Evening journal., 1900-11-06
Churchman. Billany and Captain
Kane Rush to the Scene and
Restore Order
DEMOCRATS BAR MANY VOTERS
Extraordinarily Heavy VOte Is Being
POIled in All Parts Of the
State To-day


genuine Republican weather and the
friends of Mckinley, Roosevelt and
Hunt are making the most of it,. The
day is bright and full of sunshine, and
the air is cool and bracing. In all parts
of the state a heavy vote Is being
polled.
Here in Wilmington so much activity
has not been manifested for years, and
the bulk Of the vote will be in before
o'clock When the windows are
closed at o'clock this evening few
men who are registered win have lost
the opportunity to vote.
Cabs are flying in all directions.
Runners are going hither and thither
urging the voters to go 20 TIE polls.
and sitting back keeping in close
touch with the WORK, are the DEPART
ment Of Elections and the State. Coun.
ty and District Committees of the sev-
eral parties.
The Republican leaders INSIST that
the Republican national, state and
county tickets will be elected by q
handsome majority but the Demo.
cratic chairmen will make no conces
sicns outside of the presidential elec.
tors. They show by their demeanor
however, that they are discouraged
and expect to realize but little from to-
days fight
The opening hours of the day were
by trouble i'm the Second
and Twelfth wards. the vote being
blocked about two hours. In the Sec
ond ward the Democrats stole the bal
lots and precipitated a small riot. and
in district in the Twelfth ward the
of Elections failed TO send
any stamps with the ballots.
Disturbances Of minor character are
reported from other sections OF the
city.
RIOT IN SECOND WARD.
In the Third election district Of the
First representative district the vote
ing place OF which is at No. 405 Head
street. the ballots were stolen shortly
after the polls were opened. and only
one man had voted up to 11.30 o'clock, |
although more than a hundred men
we're in line and waiting to vote.
The situation became so serious that
he crowd made q football of Police
nan Sherry who attempted to quell
he disturbance, and he was taken to
/ drugstore for treatment.
Inspector Dugan and the judges |
were thrown out of the booth by the |
'rowd of colored voters. and the bal |
OTIS were spirited away. The voters
we're the same ones the Democrats |
ried TO spirit away in the Sylvan Dell
asst night
State Chairman Churchman and II /
L. Billany, chairman Of the Republi- /
an First District Committee, hurried |
o the scene and telephoned at once f.r /
additional ballots.
Police Captain Kane also went 70
he polling place and ordered TWO adj
itional policemen on duty, with Ser
.eant Tucker in charge
The disturbance drew between 600
nd 500 persons around the polling
lace.
AT 1910 o'clock the immediate danger
ad passed, but more trouble was look
d for and preparations were made TO
meet 1t.
The trouble began because the cleo
ion officers refused to open the WIN
low bef-re 9.25 o'clock, and. as the
lstrlct is strongly Republican. the
Democratic election officers began the
sual practice Of delaying the voting.
rhich increased the voters in line. The
rowd became so enraged at the delay
o voting that they rushed in and
brew the election officers out and took
Of the voting place
While this was going on it. is al
sged, John West and Joseph Bigger
democrats, grabbed the ballots and |!
lshed upstairs with them. where ,
hey hid them in a bookcase. They
'ere found there by the tenant of the :
ouse Howell Gamer.
The Republican judge remained with +
is books and announced his desire tr ,
1ntinue with the election, but the
officers disappeared. tax
lg their bc-ks with them
AT 1915 o'clock the polls still were
osed, State Chairman Churchman and s
gorge A. Elliott were there, having G
zen before the Department Of Eiec- G
ons and obtained a promise that the r
cuble would be adjusted at cnce. At !
mt time there were more than zoo \
en- IN line
The Renubl Gems saw there ore $40
ties In the district which is STRONGLY
cuublicau and that a will fe irnrr-