The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-07
FIFTH EDITION.
MIR. sAULsBURY's TACTICS,
'If You are Republican You cannos

eff You are n Republican You Cannot
Vote, If a Democaat You Cam"
The following affidavit of Joshua
Walls, n reputable citizen, shows tho
desperate straits to which Willard
Salisbury Is driven to bolster up the
sinking cause OF Democracy In Della
ware.
COUNTY. S.-Before me, Thomas 4.
Hanlon, Notary Public for the State of
Delaware, personally came Joshua
Walls. who being by me first duly
qualified according to law, doth de,
pose and say that he IL resident OF
the Third ward OF the City of Whining
ton and of the first District thereof,
that he Is u resident of the City of Will
mington, and now lives at No. 6l0
West Front street, and that he has
registered as qualified voter In said
First Election District Of said Third
Ward. The depouent was formerly .
resident OF Crumpton, In Qneen Anne's
county, In the State OF Maryland, and,
during the time OF his residence there,
was marked on the registration books
as qualified voter.
That on Saturday, October Goth, de-
ponent went To his former place Of
residence IN Maryland, and there learn.
ed from one John Il. Hendricks. who Is
lllt NoLbi1 tb bulu
ton that Willard Salisbury, Jr., had
WI ltten down there making inquiries
concerning deponent's politics, as I'd
whether he was Democrat or Re-
publican. and that said Hendricks told
| told this deponent that he, according
to law, would have to answer Mr..
| Saulsbury's letter.
That this deponent thought that his
name had been stricken from the reg.
istration list In Maryland on account
of his having removed from the State,
and that lie did not know anything
to the contrary until no heard certain
rumors in this city which led him to
go to Compton on the Saturday above
mentioned in order to have his name
stricken from the registration list.
About a month ago this deponent
told Mr.. Edward Ryland the POST
master at Crumpton, to have his mama
stricken from the registration list, and
that, while he was at Crumpton on
last Saturday. the said Ryland in
formed him that he had forgotten to
notify the registration ofilcor and that
III addition to this about three yeara
ago, at the time this deponent left the
State OF Maryland, he wrote to tho
registration officer, Mr.. Hendricks,
and asked him to strike his name from
the registration list, and the said Hen
bricks stated to this deponent when
: he was at Crumpton on Saturday that
he never received the said letter.
!, That on Tuesday evening, the first
= day OF November, this deponent called
at the office OF Willard Salisbury to
see him In reference to the matter.
When he arrived at MIR. Saulsbury'a
: Office, Mr.. Suulsbury WAS not in, anC
2 he talked with tho young man in the
Office who said he did Mr. salisbury:
writing. and who requested him u
state his case to Mr., salisbury. Mr.
salisbury came in shortly thereafter
l Deponcnt said To MIR. salisbury tina
u he understood that he CHR. salisbury
= had written TO Crumpton in referenc'
y to him. Mr.. Salisbury then asked
y this dsponent ais nnrne, and when HI
!. odd him he replied. "Yes, sir, 1 nm
u glad you came in" peponent the
asked Mr.. Salisbury how 1t was lie dix
,, not come to him.
u Mr.. Salisbury said II heard yo
70 ) were working around Ropublica
= headquarters and also that you ha
y your application In for police office
in this city, Beponent replied thu
o, he had been at tho headquarters in tn
10 interests of MIR. Pierce Gould, who wa
y, friend OF his. MIR, salisbury the
" said that III you were Republican
az did not intend to lot you vote IN TIL
city, but IL you wore Democrat,
did not intend to have anything TO
with tit would DO all right"
Mr.. Salisbury then asked this d
I'd ponent II he would support the r.
). malnder OF the Democratic tick
la, after voting for Mr.. Gould, and NJ
salisbury asked deponent to promli
rr. him to do this. Deponent told NJ
salisbury that no was asking vel
a., pointed question. That this depone
~ did not say whether or not he wou
lCs do ms Mr. Salisbury requested, al
7r' Mr.. Salisbury intlmated to this dep
nent that. in such case, he would u
lr- let the matter go any farther,
IN. That, after moro conversation In |
Il. lation to the matter, this depone
cd purity promised MIR. salisbury that
Re- would do as Mr.. Salisbury requisite
in order to avoid trouble by way
~ arrest or otherwise.
IL y, That deponent Is n Republican al
~ Intends TO vote tho Republican tlckt
~ JOSHUA WALLS.
~ Sworn and subscribed to before l
VI this 7Jh day of November, A. D., l6
Witness my hand and seal OF off
%. THOMAS L. HANLoN, Notary Public