Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-30
1T WAS A LOVE FEAST.
Republican County Committee
Meets in the Star Office.
STANDS BY NOMINATION RETURNS

llib RlyFUBlJlCiAN NOMINElt
FOR SGIERTFF-HAHMONY PRE-
Walls ON THE SURFACE COM
MlTTEE TO REPORT.
The Republican County Executive
COMMITTEES met yesterday afternoon in
the Office of the Sunday STAR and what
was predicted as a stormy meeting de-
ve.oped into a harmonious gathering OF
kindred spirits, who meekly admitted
tho correctness of the returns of Sat
urday's primaries and conceded the
nomination. of john E. Taylor Tor
sheriff to have been a fair one.
Ever since the meeting OF the RE
publcan County Executive Committee
on Monday last, when 1t WIS am
nounccd THAT Candidate Taylor had re-
c,dyed a ma5srlty of two votes for the
nomination of sheriff ON the Repuba-
cam ticket, rumogs have been aflcat of
unfair counts, INSCRIPTIONS election Of
ficeIs and fraud i'm general at the pri-
maries. In fact, these charges were
made by the friends of some OF the de-
feated candidatss 20 tho Executive
Committee at the Monday meeting, |
which was stormy one, and before 1t |
closed 50 vigorous were these changes
the members of the committee agreed
to postpone their official announce
MINT OF the result until yesterday
thereby giving these parties who made
the assertions time in which to investi-
gate the matter and bring substantial
probf OF thP asleEations before tine
committee so that they could be acted
upon.
The friends OF Candidates Stidham
and Mcdaniel were foremost among
those who denounced the result as
fraudulent, and declared THAT a recoun
of the votes must be made before they
would be SATISFIED that the returns
were correct. Each man was declared
. elected. had a fair count been given.
/ Candidate Taylor's friends said noth-
!. ing, secure in the belief THAT their man
= would be the nominee i'm spite OF all
? cries OF fraud.
v long b fore the hour set for the
meeting, 2.SO O'Clock, the clans began
u TO assemble I'M the vicinity OF Fourth
!, and Shipley streets, and the friends o
i the different candidates gathered "a
o groups to discuss the situation Som
% were loud in their prOtestations am
,r declared that there should be a recoun
n of thh votes, while others claimed tha
r such a proceeding would disrupt th
party and cause certain defeat at Oh
l. F'all elections.
n Among the latter class was a would
a be politiclan and a recent candidat
Is for nomination for an Office at TN
be hands Of the party. Said he: ITO ope
M the boxes and recount the votes woul
10 be am insult uJ those who had chars
ty of the nomination. Supposing such az
H. ton was taken and the returns found
DIV be correct, would anyone care In th
ce future to act as election officers, know
H. ing that the result as indicated by the
Ie figures might be doubted and an ord
TO issued to 90 over the votes to aesua
OF defeated candidates that the men WI
OF had charge of the ballOt-boxes wei
lat not thieves and liars.
re- "Ou the ouhJr hand, suppose th
upon a recount the returns AIS indicate
m ON the sheets Should prove incorre'
nv what would be the consequences
10 those who held the election? A ter
nus I'M iail. No, the matter is better as
stands. Acospt the result THAT has be
.he given out and thus avoid total ID
re ruption Of the party and a Waterloo
the November" These sentiments we
I'M echd,d by many present.
ty AS the hour drew near for the me-
OF ing OF the committse, THE, differs
net candidates began to appear. Dimir
er- tive Emmitt Stidham eabOwed vi
the Samuel Mcdaniel. "Delaware Clai
ted the candidate" with a happy, conte'
the ed smile upon his countenance, ga7
? Is pitingly upon Governor" William
ex- Robinson, his late opponent, and p
eht of this flowing whiskers" chatted M
so and there with his henchmen.
lich Candidate JOhn E. Taylor lool
calm and seuenls, utterly oIblivious or
Ding insinuations cast upon him regard
! 10 his nomination. All crowded into
tied star Office. and at ESQ O'Clock Chf
, be man J.. Heisaer Ball arose and, al
not calling the meeting to order, stated
he'd. object. Immediately after this proce
for ing William Michael ByIue, attor
ON and political ally of Samuel A.
Daniel, stepped forward and saidi
''Mr. Chafrman and Gentlsm'sn'
fore proceeding with the business
with The hour ask the privilege, on oe
spice of cur party, OF placing a wrsaltn
No. Republican sympathy on the bie1
merry De.aware's distinguished dead; g
alike as turist. statesman. scholar
Diplomat. Thomas f. Bayard.