Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-16

". G3nrY,
III. II, Bilinny,
James IL. Clark,
Frank w. Fiarson,
Horace l.. Dilworth.
As the duty of filing the ticket de-
wolves upon the eecretary Of the county
committee and as he is candidate on
the ticket DIR. Ball said that the .ques-
tion had Leen raised by an attorney,
whether Mr.. Jolls would be legally
qualified to file the ticket.
To avoid any Misunderstanding Mr..
Jolls resigned the secretaryship OF the
county committee. Edmund Mitchell,
Jr., was elected seoretary on motion of
Mr.. Finn.
After Mr.. Mitchell had taken the
desk Mr.. Jolls moved that the secretary
file the ticket as agreed upon and tho
remainder of the ticket. as received
from the committee,
The question of settling the contest
was left with this committee and in
order to allow the contestants to present
their cases the county committee adj
lourued and the room was given TN to
the contest. The rnombers Of the com
niittee entitled to hear and decide the
contsst were qualified, according to the
primary eleeticn law, to act as re-.
turning board. Thomas S. Lewis was
appointed chairman to boar the evidence
and in opening Horace G. Kno Ties
read tie law governing contests, after
which he explained the situation Us 1t
was "a the result of Disagreement OF.
the Joint committee. Ut.
AS tho joint committee had refused
to hear the evidence Mr.. Knowles said
that this was the opportunity to give
tina contestants a hearing.
Mr.. LOWS asked il Mr.. Robertson
and Mr, Phillips werc represented, but
there was no reply.
After the matter was fully explained
by Mr.. Knowles he said that the owl
deuce would be presented co them that
the olectionS in those districts we're not
held in accordance to the law; that
there was no announcement made of
the result of the election and that tho
polling place was locked and the cur
tains pulled down and tho placed kept
closed tor 10 or Is minutes He further
said that the box was not the same as
the one sent 10 tho polling place, and
thatis was not the same tox in which
the ballots wore cast He alIsead that
a bogus boz bad been substituted whlchI
contained doctored ballots and that the
bogus ballots we're afterwards placed
in toe original hos and counted from
It. large nunber of voters, Mr..
Knowles said, he'd boon found who say
they had voted for Mr.. Sparks while
the count revealed hut Us votes.
Capt. Evans Of the Police DEPART
mont was the first witness. He said
that his duties took MIN over Eleventh
street bridge and that he WIS there
from Q 80 2 a'oloek, and TINT he saw
the polling place closed and the curtains
pulled down. He saw Mr.. Sparks and
Mr.. Rudolph try TO get in.
How long were they doreS"
About 10 minutes. .
How do you FIX the timsY,'
~ stayed around1thero for awhile and
then walked up the street. y
Did the polls eloss before + o'olock?,'
asked one OK tho committeeman.
~ do not think thsy did. y
0flicer William Ward was the next
witness called.
We're you at tho polls when they
were olossd?n be was asked.
Yes sir / was.
We're the curtains pulled down?u
Yes, sir. and they pulled one off of
the roller q when they pulled il and they
" ..S q y9sp seq into the roOna"
in?' IND s DO
Il heard t4sm Enosking on tas
Michael Barr, a police officer, said
that he noticed that the doors Of the |
polling place we're closed and thh |
window shades pulled down for about |
closed.
Capt. Evans was recalled and asked |
II any remarks were made as TO what |
was going on behind this closed doors
and windows. He said that it was |
remarked by several that something 1
crooked was going on.
George W, Sparks was called.
We're you at the polling place over
Eleventh street bridge on the afternoon |
of the eleotion?' he was asked
Yes, | went there about $50
O'Clock. I tried to get in the polling
place after it was closed, but could not
gain an entrance and could not get In,
/ was told that there was a table and |
80 10 chairs piled against it, re-
marked to Mr.. button that Il wonder
why we can't get in He said he sun
posed they had to remove the furniture
from the door. Mr. Dalton hammered
on the door. twas IS minutes after
2 O'Clock when we gained admittanoe. !,
We're the curtains pulled dnwn?''
"They we're -