The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-10
REPUBLICANS CRY FRAUD
A RIDICULOUS SERENE TO HIDE
THEIR OWN CRIMES.

Democrats Charged With Planning
to Colonizs Large Numbers of
Negro Voters at New York-A Man
Named Elder the Alleged Captain
OF the Mythical Plot.
New YoRK, Oct 9.-The republican na-
tional campaign committee gave to the
press tonight a typewritten statement
charging the democratic national committee
with conspiring to oolonize In this city for
election purposes a large number Of negroes
from Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington, and also to buy
up thousands of colored fioaters
in this city and state. These
revelations of democratic crookedness, 1t is
further stated, have come TO the republican
campaign committee through the exertions
of Committeeman David Martin of PENN
sylvania, who is now actively engaged in
this city in ferreting out all democratic
plots TO destroy the purity Of the ballot-box.
THE MAN NAMED AS CHIEF.
Capt. ]. w. Elder OF Washington, d. c., ,
is stated to be the chief instrument ems
ployed by the democratic national commit
tee IN this manipulation OF the oolored
voters. lie is said TO be g democratic poll
tician 'for revenue onlyn and is
said to have 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 national
democrRtio committee, which has given him
as assistants In bis work three colored men,
Arthur Smith Of Washington, Travis Glas-
coe OF Plainfield, n. j., aud Charles Brown
Of this city.
REPORTS TO HARRiTY.
Capt. Elder is alleged TO have reported
regularly and frequently to Chairman Har-
rity at democratic headquarters, and
through his lieutenants has been in constant
communication with Gen. Upshaw at No
Al Broad way, who is understood to be di-
recting the general campaign for colored re-
cruits over a wider territory than that which
Capt Elder has undertaken TO cover. The
plans attempted to have been adopted to
corrupt &c, 900 colored voters in this CITY are
colonization, repeated registration and re-
peated voting, The work Is said to be pro-
crossing rapidly and TO be hampered only
by alleged lack Of funds at the national
headquarters.
LIKE BLOCKS OF FIVE.
The scheme is said to have been oonoocted
to Ebring together groups Of purchasable
oolored men, and to this eud the Pennsyl-
vania colored league issued a call for a meet
ing on Sept. n, TO be held at Patrian hall,
in South Eleventh street, Philadelphia, os-
tensibly to consider the organization of a ila-
tionAl democratic oolored league, but really
to devise plans Of colonization. Nineteen
Tnmmany colored voters are said to have
formed a delegation from this city The
number Of possible oolored voters was fully
discussed at the meeting, it is said, trans
porTation facilities to New York duly can
vassed and promises Of reimbursement and
positions for good results were freely made.
PREACHERS APPROACHED.
Capt. Elder is also charged with having
attempted to bribe colored preachers 20
further his schemes. but in this he 10 re-
ported to have met with repulse.
The republican national committee saws
it will spare no effort for the detection
Of all these contemplated frauds on the
franchise and will leave nothing undone 90
punish the offenders.