Evening journal., 1900-11-06
DEMOCRATS STEAL
THH BALLOTS
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watch for Democratic repeaters. A
building in the vicinity OF Tenth and
Market streets was watched all morn
ing and the vigilance resulted in the
discovery that the Democrats have
imported a large number Of colored
men TO impersonate and vote on the
names of colored Republicans.
Into the building referred to twenty
colored men, all strangers and poorly
dressed entered. State Chairman
Philip Q. Churchman Immediately was
notified and every man was spotted as
he came from the building and was
prevented from voting when he pre-
sented himself at the polls.
ALL SHOPS CLOSED.
Owing 10 the election, the plants Of
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany. the Pusey and Jones Company
the jackson and Sharp Company, the
Diamond State Steel Works. the p, W.
& b. railroad shops and all of the
shops along the Christiana river are
closed to-day. The employees yester-
day were notified that the shops would
he shut down to-day.
DUMPsON WILL VOTE
w. Ottrey Dumpson, colored, who
, was shot by his brother. Charles, will
be carried to the polls this afternoon
and voted. His condition remains
about the same. the bullet not having
been removed yet
. DEMOCRATS LEARN OF DIS
COVERY.
Before Messrs Bach and BlakelS
reached Third street bridge the Demo.
, Gratis learned that their scheme had been
discovered.
= Two quarters of beer had been con
sumed when the march of the Republcaf
posse became known on the boat. Up {.
that time Stannard had declined 10 kccl
7 his end of the bargain that was to be en-
tered into. and the colored men Obdur
] ately declined to stay on the boat for an!
length of time.
There was a scurry when the an
n nouncement was made that the "Repub
Z licans were onto the game" and the keg
of beer and the two barrels Of sand
wiches were hastily removed from th
boat. The captain anxiously asked II an.
of the colored men were coming aboard
and as none showed any inclination to b.
deprived OF his vote. the lines We're cas-
loose. and the steamboat pulled out tn
Christiana about S.45 o'clock
!. The Republican gang arrived at th
!, wnarf a few minutes after the boat ha.
" gone. The colored men were still there
- but Stannard Glynn. Farrel and the 9th
ers had made their way back into the cit
= with the load OF beer. The entire scheni
: was exposed by the colored voters fror
q South Wilmington, who declared the
u would have nothing more to do with IN
u Democrats.
, The steamboat Mary L. Citizens ais
= was tied mp at a nearby wharf, and
was thought by some Of the Republican
that an attempt would be made to Undue
some OF the colored men to board tina
- craft. They were mistaken in this, how
- ever. as the Citizens makes regular trip
from that wharf to points down the stat,
State Chairman Churchman and Georg
II. Hollis went TO the wharf in a ca
about 1890 o'clock and found that the ex
citement had subsided. They returned {
!. the city and provided sandwiches an
y other edibles for the watchers who r.
a mained at the wharf until after midnight
= The streets Of South Wilmington wer
= filed with Republicans from all parts q
'e the city until II o'clock, as some tronbl
was anticipated from the Democrat
"heelers" there.
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