
First district, Lot G. Casey, r. /: Sec
ond, John W. TalIey, D.. Third, Frank
e. Bratton, d. I; Christians, First dis
trict, Samuel Kilgore, ID; Second,
Eugene Williams, r Third, Frederick
, W. Fisher, r. Fourth, Frank D.
Chandler, r.. Fifth, john III. Peoples,
r. !; Min Creek hundred, First district,
|, William T. Deighton,. r.; Second,
! John T. Pierson, II. John y. johnson,
district, Thomas $, Smith, II: Second
: G. Vincent, D. New Castle hundred
. First district, William I'll. Bradley, R.
Second, James F. McIvor, r. Third
: John McGonigal, D. /; Fourth, William
! E. Rothwell, RI Pencader hundred
y First district, Harry ID. Draper, d.
: Second, William T.. Smith, D.; Rel
= Lion hundred, First district, Johi
2 keane, r. /; Second, Frank Cleaver, d.
! st. Georges hundred, First district, Y
= Taylor Atherly, D. Second, John W
q Spicer, r. (; Third, Michael Keegan
q D.; Fourth, tie between Purnal j
> Lynch, D., and John w. Dickinson
= R., each receiving LOG votes; Apo
70 quinimink hundred, First district
> Freeman f. Walker. D.; Second, Gus
:. tavus j. Gibbs, D. Blackbird hundred
= First district, Peter G.. Warner, d.
70 Second, James II. Roberts, d.
!, The Levy Court will in all proba
~ bility be called upon to settle the ii
u between Messrs Lynch and Dickinson
candidates for inspector in the Fourt
ny district of the Thirteenth Represents
~ tive district. spt g}
TERMINATION OF THE CANVASS
,g During the closing hours of the cal
e. vass of the vote, Friday Afternoon
the judges were interrupted sever'
as times by attorneys for candidates, VIII
It's made complaint against receiving u
certificates as correct statements of Il
he votes cast In the districts in which thu
ed were interested, and asking. that vot
10 which were not counted by the electie
he officers be counted by the court, As
ny noted above, the attorneys for Messr
N, Hushebeck, McIvor and Allston we
successful in having the decision of Il
W. election officers overruled, but in son
ali cases the counting of rejected ballo
be did not have such results.
ed When the First election district
the Thirteenth Representative distri
ID. was reached Frank Speakman, attorn
err for John @. Allston, Republican CO
try didate for road commissioner, read
re- complaint and asked for a recount
ed the vote. The complaint alleged th
lid of the 30l votes cast nine had been !
led jected by the election officers and
such rejection the Republican cane
inf dates had been deprived Of nine vol
which had been legally cast for the
NV The court examined the ballots !
~ ferred to, but declined to alter I
"a. certificate, holding that all Of the nj
al ballots had been properly rejected.
vas In the Second district Philip
' I Churchman, who also represented n
The Allston, read q complaint, allegi
ion that 13 votes had been rejected, a
Ia asking for recount. The ballots
v a this district were also examined a
noe the court decided that seven had bt
, III fo properly rejected and six should
1aJ counted. The certificates were alter
of accordingly. X
rha Mr.. Speakman asked for a reco,
ted in the Third district, alleging that
Re. votes had not been counted VIII
in should have been counted. The CO
of mage an ihyes.iSHpioi1l anu s,,l
of and relecteo eight. one OF me pan
in counteu was straiSns p t,.l. :. i,
rat, tne o.her s.raiens S;st.;ot NJ S' oh
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