Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-11
EVIDENCE OF GROSS. FRAUD
Returns From the Third Pri-
mary District Thrown Out.
BOX CONTAINED FAKE BALLOTS
Effort to be'Made to Ferret Out
the Offender.


\ Gn6 hepuDllcAn nomination on Satur.
day, which was made Tuesday by the
joint committee OF the factions, shows
that the following ticket was selected
GENERAL TICKET.
For Sheriff-Samuel A. Mcdaniel,
1,048 plurality.
Coroner--Jchn Il. Frick, 1865 plurality.
Z County Treasurer and Receiver Of
Taxes-Horaoe G.. Re.tew, 1,O25 ma
. jority.
Comptroller George D. Kelley, 2, 223
majority.
ELECTROMAGNETIC L. Speakmap,
l,564 majority.
CLERK of the Peace - Winfield s.
Quigley, 1881 majority.
4, LEVY COURT COMMISSIONERS. o.
First district-John Lynn, FOL; r,
Lewis Armstrong. 535 Green, 26l !;
Talley, 121; Lynn's plurality, 163.
" Second district = Chandler, 1,357 |;
Mitchell, liza; Gallagher. 1,l75;
AChandler's plurality, 163. M.
Third disirict-John @. Kersey, I'M
opposed, /, 480 votes.
!, Fourth district = Megginson, 34s
Armstrong, 340; Foster, 336; Meggin-
bon's plurality, 8.
i Fifth observation-disclosures, PSI; Pharo,
27A; Lattomus's majority, Z. Z
Sal 5sE STATE SENATORS.
Second district-Howard d. Ross,
1,272; Francis Maguigan, 9l9; Ross
majority, 1853.
Fourth district Groves, 479; Shakes
A Ieare. $50; Groves majority, 50.
Sixth district Ellison, 255; Parker,
$40; Ellison's majority, l5.
"a
ky REPRESENTATIVES,.
Fret district-James Kitchen, 273 3;
Holt, 179; McCaulley, 1862; Kitchens
A plurality, "a. 5.
. Second district-Samuel RI. Baynard,
708; Burns, 663; Baynard's majority,
4 40. .fz itf~s1a a,- I'D
J, Third distr;ct--Jam W. Robertson,
], 132 Simpson, Alb; Miller, 50 Robert.
son g plurality, Tie. 80 i,
Fourth district--Harry p. Joslyu,
AID; Scheu, 1852; Joslyn's majority,
v Fifth district William File, GIL;
ynch, al; Files majority, $40.
IA Sixth distriot--Frank F. Ewing, 20S ;
pay, l02; Talley, &C.; Ewing's plurality,
Seventh district William r. Finn,
z6s; Frizzell. 1888; Films majority,
72S0. ~. tx
II Eighth district-Richard T. Pilline,
BIO; Walker, 2l1;. Pilling's majority,
2359.
~ Ninth district = William Chandler,
164; Wayne, 95; Chandler's majority,
100.
III Tenth Unsatisfactory W. Hushebeok,
164; i. Blackburn, 1885,; Stafford, 49,;
y usheneck's plurality, OIL. s
III Eleventh district W. Dayett,
a27; Paxton, 81; Dayett's majority, g.
h Twelfth Observation-Disclosures f.. Clark,
163; Householder, 81; Clark's majority,
A1l2. Iep'
Thirteenth district-Robert s. Car
+ penter, unopposed, 313 votes.
Fourteenth district-Richard Hode-
Ion, unopposed, 1870 votes.
w Fifteenth district-James W. Lattor
mus, AT; Derrickson, IL; Lattomus' mar
5ority, SO. ,.-S .e8
Sf ROAD COMMISSIONERS. pa
"a Brandywine hundred-Frank Pstitde
mango.
Observation-Disclosures j. Brown.
III Mill Creek Joseph Higgins.
White Clay Creek. Daniel Thompson.
New Castle--G George W. Appleby.
Penoader--Joseph T. Laws (short
term), and Charles F. Walton.
St. Georges-Thomas E. Clayton.
Appoquinimink-Purnell s. Daniel
y md Walter s.. Money.
Blackbird- Wilmer Staats, William
Reynolds and James II. McCollum.
IVA ASSESSORS.
Brandywins hundred = Samuel W.
Handy.
s,k Cbristiana-John i. Whaun.
Rf Mill Creek-Lemuel Graves.
N White Clay Creek-Johp ET. Clark.
ar New CASTLE Arthur NJ. Wise. =
N encader-Benjamin r. Lee.
IA Red Lion-Theodor Jones.
" observation-disclosures Q, Hutchin.
V 500.
"a Blaokbird john Beth.
The returns from the Third primary
e distriot, South Wilmington, were
thrown out, the committee finding evi
y ienoe of grosu fraud. At the morn ing
yession Of the committee, Alfred d.
" Pandever, one OF the candidates foI
N Coroner, had protested against the
returns from the Third primary distrjc,
and from the Third district of Mill
Greek and the First, Second and Third
s1of White Clay Creek. After all the
Agures had been put on the tally
sheets, the committee retired for
private session to discuss Mr., Van,
1ever's protest. 1t announced that il
bad unanimously decided that count
SsNof the protested districts ia the rural
~ section was unnecessary. Mr.. Hayes
q Of the committee said it was under.
stood that there was no evidence Of
sfraud In the county, The committee
ibid decide, however, to recount the
ballots IN the Third primary district Of
n fhis city, and Sheriff Taylor produced
The ballot boy. 1t was opened and the
\ sprowd in tho room became very much
Interested in watching the count.
VI Qlerks Wigglesworth and Chambers
Il tpok down tho record as the ballots
we're called off by Chairman Ewart Oh
@scretary Billany, Howard Stats in
dbired whether the ballots In the DO,
X bad been folded or creased. 1t appeared
mat many Of them were lying fat. TIL,
gpunt took about two hours ard as wa.
inspected, made no material changes il
. Me figures as returned by the election
y officer. John Q. McCaulley, who caimet
8H large number of votes, was no
& f2redited with one, and Mr.. Vandever
ho believes he received 30 or more
las credited with only 10. g
y IN About the time the count started on,
3F two persons in the room insisted
4 bat MeCaulley was making no contes
u nd was not interested in the Van
ever protest. ~
From the appearance of the ballots
M Members of the committee felt tina
6eooked.worly had been dore, for rathe
D III unusual number were marked Ii
MIX, and great many marked with
Mx6 IN M mi ON lv han Ia,