Evening journal., 1904-09-30
IOhn DOnohoe, Jame S
Watson and Albert
MatIack Charged With
Election Frauds
isaac S. Elliot Alleges
Misconduct in the Third
Levy Court District,
BrandyWine Hundred

4 Albert MatlaclS,' James Watson and
Tohn NJ. Donohoe election officers of the
Third Levy Court district were arrested
his morning on a charge Of violating the
Urinary election laws and will be given
a hearing before Magistrate Hollis this
afternoon at 2.SO o'clock.
The men were arrested by Constable
-ucius c. Jones, who drove to their homes
! N a carriage. The warrant charges the
Election officers with falsely reading bal
OTIS cast for Isaac c. Elliott candidate
t,or the Levy Court from the Third dis
ftrict. which caused the election of W. J.
}.8rown and is signed by the following well
known citizens: Charles Paschall, Joseph
b. ralley and Harry NJ. Perkins. all Of
Holly Oak; George II. Weldin, of Blue
Ball; Henry c. Manaffy and u. James
Belt residents of near Shellpot.
The defendants in the case will prob
4 ably ask for postponement of their
trial as they were not arrested until to-
day. As far as known neither has Sc
cured the services of counsel.
Matlack is a store-house keeper at the
Edge Moor light house.
Y Watson is in the employ of A. J. Hart
and Company. of which W. S. Quigley is
a member.
Doaohoe. who has always been known
as Democrat is a rural free mail car
rier in the Edge Moor district.
Mr. Elliott, who is the defeated candi-
date for Levy Court Commissioner from
1.-THE Third Levy Court district, will,
Through his friends at tomorrow's meet
ing OF the board Of canvassers. demand a
recount of the vote in that district on the
grounds OF fraud
The returns from that district show a
plurality of thirty-seven for w. J. Brown,
whereas friends Of Elliott claim that suf-
fcient votes were cast for him to place
him on the ticket had the ballots been
properly counted. With a view Of estab-
fishing this fact seventy reputable citi-
zens Of the Third district. those who are
not given to political trickery, filed aff-
davits setting forth that they had prop
I erly deposited their ballots at the pri-
mary election held on Saturday last for
Isaca S. Elliott as their choice for Levy
Court Commissioner fEom the Third Levy
Court district.
Following this action warrants were
sworn out before Magistrate Hollis yester-
day afternoon for the arrest of Albert
Matlack, James Watson and John M.
Donohoe. election officers for said dis
trict charging them with violating the
! primary election law.
May Throw Out Hundred.
r-pon the recount of the district by the
Republican County Committee, sitting as
a board Of canvassers. depends whether
the vote as alleged to have been cast
stands. Even should the number of votes
east correspond 10 the number shown upon
the tally sheets the district may be
thrown out by the fact thar affidavits
have been made which show that fraud
had been executed i'm some manner by
those interested i'm the election. A similar
case has already been passed upon in the
contest of Sparks vs.. Robertson, which
resulted I'm a victory for the former. one
allegation made is to the effect that wher
the ballots were counted the names were
fraudulently called off. Another allega
ton is TO the effect that the ballot boz
was detained over Saturday night, sun
day and Sunday night in Tyres house
and not returned until Monday morninl
TO the proper authorities thereby givinl
ample time to make any desired changes
The total vote in the hundred was al
follows: Brown 269, Elliott. 242, Hollings
worth. 155 Tyre. 2S3, Browns plurality
81.
Direct attack is made upon the return
of the Third primary district Brandy
wine hundred. known as the Shellpot dis
trict. in which the vote as returned, wa
as follows: Brown. 9; Elliott, Is, Tyre, 1873
While II is not known what action tn
board of canvassers will take the outeom
may affect the nomination for clerk of tn
peace should the vote o. the district 70
Levy Court be changed. on the strengtl
of the afhdavits of the % men.
The returns OF the disputed district 70
clerk Of the peace are: Quigley. 1si; Harr
A. Brown, 26. a majority for Quigley o
Jos. As the latter's majority I'm the ientir
county was only So, the throwing out o
these disputed returns would change tn
result OF the vote for this office.