Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-22
1ons dorpax rnn NOMINEE.


New Castle Hundred Road co,nrnIsaioner
Contest Decided by the Democratic
County Committee. ,'@
The New Castle county Democratic
COMMITTEES Thursday AFTERNOON recUunt-
ed the vote cast for ruad ommiHHioner
in the Fourth Election district Of tho
Tenth Representative iistrict ut the
nomination last Saturday, mud as the
result was the same as shown by tho
original count. settled tho tie between
Robert S. Armstrong and John Jordan
in favor OF MIR. Jordan, who was de-
clared to be the nominee, the other
nominee being Samuel Miller, whose
vote had not been disputed.
MIR. Armstrong aud his COUNSEL
ARENAS Smith, we're present during
the count, and Mr.. Jordan's interests
we're looked after by John j. Sheridan.
Tho ballot box was delivered ny
Sheriff Finn in neraon and after it had
been opened by Chairman Neary OF tue
committee the ballots were counted by
Mr.. Neary, L. Bayard Heisel, Edwin
| Il. Cochran, Jr., and j. Harvey Spru.
Hnce, in the presence of several other.
| members OF the committee and other
| persons.
The count showed that 90 votes had
been cast for Samuel Miller, "a for
| John Jordan, for Robert ID. Arm
| strong and / for Rober s. Armstrong,
| while there vera two ballots in such
| shane that they could not ne counted
at all, one having ull of the road com
missioner candidates. names stricken
out and the other having no mark by
which TO indicate choice. AS auon
as tho ballot containing the name oi
Robert S. Armstrong was read. and II
was announced that the ID" had been
stricken out and an IS" inserted MIR.
Sheridan entered protest, on the
ground that the official ballut contained
ths name of Robert y. Armstrong, nut
the committee would not throw the bai
lot out on this technicality, az All d
the Armstrong ballots were eyiiHht1s
intopdsd for the same man. and it wa
cnumed. giving Mr.. Armstrong II
votes, the number With which lie bat
been creiited on the original count.
After the change in the middle nam
had been discovered Mir. Armstroul
was asked what his middle letter was
and when he informed the person win
hnd inquired that il was $50 IL WI
evidsnt that the "D" on the tickle
was no error, for which AIR. armstron
, was not responsible, and that the per
son who changed IL evidently knew hi
. correct name.
: Tine recount dill not bear out MI
, Armstrong's belief that there had bee
an errror in the original COUNT or .
the certificate, and when it was prove
q by the recount that there actually wa
n tbs between Messrs. Armstrong an
n Jordan. thare was nothing left but f.
the committee to decide between tn
i two men, and after a.few minutes d.
i liberation Chairman NeHry announce
a TINT the committee heiug compailed
4 select one OF the two men had selecte
! Mr., jorrBu.
!, MIR. Sheridan. MIR. Jordan's rapr
sentative. thanked the committee 4
arriving at tuat conclusion and N
Is Smith stated that MIR. Armstrong vi
/. perfectly willing to abide by tre tlsc
sion vi the committee and would SUI
port the nominee.
a New Castle man stated after Il
10 msetiag that he considered 1t an II
fortunate feature Of the law that ma
D it obligatory upon the county commi
= tee to make the selection, as he b
4 I. lievsd the voters Gf tho bunhred Won
u prefer to have the matter referred ba
y to them for decision.