The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-11
| DEMOCRATIC
| TREACHERY.
Gave First Representative
District Republicans
Unofficial Stamp.
ARRESTS WILL Be MADE.
The New Castle County
and Sussex Counts
Being Made

The Superior Court was in session az
returning board throughout yesterday at
ternoon, At2 o'clock the court announce
that It was ready to hear complaints, etc.
as provided by the constitution, and ii
response Phillip c.. Churchman, represen
ing John c. MnCaulley, the candidate TO
assessor in the first representative district
] filed a complaint alleging that twenty on
ballots had not been counted because tn
points on he star were not distinct, an,
because others were blurred.
! Walter Hayes filed complaints In be
half Of Harry w. Hushebeck, John Il
Taylor, Arthur NJ. Wise and Jas. McIvor
for the opening of the box OF the eecont
election district of the tenth represe a
tive district where it is alleged AZ BALLOT
were not counted because the stamp wa
not clean.
John P. Nields. for McCaulley, alse filed
complaints against returns Of the second
third and fourth election districts of thu
blurred ballots, or those not having all the
points Of the star visible, were not count
Frank Spoakman filed four appeals "a
behalf Of John G. Allston Of the Bird Rep
resent alive dist riot against the vote as re-
turn. The appeals set out that In the four
districts Of the Representative Districts 81
ballots were not counted because the star
was not clear and others soiled and Q
partly opened when the inspector took
them from the boz.
The complaint In the First election dis.
trict OF the First Representative district,
as submitted by Mr.. Churohman was
read, after which Chief Justice Lore order.
cd the ballot box for the district produced.
The box was produced In q minute. and
was opened by Chief Justice Lore an
Judge Spruance, and.the rejected bundle
Ut ballots WINS removed. Clork of the Peace
Fonrd was questioned by the court about
the stamps, and he declared they were abb
solutely uniform.
After examining ballots m arked by the
star lacking one corner, Judge Spruance
stated that the question before the court
was whether or not the stamp used was
the official stamp. The testimony bore out
that 1t wns. he said.
At this juncture Mr.. Churchman inter-
posed and said be was prepared to show
that the ballots bearing the defective star
were stamped with the stamp given to vot.
er5 by clerk.
I'VE have an election officer who will
testify shat the clerk took stamp out of
his pockets and gave 1t to voter to use."
declared Mr.. Churchman. This caused
fntter III the court room, as Mr.. Church,
man practically had stated there was evil
dence Of fraud In that district. The court
could not pass upon that. however. for If
any action is to be brourh hit against the
clerk mentioned, 1t must be done at an
other session. 1t was not within the prov
ince Of the court, sitting as canvasslng
board, to PASS on the innocence or guilt Of
election officers, the court stated.
The court ruled that thirty out Of the
thirty one rejected ballots had been prop
erly done so. Ouiy one ballot therefore
was counted.
John H. Rodney ct This stage said he
represented some of the candida es against
whom others had filed complaint, He
maintained that the court had no right to
review tho ballots rejected,
Judge Spruance 'this court does not In.
tend to say whether man had right to
vote or not. There were thirty one votes
not.counted and we find that only one had
been counted.
Chief Jnstice Lore we are here to in
quire into the vote, II the tally sheet does
not show the proper number Of votes were
accounted for.
Judge Spruance In answer to Mr.. Rod.
ney said that II 1t took year to can vass
the vote honestly 1t would be best to do so.
Chief Justice Lore we have found on the
fare Of this certificate that the judges re-
jected vote that under the constitution
or to count the rejected ballot.
John Percy Nields filed All additional
complaint to the count Of the third dis
trict Of the third representative district.
John c, McCaulley alleged that pa votes
were cast and that II were rejected by mis-.
take. No device or distinguishing mark
vas on any of the ballots. There were three
other complaints presen ted. The ballot box
was opened and the judges inspected tho
raia tnl hnI at lNno A. ,1nxt 4 hn,n
the 81 rejected ballots should be counted.
The court ruled that"Lewis Holster Ball"
was the same person as Lewis H. Ball"
The court refused 10 count all ballots
marked with the butt end Of tho stamp or
outside the square.
In the fourth district of the first repre-
entativo district there were 40 ballots re-
jected. The court ruled that out of that
number II were correctly rejected and So
were ordered counted.
This announcement caused great sur
prise in the court rooIn and speculation
was rife rs to whether McCaulley would
be elected assessor. but when the official
count was consulted 1t was found that
Mccoy still maintained the lead.
The count then proceeded until the
Ninth election district OF the First Repre-
sentative was reached, when it was found
there was discrepancy OF one vote foi
hthIe auultor III coInpurlnR Iue CertlHCaGe2
Of the elect ion officers. The ballot box was
opened, and the mistake was discovered
and rectfied by consulting the enclosed
tally sheet, ---.
The court at 6 o'clock took recess for
an hour and a half, and at 10 o'clock last
night took recess until 9 o'clock this
1t is expected that the contests
In the rural parts Of the county will be
reached this afternoon. Sa4ss
Tvp
swore that the seventeen ballots were not |
out, but were carefully wrapped |
and sealed separately in the ballot box that |
tie court might decide. The ballot. we're
so badly blurred that no man could arrive |
at the intent of the voter.
Aftor disposing of all the contests In |
favor Of the Union Repn blicans, the court
made the count and prepared certificates
of election. for each of the successful can.
polled by Samuel Swain for State Treas
urer-l55 The highest Prohibition vote
was received by John Hutton for state
auditor-S5. The official vote and MAORI.
ties are.
When the Superior court took up thu
canvass OF the returns of the election of
New Castle county this morning the fifty
first district was Tailed. Those who were
in the court room remarked the difference
IL Iho upOu 6eCOUu
day of the canvass In 1886. At that time
i was not reigniDg supreme with Sheriff
ellis and posse OF Deputy Sheriff's on
duty. Instead OF n crowd Of roughs and
heelers as there were two years ago there
were only ten mon present. The ms jority
Of these were candidates for office and the
balance were friends of candidates who
wero unable to be present. In he fifty
third district a vote cast for r Il. Moody
was counted for Robert Il. Moody.
Walter II. Hayes presented the COM
plant OF John e. Taylor, candidate for
Sheriff. He complained that no return
had been made OF nineteen rejected bnl-
OTIS in the first election district of the
Tenth Representative district. Out Of
hat number Taylor claims he received
upwards CT fifteen votes. 1t has been
earned that the inspector nd judge burn
ID the rejected ballots, 1t has also been
alleged hy voters in that district that there
SerG no cul 'ains on the booths and that
men who had all of their faculties were
given an n sistant. Such matters will DO
AIKEN up by the State authorities as pro-
'ecution OF tho inspector will follow. Geo.