Evening journal., 1904-10-14
Decided to Go by the Re
turns Despite the Am-
davits Made by Forty
Men
Ballot Box Was Opened
But Voters Agreed With
Election Officers Tabu-
lated Lists

BY a vote Of 56 to 43 the contest of
Harry A. Brown, for the nomination for
clerk Of the peace was dismissed by the
Republican County Committee about
o'clock yesterday afternoon, after being
in session nearly four hours at the Young
Mems Republican Club. The same ac-
tion was taken in the contest OF Isaac c
Elliott for the nomination for Levy Court
from the Third Levy Court District. The
decision of the committee in these two
cases leaves Winfield S. Quigley the nomi-
nee for clerk OF the peace and William j.
Brown the nominee for Levy Court. from
Brandywine and Christiana hundreds.
After the meeting had been called to
order at / o'clock, on motion of John
Conahan. the committee went into exc
cutive session which excluded everyone
except the members. II was only short
time. however. when the reporters. con-
testants and their counsel were allowed
to again enter the room.
Brown Contest First.
Chairman Willis announced that the
committee was ready 20 take up the
Brown-Quigley contest and counsel on each
side would be allowed ten minutes. Ed
ward G. Bradford, Jr., counsel for Harry
A. Brown, stated that he had taken
Horace C. Knowles INTO the case with
him. David J. Reinhardt was admitted
as counsel for the election officers in
shellpot district for Brandywine hundred
in which district the contest was filed.
The proceedings were opened by Secre-
tary Jolls reading the contest petition filed
with him by Harry A. Brown, the contest
ant. These papers were prepared by Ed
ward G. Bradford. Jr., and were COM
mented on favorably as being most
concise and conclusive statement.
Mr.. Jolls also read the answer of Mr..
Quigley made by his counsel Phillip @.
Churchman. In this answer it was stated
that fraud could be shown in the district
beyond Third street bridge and that if
the Shellpot district was thrown out why
that district should also be thrown out
It was alleged that I'm the district be.
yond Third street bridge one colored mar
. voted four times. another twice and that
{ a number of votes were cast after
No'clock which is the legal time for clos
ns.thc polls. 1t was presumed these votes
were for Brown.
s. In connection with the answer ahidavits
OF William J.. Donovan and william n.
Knight We're read. in support of the al
legations I'm regard to the two men al
legged to have voted more than once.
Jack Goodwin to the Fore.
Jack" Goodwin asked that Knights af.
8avit be read again. When this was
done he remarked that Knight lived In
Brandywine Village and was brought into
the district by Mr.. Bach TO look after Mr.
Quigley's interests. He said Knight was
so drunk he could hardly stand up and
lintimated that he was not proper per
son to make afidavits about anythinf
which occurred t that time. Continuing
Goodwin said district was straight this
time and III wanted fair play
After IN petition and answer was reaC
Mr.. Knot les started his argument in th'
interests Of Mr.. Brown. He asked that th'
ballot box for the Shellpot district be pro
duced.
Mr.. Churchman said that the only peti
tion made by Mr.. Brown was that thl
returns from the district be thrown ou
and not that there be a recount of tn
district. Mr.. Knowles replied that tn
only way the question Of fraud could b.
considered was to open the ballot box.
Ballot Box Produced.
Charles Megginson moved that the bal
lot box be produced.
Chairman Willis appointed Deput!
Sheriff Coke Magistrate Alton c. Pyle
o. W. Kershaw and w. C. Taylor com
mittee to get the ballot box.
Sheriff stidham personally brought tn
ballot box for Shellpot district into tn
committee room. Mr.. Churchman pro
tested that it was not legal to open tn
ballot box but he had no objection to
being opened and the ballots recounted
c. Sherburne Rice and Frank W. Pierso
were appointed tally clerks and secretar
Jolls and Magistrate Pyle We're designate
20 read the ballots as they were take
from the box. Tie recount of the ballot
showed the following result: