Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-11
Special pI.pat.h % New York World.

Reed has received fewef votes than in
MSS. bnt the great falling oil of the
Democratic vote has given him great
mnj prity.
Inc towns yet to hear from are mostly
Democratic and will reduce his plurality
somewhat, but not worry much. The in
dications now are that Reeds plurality
will be between GOO and TOO
In an interview tonight no said ~
confess to have felt deep solicitude as
to the result in this district. So great q
plurality was given ms ut the last cleo
ton, owing TO local causes which our
own pe0pla will well comprehend, that
altnost any reasonable result was liable to
lead to Misunderstanding.
TN an off year man do not come out
on the majority aide, aud the short, very
short, campaign va have had ooaii not
bavs reachei them in the regular way.
10 have received in sIoh year SO large
q plurality Is something which has more
thea personal Significance. There have
been csat for me many Democratic votes.
do not in the lsast hstter myself that
they were cast for me personally. They
we're put in the ballot.box to show the
world that some men outside my party
hpphbAi huI AdJA thhh bND AANh11 W ANTH-
resentativeE ought to be business body,
carrying out the wishes of the American
people,
''When yor consider how hard thing
it is for man who still means to stay by
his party to vote against it, you will see
tho siqnificanoe of the result. | could
even bring INTO stronger relief this result
by stating other facts, but tue case does
not need IT,"
10 say that the Republicans are jubi-
liant to. niqht 10 TO state the case very
miiIiy. They have paradsd tho streets
with bands and have filled the city with
their cheers. They held great mass
msaiing in the city hall and Mr.. Reed
aiade great speech.
1t is t,ifcnlt to describe the enthusiasm
shat prevailed. Nothing like it has bsen
seen in this city since the war.
This election has been carried and this
great majority secured for Mr.. Reed by
the most fragrant and open bribery Of
voters ever seen in this city. There have
been votes bought in this city before.
Hardly ever has there been an election at
which some buying has not been done,
but it has heretofore been done with
some attempt ut secrecy.
The Republicans bought votes in every
ward IN this city. Perhaps the Demo-
CRATE would have bought some, too il
they hat. had the money to pay for them,
but they did not. There would be no
doubt in any mind on this point il the
Democratic workers could have been seen
us the World representatives saw them
to-day in the four OF tho seven wards,
vigorously cursing the management that
had sent them into this fight against
practically UNLIMITED wealth without q
dollar.
Ever .iuoe Mr.. Reeds private secretary
drew from bank in this city last Friday
large sum of money, many thousands
Of dollars in 81 and SO bills, the air has
been full OF the prophecy OF tc-dDy's
reality. The authority for the statement
that the money was SO drawn is one OF
the directors of the bank, and his name
eau be given il necessary.
Tine Democrats had no money, and
they could not hope to meet MIR. Reed
and his allies on any such basis. The
most they could do was to gather evil
denee OF the unlawful use OF that money.
The Seventh ward OF this city ia the gilt
edged residence portion. Init, more than in
many other, live the truly good people
VINO make up the Republican party. II
was In this ward that the most open buy
ing Of votes occurred. The polls were
located in school house. As one enters
from the street he comes into large nall
add on either side is classroom usef
for Rotations. Passing through THU
hail, or entry, one comes at once into thu
larger room, where the election was IL
progress. On the opposite side OF thu
room is the platform on whicl
were the election officers and tn
ballot box. The polls opened at II
o'clesk and the vote-buying began i'm
mediately. By IL O'Clock business wa
brisk, and as A O'Clock, the hour TO
closing the polls, drew near, there wa
more to do than could comfortably b.
attended to. The most conspicuous o
the Republican workers who were buyini
votes was Thomas heIfon, who lives u
No. 40S st. joan street. There weT
others who were doing the same work
but az he seemed to DO the most nctiv
the correspondent gave him his EXCLUSIVE
attention. The mode Of procedure wa
simple. Heffon would stand at the doc
till a voter appeared whom he though
would Prove q victim
the anterooms--ns Heffon said ito tax
drink This snteroom had been re
served by the ianitor OF the school bald
ing for the exclusive use Of HeTon an
those whom no permitted to enter
After tarrying in the anteroom a fs'
minutes, Hsffon and the voter woul
come out, the voters always in front an
Republican ballot in his hand. Heifo
~ hahfv,A him and Wnul
Iometimes push the man along.
When they reached the platform til
voter would ntap inside the railing an
Eeffon would keep along beside him o
the outside; as the other waited for b
name to be found on the list and checkef
HeiTon would take from his own pookt
something wrapped in piece OF papei
The paper was generally piece OF
ballot, and several of the pieces so use
are in the hands Of Democrats. One
them was so firmly held in the hand TN
the imprint of coin about the siza OF
silver dollar is plainly discerni5le.
As the voter came out from penind u
rail after voting Heffon would yigoruusi
shake hands with him, and nj the SAN
time force the piece OF paper and IT'S col
tents into his hand. Moot or the vote
put the papers into their POCKETS WithoI
looking at them aud hurried into u
street. There they wonld take out Il
contents and throw tho papers ava.
These papers are the ones now in posse
sion of The World.
At fist the papers were SO careful
held in Heffon's hand that it could y
be discovered what they contained, b.
after q while uefTon became carele S an
as he stood beside the voter at the railir
Il could plainly be seen that the pape
held in his hand contained sometim
silver and sometimes paper money.
A newspaper correspondent obtalnt
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