Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-25
ANOTHER COLONIZATION STORY.
Reports From New y ork Indicate That Till
City 10 Being Rapidly Depopulated.

Reports From New y ork Indicate That Thli
City 10 Being Rapidly Depopulated.
Vow the story has II that the bold, bad repub
jeans are at work colonizing the city Of New
York with eoiored men from the south, whS
are warranted to walk up to the polls and droE
a straight Harrison ticket on November 8.
As usual, however, the story as given out in
New York gives Washington the credit fol
furnishing the material for the colonization
Last week il was the wicked democrats who had
chartered vestibuie trains to carry the unlawful
voter from here and force him on the innocent
city known rs New York. and IL one-half the
stories told by either side true there are moi
more than six or possibly seven colored men
left In the District of Columbia They are all
in New York, and 1t is only their
ghosts that you see walking around the streets
and pursuing ordinary occupations.
According to the last reports Supt. Byrnes
has discovered that several hundred strangers
have been injected into the new eighth assem-
bly, district OF New York.
The strangers are said to have expressed dis
gust at the condition OF the Gotham streets and
one Of Byrnes' sleuth hounds Immediately
clapped his finger TO his nose and said: "They
are from Washington
The eighth district il said to possess unusual
facilities for the purpose Of colonization and
the police have kept close watch both on the
AN UNUSUAL NUMBER COMING.
Inspector Byrnes refused to make any specific
statements on the subject yesterday. He adj
mitted that he had received information from
Washington and Philadelphia that an unusual
number OF men had been coming to New York
for fortnight and many OF them were colored.
The superintendent then continued in a
strain which should curdle the blood OF any
wicked coloniZer and cause every gentleman in
this city who has ticket to New York in his
vest pocket to keep it there by very large
majority.
They had better go back" the superin-
tendent added. with a grim smile That is, il
they are here to do crooked work at the polls
II would thwart my ends. of course, il told
you Just what am doing. but can assure YOU
that attempts at colonization and false registra-
tion never were watched so closely as they will
be this time.
Complaints have been received from the
eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh assembly dis
tricts They will be Investigated thoroughly
and arrests will follow whenever evidence Of
fraud is obtained, regardless Of politics. The
idea that l am devoting my attention only to
republican coionizers is wrong. Democratic or
republican, any one guilty OF false registration
will be arrested
When Superintendent Byrnes smiles grim
smile ii is well to stand from I'M
der. At both the democratic and re-
colonization story was accepted yesterday
with slacrity. but the remarkable part of the
affair a that Chairman Harrity saws it's So and
Is outrage on the part of the republicans.
while Chairman Carter says it's all true and
the democrats should be ashamed of them
selves.
CARSON IN INDIANA.
STAR reporter today talked with some Of
the republican leaders here as 10 the alleged
colonization. 1t was found impossible to talk
with all the republicans so as to find if any
were missing. But the first call showed the
absence of one great big leader. 1t must be
allowed with sadness that Col. Perry Carson
has ''colonized' himself However Supt.
Byrnes need not turn out the reserve
force just yet, the smiable
and popular colonel has departed for
Indiana instead of New York, and. furthermore,
is not making any pretence of silence, but is
whooping II up for Harrison in that state with
ell the power of an extra vigorous
pair of lungs. Other republicans here laugh
at the colonization story and say it
is the old thing cropped up again. One repub-
lican called the reporters attention to what he
termed the utter absurditv Of republicans at
tempting to coionize New York at a time when
the democrats held every piece Of the election
machinery.
NO. sir" said he. IF any illegal voters are
being sent 10 New York the democrats are
doing it and are raising the old cry to cover
their own tracks"