Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-31
W oRCEsTE R .
WEDNESDAY. JULY 81 1879.
Tammauy In North Carolina.

Tnmmany in North Carolina.
We have stated, that the republican reports
from North Carolina showed great confidence in
the result of the coming election, while the
Grceleyite democratic reports indicated discour-
agement, and, also, desperate determination to
avoid defeat, if possible. Several circumstances
have brought to view some of the agencies
which this desperation was inclined TO employ.
In the first place, two colored men were sent
from Baltimore to operate among the colored
voters; and they have been detected in a sys-
tematie attempt to buy these voters, offering
from $40 to $50 for each vote. In the second
place, the kukux spirit has been stimulated to
action; the agencies of terrorism have been re-
viyed, and, already, two 6ukluX murders have
been perpetrated, one in Duphn county
and one in Chatham county. In
the third place, notorious characters
have been sent from New York city to in
troduee the Tammany methods of dealing with
the ballet box and this continuance threatens
10 become dangerous. Two of these villains are
.ex-detective Wood and a fellow named Blumen-
berg. They are trained agents of the political
seoundrels of the city from which they were
sent; and, of course, it is their business to con-
triye measures for eifecting frauds on the ballot
box. One of these measures aims 10 keep re-
pubicans from voting, by having large pro-
portion of them marked on the lists for chal-
lenge. The operations under the direction of
these New York agents have become SO extern
siye, that the republicans, maniestly, begin TO
fear the result. A correspondent of the New
York Times, writing at Releigh, Monday, was
undoubtedly scared. He said
at is well known that several days ago De-
tective Wood and Convict Blum enberg arrived
here in obedience to orders from Ethan Allen
10 proceed at once to North Carolina and carry
cut their instructions. On Saturday last news
was teegraphed that the names Of 200 republic
cans had been marked for challenge in this city,
and to-day reliable news is received that on the
same day 9S3 names out of the voting pOpuls-
tion of 1880 were marked for challenge in the
Town Of Kinston, Lenoir county. This number,
of course, included some democrats, to give a
show of fairness; but the fact that the republic
cans have 800 majority, and that the challeng
ing was done by democrats, shows that those
challenged were nearly all republicans.
Saturday was what is known as inspection
day, when the registration books are open for
inspection, and the citizens have the right to
mark the names of any they have reason TO be-
lieve have not the right TO vote for challenge. 1t
is evident from the wholesale challenging at
Kinston that the democrats have been prompt
ed by Wood and Blumenberg TO learn from
Tammany and take advantage of this provision
of the law TO swindle the republicans out of the
state. The party challenging has the right on
the day of election TO put in evidence that the
person offering is not entitled to vote, and the
object of the conspiracy is TO use all the time in
this way in the heavy republican precincts, and
thus prevent the vote from being polled. The
state has not yet been generally heard from, but
it is believed that this challenging has been ar
ranged wherever the republicans have large ma
iorities, and that this fact is the foundation of
the boasts OF the democrats here, during the
last two days, that they are sure of victory. 1t
is perfectly plain that if in even half OF the re-
publican precincts this wholesale challenging is
reSorted TO, the republican vote cannot be poll
cd, and that the democrats will carry the state"
There is no easy method of defeating this vii
lainy, for the whole voting list al each point
could have been challenged. and subjected to
the operation, on election day, which substitutes
kind of court of inquiry for voting. The re-
pubcans have taken measures to have every
thing possible done to battle these devices of
New York scoundresm. We may hope that
they have not been put in operation so extern
sively as TO be very dangerous; but this point
was still undetermined when the letter was writ
ten. 1t can, however, be very easily I'M
derstood that the Greeley democrats would gain
very important advantage if courts Of insesti-
CATION could be substituted for voting, on cleo
ton day, at all the voting places where tho re-
publicans have large majorities. The troubled
correspondent says;
'In view of this fact republican triumph
cannot now be promised. But for such fact it
wond be overwhelming. Letters continue to
be received from various counties announcing
heavy republican gains, and but for Wood and
Blumenburg carrying cut their instructions
with such vgor, there Is no reason to doubt that
the republican majority would reach 10000, as
the prospects have grown better and better
every day. But il is in the power of this So
called detective and this convict TO neutralize all
this, and there is cause to fear that they have
done SO.
''The only chance is that on the day of the
election, the democrats well as the repub
cans will insist on fair election, and force the
chalengers appointed everywhere, Through the
Vaccinations OF these men, TO desist from their
dirty work. Wherever there is any reason what
ever 10 suppose that man ia offering TO vote
illegally, no objection will be made TO the intro
duction Of evidence in support of the challenge,
but where men who have voted nnquestioned in
precinct for years are thus obstructed in their
rights, all the voters az the polls of all parties,
may insist that they shall not be hindered | do
the democrats the justice to say that they do
take unkindly to these Tammany tricks"
The devices of the notorious New York rings
have not been naturali2ed in North Carolina, and
the better sort Of democrats have no relish for
them, which must be set down TO their credit.
We are glad to hear that the republicans at
Raleigh were Scared, last Monday, for, being
torewarned they may BIO able 10 limit the opera.
lion of the villainy, and save themselves from
such disaster as this correspondent feared.