Evening journal., 1901-01-02

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portion of the day of said general cleo
ton.
A. That the inspector and one of the
Judges holding the said election dis
trict. who together constituted major
ity OF the election officers holding said
election. Intentionally delayed the cast
ing of the votes of the qualified voters
ing of the votes Of the qualified cleo
tors in the said election district on theI
day OF said general election.
g. That the said inspector and
Judge unduly delayed the casting Of
votes at said election in said district
On the day Of said general election.
6. That the Department OF Elec-
tions of the City of Wilmington, acting
Through the said election Officers, in
ltentionally delayed the election IN said
district on the day Of the said general
election.
z That the Department of Elections
of the City of Wilmington, by neglect |
in to attend to the opening Of the
I polls in said election district on thel
/ day OF said election, when they knew
that the same had been and We're
j closed delayed the holding of the said
election in said district an unreason-
able time.
s. ThatA large number, to wit, up
, wards of 175 qualified electors entitled
. to vote at said election district ana
who would have voted for me at the
said general election, were improperly
/ prevented from 50 voting.
: 8. That in the voting in said cleo
tion district on the day Of the said gem
eral election, improper discrimination
was made against colOred voters quail
ri fed to vote in said election district by
the said election officers and others
q having charge of said election.
10. That the said election officers re-
fused to hold the election in said dis
o trict until those persons entitled to
vote had arranged themselves in two
lines, one composed entirely OF white
voters and the other entirely Of col
=, ored voters. and then only permitted
e said election to continue on the condi-
- ton that the votes should be cast
: equally by white and colored voters. BY
% means of all of which several unlawful
acts upwards of l75 electors qualified
to vote at said general election and in
4. said election district, being then and
n there present and Offering to vote, were
4 prevented from voting for me, Howard
a ID. ROSS, as they otherwise would nave
done.
H. That inthe First election district
= being in istrict, No. 2, in New Castle
4 county, on the day of the holding of the
y said genera election, false and fraud
. ulent stamp was presented to the Re
- publican voters, whereby ! lost, by hav.
(, ing votes thrown out. two votes which
=, mad been cast for me.
y y. That in said First district ther'
~ were three ballots which were moi
!. signed by one of the clerks at the tins
. of the opening Of the box. but which
~ were so signed by said clerk after th'
~ voting had closed and the box had beeI
w opened
= IS. That in said district a qualiae,
voter was prevented from voting by tn
10 election officers. on the ground tha
= he was a fel0n, when in fact he was nc
. a felcn. and was In all respects entities
=, to vote at said election, and woul
= have voted for me The name Of thi
n voter was William Thomas.
~ IA. That in the Eighth election dis
tol trict being in the said senatorial dis
an trict No. 2, a duly qualified and regis
u tered electOr named William Melfor
he Curtis, who would have voted for me
" was refused the right to vote, on tn
nt ground Of his b. ing a felon, when il
mr. fact he had never been convicted of fel
a. Cny.
~ Is. That in the Twelfth election dis
lrict, being in the said senatorial dis
! ftrict No 2. one Maurice Il. Cook wa
- permitted to vote for you. although h
did not live in the said district, no
d, was he qualified to vote therein.
16. That in the said Twelfth cleo
m tion district seven ballots which wer
n cast and should have been counted fC
u me were thrown out without amy Caus
ar whatever.
n II. That in the Twenty-seventh eleC
~ ton district, being in said senator's
at district No. 2, the Democratic electiO
nd officers in said district Intentional
i'm gave out ten tickets to ten Republica
NJ electors entiued to vote at said electlo
district en- the day of the genera
no election. to wit, November 6. l9O
which the said election officers we
knew did not contain the initials {
either the clerks, which said ballot
were, upon the opening Of the ballot
h. box, not counted, whereby I lost te
votes in said district, which woul
,at otherwise have been counted for me.
ied Is. That in said district on the da
raj Of the general election, one Willial
ne Turner, a duly registered and qualiiie
eva, elector, entitled to vote at said distric
I Wits IGAuHN4 AAAt AAHAA " NUNN VII "a
ior ground that he was a felon, when
on fact he was not a felon
-ed 10. That at said election district,
in large number, the exact number bein
of to me unknown. the ballots which wei
,ta improperly stamped with the wron
an end of the stamp were counted f,
yourself, which should not have bee
SO counted.
IN 20. That in the Thirty-third electic
district being in said senatorial di
Ith trict No. 2, the polls did n'
OO open until ten o'clock in the m0rnin
yie were again closed from twelve ocloC
of to one o'clock on the day Of said gel
he- eral election, whereby a large numb
he of Republican voters who were presel
re- and offered to vote at said election di
NV trict were prevented from and did m
aid get an opportunity to so vote, as tbs
ne would have done, for me, had the poo
,an been open in accordance with the la'