The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-01
NEW CASTLE NEWS


whnt IL Trnnspiriug In tho Pretty Town
on the Delaware.
Correspondence of the Republican,
NEW CASTLE. Oct. 1.
When the registration law was pass.
ed the people were informed that Its
main object was to have honest cleo
lions. When O man was known to be
a resident Of the district and when be
showed his tax receipt for taxes paid
within two years OF the time Of cleo
ton then he was to be registered.
Both parties were intent on having
an honest election. Saturday last
was one OF the registration days here
and to the everlasting shame of the
Democratic party be 1t said. 1t was
carried on In an unfair manner In
some places. Your correspondent
was registered and personally has no
complaint TO make, but l would be
untrue to good citizenship and to the
newspaper profession II l permitted
to pass unnoticed some OF the Incl
dents of Saturday.
will take you, dear friends of hon
esty. and place you on bag OF fifty
cent wheat, with a bowl OF soup and a
cheap loaf and let you notice the pass
ing events,
No. WIN. r. Amies, a white youth
brought in by O leading Democrat
from the corn field and registered on
age. He stated he was 81 years OF
age last March. He was not asked
what year no was born In and was not
required to have voucher. lie is a
democrat.
No ga highly respectable young
man wanted to register on age but he
would not be permitted to do SO with.
out u voucher because he professed
the Republican faith. He was told he
would have to produce his mother.
Later In the day his mother made an
affidavit before Mayor Herbert that
her son was between Il and - years OF
age. He will try to register on next
President OF City Council Will pay ANY
respect to an affidavit sworn to before
Mayor Herbert.
No, S.-Ho ward 0. Moore was refus-
9 Decause his tax receipt did not havo
Jr. on 1t. Now Mr.. Moore states posi-.
lively that there is no other II. o.
Mo ne III the hundred and that it is a
hardship to try to dl5franchi5e him on
such ilimsy pretext.
No 4-Hooper Downey born on Au.
gust 10th. 1875 would have been reg is.
tered had it not been for the fact that
a friend cautioned him against doing
wrong act which he was encouraged
in by couple OF heelers.
No. 5-Albert Davis is jovial youth
employed around the Atlantic House,
the age of 81 and - years he was reg
istered and no voucher required fol
him.
No. f-J ohn NJ. White. respectable
white man informed Assessor Hunter
that such was his name but he was
assessed as j. NJ. White. Mr.. White
paid his taxes and on Saturday armed
with his tax receipt wanted to be quail
flied but he was informed that he
would have to bring the assessor to
the registration booth to vouch that
he was the man assessed. MIR. Hunter
was too buoy to go from his work and
SO another cause of attempted robbery
OF mans blrthright goes on record.
! Intend to pay my respects to the
other registrars during the coming
week There will be a few Dem ocrats
at least who will not register. A well
known base bail catcher had day of
on Saturday as HE club intended tc
put another man behind the plate
He made a good record during the
summer and the politicians were no
slow In noticing his qualities, so they
selected him as the catcher OF yotei
in his district and placed In his hands
the gloves OF tax receipts. On Satur
day he informed some Dem ocrats thai
he had an interest in them and tina
he held their tax receipts.
Those men were insulted and will
not register. Now il the tax receipts
of Democrats are held by four men In
81 is. NIT ia MI
PLANTATION to why u young man named
Nandegrift did not get his receip
when lie wanted to pay his taxes. Van
degtlrt won't to the Mayors Office aut
the deputy receiver, a stranger In thi,
t.ity. md not know the man and in
formed him that he would have Il
bring voucher. He brought In
Republican but nothing short of Tie
Assessor would do.
Mr.. Hunter assessed Nandegrift
because his mother told him he be
longed to the family and the man who
III .un an extra assessment, contrary to
law put Nandegrlfts name on the list
without even g. cling him. He did no
therefore known Sandegrift and SO til,
man got no tax receipt. The funnieb
thing about the case Is that it is claim
ed that Vandegrifts tax receipt was
right In New Castle in the pocket OF
leading politician who thought III
could use II rs 1t was claimed Vande
grllt was Dem ocrat. 1t would not be
out of place to ask one of the oratort
at the Democratic meeting tomorrow
night to explain some thing about the
foregoing facts.
The Philadelphia Colts got einghi
by tho Wilmington--New costle dog
catcher and could not get here to play
on Saturday. When NJ. X. Lancaster
walked TO the pitchers box and cried
play balp' here was the composition
OF the clubs: