The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-12

NEW YORK, Oct 1.-THE Advertiser
Qnd.) prints the following: Paradoxical
as it may appear, the Democrats, the
mo Force Bill, No Negro Domination"
Democrats, are making their boldest bid
for the colored vote, and National Com
mitteeman David Martin-the "Dave"
Martin whose presence in this city is SO
annoying to the Democratic managers
has found out all about it, and this is
the story, which isvouched forb Chair
man Carter, of the Republican national
committee, Of how it is intended the
game shall be worked.
In a few brief words, it is the old
scheme Of colonization, OF bribery, OF
repeating. ]. W. Elder, q Washington
politician, a shrewd worker and a
thoughtful manipulation, is at the head
Of the important bureau. He has been
in New York for several months, look
ing over the grounds and getting things
in shape for the work.
Early in the campaign the Demo
cratic national committee gave its at
tention to the subject OF inducing COL
ored voters in this city to support
Cleveland and Stevenson. They did
not see their way clear to accomplish
this by persuading colored men that the
Democratic party was their friend and
champion. Other means had to be
taken than those which were purely
educational aud moral, and the services
OF Captain Elder were called for.
The captain came on, took rooms in
the Eleventh Assembly District, and
simultaneous with his appearance word
reached Republican headquarters, and
men who knew the captain were put on
his trail. Wherever he has gone they
have o n His friends have been their
friends, and it is almost literally true
to say that he has never held a two
minute conversation with anybody
which has not been promptly reported
in detail to the managers OF the Repub-
can campaign.
three colored men, Arthur Smith, of
Washington; Travis GIascoe, Of Plain
field, n. j., and Charles Brown, OF this
city, have been in moro or less con-
slant attendance upon Captain Elder.
Brown ia the colored Democratic leader
Of the Seventh Assembly district.
About the middle OF September Brown
was directed to organize the colored
voters throughout the state, and he was
advised that DR.. Thomas, OF Saratoga,
and Stephen Matthews, OF Albany, and
a man named Ross, OF Iowa, would ren-
der him useful help. These, with a
man named Adams, formed Captain
Elders original working staff. Elder
lost no time in getting down to BUSH
ness. He promptly placed himself in
communication with leading colored
men throughout the city and the state.
It was announced in his interest that
the national Democratic committee al
lowed him $3.50 a day for expenses, and
with a small but earnest faction Of the
colored community that made him in
stantly popular. Numerous disburse-
ments lent to the interest he began to
excite. Captain Elder reported regular
ly and frequently at Democratic head
quarters. Most OF his work was done
away from his homeand largely through
the Intervention Of Smith and Glascoe,
who acted as distributing agents.
Through these ~lieutenants a constant
communication has been kept up, also,
with A. B. Upshaw, at 48 Broadway,
who is understood to be directing the
general campaign for colored recruits
over a wider territory than that which
Elder has undertaken to cover. Gen
eral Upshaw will be remembered as an
officer OF the general government under
C~leveland's administration.
The plans adopted by these reformers
A. ,,aka, ~ tkn on NM anlnra1
voters in this city, or as many OF them
as can be reached by such methods, are
not novel. Colonization repeated regis
tration, repeated voting, and all for reve-
nue., are the main lines on which the
movement is being conducted.
A scheme was conCocted to bring to-
gether Croupes OF colored men who
would consent to adopt Democratic
principles for a proper consideration.
10 this end the Pennsylvania Colored
League, issued a call for a meeting on
September 81, to be held at Phila.
PATRON Hall. on Eleventh street, below
Walnut, in Philadelphia, ostensibly TO
consider the organization Of a National
Democratic ColOred League. bat really
to devise plans for colonization. R. Il.
Still, of Philadelphia, q colored Demo-
Graf, came to New York, and was refer
red TO Upshaw. Up.haw purchased
from the Pennsylvania Railroad on
September "a, sixteen round-trip tickets
TO Philadelphia, sending his check for
S57 10 in payment.
These tickets we're used by Tammany
colored delegates to the P%hilopatrian
hall meeting, The delegates were ].
Johnson. J, A. Ross, ". I. Hawkins, H.
Prior, II. Proctor, j. Tucker, ]. Hall, J.
Smith, NJ. Saunders, ]. Jackson. W.
Tydlng, ]. Bailey, W.. Smith, II. E.
Gross, Charles Brown, B. S. Mcintyre,
George Parker, W. II. Gay and F. q.
johnson. these delegates attended the
convention, and extended their nc.
o%uaintance among the colored Democra.
tic patriots present. The number Of
possible colorcd voters was duly discus
sed, transportation facilities to New
York duly canvassed, and promises OF
raimbursements aud positions Tor good
results wero freely made.
Immediately after this important
meeting Captain Elder began a vigor-
GUS canvass OF certain sections OF the
city. He spent considerable time in
the building No. 40S Sixth venue and
in another building in Madison square,
whore he received the reports OF his
colored agents. He conferred frequent
" and regularly with the Democratic
managers. Arrangements were made
with the notorious Sonny" Mahon, q
colored political star OF Baltimore, look
ing 10 deputations OF colored men from
Baltimore and South Washington to
come on to New York during tho week