The sun., 1900-11-03
MILTON HAWKINS
MADE FIGHT 70
SAVE HIS VOTE
Harry BOthman Swore lie Did
Not Live at the Clay
ton House.
IS ORDERED DISQUALIFIED
Ferman Flank When Notified to Ap-
pear Before Judge Spruance by
Moses We'll Said He Had
Nothing to Do With
the Judge.

Quite Il contest took place before
Judge Spruance yesterday afternoon,
over the matter of striking Milton e.
Hawkins, IL well known insurance agent
and Il prominent Democrat, from the
registration list.
james Kitchen had made the appeal
in the ease TO have him stricken Off.
Hawkins had registered from the 9Th
of the list, and gave the Clayton House
az his residence.
Harry Rothnan. proprietor of the
Clayton House, swore lie did not live
there, but had been II transient guest.
Mahlon Belts who has boarded ut the
Clayton IIouS" for six years. testified
that Hawkins had boarded there Il short
time three years ago.
Hawkins stated that he was Il special
agent and visited various places to write
insurance but considered Wilmington |
his home. lie stated that the last time |
hr was III the Clayton House for amy |
extended stay was in June. 1888.
Judge Spruance ordered Hawkins dis |
qualified.
James Murray was disqualified on the
ground of being a convict.
Robert \. Miller who is employed in
the Census Department at Washington
and registered in the I'd district, Newark.
was stricken off. He is son of Rev
W. y. Miller. formerly of Newark. 1t
Was claimed that hn nnrnr lirni in thn
| Fleming Armstrong. coorcd. of Mar
shallton. was stricken off. The case of
Joseph IIilyer, colOrcd, of MarShalton,
was held up.
Appeals in the cases Of Henry Boyer.
81 of the 1st: David White. 4Sth of the2d
and John Rhoadcs, 4Ith of the 2d, were
dismissed.
Frank IL. Thomas. rolorcd. 5Sd of the
81. was allowed To remain on The llSl.
u Democrats had thought he was Il
convict by the same name, but he was
not
The appeal to strike off William
Conner, 53d of the 3D. WAS dismissed.
Joseph KrnStehuum registered from No.
ii East Front street. could not be found
land was disqualified. Tho same DISPOSE
ton was made in the eases of Henry
Goodman. No. II East Second street;
.\ntonie Dcrtch, No. 307 East Second
street: Henry Prince, no. 206 Poplar
street: Harry Stnc. No. 107 West Front
street and Edward konig, no. los West
Front street
Isaac H. Taylor. 40. $50 East Second
street WAS allowed to remain on the
books. The appeals in the eases of Wal
ter Little. Laurel Gilkcy. 10th Of the 4th
were dismissed.
: GIOVANNI PuSopio. 34th Of the 5tll. was
: disqualified us he lives in the 3lSt. Nor
ris Goldstrin. No. 10 West Front street.
was stricken Off
Herman Flank. No. 514 Shipry street
was stricken off. Moses We'll crcntcd
laughter in which Judge Spruancc joined
. when he told what Flank said when he
TOLD him to appear in court Flank
: asked what should he do with the judge.
. that lie had nothing to do with it; that
ilhey would lose Il good Republican vote;
and If hc could not vote here he would
do 50 i'll Philadelphia.
i The Republicans attacked the regis
. trution of Laurence Il. Costgan and
Thomas l.. CoStigan from No. l South
Franklin street. on the ground that it
was not III the 26th district Of the 9TH
REPRESENTATIVE district. Lawrence and
+ Lawrence l.. are watchmen III the
II Treasury Department ut Washington
t and Thomas Il. is II pattcrnmakcr in tlr'
: Navy Departments They were continued
5 on the list William Carroll. ii machinist
k in the Navy Department ut Washington,
Registered at No. 513 Walnut street was
contuuel on the list.
Charles H. Smith, David T. Smith.
Edward l.. Smith. and Joseph G.. Smith
: were opposed on ground Of non-rcsi-
> dence. Charles IL. and David Il. live
+" lat the Merritt House and Edward Il.
:, and Joseph G. at the Grand Union Hotel
= They handle novelties and their work
: calls them out of town. They We're con
tinucd on tho list. Frank Brown swort
that he lived in the Seventh ltepreSenta'
tive district and was allowed to remain
# on the list.
~ Samuel Harris was stricken from the
+, New Castle hundred list on the grounl
a of heing Il pauper. Isaac Holland. col
:. orrd. was allowed to remain on the list
= of the 4th of the 7th. His residence hat
: been questioned.
Octavus Lewis. colorcd, was Strickel
off the list as his father, solomon. swor,
he was between Is and 49, years of age
If On motion of j. Harvey Whitrman, ap
al lpcalS We're dismissed iii the cases o
T. John Duescon, Richard Moore. Hcnr!
rs Smith. Albert FriSby. Samuel ii. Still
le Thomas Johnson, William hutchinson
n Charles Anderson, William Sadler.
Joseph c. Dutton, Jr. was ordered
stricken off on III. l.. JoSlyn's motion
John Kelley was ordered registered il
rs the 2d of the 10th. The applications Il
/. have Patrick Hogan, William White an
re William Roberts stricken from the lis