The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-13
CANNON WON
THE CONTEST
Charles E. Sparks Of Second
Ward 0usted.
CITY COUNCIL ELECTS
Fifteen Disputed Ballots Counted and
Enough Thrown Out to Make
Tie Vote Many Lively
Debates.
ELECTS

night There were 15 disputed ballots IN
the First district and were given to
Cannon, 2 to Sparks and rejected
There were II disputed ballots i'll the
Fourth district. One was given to Can
non. 8 10 Sparks and 7 rejected. This
gave Il total of 6 to Cannon and ta
Sparks and gave Cannon majority OF
one vote. This made the total vote III
the ward II tie, each man getting 393
and threw the election into Council. The
Democratic members elected Michael
Il. Cannon. This uiiScated Charles II.
Sparks, Jr. 1t was 1.S0 O'clock this
morning when Council adjourned. Quite
il crowd remained in the Council cham
her to hcai, the final result.
Hugh G. Brown representing Sparks.
moved that the petition be Quashed on
the ground that the service Of notice had
not been made on Mr.. Sparks within Ii
days. that service had been made on
June y and the Is days had expired
Thursday. This caused long discus
sion.
Mr. Brown declared there was no pc
tition before Council rs il had been laid
IN the table. Mr. Smith, however
argued that the petition had been filed
and was on the minutes Of Council
President Blame declared Mr.. Smiths
point well taken which decision caused
lsmay among the Republicans.
Baldwin Springer proceeded to take
advantage of the presidents desicion and
called Clerk of Council Morrison to show
that the petition was Oh the minutes Of
Council. Bailiff Ryan testified that he
had served notice of contest on Sparks
on July !. He admitted that he had
given Sparks Il copy Of the original prior
20 that.
Martin Il. Fairy. president Of the
Department Of Elections testified to the
holding Of the election on June |. Mr.
Browne raised the question that the
petition had not been filed within so days
Mr.. Smith objected to Sparks having
more than one attorney. Harvey Joslyi
had been assisting Mr.. Brown.
A vote was finally taken that each con.
testant be allowed but one attorney. Ii
was carried by vote of z TO and Jos
yn retired.
Mr.. Fairy was recalled and said the
26 disputed ballots in the First and
Fourth districts had been kept in the
cash 5oS in the safe Mt the Department
: - '''i'n, - 'l,,ru Wy eh'eiol,es
'ii'aiiliHs t1ehl. =, ". Splcer. N
P'rior,alla ". =. iioitoh' clerk IN the
iHs' F,is.rlcl' tes,i''ea u 70 the 20 dls,
pn,ea nlli"ts III llli't dlstficl ana ldehtl.
ie'i tiieh'
" lilol ioii y hr. Milne the dlSputed
'aiio' ~ 'iie ! lfSi tis'flcl were admitted
~ Il vote Of to >.
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~ - naiio,S lit'het ~ we fotrth ms
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~" -, ',''i"'s VIII :, - iierre anu a. =
Ne,Sh ansl .'atiotS Wh'ch ne thoush'
'uE,i' ~ - naSe ,'oeil thrown o'r.
~ ~ eiSht pi'tlplS wire pfoduced ny Mt
w i'rh,S.
=. N'is.l' insleVtor Oh the fouftl
iiSifi'l' 'Psiihea ~ 70 lhe y dlsputeo
'",,''" - th"t uiSti i'l' ne ulSputeo
.'a,t"ts were aiill'lted ~ vote OF to
reSioeht bialhe Fotlhg iof ~
iiatNtis ", iiieti 70 having Sc
.,1'r''d taliotS o,t ~ me ballot hoXes ~
- ,,rtl''"r z, 'tit ,,'fl iiollse ana tax
" ,"'ili 10 - Me' .ioSkeN, clerk oi
he iH'l9ilfilllelii 81 ElectlohS.
- ,,''i.u n.y. ~, - a'.l,'ll NC pii
70 rcstleht iliIlie ue'lared the mo
i"h w ~ orl'f. NJ. hhhe appealed
roii 'ie Pr'Si'iett aeciSloh, me preSl
~. MaS. homeNrt' sustained ~ vote
=. HH9t'H NV MoilSieS bott
"" WI ~, .he itrphpiicllS.
~. bii'ie ehllea hummer OF wit
he.Se'S 80 'iie dei'ilSe iis@:'; electiof
'ii,oNtS.
-.ltef 'leN were henfd the councilmer
| reiifea 70 me mayors Office After ;
ohS tctllouS uplilN the coHncllmen re
| "ried 70 the ofheli chalnher when thu
| "'i',WinS report was presented;
Al,er oaf"l.iiE eNaiiiiiiins me dis
,'''fa p''ii"ps ~ thr r'rSt district OF III,
,.'"'it e M'i'l w ~ liiat Micnael i
!, "i,5''i' ~ fe''siNett N"a'S una 'harle
| = H. - y - 'ie n''iii.", M
1 - t,', - ~. H','iu "iSiris.
- 80 -, 0'i'.'' Mnshael =
!, "',.'"i ,''',a - 80 N"'e ait' ,harle
t.a i,I,,t i; ~. ~ '''ii''"i "
Cainon's majority vote.
iienrN L. smith,
y ~. Morris,
-. !. Willis,
~ =. summons,
4. Mousley.
me lolinWlil@ resolution was adopted