The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-11
DENIAL OF FRAUD
BY INSPECTOR In
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
FRED GRAVER MAKES AFFIDAVIT THAT BAL
LOT BOX OF THAT DISTRICT WAS
IN FULL VIEW OF THE VOTERS
LEADING LAWYER SAYS TICKET IS ILLEGAL

Fred Graver, who was the inspect
or Of the Eleventh district at the
Republican primary election on
Saturday last, has returned homo
from Philadelphia where he had
been owing to the death Of his bro
ther, His attention bel ng called to
the allegations Of fraud inthat eleC-
ton district he appeared before
Magistrate Bradley this morning
and made the following affidavit;
Erred Graver who being sworn in
due farm of law doth depOsc and say
that he was the Inspector at 1lth
primary district on Saturday, Oct. 4,
1902. That previous to the closing
of the rolls on that day word was
brought to him that his brother was
dying. Immediately after closing
the polls and counting of the ballots
and making the return proceeded 10
my brothers bedside, and there re-
NAMED until he died on Tuesday
morning. On Friday he was buried
aid | then returned home. SO this
is thc first opportunity That | have
had to make statement. | was the
inspector on thai day and the return
of votes as made is the correct return
Of baio,s received as handed 10 me
by the qualified voters Of that dis
trict counted il The presence Of the
candidates.
7 he box stood in plain open view
OF the wirGow ard every voter saw
his ballot deposited IN the Lox and
al no time was the ballot box from
the opening OF the polls till the COM
pIetlou OF the count out OF sight OF the
public. Sworn aud subscribed to be.
lore me this the llth day oI October
1902.
Francis S. Bradley. t.
Notary Public. .
RUMP TICKET ILLEGAL
'It will be impossible for j. Ell. .
ward Allicks or any ctheG person .
or persons to put a new ticket II
the field in New Castle county III
time for the coming election said
an attorney this morning for it
will take forty.four days to legally
make and qualify a ticket, 1t must
be done either by II primary cleo
ton or a convention and in either
case it will call for a primary cleo
ton. In case that the ticket is
named by convention it will re-
quire primary election to uame
the delegates to this convention and
after the candidates are nominated
the ticket must Le filed at least
twenty days before election day"
How much notice is it necessary
to give the Department of Elections
that a new ticket is being formedI'
Two weeks notice Is required by
law"
There are many surmises among
the politicians today as to what will
be the outcome of the present mud
lie, in the Republican ranks.
There will he several conferences
held by persons interested between
now and Tuesday.
REPORT OF USE OF BEER DENIED.
For the past few days a report has {
been in circulation that beer was
furnished freely to the men who c
ig ned the atfidavits that they voted &
Il the Eleventh district for Sparks {
md Rudolph. AS result Of an in. /
'estigation by reporter for the I
DAILY REPUBLICAN, it was learned {
hat the report is groundless. a
The men were given no beer and 7
eceived no promises. Notaries Nor \
ow and Lloyd were cautioned not to F
axe an AFFIDAVIT where the man had k
he slightest doubt. No promise of a
'eer or other consideration was Il
made before or after the atli1ayits b
Vere made by the men. b