The sun., 1900-11-07
RESULT IN THE CITY
continued From Page One.

the disturbance IN,
The voting had stopped and 70 ah
anpearances there would be no eiectioh
held in that district. Only one No'e'
Ducan's, had been deposited IN the poA
when the trouble began Ihe dlstrict y
heavily Republican and II appeared ~
if the Democratic scheme 10 smut y W.
of the canvass would succeed. froteSt
was made to the department. on eiectloilN
Nv Chairman Churchman and 'icorse =.
Elliott. and the department ilssufeu li'ih
that the polls would be re-opehea ~
once. There WAS then, two hours altet
the polls should have opened, 2oV men
waiting to vote. The Democrats hela
conference mt the Liberty Ehslie
House and declined 10 return 70 tht poiiS
unless protection was given them. There
were then eight officers i'll the NiciilltN
of the polls.
Members of the Department oi Flee
lions together with Democratic Slale
Chairman Willard salisbury, Pcter y.
Ford, John Biggs. John q. Gray anu
James w. Ponder went over 70 SoutI
Wilmington nj 1.30 o'clock and colierfen
with those at lhr engine house. The re-
suit was the polls rc-npehcd ~ -.lo
o'clock.
At that time Peter j. Ford and IL. 81.
Ward examined the ballot hoN and found
seven votes in il. which was correct.
Inspector Dugan was taken sick At $50
o'clock. The Boar, of Election sent
.Iohn currcn in his place.
In one hour 81 men were voted, nearly
Ill Democrats. and in the next hour and
\, quarter only one man voted on ac-
count of the dilatory tactics Of the
Democrats iii challenging Republicans.
When the polls closed At 8 o'clock 2oS
Republicans. all coured, were standing
in line Many had stood fnr hours in
line. They quietly disburscd after the
polls closed.
Mean Democratic Trick.
Republicans are lond 10 their cnndem-
nation ot the action III tho Department
Of Elect n5 in tie affair Messrs. CAay
tor and Farrv were notified Of tne
trouble at / L ~ and netead ot promptly
putting in otner election officers, ad
i1urned from time to time to the Demo
cratic Headquarters and under tine advice
OF Willard salisbury, John Biggs John
&. Gray, james W Ponder aud tine
Democratic ward leaders, refused @ put
in other election atilcsrs and go on With
the voting unless the Republicans wnnld
agree to push back the colored Republi-
cans who had been in lire from 1o'ciock
and put ahead OF them the Democratic
yaters.
The Republican leaders were ahso-
lutely as the mercy of the election board
and was finally compelled in the alter
noon to accept, or lose the entire Repub-
lican vote in that district
The men who had been standing in
line since early morning, about go in
number were by about O'Clock nearly
worn odt with fatigue and hunger, Hor-
ace G. Knowles proved a good Samaratin
and gave to each nan in line, Republ.
can and Democrat alike, lunch Of cakes
and apples The men were very CRATE.
iul and exhibited their feelings by cheer.
ing Mr.. Knowles.
Judge Gray Cuts Ticket
In the 18th district located 1T NJ. 1906
Market street, is whore Judge Gray
votes. In preparing his ballot this morn
ing he spoiled three ballots before Il,
had the ticket prepared 70 slit him
After spelling thr third Ii" Was handc'
fourth one and thn prepared il Z
suit his views
From thiS i II certain HAT H. .Indg,
did flet W.T., / straight lpemucratc ticket
Al thr hGih DISTRICT held ii l'plni
Cycling <eal3ul HI n.RtMilr aNenu,
mar tirtnEsr ,r,et, TIN i0aarratlr IN
Spector. IiiiiS .lrllsaE tuHlI Ga4Nl
numerous tpM'ftiuui .Nifs t'.os
wl1sr rarcs F i1ilsttl , Z 'htaial
Pickles d 9oTerauHla hRb44t 4
Wa.Hihatnn i ila frastafd fieH
ls Erattug- M-idet d' Mi ~trEa
lrvr ta ay4aHe l0lHsaH maieia
thai Iirl- sputtu Vtia- aAIhu
tic sane III IT'LL ri4Al a Nate aS lAal z
lartd I1dyil lfarA lidya SnrGurc wa
cspiod coming finwH Delaware aNrnH
and Mr.. ri peScls. arcotaMui5 lty lii
tprthcr Hours, approached ihe .hnl-
aua asked e he tHaehatihll did nd
have right IL vote. The .ludgt afit
moments thought after asking MY
era questions Of Mr. Iticycls. reptile
that hc certainly had / right 10 vot,
On hcing asked 10 SAY 50 IL the lnSpet
TOR. Johnson, the Judge declined saNin
he should not as i Judge hn lrougl
into the dispute. He suggested that N
Pickles have the inspector Indicted II
refusing t. take his vote
John Il. Elliott's vote was refused i
johnson. giving rs his reasons for u
fusng. that Elliott tad not have Ii
residence III No. 9o7 West street, a
though he had been registered from h
krothcr-r-law's home whore he claim,
bis residence.
A Stamp Stolen.
Iii the Ninth ward at the voting pla,
at Twenty first and Market streets.
stamp was stolen from unc u the hloth
The party supposed g have plirl"in,
il was traced to house Al Seventh IL
Windsor streets, wlHrr lie gave Ills pu
4uprs thc slil Another one was pr
surcd ftan tho department u election
At seventh and Shplay streets. Fac
booth i~ provided with three stamps !
lie voting il that pace was MT intr
frred with and went On as II nothl
snt of The usual had taken place.
liz tho goth district at thu southwe
corner III 'rrnth and Poplar streets. fl
e0iprrd men. property owners Mtfr I
fused I'M inspector challenging thu
votes ou thr plea that they were 90
yets. The nan protested that thny b
sever been arrested much less convict,
of any crime.
In the 9Th district, polls at Fourth II
Poplar streets. Theodore Gabh was i
fused IN ilIp nlpu 0f having M nHtl1ra