Middletown transcript., 1895-06-22
THE WAY IT WAS DONE.

Star tells in the issue of June lot
how the election was carried, in th
following interesting manner:
The way the city bonds sold las
week ought to make the ordinary vote
who failed to vote on June last, blus
with shame. After six years of Re
publican administration in this cit
the municipal 4 per centum bond
We're sold to local buyers at a premium
of nearly 9 per centum, putting th
credit of the city at the top notch o
municipal credit. Ordinary good sens
would have continued such contro
of municipal affairs. There never ha
been either honest or capable manage
ment of the city's affairs by the Dem
ocrats. The files of no paper in towl
can produce a record of such manage
| ment by Democrats even for the single
councilmanic term of two years, ant
neither can any paper in town show
the record of absolutely decent man
agement by Republicans for period
of six years, prior to the present period
The folly of June 1st has no parallel
in municipal history.
How did the Democrats get control
of the Council? They deliberately
stole one member of that body and
they secured the President by combi.
nation with the Addicks boilers. They
stole the member from the twelfth
ward. The Department of elections was
a party to that conspiracy and James
7. Farley, illegally declared assessor for
the second assessment district, assisted
by "ClaP" Forwood, an Addicksite, was
the tool that accomplished the theft.
"Clap" Forwood was appointed as a
Republican inspector of the Third dis
trict of the Twelfth ward last August
against the protest of the entire Re-
publican organization in the city. His
was fraud and was
made with fraudulent intent. He is
not only follower Of Addicks, but he
is also an employe of the Wilmington
City Railway Company, which is lun
in the interest of the Democratic party
so far as its employees are allowed to
exercise political functions. ForWood
has no Republican associates in this
city and cares for none. His habits,
his morals, his methods, his associa-
lions, his employment and his purposes
are all in the interest of Democracy.
He is merely Republican in name
and he disgraces that name. For the
aforesaid reason he was appointed an
last year. Republican citi-
.ens waited upon the partisan election
aid insisted that a
man he appointed in For
woods stead, but the commissioners |
we're deaf TO all algume 1t. They had |
| purpose in view-the same purpose
hat was executed on June 1, namely |
o steal the election in the Twelfth |
ward. Public sentiment defeated them
hen. Forwood could not carry ont
heir purpose. One of the Democratic
Inspectors named Mcguire also helped
o prevent him. Mcguire, to the sur
rise and disgust of the men who ap-
'ointed him, had great regard for his
atb of office. He was so thoroughly
lonest that Pat Munday, the Twelfth
yard Democratic boss who tried to
reak up the election in that district
ast fall by starting fight and smash
ng the coal oil lamps, accused him of
selling out" to the Republicans.
Jpon that charge the Election Com
lissioners, Doud and Forty, dismissed
i'm and put Farley in his place. Ear
~ and Forwood at once made a team.
'orwood gave it out in saloon and at
ther places that lie would do all he
ould to defeat James p. Ratledge for
e-election on Council. The Republi-
an Commissioner, C. F. Thomas,
-ied for week each evening 10 have
'olWood removed for making that
lreat; but Doud and Fairy claimed
nat they were running political
lachine" and not a church. They
ere satisfied with Forwood, they said,
nd he was to remain. They were
bout to realize their plot of the pre-
eding fall and they were not going to
iss the opportunity. So Forwood
nd Farley held the election.
The police court tells in part how
ley held that election. They allowed
le voters to vote without hindrance.
hat was not the SCENE. The scheme
y exclusively in the counting. Mr.. :.
atledge, as the law prescribes, under
'on W oCO Ihoe Soubos SOihS luLO tuO | .
'om at Z O'Clock sharp. Farley or :.
cred him out. He declined, and was
,omptly arrested upon Earley's order.
t the police station he was released
pom his own recognizance. and he
turned at once to the polling place.
ot wishing to make unnecessary
ouble, he took a position outside of s
le room upon the porch, at window a
ehind inspector Farley, and watched Z
lat person reading off the ballots. He 7
as discovered in few minutes, and v
dered 20 leave. He declined and 0
arley was afraid to lave him arrested o
yain. The count was proceeded with, o
atledge scanning the ballots with u
fficulty. His persistence enraged o
orw ood, who rushed to the window, a
'ugely pushed Ratledge aside, strik- ii
g him, and then closing the shut S
rs. a
The count then proceeded to the end, o
one except the inspectors seeing the v
lllot5. THREE men had been asked TO r