Smyrna times., 1903-07-22
SPECIAL ELECTION ENDS
WALKERS SCHOOL FIGHT
0iAlE SENATORLATTA THE CHOICE OF THH
DISTRICT BY AMAJORITY OF II VOTES
OOn'esl rnds one of the Most Bitter School
Contests 10 the History of ThOrOughfs,e
NECK Ia Which W. L. David Was Ilowued

OOn'eS' tnds one of the Most Bitter Scbo
O"'esS 10 the History of ThOrOuqhfate
Neck Ia Which W. L. David Was Dowued
AFTER one of the most bitter contest
IN the history of Thoroughfare Neck
'ne Walkers school election contes
was settled at special election Satur
4Ay oy the choosing of State Senate
"ohn a. Latta by a majority of I.
votes There was total of 36 vote,
cast OF which John A. Latta received
- samuel Armstrong II and John
Irlce l. George G. Rothweu was
chairman of the Election BOARD
george G. Mattiford, secretary and
saunders Dresher and Millard F. Reed
auditors. Despite the intense interest
ana bitter feeling on the part of Soma
tne election passed off quietly. Sena.
tor Latta was elected to succeed him
sell and there is general satisfaction
on 'ne part of his many friends that he
mas been returned to his old nIooo
ne mas made good clerk and has well
~ nahd the affairs of Walkers School
winch is in thriving condition.
urOss Fraud Charged at the June Election.
1he special election ends one of the
most bitter contests in the history of
walkers School. It will be remem-
oered that the annual election CANA off
tne nrst Saturday in June in which
.ne contests was waged between the
l[lenus OF Senator Latta and the friends
OF william l.. David. James Price
was the chairman of the Election Board.
Oenerson Stats was secretary and the
auditors were John Deakvne and
andrew Hawkins. The first ballot re-
suited In tie vote between Iatta and |
David, IL to 13. Another ballot was
taKen and resulted in Latta receiving
10 votes and David 10 votes. W. L.
David at once declared fraud and to
pear out his claim he appeared before
Magistrate Bratton of Townsend and
brought suit against Messrs. Harry
workman, Charles Burris and Mr.
MOTIFS Tor voting illegally, viz: with
out paying their taxes. The charges
were sustained by the Magistrate after
hearing and each elector above
mentioned was fined with costs s21 go
which was Immediately paid. David
then claimed his election and in the
confused state of affairs Chairman
Price refused to sign certificates either
IN favor of Latta or David.
commissioners ExOnerate Walkers Board. ,
In the meantime charges we're made
against the school directors of Walkers f
school, Messrs John A. Latta, VIM. G. a
Deakyne and Harry Blendt, with some t
discrepancies in the conduct of the af- v
AR OF the school, the most important t
II which was that the teacher Miss t
Bessie Warner was paid more than she a
lad earned. The case was reported to j,
senator Groves, Andrew Elliason and Fl
elias Moore, the New Castle County fl
commissioners, who made a special il
ZIP 70 Ihoroughfare Neck to investi a.
'ate the charges preferred. Thev
Ound the affairs of the district in good
hape and that Miss Warner had been
roperly paid. In fact they exonorated VI
be Board from any blame whatever. ~
~ this time Chairman Price was pre- ~ -
allied upon to sign the certificate in =; =
lVor of Senator Latta, but it was too "a
'te as the law required that it should -
done within thirty days, which had -
lst expired. This being the case there ~
as nothing to do but to hold special
ection. The usual notices calling for ~
special election were posted by SEN :.
or Latta. Friends of W. L. David ="
9cided it best under the circumstances ti
ot to run him again. so they sub 80
ituted the name of Samuel Armstrong. VI,
be electian came off Saturday as told =. "
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