Evening journal., 1906-11-09
BARTLETT LOSES BY
BURNING OF BALLOTS
Superior Court viii Order
AttOTney-Ge eraI to Prose
cute Election Officers
ALLEN WINS BY FIVE
IN The FIRST DISTRICT

Benjamin B. Allen, Democratic can
didate for Representative in the First
Representative district Of Wilmington,
has defeated Joseph II. Bartlett, Re-
publican by a vote of 11S5 to 1850. The
contest on the canvass was a warm
one. Judge William r. Spruance
scored the election officers Of
the Sixth district of the Second
ward this morning for burning seven
rejected ballots, which materially af-
fected the result of the election.
When court convened the election
officers in the district We're
brought before the court. The
inspector said that after the
count in his district was made he and
his assistants found seven rejected ball
lots. He laid them in the outer
box and it was his opinion that they
were burned with The unused ballots.
Addressing the inspector Judge Spru-
ance said: "This is an act that requires
the attention OF the attorney general
and / propose to bring it to his notice.
The disappearance of these ballots is
not explained. You haven't got these
ballots, you do not know where they
are and you burned them Yol We're
not fit to be an inspector and you ought
to be punished"
Judge Spruance then took the names
of the election officers, and the names
will be handed to Attorney General
Richards.
Philip L. Churchman. in the absence
of Walter II. Hayes, presented the petit
tion in the Third district Of the Eighth
ward. He said that the contention
was that in the Second ward four
burned ballots should have been count
ed for Bartlett. Therefore upwards Of
one ballot counted for Allen here would
make a difference in Bartlett's favor.
Josiah Marvel drew attention to the
fact that one vote would not change
the result. Mr.. Churchman said that
It appeared that all this would come
before the Legislature, and Judge
Spruance then said nothing done by the
court world have any effect on the
contest and he suggested that the petit
tion be withdrawn. This Mr.. Church
man did. The district was counted
and Aliens total vote was 11S5 and that
of Bartlett 1850.
The Legislature being the judge Of
its own members will finally decide the
case.
During the morning all the First and
the Second Representative districts
vote was tabulated and announced 1t
was Marvel, 1855; Burton, 11S0.
The Second Representative district
vote was Marvel. 1l76; Burton. 1914.
on the recount in the First representa-
tive district yesterday afternoon, Allen
Democrat, who had an unofficial majority
of 9, lost eight votes. but he gained four
Seven ballots in the Sixth district OF tho
Second ward were reported missing, and
the election officers-two Democrats and
one Republlcan-were summoned to be in
court.
Daniel N Cochrane. defeated Demo-
cratic candidate for the Legislature from
the st. Georges hundred district. also con.
tested the alleged election Of Alexander r
Corbit, and A. J. Wright, Democrat. de-
feated in Blackbird hundred. is contestinf
the alleged election Of w. c. staats hi,
Republican opponent in that usually
strong Democratic district.
The canvass Of the Second Repre-
sentative district was concluded at !
o'clock. 1t gave Sparks. 1913: Bayard
1852; Bradley 211; Smedley. Ga, and
Schuler, 80.
For sentative-Meredith, 1911:
Paradee. 1878; Stetser, 212; Loomis, n;
Sewer, 3s
For Assessor-Holland, 1881: Wintrup
1906; Orr, 62; White. 3S; Speakman. 1864
Court took recess at 1 o'clock for an
hour.