The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-14
POLITICAL
GOSSIP.
Punish Every Man Who
Did Any Crooked Bust
ness at the Last
Election. .

not know what ails the Democratic voters
whom they counted on to turn out In sui.
flcient strength to elect the whole, II not
part Of the Democratic ticket But when
the votes were counted on Tuesday last
they were sorely disappointed at the in-
roads the Republicans bad made In their
party ranks.
The con viction of tie colored preacher,
tho Rev. Mr.. Collins In Kent county, un.
doubleday helped swell the Republican
majority in Kent county. for 1t deferred
other cOiOred men who were considered
weak enough to sell their votes, from &C.
coptlng money from tic Democratic
agents who circulated freely among them
for the purpose of purchasing their votes.
The sentence was considered too severe for
the offence which was not clearly proven
to the minds Of those who knew anything
about the case Still an example had to
be made. Said one we'll known colored
man to the writer Of these political
notes. somebody had to suffer and 1t was
better to make q martyr of one man which
was the means of soaring hundreds OF
others from offering that necessary dollar
to get registered with"
The Rev. Sir. Collins was the awful e1-
ample offered up in Kant county as a
warning TO others. He was made this scape
govt of u half-witted man named Henry
swearing falsely that the reverend gontle.
man had dropped the dollar and then told
him to look around and see ii he could not
find 1t, for the purpose OF getting register
ed He found 1t. SO he says, then II war
rant was sworn out for Collins arrest
which resulted in his, Collins arraign.
ment and conviction. A severe ponalty it
WINS. Six months in jail, one thousand
dollars fine and costs Of prosecution. That's
all.
Here in Wilmington and in every coun-
ty Ut the State Democratic Inspectors de-
liberaiely throw out wherever neces airy
enough Republican Ballots to insure the
election OF Democratic candidates As
yet nothing has been done with these men
who deliberately violated their oath.
Take the cases OF the Republican candi-
dntes who filed protests with the judges in
all three of the counties, New Castle, Kent
and Sussex, Inc of which wero recog.
nizcd by the court and tho ballot boxes
opened and the vote recounted. which IN
the case Of Harry W. Husbebecl, resulted
in his election from Now Castle hundred
as representative in place Of Lewis II. Ella.
son, who had been returned cleo ed to that
Office by tho Democratic Inspectors of tho
election.
Tho opening of tho ballot boxes in
Broad Greek hundred. Kent county, re.
suited in the election Of Mr. Conawawny,
Republican rs Representative.
The Republicans gained two Rhpresenta'
tives by the opening Of tho ballot boxes
and recounting The votes in their respect
i've hundreds. Nothing was more open
and tiagraut than the outrage perpetra'ed
by some Of the election officers in the first
Representative dis riot in this city. The
man or men who gavo Republican voters
The wong stamp to stamp their ballots
with did 80 with the deliberate purpose of
chea' ing the Republican voters in these
districts out of their franchise. All or
these ballots wore thrown out on the vote
being counted and thereby helped 10 re-
duce the majority Of James W. Kitchens.
the candidate for Representative in this
district ~ well as cheat the Assessor out
of his office. The court ruled as these dis
putod ballots had BEEN improperly mark
ed they could not be counted. Arc these
men to go unpun;shedl We hope not
Judge Sp. llnnce said to tho writer that
every one of the men who had been guilty
Of giving voters the bogus stamp should
be arrested aud punished as they so richly
deserve to be for their attempt to carry the
election by fraud. These men Were not
ignorant colored men, but supposed to b3
reputable white men, which makes their
oGense the moro heinOus compared TO the
culored man Collins, even if he was guilty
OF giving Henry the dollar to get register.
cd. Tho Same bull doing tnctics which
have been In practice foryears in our State
and city in particular, wheh the returning
boards sat in the different counties, was
tried on the court, but these men wore
given to understand that they would not
he tolerated and the court would canvas
the vote as they interpreted tho law. In
New Castle and Sussex counties they did
their duty as they understood it. without
any fear or favor Of any party. Thor
course has been upheld by the law abiding
md law fearing citizens Of both parties.
They have been commended for the fair
manner which they rersued iE canvassing
the vote.
This REPusLICAN did its duty as 1t I'M
derstood il to tho citiz,ns of New Castle
County by exposing tho overdruft in tho
accounts Of tho Road Commissioners in
New Castle Hundred where they have ex-
ceetlel their appropriation by some five
thousand dollars, and which resulted In
tho Hundred going Republican for the
first time since 1911. This Hundred should
now give Republican majority for sew
eral years to como If tho snme effort is
made In the future that has been made in
the recent campaign.
Jas. +. Mclyor is cur New Castle repre-
sentative. Considerable credit should DO
given for the result which the voters Of
that hundred rendered at the polls OH
Tuesday last. 1t WAS II splendid victory
and shows what can bs done by persistant
work in every hundred in the State.
S eff eject john II. Taylor does net
sue eod Shorif william Il. Finn until
Janu. ~.
The Delaware Democrat published at
Georgetown has this to say Of Returning
day ut tho county scat of Sussex County.
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