The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-21

the commissioners and magistrates
have not been voted for by the people.
There were between thirty and forty
candidates for the Office Of magistrate.
1t vas a task 10 count all of the votes
but only in the first and fourth wards
was any trouble experienced. Some
thing after midnight returns OF the
first ward were received. leaving the
fourth ward the only delinquent and
the same was the case two years ago.
The democratic executive committee
will meet today and declare wh0 re-
ceived a majority Of the votes cas- Il
also name those candidates that w!ll
have to 20 in the second primary
The primary this year was very Gil
ferent from what IL was two Years ago
for at that time there was practically
no contest for any Of the county offiCes
but this year there Is a contest tor
every office but clerk Of the courC.
Later-This morning between II Il
] O'Clock Chairman Burriss and Ness.
D, ]. Fergus and ". A. Wilson de-
cided that the proper thing for the-E
10 do would be &c see that the judges
OF election and po.lhOlders in the -ourth
ward count the votes and make Tie
full returns. Those whose duty II vas
10 do this work had gone TO mir
homes and retired. but they were Jes-
tined not 70 get Il nights rest untl
they completed the duty incumbent
unon them. Justice BOrnemann. Dep
uty Sheriff Harvey Coz and L2pUty
Sheriff Smith were sent u the homes
Of the men whose duty il was 10 make
= full report Of the returns, with in
~truc-iCns to inform them lat he
c0unt would have to lie made; that II
could rot be put off until morn ng,
There is a very severe penalty Tor npt
making the count as the law prlsc.tDe5
and this law was read u the judges #
rho election. They decided that it
would be best : make the count, n
while this is being written they ar
hard at work in what IS known as ne
old ice house on Deck street, and from
what they said last ni@ht they vii! re
counting when the sun makes its 1p-
pearance in the east this morning.
When they went home they had count
ed All but ballots for the
committee and magistrates, but max
ing an incomplete return was lookei
upOn by the executive committee AS
irregular and might cause the entire
vote Of the ward TO be thrown out.
The full returns as to magistrates
and executive committee could not De
o this morning only those given De-
low. and out of this number % nag
istrates are TO be chosen
Second Ward-Eaecutive
C. J. Boney, 1853; T. ". Wood, lo5;
CIV. Chestnut, 1913; R. d. Tucker, lo3;
NJ. w. jacob. 1853.
Magistrates-JOhn Barry, 166; }. ID.
Mote. 21S: J. NJ. Woolard. 1874; W. h.
Coleman, 135; W. Med. Evans, 40;
], G. L. Gieschen. 215; NJ. Newman,
21O; ". R. Kingsbury, 206; John c.
Springer. 223; NJ. ] Heyer, 294; !. j.
F11rlong. 234; R. c. Banks, 167; w L.
Burkheimer, 1856; W. E. PerdeW. 40,
7 F Maunder, 211; w. E. Yopp, 209;
w. H. Bernard, 211; c. w. Worm,
211; r W. Price, POI; Z. D. WHlanls'
1874; G.. w. BOrnemann, 2O4; }. +.
Littleton, 1873; B. R. King. ZO4; X. A
Burnett, 1874; J. C. Walton, 2l6; F. !.
Skipper, 80; w. H Cox. 80; l.. stem
76; R. E. Blake, 76; w. A. Canady'
81: R. B. Moore. 6.
Fifth Ward-Executive Committee,
John Thomas, A. l.. Vann. NJ. Z. ben
son. T. G.. Landing, R. B. Moore, "A;
B. F. Swami. Woodus kellum, John
McAlister, B. F. King, W. w. King, a..
Magistrates-JOhn Barry. 23o; }. y.
Mote, 225; ]. NJ. WOOlard, 22S; w. IL.
Coleman, 226; w. Med. Evans, 49,
!, G.. l.. Gieschen 149; NJ. NeE-6an'
2G3; w. R. Kins5bury, 247; }. Z.
Springer, POI; NJ. J. Heyer, 8 2 J. }.
Furlong, 1913; r. C. Banks. 267; W. l..
Burkheimer, PA; w. E. PordeW, 40;
J. F Maunder, SO; w. E. YOpp, OF; w.
H. Bernard. 81; c. w. Worth, PA, Is.
R. King, $50; R. A. Burnett, 267; }. {.
Walton. 3S1; J. +. Littleton, 12l; q.
w. Bornemann, 3S7; w. H. Cox, III;
L. Stein, q; R. E. Blake, Il; E D.
Williams, 1862; r. W. Price. 113; 5. J.
Bryan. 375; R. B. Moore. 22O; ". W.
King, III; NJ. Rathjen, IS; Joe Ia5es,
IS: w. A.Canady, 345; B. F. King, 119;
NJ. Schnibben, 10; J.. O. Powers, 81;
F. T. Skipper. 121.
Third Ward-Executive Committed:
J. 0. Powers, 349; H. E. BOnitz. 34S,
VIM. GilchriSt, $40; H. G.. Fennell, 800;
D. C. Love. 34S.
Magistrates: John Barry, 154; ]. d.
Mote. 3O7: J. NJ. WOOlard, 900; y. Il.
Coleman, 1856; w. Med. Evans, 292; J.
G. L. Gieschen. 1872; w. R. Kingsbury.
29S; J. C. Springer, 296; NJ. ]. Heyer,
300; J. J. Furlong, 299; R. c. Banks,
16S: W l.. Burkheimer, l6S; W. Z.
Perdew, 80; J. F. Maunder, 29t: w.
E. Yopp, 2s7; ". H. Bernard, 29S; c.
W. Worth, 2S8; r. W. Price, 295; =.
D. Williams, 297: G. W. Bornemann,
300: B. R. King, 304: R. A. Burnett,
295; J.. F. Littleton, 299; J. c. Walton,
800; NJ. Newman, 234; F. T. Skipper,
145: W. H. Cox, $50; L. Stein. las;
R. E. Blake, 112; ". A. Canady, u; ,.
J. Bryan. /; R. B. Moore, II; " W.
King. IS; B.. F. King, Il; NJ. Rathjen,
IA; NJ. Schnibben, IA; Joe Yates. IA;
James Powers. IA; w. G. T. Keen. /;
n. jacob. /.
Masonboro. Magistrates: John