The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-04


A few days ago Apolinary Karwow
eki, a Pole from New York city cam
to this city to address mass meoti1g
Of Polish Republican voters, which
Will be held In German Hall to-mora
row night. The Poles in this city have
never been addressed by ono OF their
own eountrymen, and they wanted TO
hear Nh. Kaswowskl. Ever since he
arrived the Democrats have been de
clarinK that he came here for the pur
pose OF briblng voters
Last night Detectives McVey and
Wltsil, armed with a warrant charging
him with bribery, secured Mr.. karwo.
wslSi at Blouth's Hotel. The prisoner
went to the Office OF magistrate Sasse,
where he was held under III 900 for thu
upper court DIR. E. q. Shortiidge be
coming his bondsman.
Mr. KRrwowski is well-built and
iine-looking man, speaks English well,
and klves every indication of having
an excellent education. He laughed OIL
the charge OF bribery, and said that he
had come here on legitimate GRAND
His sole purpose was to make clear TO
his oountrymen the principles OF the
Republican party and to explain what
protection had done and was doing for
the wage .earners. He said that his
arrest was evidently for tho purpose
oil intimldating him. He believed that
IL he had promised to leave the city ht
once nothing Would have been done.
1t is also learned that a warrant has
been issued for the arrest of Michael
di Simone. the Italian OF New York,
who came to address the Italians
here. The charge ls SAID to be bribery.
Captain Charles II. Gallagher said last
night that he had invited the men to
come here. just as Bourbe Cochran
was invited to come here by Mr.. Bay
ard and Mr.. Gray, and just as Cover
nor Mckinley was invited to come
knew them to be able men and want
cd them 10 talk with people OF theiI
own nationality / met them at the
T., W. d b. station and they stopped
from the same train which brought
Senator Gray and Bourke Cochran t.
this city. These two gentlemon were
met by Mr.. Bayard just MS | met my
friends, who were very glad to see me
had an engagement out of town and
at once secured them quarters al
Blouth's Hotel.
told them to circulate about the
town, make themselves at home and
to find their friends. Captain di Simone
is the immigration agent of the Italian
Immigration Home OF New York. IL
that capacity he meets every italian
who comes to this country and helps
them to reach their destinations. He
Is known all over the United States
On Tuesday when returned home,
took the mon about the city to FIND
men OF their own nationality. There Ii
nothing to conceal about their object
In coming here The Poles and Italians
Of Wilmington have never had repre-
sentative men In this country OF theil
own tongue to tell them what the prln
oiples OF the Republican party are
These men are not bribers, neither are
they trying to do any underhant
work. They have as much right Il
come here as Mr.. Cochran, Mr. Frye
Mr.. Mckinley or any one else, ant
they are just as good citizens as the!
are.
Mr.. Karwowski Is editor Of the Pc
slew, a weekly Polish paper, PRINTED
in New York, and is president OF on,
of the largest Polish Republican club.
In New York city. He has already
this campaign organized eighty Polisl
| Republican clubs. He has recently
been doing his work in Buffalo. HI
has made over one hundred speeches
since the campaign began.
Mr.. dl Simone says that he alst
came here on the invitation extended
to him by Captain Gallagher, whom
knew In New York, to make Republi
can speeches to people OF my owl
country, who are now American citi
IONS. On the way here l rode in tn
same parlor car with Mr.. Cochran ant
Senator Gray, whose name | after
wards learned. / gave Mr.. Gray m,
seat in the car SO that he could be nea
friend, and lie thanked me kindly
Captain Gallagher met me and MIR
Karwowski at the depot and took u
to a hotel.
We then walked abont the town an,
talked to some Of our oountrymen
This was Monday night. The mex
day met my old friend John Ciceri
who manufactures maGcaroni at Sixth
and Tatnall streets. He invited me tt
supper. We had talk on protection
Ciceri said that before the passage o
the Mckinley bill he only made seven
ty-tlve boxes of maccaronl month
Since the passage Of the bill he ha
been making 800 boxes q day. II
said thatlf protection was to last tina
he would start another factory 10
his son.
II the tariff was to be repealed h
would probably have to close the fac
tory he now has. Cicer was glad t
SEQ me and said it was right that tn
Italians should have some one to tall
to them. He also said that ought +,
have come earlier. saw a number o
other Italians and made plans to hol,
a meeting and speak to them ON Mon
day night.
Il am merely here as q speaker Il
my own people. l do not wish +
bride any one. II l am arrested to
morrow it will be the first time. NJ,
friends in New York will be much sus
prised. But have done no wrong"