The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-02-01
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nearing evidence. senator Knox presid
ea ana L. :. r1ardesty was stenographsl
=" .de committee.
! Attorneys VIM. 8. Hillcs, David j
Reinhardt and Walter ii. Hayes ap
peared for Mr.. Ross and J. Harvey
! Whiteman for Mr.. McNulty.
| AT the outset Mr.. Hilles presented ia
ainuavits of persons who averred that
they were qualified voters Of the Third
A..ecti0n district of the First Representa-.
tive district and were not permitted Ia
| vote on the 9Th Of November last and
had they been permitted to vote would
have voted for Howard b. Ross.
Mr.. Whiteman objected to the filing
Of the atiidavits on the ground that il the
election officers were not present the
qualified voters had right by stand
out vote to select men to take their places
and that votes that were not cast three
months ago could not be counted now.
He also cOntended that election officers
were not present and that this being thu
case their places should have been filled.
Mr.. Hayes in reply said: "Mr. White
man does not object to receiving these
atiidayils but objects to receiving any
evidence at all. lie contends that You
cannot count votes now that were cast
three months ago and quotes an old law.
but the constitution requires that the
voter shall have been registered and shall
not vote until his name shall have been
found on the books of registration. If
You will 20 into the evidence you will
find that these election officers were pres'
ent. The bad precedent was establish.
rJ M bn I,y ,g N,r.,,I,., Il. IVA
ask that these aildavits be fled"
Mr.. Whiteman in reply said III my
friend wants to go to the constitution he
has gone MS far as he can. The law
requires that the election shall be by
ballot. The clerk of the peace keeps a
duplicate set of ballots in case there
shall be found no ballots it shall be tha
duty Of the election officers to write
ballots similar to the official ballots to
he used by the voters, and therefore
these atiidayits should not be admitted
ms ballots" :
Mr.. IIilles in reply saio these are not
bailots We want to ascertain the truth.
W" are only presenting these ailidavits
In order to save the committee the incon.
venicncc of having all these men brought
before it to testify "a
The committee then decided to receive
the ahllavits as evidence in the case, and
Mr.. Whiteman then filed some in behalf
of Mr.. McNuity, after which witnesses
were called one by one from another
room. None Of the witnesses being per.
mttcd to be present except while testify
ing
Howard d. Ross testified that he was
2s years old on December % last and that
he had resided in the Second Senatorial
district for more than six years. Was
duly registered and qualified to vote and
was nominated for the office.
Daniel Ross testified that he was the
he was born December %. 1872.
Winfield $. Quigley testified that he
was clerk Of the pence of New Castle
county and had the custody Of the books
of the Third Election district Of the
First Representative district and upon
being registered to 40 SO by f""'-
MAJ. krr9x produced all III" , nooks of ';gi said
district in his possession. One being
missing.
Robert Serson testified that he resided
at 1ll2 b street, was Il police officer
anu was StuliDitl Ut tlt l'bliS VI INA I
Third Election district on election day.
Was there from little after o'clock
in the morning. The polls were on
IIeald street above A. There were from
50 to u colorel men IN line then. The
election officers came about $50 but Du-
gan and higgins went to the Liberty.
Engine House and Were gone some little ,
time The polls did not open until about
925. There wrrc about 100 men in line
ut that time, but no one was prcmlttcd
to vote. About 10 o'clock fight was
started but do not know who started
it, as it WAS too far away. Polls did not :
open again until about $50 in the after t
noon. There was one line of men In tho
morning and two lines in the afternoon. /
When the polls opened there were 150
men in line and over 70 wren the polls
closed at O'Clock several in the mean.
fine having become tired of waiting had
gone home, [.
A. d. ChuytOr, Il member of the De.
pnrtmcnt of elections. made the scuggeS-
ton that two lines be formed one OF
colored and one Of white and said il they
did not vote that way he id II another
man should vote that day. Mr.. Dugan
rot sick and this delayed the election q
half hour. / do not know what became
of the ballots during the disturbance.
Jacob II. Lewis testified that he reside
ell at 4O7 H. Fourth street and was at
the polls of the Third Election district.
Il got there at S.45 and was within 80
feet of the polls. There was long lima
of men then. The disturbance took
place in the morning. ! mad dcmrnd
that the polls he opened. Were no hal'
lots pollcd IN the morning. DO not know
who started the disturbance"
Frank X. Jones testified that he rcSid-
ed at 1907 i street and was challenger.
An of the officers were there when ! ar
rived at o'clock. Dngan md higgins
went out and came back after g. Was
quite a crowd there when l arrived. .
There were demands made that the polls
be opened and Dugan said he would
opcn them when he got d-m good ana
ready. There We're no votes cast In
thc morning except by those on the in'
side, During the disturbance Welsh
took the ballot hox and higgins the bal
lots and took them mp stairs and locked
in. Welsh was not an elec-
ton officer. found the ballots after
wards under bookcase covered over
with A pair Of lace curtains. There were
brtwcn 70 and so men in line when tho
mills closed. The first ballot was cast
a, 925 and the first disturbance COM
about 10 o'clock in the morning.
Uylond Ganior testified that he resld-
al n, 4os ueald street and in the same
louse where the election was held. Hs
Mr.. Jones as to the hha'
Ing Of the ballots.
Jnhn II. Goodwin testified that he re-
sided nt 1906 Il street which is in tho
Fourth district and that he went to inc
POLLS in the Third district about oclncH
were number Of men in line then. no
one got a chance to vote in the morning.