Evening journal., 1900-10-24
Salisbury Processes IgnO-
rance Of Alleged Visit
SAYS I'D is NOT INTERESTED
In The Working Of The Local Ma
chine and Knows Nothing
About II

Again referring to the gang Of re-
peaters that visited Wilmington on
Saturday last the Philadelphia North
American to-day said:
In hope OF escaping the odium aris-
ing from connection with the criminal
to nullify the votes Of honest
citizens by those of imported thugs,
the Democratic campaign managers no
longer attempt TO deny the conspiracy.
They admit that Policeman Harry
Marks and his gang OF Tenth and
Thirteenth ward repeaters were oper-
ating IN Wilmington on Saturday, as
exposed by the North American.
They are. however. yirtuously dis
avowing responsibility for Barney
McNey. the state detective, who had
personal charge of the repeaters while
they were in Delaware.
McVey is a Democrat and an ap-
pointee of the present Democratic
governor. Ebe W. Tunnell He was
appointed in spite OF &worn charges
of bribery preferred against him last
year by the present Democratic candi-
date for governor Peter j. Ford
Three members of the gang have al
ready fed from the city The publi-
cation by the North American yester-
day Of the names and records OF the
most notorious accomplices OF Marks
thoroughly scared the rogues.
Harry Eek, Bin Kelley and
"Dutch Gu" decided not to trust to
Policeman Marks assurance Of protec-
ton and ran away from the city. Word
has been passed 10 the entire gang TO
disappear for a few days until "the af-
fair blows over" as one OF Marks
agents expressed it.
Marks continues to perform his du-
ties as one of Director Englishs uni
formed policemen. He appeared on
his usual beat in Race. between Ninth
and Tenth streets yesterday, but his
customary confident smile was lack
ing. He looked worried, and the
habitues Of the Tenderloin, who
sought to solace him were grunly re-
buked.
Several Of the men Marks took to
Wilmington went to him yesterday
for advice as TO what to do in view OF
the exposures. The North American
has learned that Marks gave them to
understand they would have TO pad
die their own canoe" He also declared
someone must have proven a traitor,
and swore that he would find out the
mans identity and wreak his ven-
geance upon him.
In view OF the uprising Of public
condemnation throughout the state,
Patrick Neary, Democratic city chair
man, has suddenly changed his atti-
tude concerning the frauds. He said
yesterday:
II admit that these Philadelphia re-
peaters were here. but ] do not believe
they had a chance to operate. l am
the frankest man in the world. and
don't believe more than five names
were registered by the Philadelphia
gang. Are we investigating? Why,
certainly. We had registrars from the
First legislative district on the carpet
last night, but failed to locate any
fraudulent registration"
Would you throw out the Demo-
lcratic names registered by the Phila-
delphia repeaters If you should happen
Ito locate them?"
mot by long shot, retorted Mr..
( Neary. That's politics. you know.
And any way, these Philadelphia peo-
pie registered not as Democrats, but
as repeaters. Pm too busy to give the
matter my personal attention now.
Wen attend to it on election day.
Maybe some of our men were mix
ed up in It, but I'm not sure. can't
lbe responsible for these little things.
Republican leaders have said to me
to-day: Pat, if you've got the Quay
lAshbridge machine on your stan
you're all right.
When asked if the Democratic or
! iganization had done or was going to
do anything to acquit the machine OF
having imported Philadelphia repeat
. lers. Peter J. Ford, the Democratic
candidate for governor. said:
Il don't know. You viii have to ask
) Salisbury and Neary. They run the
] machine to suit themselves. ] haven't
= the least idea what they are doing.
: Willard Salisbury the Democratic
candidate for United States senator
said. Il know absolutely nothing
about this business Of repeaters in
Wilmington, am not actively inter
: ested in the local machine. and it Is
!. net directly an affair of mine"