New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-10
promises of reimbursements ard positions for good
results were freely made.


promises of reimbursements ard positions Tor good
results were freely made
GETTING VACANT HOUSES.
Immediately after this important meeting zap
tain Elder began vigorous canvass OF c'r'ai"
parts Of the city. He was in search oil empty
houses and flats adapted for temporary USE ana
made daily inquiry for vacant buildings. the pur-
poses Of which are easily understood. lie sD'h'
considerable time in the building no. 4oo slN'h-
ave and another building in Madison square
where he received the reports OF his coored agents
lie conferred frequently and regularly WIFI liar-
rity, Upshaw, Iiaync and Colonel Smaiicy' AT,
ranrencnts were made with the notorious Sonny
Mahon, coored political star OF Blltmore
looking to deputations of colored men from Ba!tl-
more and South Washington to come to New-lorK
during the week beginning to-day.
Meantime Elder and his associates were at WORK
on another kind of canvass among the class which
they cxpres>ively designated 80 the Christian
vote Tncy made the acquaintance of the colorei
preachers and addressed them on the duty OF keep
ING p1rtisanship out of the pulpit, placing Eere ana
there. where it would be received. little SUD-
scription to the church building fund. or extension
society. Every Republican colored club was
sDottcd" and assailel in detail. Colorel speakers
were sot at work to retail the alleged services gwen
the coorcd race by the Democratic party wllile
numerous colorcd agents devoted day and night 10
"srottng" aoaters and finding where money could
be advantageously used.
Thus it is intended that large num-
Der Of negroes from other States snail
T., registered under assumed names and thcn
brought here a few days before the election. Inc
plan is one that saves expense. Mr.. El1crS agents
are to see to it that the owners of the coiohiz'-
tion houses arc furnished with list OF Names -
be entered on the registers of such houses PERSONS
daring to assume those names may or may hoo
oxist That is not important They will be al
lccc1 to exist and to live in those houses ana 10
Layc lived there for II sufficient time to entltlc
them to vote. Then few days before election
a sufficient number of colorcd rcpcaterS Will be
brought in from Baltimore, South Washington,
| PHILADELPHIA an other places to enable Elders
oano, 70 carry out the plot. Each man will know
| tbc various names under which he is to vote, to-
ccthcr with the lodging-houscs from which each
| name has been registered He will go to one poll
as John Smith of No. so-and-so. such street, ana
hc will cast his vote there. Then ne Will 90 TO
another poll as John Jones, Of different address,
and to n third poll as John Brown, Of still another
address. and so he will spend the voting hours
| going about from poll to poll getting in as many
votes AS the length of time within which he can
operate allows.
DFNOUNCING THE OUTRAGE.
| Not all the schemes that have been outlined
here have met success. The colorcd preachers
| have generally reported the fact Of the attempt
to brlhc them at Republican Headquarters. and
several have denounced tie infamous conspiracy
from, their pulpts Tie available stock OF
local coorci foatcrs is foGnl to be much smaller
than the Elder gang had supposed it was, and
this accoun's for the strenuous efforts now being
| made t. bring in thugs and "touGhs from
| the outside The work. however, goes merriiy
an dc.nto these embarrassment and despite the
fact tha, the Ballot law stands in the way oil the
| Identification Of the voters. In the Nth Assem-
by District where there are tetwecn LOO ana
| 1900 colored voters, extensive colonization ana
ronc,t;rr arc anticipated Here Brown is the
monipnlator He will he concerned to Know
| that his words and acts matter OF record
| =, Republican Headquarters. and are likely 10
| stare him in the face on a highly probable ana
| most unpleasant OCCASION
Money went into Browns district as carly as
August. and tangible organization there Is well
| advanced One of the difficulties which Brown
| and all the other agents in the tdcr crown nav
| encountered arises from the earnest desire OF TIE
| . ao,,crsr who have been reached 10 receive some
| nhvsical denomination Of the fact tha' 'he
! money pnt mp 10y the Democratic campaign co'"-
mt,cc will actually 20 to them instead OF re
naming in the pockets Of tho manpnlators' ID
- the prccnt time no satisfactory arraneemeho
| w ~ head has been made OF course me
| ohi.f sunport that those fellows have rerelv'i
| cnr,ns from tha, class Of the coorel populatioh
| ,Ln can neither read nor write. A.,
IT, is rropos"d, in order 70 make sure .ila. wv
| tic,ct voted il really Democratic ticker, 10
| E,"Jooc ,s many of the colonized voters as pos
| itJo whether thcv can read or write or NOT,
and love Them 20 into the polling-hooth apparently
,rirnlod with their arms in sings ana, tnelr
,,ny covered Then trustv Tammary election
oG;r,rs viii fin" their ballots for them, ana
! tht, w, in n position 10 report that ule 9nouS
LnH, boon actually delivered. There are ndira-
tions that this plan MAJ ne att"mpte' gcheldl. {,
not only among cololcd but among many "hi'e
| Xotcr, ~ well ,.. ,h n,,h
| lie havc come TO the Republican 'ampaiga ON
mitior through the cNcrtions OF DAVID uar'nn'
| Ills forcc of detectives has been constantly en-
! nlovcd in frrrpting ont all these iemocran'
| ecb.mcs 70 corrupt the ballot. and their reports
| craLlc him to know not only what is gorm on
| In .Lis CITY but in Rochester, Albany. ROY.
| HuTalo and Syracuse lie has also rrnlar
| snurros of information concerning similar opera
,ions i'm other States. The Inspection oi 'lr reg,
| istrv LIST will bc complete for both co,or"h ana
| vli,c colonizcd voters The R"pupfah VA
| t,onaI Committee has pledged its"ll 10 sp'r' no
nfrort for the detection Of all these frauds on th'
| fronchisr and to leave ro stone unturned TO
nunish every offender, great and small