The daily gazette., 1882-06-03
ON THE ELECTION. EVE.
HOW THE TOWN LOOKED BE.
FoRE THE BATTLE.
THE BALTIMORE DETECTIVES.
Meeting of the City Democratic AssOcia-
tiOn-PrObabilities Of Warm Work at
Some of the Polls. .t.Y,.

They have arrived. The boasted squad of
Baltimore detectives, heralded by many
words of praise In the party papers, are on
hand and are being lionized by Republican
politicians. They came yesterday evening.
There were everything about them to indi-
cate that they were detectives who knew
their business. Their whole manner indi-
Gated this. 1t is just the style Of detectives
to have their presence and errand widely
spread, and to make a display of their
presence when they come.
They got off the 5.17 train last evening
and marched up 10 the Clayton House just
us proudly and boldly as ii they had come
here TO vote as often as they could and club
every Democrat from the polls If he objected
instead Of performing the peaceful and
mild-mannered Office OF looking on and tell
ing when and where the thousands of blood
| thirsty Maryland repeaters cast their vote.
Two or three Republican politicians escorted
them up to the Clayton House where they
| registered as follows: George w. Thomp-
son, Baltlmorr, Md; James II. Brewer,
Baltimore, Md; Joce d. Hamilton, Balti-
more, Md; s. g. Wells, Baltimore, Md;
James c. Carl, Baltimore, Md; Charles s..
Taylor, Baltimore, Md; Robert Robinson,
Baltimore, Md; James Kieth, Baltimore,
| Nd; William Robinson, Baltimore, Md; e.
Rogers, Baltimore, Md; w. II. johnson,
Baltimore, Md. Then they proceeded to
stand around the corridors and air them
selves on the front steps in the proud glory
| of their calling, while a good many local
Republicans praised them or looked on from
a distance with clasped hands and mute
| alteration.
| They seemed very desirous of making an
impression and strutted about all evening
until about 10 O'Clock when they trooped up
to bed, one after the other, at the bidding OF
the man who seemed TO be in charge, and
they appeared to be all the happier because
| their board had been insured by Marshal
McMullin and Commissioner Smith. s'.
Last night as time advanced plans of Re
publican fraud became more and more
apparent. There was large gathering OF
negroes around National Hall, at Ninth and
Walnut streets, the object of which no ont
could tell. What 1t was may be better un
derstood when it was stated that 40 negroes
came down from Philadelphia in the even
ing and headed their way toward thai
locality. ..y
That the Republicans mean TO largel.
sanction and secure Illegal voting no onI
can doubt. They have numerous desperate
characters and come of these have beei
heard to express the determination to VIII
by fighting, If by no other way. A desperate
effort of this Kind will be made in tn
Eighth watd, and hot work may also be ex
pected in the Ninth and Second. Tn
Eighth ward is crowded with importet
negroes %
This morning five black men arrived Il
Wilmington on the Delaware train. On TIL
way here they were interviewed by passen
ger, to whom one of them stated that he wa
good Republican, and while he had II
right 10 vote in Wilmington, he intended
deposit his ballot if he possibly could. II
took the train at the State road. Anothe
one of the party formerly lived in this city
but whether he is entitled to exercise tn
right of franchise yet is not known.
A party of five darkies are also here froI
, Elkton, Md, and they are already undt
; police surveillance, and will be pulled in t
the first attempt to vote fraudulently.
Joseph Purnell, negro, admitted tn
. morning on the streets that he was from I'll
State road and intended to vote the Republ
can ticket. The police have him spotted
He is supposed to be the same fellow allude
to above as having come in on the Delawal
, train at o o'clock.