Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-18
DELAWARE STATE GAZETTE DEIAWH

jected and Mr.. Sparks did not testify.
J joseph Wigglssworth was asked by
Mr.. Browne whether Mr.. Spicer had
not told him that MIR. Daley had asked
him to go with him an '.fix' the bal
lots Witness replied in the affirmative
although counsel for the contestant Oh
| iected. Mr.. Spicer had told him that
the election in the First district was
fair. af
Thomas Money said he heard Mr..
Spioer say the defaced ballots we're so
badly marked that he could not tell
anything about them and that was why
they were thrown out.
George l.. Ferguson thought there
were Is disputed ballots. This ended
the testimony for the contested. and
Attorney Browne spoke In behalf Of
bis client He held that 26 ballots
should not be counted, ms they were not
so marked as to show the intent of the
voter.
/ He was followed by A ttorpey Springer,
who asked Council to examine the dis
puted ballots and decide the contest
according to the intent of the voter as
| shown thereon.
4 The disputed ballots, which went in
| evidence, were marked as follows. First
| Ohu Dhilut MIbn all vi tub
names on the Republican ticket cut out
but Fishers, for mayor; Republican
ticket blurred, evidently with the finger I;
Republican tiuket with the stamp OPP.
posite Fishers name !; Republican
4 ticket with blot ip the square: two
stamps in the Union Republican
square; ticket not stamped in any OF
the squares, but opposite the names Of
Alexander. Kuftz and Hamann. Demo
Gratis, and Gallagher and Sparks, Re-
publicans; Democratic ticket stamped
above and below the square, also Can
non's name marked out and Spark -
substituted; Democratic ticket blotted
in the square; Democratic ticket
stamped above the square;l, stamp
opposite j. Harvey Whitemsn's name,
no other mark; Democratic ticket with
two STAMPS 10 the square, heavy one
and a light one; ticket stamped for
| Whiteman, no other mark; Democratic
ballot, with a blot In the square, no
leRible stamp; ballot, stamped for
Whiteman, no other marks; ballot
stamped for Cannon, no other marks ;
| one blank ballot.
hFourth district-Union Republican
ticket with blot in the square; Re;
publican ticket stamped in the square
and opposite Cannon's name, Sparks
name crossed outin the Republican and
Union Republican tickets; stamp in
the square of the Republican ticket,
Cannon's name stamped aud Sparks
name crossed out; Republican ticket
with a blot in the square, no other
mark; blot in the square OF the Union
Republican tioket Democratic ticket
stamped above the square; Democratic
ticket blurred in the square,; ticket
with a stamp opposite Whiteman's
name; Democratic ticket stamped
above the square; Democratic ticket
stamped above the square; Republican
ticket with the stamp above the square
Democratic ticket with the stamp above
| the square. 9,f,t--.
Fourth district boz, which were NOT,
however, admitted In evidence, we're
marked as follows: Union Republican
ticket with n blot In the square; Re
publican ticket with two stamps in the
square; Republican ticket with two
stamps In the square,; Republican
/ ticket blurred in the square; Union
Republican ticket with two stamps in
the square; Democratic ticket stamped
with the butt end of the stamp 10 the
square and stamps opposite the names
of Gallagher and Sparks; Democratic
ticket with six stamps In the square
Republican ticket with two. stamps in
4 the square. t
1t was after II O'Clock, when the case
closed, and on motion of Mr.. Smith
the members repaired to the mayor h
Office for consultation, entering the
room about l1.2Q. Mr.. Smith took all
of the % disputed ballots and was going
to take the eight which were not ad
mitted IN evidence, but was persuaded
by Attorney Springer not to take them
and they were turned over to Mr.. Nc.
Closkey. After the Councilman had
bren in conference for half an hour a
committee appointed for the purpose
hold meeting and formulated its
report.
In the conference of ali of the Coun
oilmen the Republicans objected to any
of the disputed ballots being counted,
but II was decided, by a party vote, to
canvass them, The Republicans par
ticipated in the CANVASS, asserting tc
eight OF the votes counted and making
some objection to three.
The report OF the committee, which
was unanimous, being signed by the
Republican members, Messrs. Morris
duu Din'uous, W. VIGIL us tn6 DbfnOcIhLiC
members, was as follows:
after carefully examining the dis
puted ballots 10 the First district oil
the Second ward we fiEd that NJ. F.
Cannon has received five votes and
Charles e. SPARKS two votes, ana the
number of REJECTED ballots in the same
district eight. In the Fourth district,
M. Fl Cannon received one vote and
Charles Il. Sparks. Jr.,. three votes,
the number of reiected ballots in the
same district, seven. Cannon has re-
ceived six votes, Sparks five votes
Cannon's majority, one vote.
Henry R. Smith,
James Fl. Morris, 2.
George A, Willis,
II, O, Simmons,
Prince A. Mousley.''
, The report was adopted unanimously;
after which the following was offered
by Mr.. SIN tn:
HE it resolved by the president ano
members Of Council in meeting calico
for the purpose OF hearing and deter
mining the contest of Michael Il. Can
mon vs. Charles Il. Sparks. Jr., that
Whereas, The committee appointed
by Council to report on the action oil
Council in said contest, report thai
Michael H. Cannon has received 80;
votes for the office of member Of Coun,
Gil from the Second ward and thai
Charles e. Sparks, Jr., received 80;
votes at the election held Saturday,
June let. 1901 therefore, be ii
Resolved, That this Council exer
cising the power vested in IL by act o.
| General Assembly, do rroceed Il, (ieter