Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-13
MARTINS MARES NEST.
lie Unearths a Funny Scheme of
Democratic Fraud.
The National Democratic Committee,
According to His Discovery, About 10
Flood New York with Coionized Negroes,
Who Are to Vote the Democratic Ticket,

The National Democratic Committee,
According to His Discovery, About 10
Flood New York with Coionized Negroes,
who Are Co Vote the Democratic Ticket.
NEW IoEK, Oct. 9.-The Republican
NATIONAL campaign committee gave to the
press tonight u typewriter statement
charging the Democratic national COM
mlttee with consplring To cOlonize in
inns city Tor election purposes large num-
bers OF negroes from Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington and also to buy up
thousands Of colored floaters in this city
and state.
These revelations of Democratic crooked
ness, Il Is further stated, have come to the
Republican campaign committee through
me exertions of Committeeman David
Martin of Pennsylvania, who is now
actively engaged in this city in ferreting
out all tho Democratic plots to destroy the
purity of the ballot box.
Captain j. w. Elder OF Washington, u.
o., is stated to be the CHIEF instrument
employed by the Democratic national com
mittec in this manipulation of the colored
voters, lie is said to be a Democratic
politician "for revenue only and is said
70 have had considerable experience in this
line Of work in Maryland and Ohio. He
Is said to have come to this city last August
at the call of the Democratic national
committee, who have given him as assis-
tantS i'll his work three colOred men, Arthur
smith Of Washington; Travis Glasscoc of
l'lainiield, n. j., and Charles Brown of
this city.
Captain Elder is alleged to have reported
regularly and frequently to Chairman
liarrity at Democratic headquarters,
though his lieutenants have been i'll con-
slant communication with General A. B.
upshaw, at 46 Broadway, who is under
Stood To he HirnrtlNF thn trpt1nrnI
Tor colored recruits over wider territory
than that which Elder has undertaken to
cover.
The plans alleged to have been adopted
TO corrupt the 10000 colured voters in this
city are colonization, repeated registration
and repeated voting. The work is said to
be progressing rapidly, and to he ham
pered only by the alleged lack of funds at
national headquarters \ scheme is said
to have been cOnCocted to bring together
groups of purchasable colorcd men, and to
this end the Pennsylvania Colorcd League
issued call for meeting on September
18th, to he held at Philopatrian Hall,
south Eleventh street. Philadelphia,
ostensibly to consider the organization of
a national Democratic Colored League, but
really to devise plans o" colonization.
GENERAL POLITICAL NOTES.
Judge Stockslager, of the Idaho district
W.
ing to Mormons' right to vote, unconstitu-
tional. If the decision is upheld it will in
crease the vote of Idaho 5000 and intro
duce a new element into the election, the
political complexion of which is unknown.
The chairnen of the Peoples, Prohibit
ton and Standardization parties will meet
i'll Pittsburg this week, it is said to con-
slider plan of electoral fusion so that
each party can secure the per cent vote
necessary for the printing OF their tickets
on the official ballot next year.
The women of the National Democratic
Influence Club, of which Mrs. Mary Frost
Ormsby is president, have requested all
women in any part OF the country who
are willing to aid in the election of Cleve-
land and Stevenson to send their addresses
to the secretary, Mrs. Margaret j. lIoey.
No. 449 West Forty-seyenth street, New
York city.
The constitutionality of the Baker Ballot
Reform law is to be tested in the courts at
Pittsburg,
Chauncey NJ. Depew addressed, Saturday
night. the largest and most enthusiastic
Republican mass meeting held in Brook
lyn n. y, for many years Six thousand
people, nearly half Of them ladies, crowded
the auditorium of the CierInont avenue
rink, and thousands were unable to get
admittance.
Congressman Springer and Candidate
stevenson spoke at Democratic mass
meeting At Peoria, ILL.,, Saturday.
Senator ingalls, said in his speech at
Topeka, Kan, Saturday. that he was not
candidate for the United States Senate,
and would not be until Senator Pcifcrs
term shall expire.
Efforts to effect fusion in South Dakota
failed Saturday, as the Independents would
make no concessions to the Democrats.
IL is announced from the Wyoming
Damnprutif Neutrality-suspicious.
that fusion with the Peoples party has
been perfected, the latter agreeing TO sup
port the Democratic state ticket and tie
Democrats supporting the Weaver electors.