Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-11-10
CANVASSING THE VOTE
Began in the County Court
House at II O'clock To-day.
TIE MINORITY JUDGES REPORT
CHIEF JUSTICE LORE AND ASsOCI-
ATE JUDGE SPRUANCE CONI-
POSE THE CANvAssING BOARD
PROCEEDINGS QUIET-CONTEsT
IN NEW CASTLE HUNDRED.

IN NEW CASTLE HUNDRED.
In accordance with the provisions OF
the new Constitution the work of can
vassing the votes cast at the election
on Tuesday was taken up at the Court
House at noon to-day.
Chief Justice Charles B. Lore and
Associate Judge William C. Spruance
constitute the beard of canvassers from
this county. The returns were tabu-
lated by Frank "A. McClcskey, clerk of
the Election Department; William
Butt, OF the Union National Bank; At |
torney Baldwin T. Springer, Attorney
Robert Adair, Edward Hall, of the
First National Bank, and Frederick
Slime
Promptly at noon the doors of the
court room were thrown open, and in
short time the bar and room were
comfortably filed with spectators and
those interested in the canvass. >.All
the minority judges of the lection dis
tricts were also present and presented
their reports.
AT 1910 o'clock Judge Lore raped
for order and Superior Court was then
opensd. Judge Lore stated that the
court was opened in compliance with
the provisions of the Constitution to
ascertain the result Of the
recent election. He further
stated that absolute order must
prevail, and anyone created a disturb
ance at his own peril All excepting
the election officers, clerks and at
torneys were ordered to withdraw
from within the railing, the minority
judges being given seats in the space
reserved for jurors. Judge Lore was
emphatic in, the enforcement OF the
rule Justice Lore then swore in the
clerks to perform their duties to the
best of their abilities as assistants to
the court.
Prothonotary WoOlley reported that
all the boxes and certificates Of election
were in his posss scion and the minor
,, ity judges were asked for their certi-
flcates, beginning with voting district
No. l, Of Wilmington hundred. The
chief justice stated that in case any OF
the minority judges failed to put in
an appearance that writ should be is
sued requiring them to produce their
certificates. Upon call Of Prothonotary
Woolley the Fifth and Eleventh dis
tricts of the First representative dis
trict, Sixteenth of the Third, James w.
,, Monahan. judge, were the only dis
: tricts in the city that failed to turn in
certificates, and Judge Spruance Ordsr-
ed writs issued requiring the minority
judges-R. n. Davis, judge OF the Fifth
election district of the First repressn-
tative district, and Edward w. Sasse
as minority judge in the Ninth Of tht
First-appear and produce them.
.e The rural districts were then callst
in their respectice order, and all thu
Judges responded, excepting RicharC
y NJ. Ennis. OF Newark, Of the First il
la the Ninth district, who refused to sigl
s the certificate, and Daniel b. MalOney
First of the Fourteenth district, wh'
was attending a funeral, but appeare
e. latsr. A warrant was issued for MI
Ennis.
Is, Judge lore then called for any com
plants. Philip Q. Churchman present
u ed complaint from the First OF tn
First representative district on tn
k grounds that three ballots were reject
ed and not counted. The reasons 70
throwing them out, Nir. Churchma'
70 said, were these. In two instances tn
70 stamp showed too heavily, and in tn
VI third instance the stamp was not i
y, the square. The complaint was mad
III by John C.NlcCaulley, candidate for as
ne SCISSOR, and he asked that a recount b
W made, and the votes recorded. S.
u Adams, represented Assessor Mccoy.
D. In the Third of the First represer
tative district, Percy Nields filed
complaint for McCaulley that q
votes had been recorded, and q (
ch them rejected on account Of being in
On properly stamped Mr.. Nields also r
On ported complaints from R. T. Davi
ne John Godwin and William GOodwi
n- all OF the same district, alleging Il
'sV same faults.
OH Walter Hayes. representing John
Taylor, candidate for sheriff; Arthl
NJ. Wise, candidate for assessor; II. Y
Hushebeck. James AIcIor, all OF ii
y Tenth representative district, fled
~ ~ complaint that forty votes had be-
ils thrown cut becauss they were sole
'es He asked for a recount of the ballot.
Mr.Churchman asked for a recount
o. fine Thirteenth on affidavits of Robs
S. Carpenter, supported by evidence
John c. Aston, candidate for rc
~ commissioner in that district. 1t W
~ alleged that votes were not counted
80 reason OF being soiled, and in one 1
~ stance not properly folded. Two d