Evening journal., 1914-07-15
WRONG ADDRESSES
OF MANY ON LIST

Al the first hearing on the petition
on Saturday the alternative writ was
Issued compelling the members Of the
election board 10 appear in court
this morning to show cause why the
list should not be revised
Robert q Harman represented Mr.
salisbury, the complainant in the
case
When the court met at II o'clock
this morning Mr. Spealman. for the
defendants, made motion that the
court Quash the alternative writ Of
mandamus against the election board
Mr. Speakman then presented the fol-
lowing reasons to uphold his motion
l. That the said alternative writ
OF mandamus does not show upon its
face o clear right to the relief de-
manded
2 That the allegation of facts made
in said petition and said alternative
writ are argumentstire. uncertain.
not specific. not positive and insufh-
cient
3. That 10 appears i'm and by said
alternative writ that there rs no duty
imposed upon said respondents 10
perform the act complained or
A. That IL does not appear from the
said petition and the said alternative
writ that the said respondents have
failed 10 perform any ministerial
duty imposed upon them by law
3 That the said writ is bad for
dlnlicity.
6 That the said writ contains more
than one cause of action
z That in said writ several causes
Of action have been joined
s. That a writ of mandamus can
not be issued In the form followed
I'M this alternative writ in that the
commands thereof, are not definite.
certain and direct to a single duty
alleged 10 exist in these respon-
dents
Mr.. Speskman then read the reply
Of The respondents, in which was
embodied a general denial on the part
o. the officers Of the election depart
ment that Mr.. Salisbury had pre-
sented- 10 them a proper list of names
from which 10 appoint the reeistra-
ton officers Mr. Speakman review
ed the list of names submitted by Mr..
Salisbury. showing that many names
on the list We're of men not qualified
to serve as registration officers. ow-
ing to- the fact that many Of them
had moved from the districts from
which they were to ba appointed
while others we're debarred on the
grounds of illiteracy He alleged
that one of the men named by Mr.
Salisbury is insane and is at present
confined in the Delaware State Hos
nital at Farnhurst
Mr.. Speakman contended that an of
these qualifications existed al the time
Mr. salisbury presented the list 10 the
election board
The reply by Mr.. Speakmau contain
ed the list sent by Mr. Salisbury and
covered nearly fifty typewriter pages
I'm part this reply contained the follow
ing allegations
"Ihat the City Committee of tho
Democratic party did not furnish the
Department of Elections on OF before
the first day OF June, lol4, for each ap
pointment credited 10 the Democratic
party. a list of three names of properly
qualified persons.
THAT the list Is incomplete and not
in accordance with the law. as follows
"Ihat Curtis Johnson. who was de-
scrihed as living at No 3l0 Washing
ton street, i'm the Second district Of the
First ward does not live in said dis
trict
"That Thomas vs. Cottnrham. who
was described as living a No 1923 Lob {
dell street. William McHugh. A and /
New Castle avenues Peter Welsh, 40. I
300 Chapel street Thomas r. Dale. No |
BIS Claymont street Julius W. Mansko. |
No. 332 Heald street. and Charles p. |
No 326 Claymont street an of /
whom are described ne living in the |
Fourth district Of the Second ward. oil .
reside at the addresses respectively /
given, but none reside in the said dis
frict
"rhat Charles T. Cannon. Of No 200 1
Heald street. Simon F. Moran. No POI I
New Castle avenue. John Quinn, Of No /
io2 Claymont street. and Frank Welsh,
1f 40 800 Heald street. do not reside 4
in the Fifth district of the Second ward,
is ser forth i'm the list
THAT Peter Dale. of No. 800 Clsv {
mont street: James Bowen. of No 1881 .
so 3l2 Clavmont street, do not reside |
NJ the addresses given.
THAT James p. Stevenson. No 4i2 /
South Heald street, does not reside /
in the Seventh District, as asserted i'm I
.he list
"That James Carmichael. Of No. 227 |
Parrish street does not reside at said |
address
THAT William Ginch. Of No. 403 T.
street, does not live in T,
HE Fifth District, as asserted. and /.
Herbert Stroud. of No. SIS West I
Fourth street. and Thomas Newell. Of /
the n. r. corner Courth and Madison |
streets do not reside al these adj !
dress as given on the list
That Walter c. Highland Of No !
306 Walnut street removed from the I
Second District. from which he was 1
TO be appointed. in March. 1914
THAT c. w Butt. Of No. 603 Frank |
lin street does not reside in the Sixth I
District as asserted.
"That ollie Fluharty. Of No. 1918 |
West Eighth street. Salvador Verde /
marc. Of No 70l Lincoln street, and |
John Belgrosso. Of No. COL Scott |
street. are unable 10 read or write.
and therefore, are not qualified
"That Calcema Fidance, Of No. 604 !
Scott street. does not live in the dis |
trict specified on the list
"That Iohn SLallv ~ No 2Qn2