New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-10
HE is CAPTAIN ELDER.
HIS BUSINESS IS COLONIZATION.
AN AGENT OF THE DEMOCRATS TO DEBAUCH
THE POLLS AND CHEAT NEW-Y0RK
OF IT'S VOTE.

OF IFS VOTE.
IN the latter part of last August tail, we'll
built man, apparently about sixty years oil. with
iron-prav hair and a m,lstache of similar shade.
carving a large leather satchcl and followed in
his wake bv numerous trunks, crossed the Penn
sylvania RAILROAD ferry from Jersey City to New
York and took rooms at the Sturtcvant House
The most prominent feature of this striilng Nlol-
tor was his small sharp and restless eye, and hls
most distinguishing characteristic wes nervous
air Of caution, expressed in c"2sccssly elancihs
around az il he feared to see some one whom he
lid not wish to meet. This gentleman has since
lived in Ncw-lork. changing his place ot resi-
dencc From tic StUrtcvant House lie went 10
No. 81 West Twenty yeiXth-st.; from there Il"
removed to No. - West Twenty -siAth-st ana Ill
that hous, he i. row living His name is j. W..
Elder. and hc lnil> frcm Washington. Ills
business j., that Of q Democratic politician. AS
4 Democratic politician he lives anu thrIvcs. MI
Elder is a man of experience. He knows hawk
from Il hand-saw. lie has done a great Narie!
of things useful TO the Democratic party from
time to time. and it is admitted that ne mas
done thcm all with ncatrcss and Dispatch. IL lie
were TO tell all he knows about the way 10 ac-
comIlish political result without reference -
the number of lsal ballots in ballot poN' 1t
would be an entertaining if not an cdliyinS Utof|.
Mr.. Elders speciality is the manipulation OF the
colorcd vote. lie is supposed TO know every WOOL
pile in all the great cities wherein dark-huci
citizen il sccrctcd. and Just how to get at him.
In this department Of political industry Mr. Elder
has had experience in Maryland and in Ohio, and
he clrc TO Ncw-lork on an August afternoon
for the purpo.c of carrying into operation here
.I.. bc L.Is
operation in Baltimore and Cincinnati
SCHEME OF THE CONSPIRACY.
Early in tie campaign the Democratic National
Committee gave lis attention to the subject OF
'uducing colorcd voters in this city TO supper.
Cleveland and Stevenson. They did not see
their way clear to accomplish this by pcrsuadng
coorcd men that the Democratic party was th'ir
friend and champion. That was Impossible
IL is not altogether clear how Mr. Elder became
captain" Elder, but there Is Il legend that II had
some relation to a Mississippi River steamboat.
At all events Ec ia Captain Elder, and he SUP
ports the titlc with mien and bearing impreS-
svcly mart al The Democratic pilgrim hal nc'h
in New York only short time when Ills arrival
was reported at Roiuhlican headquarters ana
from that moment Iii. movements have been iol-
lowed closely and rcrtinacousy
THREE c,lorcd men, Arthur Smith Of Wash
inoton: Travis Glascoc ~ Planicld. y. j.. ana
ch,r,c. Erown. of this city. have been in more
or Ic~s constant attendance upon Captain Elder.
Ern,vn is the colorcd Democratic leader of the
With Assembly District Ahout tEc middle OF
Scptcmhcr Brown received letter from Lieu
tenant-Goycrnor Slcchan directing lhh 'o
organiz, tho coorcd voter, throughout this
State. and hc was advised that DIR. ihomaS' ol
Sara,o4a. and Stephen Matthews, Of Albany ana
A man narcd Rass. of Iowa, would 2iv' NM "Sc-
ul help These, with Il man named AIah''
formed Captain Elders original working s'ah'
Elder Lost no time in getting down To buSlh''S'
IIc promptly placed himself in communication IN
with leading colorcd men throughout TINS city
| and the State II announced in his lnter'S'
that the National Democratic Committee allowed
him $50 day for expenses, and with a Sihaii
hut earnest fraction of the colorcd community
that made him instantly popular. Numerous IN
burscncnis lent 10 the interest hc began 10 excite,
though it docs not appear that all Of his diSourS'
mont, have directly related TO III" color"d vot"
He has developed in Nc~-lork remarkable" fond
ncss for jcwclry
| REPORT, RS DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS.
Can,ain Elder reported regularly and frequently
,o Chairman IIarrity at Democratic headquarters.
Nost of his work was don" away from ms nom
and largely through In" intervention 'i Nhith 4"
| Glosron. who have acted as dSbur'ng agents
Throurh those licutcnants a constant commuhl't-
tion has been kept up, also with y. H tp'h'"' a'
| No lG Broadway, who IS undcrSt od To ID "r'''-
ing the general campaign for c"lor"1 recruit oN'r
a wider territory than that which Elder has un""I
| taken 10 covcr. i'pshaw will b" r"m'hp'''n d
an officer Of the General g v'rnm"ht nh"'r Nr''
lands Administration. lie came "rglhaiN """
bal htf
Tennessee, and has frequently rrmarh"' ''''' '
| knows n niggah sab, when II" S'S hlW' sal"
though il appears that in tins campaign IT, j.
Latino otbcrs do thc seeing" while he cN"rcis"'
general supervision Among other places
,bich his attention has been directed are the
yI;h and NNVth Assembly Districts oil 'hi'
| city. ,
| These are the mon who hay" IN charge 'n'
Democratic "rriarm camriign among In" c)l'f'
| ,.ors - ,he 1,uhtful States. ON "Wednesday
tbcr vcrc ioincd here by wclknown Balillnor"
statesman whose arrival has been anticipated by
| Contain Elder for several days. When he
comc,r Elder eaid one day last week, " the fur
will begin t. fly
| THE COLONIZATION PLANS
| The nlorc odoped by these excellent gentle
man IN corruot as many aa 10000 cDorr1 voter,
! /, this city as can hr reached by such meth
ods arc not novel Colonization, repeated regis
tration repeated voting. and all for revenue arc
tho moin lines on which the movement is being
conducted Work II advancing rapidly, and Il
hammered only by the alleged lack Of funds al
| National hoadqlI.rtcrS. At al early stage of tho
came H. was decided tia. the most Efficient, hc
cause thc most experienced Of the colorcd vot
crs must be sought for in tie sums oi Baltimorf
and Washington. Here Mr.. Elders political cN
pcricncc came into good play. Ills valuable
nointcrs" were acted on Immediately. \ scheme
was corcocted to bring together groups of col
orcd men who would consent 10 adopt Dcmo
cratic principles for proper consldcrauoN IL
| tl,is cnd the Pennsylvania Colored League Etuc-
a call for n meeting on Scp'emb"r -, to- h'
held AT .aratrion Hall, on Elcvcntl-st, b"lo"
Walnut. in Philadelphia, ottcnsby to consider
| the organization of n National Democratic Col
.aI L Int rnaliN To dc Xisc nlans for cnlOn