Evening journal., 1892-10-14

COiOred iarty movement -kescued hN
the whites.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Oct 13.-Never, in the history |
of Dover, since the OBrien riot of sew |
eral years ago has as much excitement |
been occasionod by anything as by the |
attempt of Dover negroes TO kin A. |
Worthington Brinckley upon the streets |
of the town tonight Whites and blacks |
are in arms over the outrage, the former
resenting and the latter supporting it,
Brincaley was mobbed and one of the
white officers who tried TO protect him
was seriously injured. having two of his
ribs broken. The colored editor and pol
itician was only saved from being stoued
to death by the prompt action of Sheriff
Cole and his posse.
BrinclSley is a oolored man, and
remarkably intelligent. He is the prom
ulgator of the Independent Colored
Voters party, and by his eloquence and
political tact has given the movement
such n decided impetus that the Repub-
lican leaders fear it ana are resorting to
extreme measures to thwart the design
which will prove fatal TO Republican
success in Delaware by causing disin-
tegration of its colored supporters.
The gravity Of the situation did not
become apparent until Brinckley filed
list of 1875 names with Clerk of the
! Peace Biggs in New Castle county and
demanded party representation upon the
ballot. IL was granted. The ballot
design is portrait of Abraham Lincoln,
the negro's idol, and the men named for
Office will all be negroes The Republi-
cans DO not know what their colored
henchmen will do behind the curtains Of
the booth and fear general stampede.
Beniah watson's Threat.
After Brinckley had laid his pipes in
j New Castle county he came to Kent
county to feel the pulse Of the colored
voters. He worked with so much sue
cess that it is said United States Dis
trict Attorney Beniah Watson said the
Republicans would make Kent county
too hot to hold him.
No doubt the Republican Kent County
Executive committee or some Of its lieu
tenants began stirring up the desperate
colored element. The first intimation
that Brinckley had Of the designs against
his life was at Harrington, sew
eral evenings ago, where he was
mobbed in the streets. He went bravely
on with his work, however, endangering
| his life every day.
He Arrives in Dover.
He reached Dover at .. 30 this evening
and began working among the colored
voters. The local leaders were watching
for him. Later in the evening, it is
/ said, Joshua Parker, colored politician
, who holds Federal Office and swings
the colored vote Of East Dover hundred
enticed Brinckley into a small shop kept
by a colored man named Isaac Smith
Parker and several Of his sub-lieutenant:
: engaged him in political discussion. II
, lasted until after 9 o'clock. Brinokley
, told them that they were merely tools il
the hands Of unscrupulous white men
that the negro does all the voting and
the white Republicans get all the Offices.
. This argument attracted quite a crowC
Of negroes and when the leaders saw tha'
j they had enough men TO mob Brinckley
they became very insulting and tried 4
! pick a quarrel Brinckley was sensible
of his danger and refused TO accept thu
challenge to fight. He got to the stree
and the mob followed. One OF the Dove
negroes made lunge at him. 1t was
= signal to the others. They made rush
and Brinckley, who could not cope will
: them, ran down Loockerman street Tn
I, bowling mob pursued him. Every negr
!, along the line OF pursuit joined, in man.
q instances out Of mere curiosity.
o Omoer Kinnamon Injured.
Dover only has two policemen. The
Il are officers Milbourne and Kinnamon
They saw Brinckley shaking the oyster
shell dust Of Loockerman street from hi
sandals
-, Stepping into the street they tried {
u arrest the course Of the mob They wer
II met by a shower Of bricks and stoneI
le Officer Kinnsmon was struck and fel
= having sustained fractures Of two rib
e. and other injuries. Milbourne was nc
"a hurt.
D. A sherinrs Posse Formed.
By this time Loockerman street wa
file with Doverites. Among them ws
e. Sheriff Amos Cole. He saw the DANCE
re and promptly summoned enough whit
m men to suppress the mob. The pos'
Il ! took Brinckley under its protection an
ie moved upon the negroes, who broke an
IN fed, but not before the ringleaders ha
or been recognized.
er Officer Kinnamon was carried to h
u home, and surgical aid was summoned
r. The wounded man will recover.
MS The sheriff ConceaIs BrineIIey.
- Sheriff Cole then took Brinckley to u
- house Of a colored man in whom he h1
~ confidence and left him there to pass
~ sleepless night. He is undaunted al
- says that he will prosecute the work
is doing for the amelioration Of the Co
dition Of his race. He expected oppo'
tion from colored men melted by white
ok but he will not be intimidated.
rs White Republicans Condemned.
ry Law-abiding citizens, irrespective
1t party, are loud in their denunciation
ty the outrage. They say that the negro
he would not have perpetrated it unle
M urged to it by white politicians WI
fear Brinckley's influence.
Democrats say that it is Republics
version Of the Ku Klux Khan outrage
That the Republicans were instrument
he in giving the negro the constitution
ge right Of citizenship. including the rig
be to express his political views and pre-
he erences at the ballot box, and as la
abiding citizens they will defend the
dependent colored voters from mob VI
lB lence.
hB Wholesale Arrests to be Made.