The sun., 1900-10-10
N 'CAUL[EY SNEARS
OUT WARRANTS FOR
ELECTION OFFICERS
Alleges There Was No Open
Count and Charges
Perjury.
OFFICIAL CANVASS is MADE
Board of Canyass Hears Witnesses
and Throws Out the Third Pri-
mary District and Members
Pledge Themselves to
Endeavor to Ferret
Out Fraud.

canvass met ut 11.30 yesterday morning
and received returns Of Saturdays prim-
AIRY election.
All Of the candidates and many prom
inent Republicans were present.
The board was composed of $. Frank
Ewart. Dr. Columbus Henry, Harry II.
Billany. Walter II. Hayes. Francis S.
Bradley. itichard G.. Buckingham, Will
liam Il. Clerk and Thomas S. Lewis.
John G.. McCaulley, Francis $. Brad
ley and Frank 4. Mitchell announced
that they were satisfied with the returns
ana would make 10 contest. Joseph G.
Wigglesworth and Samuel Chambers
were chosen as clerks.
Coroner \. ID. Nandcver entered Il pro-
test. He was represented by Horace
Greeley Knowles Mr.. Nandever laid
his grounds on the claim that seventy
five to 100 votes cast in the Second
ward of this city We're not counted for
him. and the votes east in White Clay
Creek hundred We're not counted.
When the Third district of the First
representative district was reached Mr..
Knowles presented Mr.. Nandcyer's pro-
test. in which he charged mot counting
or fraudulently counting of ballots"
The canvass was completed during the
afternoon. and the committee took Il
recess to allow the clerks to tabulate the
returns. and met again at 7.45 last night
and took up the protest made by coroner
\. ID. Nandever with reference to the
Third primary district which is in South
| Wilmington.
Horace G. Knowles stated to the COM
mittee that they We're unable to find
witnesses in the Nandever case in time
to have them before the committee last
night hut there We're il number of resi-
dents of that portion of the city in the
room who had voted for candidates who
were not given as many votes as there
should have been counted for them.
James q. ltutter and Joseph Lampen-
Ski testified that they had voted for
James Il. Ratledge for sheriff. Lucius
| G. Jones. Frank Jones and John Jones,
| testified that they had voted for Henry
| c. Mahaffy for comptroller: David Jones
and William G. Wcldin testified that
they voted for John c. McCaullry for
representative and knew of several more.
Itev. Mr.. Hcndley testified that he voted
for Henry Clayton White for receiver of
taxes and knew of mt least eight others
who did.
| Mr.. Lamprnski also stated that his
ticket was marked with blue lead pen
| ell
] There were no tickets so marked found
| in the box.
| After hearing the above evidence Will
| liam Il. Clerk made a motion to throw
out the district as returned. The motion
was carried unanimously The commit
tee pledged itself as individuals to try
and ferret ont the perpetrators of the
| fraud and prosecute them.
This action brought out vociferous ap-
plause from those present.
The board completed its work at 1915
o'clock.
The official returns are as follows:
Senatorial contest-Second district
Maguigan 92O Ross 1878; Ross major
| ity 353
Fourth district. Groves 479, Shake
Sppare $50: Groves majority 80.
Sixth district. Ellison 255, Parker PAS:
Ellison majority I.
Representative conteSt-First district
lIIitchcn 273. Hot 49, McCaulley 1885,
IIitchen's plurality "a.
Second district Baynard 70S Burns
GGS. Bnvnards majority 40.
Third district. Miller &c, Robertson
1882. Simpson 413: RobertSon's plurality
| 719
Fourth district. .Toslvn Al. Schcu 1G2; !;
.JoSlyn's majority 265
| Fifth district. File ISL, Lynch 371 !;
Files majority 210.
| Sixth district, Day 1O2. Ewing POS,
Taley &c: Ewing's plurality 1O6.
Seventh district, Flynn 4GS. Frizzll
1SS. Flvnn's mniGritv POS.
i'iphth district, Piling $40. Walker 211
| Pllin~'4 minority 15a.
Ninth district, Wavnc %, Chandler
| 1914. Chambers majority GO.
Tentl, district. TIuShchecF 217. Staf
ford a9, blackburn 126; Hushcheck's
plurality Of.
Elovcnth district. Dnvett 1917. Paxton
61' Davntt's mnioritv &c,
Twelrth district Clark 1853. Household
or 51 Clark's mHioritv 1t2.
Fifteenth district. Lattomus At, Der
ric'Sson u: T.attomus' majority 90.
| lew CONT Commissioners First dis
trict. John T.vnn's plurality 16e.
Scc"rd district. phillemma Chambers
plurality 63.
Thrill district. John G. Kcrsey mop-
poed 1880.
Forth district. Charles Megginson's
plr"nlty 6.
I'ifth district. Francis II. Lnttomus'
plurnlt~ T.
Sheriff-Samuel \. McDaniel's plural
itv 104S.
| Corono-Toh" r.. Tr"l'e ',r"ol'tv 1c6
nmr+roller-Georgc u. Kcllcy's plu-
rolitv o22S
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