The sun., 1898-11-06
nNUIIlLh OUllLML DlOOLUOLD
Beaten at Every Point the Demo.
Gratis in Kent Will
Offer Bribes.
VICTIMS WILL BE ARRESTED
Another Plan is to Get the Col
Ored Voters of Certain Sec
tions Intoxicated and Place
Them In Prison Until
Wednesday.
From a Staff Correspondent.

From staff Correspondent
y DOVER, Del, Nov. 5..-Three more days
will witness the reputation by the hon.
est Democracy of the Democratic leaders
of Kent county who have disgusted all
decent Democrats and disgraced the
party to which they belonged for SC
many years.
Democrats came forward every day
with expressions Of disgust at the thought
OF how the standard of the old Democra.
tic party in Delawarefhas been dragged in
the mud by Kent county's leaders. Next
Tuesday the vote OF those Democrats who
wish to purge the party of this stencil
will be cast in the direction which will
accomplish it.
As the eve of election draws close, and
the claims of each party have been
weighed and considered, there is but one
conclusion drawn by conservative think
ers as to the result of next Tuesday e
election in Kent county-the Republican
party will carry the county by ma
jority ranging from 225 to 275.
The organization of the Republicans i'll
Kent county is complete. There is no
organization in Kent county's Demo-
cratic party for the reason that men who
<Shave been Democrats for years, Demo-
Gratis who cannot to-day understand
why they have allowed themselves to be
led by men of such character as John D..
Hawkins and John +. Salisbury, have
agreed in their own minds to repudiate
these leaders and place the Democratic
party once more in the position to COM
mand the respect and votes of all men
who are Democratic by sentiment and
would gladly support the party under
different conditions.
The vote in Kent county is expected to
be great surprise. Republican leaders
in making their estimates have been so
conservative as to place in their columns
only those. whom they know are Re-
publicans. The estimates give to the op-
position all Democrats, all Single Takers,
all Aoaters and all Regular Republicans
whom it ia thought will nor SUPPORT q
straight ticket. With all this array there
is claimed majority Of good size in the
county and it is of course natural to re-
sumo that from all this opposition some
votes may be expected.
Both Republican and Democratic lead
ers declare that the election will be con-
Quoted without the use of money. In
face of that declaration no scheme in
volving the use of money has been dis
covered in which Republican was or is
interested except the negro preacher,
Collins, whom tho Kent County Court
claims is guilty of giving another man
one dollar with which to get registered.
The same cannot be said of the Demo-
Gratis. To-day a plan has been disclosed
! which has for its object the annulment
Of ten Republican votes in each voting
distric throughout Kent county.
The inception of this plan made its ap-
pearance last night among few Demo-
Gratis, part of whom are members of the
county committee. ThoughNit was de-
cided that the plan should involve the
annulment of ten Republican votes in
each district, the particular manner in
which this disfranchisement should be
accomplished in each district was left to
either the. committeeman or the party
workers in the several districts.
So far efforts to elicit any information
as to the plan has failed, except in
Kenton hundred. The description of
the plan in Kenton hundred comes from
u Democrat. who, though not particular
ly prominent in Democratic work, has,
however, been in a position to be cog
nizant OF work being done. His dis.
closure is prompted by feeling of dis
gust for Kent county's Democratic lead
ers, which disgust was occasioned by the
action of John D. Hawkins in making a
political speech at Brenford, DEL, and
Yesterday at Kenton. Hawkins condi-
tion at Brenford, he claims was dis
graceful, and yet John D. Hawkins is
one if not the leader of the Democratic
party in Kent. 1t was Hawkins who,
together with James r. Lord and others,
named the Kent county ticket.
As explained by this Kenton hundred
man the attempt to kill ten Republican
votes in Kenton hundred is to be in this
manner. Democrats will 60 to certain
men, both white and colored, whom it is
thought would accept money, and to
them state this "We can be some held
to you If you will agree to remain away
from the polls on Tuesday No money
is to be given yon now, but sign this
paper, agreeing to remain away from the |
polls, and we will be a help to you."
i the man is one to be Influenced and
will sign the paper, the scheme will then
work. The Democrat who 20 him to
sign will Immediately inform on the
signer, thereby turning States evidence,
and not being liable to the law, and on
Monday the signer will be arrested and
Drought to Dover, charged with offering
to receive consideration for his vote.
He will, of course, be placed in Jail and
not allowed to attend his polling place in
order to. vote. Ten men are hoped to be
thus influenced in Kenton hundred. OF
other districts nothing is known.
This is plan most positively consid-
cred by the Democrats, and is thorough.
ly consistent with the desperate politics
they are playing in Kent county this
campaign.
The Democratic leaders in this county
make general claim of carrying the
county by $50 majority, but cannot sup
port that claim by any particular speci-
fcation Of figures in any particular dis
trict or hundred, except Duck Creek and
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