The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-12

AHS WIN Ia oasstNA
Tho Democrats in Sussex County like
those in N3w Castle County do hot want
aly count in the distress that protests
hsve bcol On tered by h. Republicans who
have been cheated by the throwing out OF
sufficient votes 10 clecs their Democratic
opponents
Thcy first raised the c:y that tho jul gos
sitting as tho rlturntns botrl did not
have tho power to Omen the ballot toxes,
but the judges decided differently, who or.
dered The bl.otS rcGountel in contested
cases
Attorney General White assisted by tho
most prominent Democratic lawyers of
Su sex County, even cUntendod that &c.
cording to the constitutional provisions,
thu courts authority did no. extend far
ther than an examination OF tn, lu9Yur-
tors and judges Of The DIS rtcts, To ,re that
they compared favortb,y ual rs ther3 was
no mistake founi in the certificates the
contests shuU,l b: d,Snt SD hy tho court.
Yet in til, face Of tiis tho court was
eogn!2ant II tho throwing Guo ot sH!li'
ccnt votes in Numerous dis riGt5 by tho
Democratic cloulivn officers ) reverse tLo
will of the people as expressed by them at
the polls on election day.
But notwithstanding tho appeal the
court ordered that tho ballot boxes slouI
b. opened in cortain districts.
! The contest IN tho First and Second cleo.
ton districts Of the Tenth Representative
at fat, Hp.t
testants were Hiram Il. Burton, lsepubli-
can candidate for Senator. against the
election of Franklin G. MaulI. Democrat
In this election there Is alleged To have
been 45 Republican hallo's % Democratic.
3 Prohibition and blank ballots rejected.
. According to the unoffiaial returns Dr..
Hiram Burton received tbs highest num-
. Der of votes and It was plainly the intsn.
ton of the people of the Fifth Senatorial
District to elect Dir. Burton to tho Senate,
but tho Democratic election officers dtcid-
ed otherwise and re- urnod Franklin c.
Maui as elected.
In ding the affidavit Of protest in the
Sixth Rep. escptativo District Attorney
General White notified the Court that he
hud given notice Of a contest in uli three
election districts Of the six h R.presenta-
tive districts, but on further research
found that there was no contest ever the
slection in tho first district of the above
district. When he becaMe cngnizlnt Of
this fac Il was decided to count tn, First
Election District Of the Sixth representa-.
tive District which resulted as follows:
0pgress-llandy, IA; lioifGckcr, Id,
Auditor Bishop. ll3; Lingo, i,6; S'nte
Treasnrc:-lt 'ss, III; Bah 10; Sheriff.
Wilson, Ii; Short, iT9 Coroncr-M arvil,
III, Walls, 10; Comfy Trensurcr-Mc-
Cabc. III; Sp Ger, rs; SGuatoc-- FArlow,
III; Ellis, Ia; Rcpresuntativo--Hobi
ll3; Short, 10; As.osspl-Davi5 ia Nc.
Cnbe, 10; inspector Carey, IA, Kins1
175.
In Broad Creek tho Court opaned the
box and found that !? % the 2. ballots
thrown ont hat been prOp!riy REJECTED
and tina. . should Ee Coun, ID
p, The result Of the Guurt disclosed thu fact
TIA. Conway, Republican Itepr,son' alive,
Warrington Republican ASSESSOR and
NJ sick, 'publicrs Inspector, werr eject.
ed in place Of West Philips and knowles
re ,pcGtiveiy, who vera TO al appearances
elected Ylior to Lha reeonn..
In B DAD Creek Election District Of tho
Fol I'll Legislative district the vote was
rs oiGws
=; Con 1ress-TluiieCk 27J; Handy, 27O,
Stat, Troasurls-Ha!l, 27J; Ross. 81;
Tn Mi 7 Istyh,n
Cnnv Trea'urer-Spicer, 27i; McCabe.
25', Sheriff Short rs; Wilson, 269,
Coronsr-Walis, 20 Marvel, 20; Repre-
sentatIves conway, r, 273; West, D.
~; Assessors Warrington. r., Ell:
Pbliip', d. 20; Insp cctors-NesSlck, r..
2'3; Knowles, d 30. 'sa
A recount was !naao Of tho rejected bal
lot Of tho second Election District OF tbs
Fifth Repro ,entative District and the court
sustained tl!o action Of the election officers
and offered the returns as follows:
Cougr css-lloticckvr, HI, Handy, 26!,
Auditor-Lingo II EI.hop, ajl state
Treasurer Bail, III, Fo's, 2!9; Sheriff
Short 49, Wilson, ?j0 Coroner
III; Marvel, %! County Treasurer
Spicer H. McCaba. 2jli sonatur-D!Ns,
f., lie? FarIow d, 2ji: Representative
Marvel, r. 10; King b ".3; Assessor
Ward, d, 253. Warrington, r., liz In
spectorsCuIvcr, D., 25!; Adams. f III.
BY the uniting Of the rejected haI.yt,
the result may bo found to bo consider
ably different than from the FACE Of the Ger.
tiicatss turned into the court by tire DsnI.
Ociatic election officers
Coal and Wood
f. 7 SERGEANT den'rr in coal ,rooj an