Evening journal., 1903-05-30
DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTIONS MUST
ANSWER FOR ACT
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the ticket. AOui Oh course cOulu not
print the ticket unless you assume toI
rightly guess what the decision of the
court would be upon our application.
1T Is obvious that we must have quick
response to this letter and we shall.
therefore, expect to hear from you some
time today.
I'VE remain respectfully,
Robert II. Richards,
III. II. Ward"
on motion Of Mr.. FAIRY the communi-
cation was received and ordered placed
upon the minutes. Mr.. Hutson, while the
letter was being read held chat with
Fraacis s. Bradley, chairman of the
Union Republican First District Com
mittee in the hall. After 1t was passed
upon Mr.. Hutson offered the following
resolution:
Whereas the Department of Elections
for the city OF Wilmington has this day
received a communication from Robert II
Richards, and II. II. Ward. attorneys for
Daniel T.. Stewart notifying the said
board of their intention Ito take legal
proceedings to require the ticket of the
Citizens Republican party to be printed
on .he official ballot to be used ait the
municipal election to be held on the 9Th
day OF June next, and
Whereas, The said attorneys suggest
that a case stated In mandamus be
framed and submitted to the court. and
upon which the statutes OF the State con-
cerning these questions may be construed
and
Whereas. In the absence of such an
agreement to expedite this cause the said
attorneys state they viii be obliged to
take the regular course of mandamus
proceedings. and
Whereas, While this department stands
ready ito promptly expedite all public bus
iness consistent with the proper admin
istration Of its functions, it does feel in
this case IL cannot consistently make this
agreement; therefore. be it
"Reolved, BY the Department of Elec-
tons for the city of Wilmington, that
they respectfully decline to agree to the
case stated and herewith instruct their
attorney Hugh C. Browne, to so notify
Messrs. Richards and Ward and be it
further
Resolved That should such proceedings
be taken as suggested by Messrs. Richards
and Ward, we herewith instruct the nt-
torney for this board, Hugh c. Browne,
! go appear In court and defend the position
taken by this board in this matter"
The resolution by the votes OF the three
/ Republican members was adopted.
! MIR. Farry's motion to-place the Citizens
ticket on the official ballot being lost. he
remarked that it would cost money TO
print the ballots over again.
Colonel Chaytor declared that it would
cost the department 500. for the court
would direct the printing OF the ticket and
the ballots would have to be printed over
again
The contract for printing the ballots was
awarded ito the Mercantile Printing Com
pany ON Thursday night, providing the
right quality Of paper is furnished.
a sample OF the paper submitted did not
seem satisfactory. Benjamin r. Bye. Of
the printing company, conferred with the
board and said he had bought the paper
In Philadelphia yesterday and II is 10 be
here today. The board expressed the opin-
ION that heavier paper should be used, and
II was agreed that Mr.. Bye should go to
Philadelphia early Monday, today being
holiday, and secure the right kind Of
paper for the work.
After the meeting adjourned the men,
bers discussed the Board Of Education
election, which will be held June lS.
] There will be one polling place in each
ward, and Il was the concensus Of opinion
that the cleanest men should be named for
she election officers.