Evening journal., 1889-11-30
aHls MAake voreRs.
The Vote Basing GaAg, 8avinE Deceived
the Negroes, ar. the asolieotor.

The Vote Basing Gang, navins Deceived
/ the Negroes, Ar the Collectors.
There was a new move this morning bv
the Bach -Mahaffy Franchise Procuring
Gang
Evidently disgusted with the unsatisfac
tory progress of the black agent system,
1t no doubt having proved rather costly
way of doing business, they have struck
upon unique method of securing the
negro vote The most recent scheme. ia
strong contrast with all previous Efforts
OF the gang, has the virtue, If Il be
| legal, of having some elements of manli-
ness and decency about it,
This morning about 10 o'clock repre-
sentatiyes OF all tie warls in the north-
ern district of the city made their appear
ance at the tax office, each with hand
full Of printed certificates, appointing
him power of attorney, for from sixteen
to thirty-fve colored men. The
suffrage brokers demanded that
Collector Dougherty should receive
the money which they offered and give
them in return the receipts Of the men
for whom they claimed TO be actirg as
attorneys Mr.. Dougherty was taken by
surprise, and politely informed the gen
tlemen that the would not receive the
money or have anything TO do with the
certificates Of attorney.
Mr. Chambers who was standing at
the rail at the time said that they wer5
merely making a test Of this matter and
he thought that when they had made the
tender and the money had been refused.
that their business was ended that they
had better take the money and the certi
ticates and depart. This they would have
done had not Mr.. Bach who was grand
generalissimo Of the molly crowd which
had followed the attorneys from the
headquarters, ordered them not to do
so.
Mr. Dougherty told the gentlemen
that II was a question that had two sides +
that II it were shown that one man had
the right to pay the taxes Of a number of
men that then nothing would prevent
collector, If he were so disposed, from set.
tling every mans tax on the books and
marking the amount paid. The whole
matter was conducted In a very quiet and
business-like way, there being no evidence
Of feeling on either side
The attorneys We're Allen Smith. James
Z. Hawkins. Francis S. Bradley, William
H. Hanna, Reed Ferguson, Samuel Cham.
bers, II. 9. Mahaffy and Seth Feaster.
after lhc money hAu Deeu refused LheN
all quietly left the office.
The wholesale dealers in black suifrapes
were accompanied and encouraged in their
onslaught by number Of colored men,
who have been active IN the work of the
bureau, and by eXDog Catcher George
Cooney who has also been rendering val
liable assistance to the gang-because he
has for years lived among colored people.
The following is a copy of the certif-
cate offered by the above named amateur
attorneys
TO John J. Dougherty, Collector of
County Taxes of New Castle County.
for the Northern District Of Whining
ton Hundred.
SIR; hereby constitute and appoint
Asbury G. Sterling Of the city of Wi.
mington, my true and lawful attorney
for me and in my name TO pay TO you the
amount of the county taxes assessed
against me as appears by the Duplicate
Assessment list, now in your hands as
such collector, and to receive for me your
receipt as collector for the same.
In witness whereof | have hereunte
set my hand and seal the 20th day OF
November, A. d., 1889.
his
CHARLES X SETH, TsEAL.
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