Evening journal., 1900-11-07
Democrats Lose Legislature
and New Castle and SuS-
sex Levy Courts
BOTH SIDES NOW CLAIM KENT
Democratic Fraud, Corruption and
Intimidation Could Not Avail
Against the People

As a result of the contest yesterday
the following state ticket was elected
Presidential Electors:
CHARLES w. PUsEY. r.,
OF New Castle County.
MANLOVE HAYES. r.,
OF Kent County.
DANIEL J. LAYTON, r.,
OF Sussex county.
Member of Congress-Short Term
WALTER o. HOFFECKER. r.,
OF Kent County
Member OF Congress-Lcng Term:
LEWIS HE1SLER BALL. r.,
OF New Castle County.
Governor:
JOHN HUM, r.,
OF Kent County.
Lieutenant Governor.
PHILIP L. CANNON. r.,
OF Sussex county.
Attorney-General:
HERBERT II. WARD, r.,
OF New Castle County.
State Treasurer.
MARTIN b. BURRlS. H..
OF New Castle County.
State Auditor;
PURNAL b. NORMAN. JR. r..
Of Sussex county.
Insurance Commissioner:
GEORGE W. MARSHALL, r..
OF Kent County.
COUNTY TICKET.
Sheriff Samuel A. Mcdaniel, r., OF
Wilmington hundred.
Coroner-John L. FrlclS. r., of White
Clay Creek hundred.
Receiver Of Taxes and County Treas.
urer-Horace G. Rettew, R., of VIII
mingtOn hundred.
Clerk Of the Winfield S. Quig
ley, R., Of Wilmington hundred.
Prothonotary-Frank L. Spealman
R., of Wilmington hundred.
Comptroller-George d. Kelley, r.
Of St. Georges hundred.
Republicans won a decisive victory yes
terday in the city, county, state and ma
tion. In every part of the state and
county reports were received showing
that the Republicans made a clean sweep
and q clear cut victory.
The city majorties run from 1,500 TO
$500. The totals in the city were Presi-
dent. Mckinley, 9,25s Bryan, 7,lO4; ma
jority, PISA
Governor-Hunn, 1922; Ford, 7.1sl;
majority, 1891.
Lieutenant Governor-Cannon, 9,13S;
Hoey. 1885, majority. 1912.
There was a large poll and almost
every Republican vote in the city was
brought out. At the head Of the ticket
the total vote in the city was 16,362.
AT z o'clock last night Chairman Philip
Q. Churchman, with other members of
the State Committee. at the Republican
headquarters, No. sos King street, began
70 receive indications Of how the election
would result The vote of the Republi-
can districts began to come i'm as early
as 9 o'clock.
Returns from New York started TO
flash over the wires as early as 7.30
o'clock. and all kilograms indicated o.
Mckinley sweep. Sufficient returns were
in from the city at 1890 o'clock to satisfy
Mr.. Churchman that Wilmington had
been carried by Republicans with ma
jority Of about $500 and a bulletin to that
effect was posted. Later a bulletin was
sent out that rural New Castle county
was carried by a majority Of 500.
During the evening there were present
in the headquarters Colonel BENJAMIN
Nields, Colonel Henry A. Dupont. Henry
b. Thompson, former Senator Anthony
Higgins. State Treasurer DIR. L. Heisler
Ball, William $. Hilles, Or. Columbus
Henry. Of Newark; Harry II. Billany.
chairman Of the City Committee:
Thomas s. Lewis Winfield s. Quicloy.
Secretary Frank L. Speakman. William
Ii. Head ana other prominent Republi-
cans.
INTEREST IL LEGISLATIVE
TICKET.
Most interest was manifested In the
complexion of the Legislature Reports
came from Sussex and Kent counties
that fourteen legislators had been chosen
in the two counties In New Castle
county the results showed Republican
gains. There was surprise and enthusi-
asm over the announcement that both
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