Evening journal., 1900-11-06
TRIED 10 LURE
COLORED VOTERS
With a Prize Figbt Oh Ship
Board
REPUBLICANS ThWART SCHEME
learning This Democrats Flee anC
The Boat Left Without a Single
COIOrod Man Aboard
REPUBLICANS THWlRT SCHEME

Ia their Efforts to get control Of the
state at the election to-day Democrats
attempted to lure a large number OF
colored men from this city last night
by the announcement OF "a fake prize
ipht and then attempting 90 yet th5l
c0lcred men aboard a boat
the attempt gaa thwBrted Dy deDu-
tauun OF Republicans, headed by state
Senator Webster Blakely and tredsr-
ick r. Bach
The scheme was TO get the coloiad
voters OF south Wilmington 10 attend
prize night billed at the Liberty en-
slue house hall The affair WAS an
nDuuced as "a twenty-five round boxing
contest between Jack Farrell Of VIII
miugtun. and Joe Burnett Of Washing
ton. The tickets were fifty cents. bat
dozens OF them were distributed among
the col0red men, The boxing bouts
were not held I'm Liberty Han, al
though the cOlOred men cOngregated
there, but the word was passed down
the line that police had been tipped or
and the Sight would be prevented by
the police If an attempt had been made
20 pull IL off.
The colorod men then were instruct
ed to proceed TO the wharf OF Bush &
Raynor. skirting the Christiana' beyond |
| the r., w. g. B. railroad cutoff bridge. |
A steamboat arrived at the wharf |
shortly after 6 o'clock 10 was side |
wheel vessel which has been in SIR
vice between Philadelphia and river
resorts in that vicinity. Republican !
leaders i'm this city en- Sunday night re-
ceived y telegram from Philadelphia |
that q river steamboat had been char !
tered by Wilmington Democrats tol
come to this city last evening Thel
leaders at once suspected that the YES
sci was to bring a load of personators
to this city or was engaged in plan
to carry away colored voters for the
entire election day to prevent tn m
voting.
The procession started across the
muddy fields and roads and along al
piece Of railroad track headed byl
"Tony" Stannard. Midget" Glynn.
Luke Brady. Hugh Wallace and
Jimmy" Dougherty A feast was await
ing the colored men. Plenty of beer
had been provided and there were
enough sandwiches TO feast a small
army Twenty kegs of beer we're roll
ed from the wharf to the main deck of
the steamboat and two barrels C and
wiches were slowed aboard Then One
. Of the kegs was tapped" Word Was
given to the col0red men that they
were Go b0ald The boat which was 10
pull out into the river SO the prize
nght could be held as the police would
st0n il if held any place ln the city.
But the colurcd men We're wary
They would go on the boat and drink
few glasses of beer and grab q
sandwich to munich. after which they
would again 20 ashore They were
afraid OF being tricked and their ac-
Tons showed their fear of the tran
into which they might step. Tony
Staupard and Midget Glynn began
10 lose their nerve when they realized
the colorsd men were tc0 Sly to be
duped so easily.
/ REPUBLICANS WERE WATCHING.
Republicans kept watch over the
steamboat and kept State Chairman
Churchman, and the Republican CITY
Committee, which held a session last
night, informed Of what was going on.
When the colored men were conducted
from South Wilmington by Stannard
and his gang, the move Immediately
was telephoned to state headquarters.
and the desperate game was unfoldedI
TO the Republicans present.
Frederick +. Bach at cnce went toI
, the police station 10 inquire OF Chief
Massey whether the Police Depart
ment could have any jurisdiction inI
such cases, but the chief took the TO-
sition that he could not interfere.
so long as there was no disorder
State Senator Webster Blakely How
b ard Feaster and other Republicans
soon organized a deputation. which
started for the steamboat wharf to take
a hand in the affair
The East Side Republican Assoc.a-
ton turned out a crowd Of its mem
bers. and the colored workers at Turn
Turn Han meeting also were appraised
Of what was going on
) Nicholas Casey. watchman at the
wharf. says there were about one hun
dred coored men ON the wharf at one
time. 1T would take a shorthand man
[ 20 count them. he said They had about
twenty-five kegs of beer and a supply OF
/ sandwiches on the boat aud tne colored
men would go 0n and take a faw drinks
and then come ashore again. About q
o'clock the captain came out excited and
askeQ.i anybody was going away ON the
boa" There was nobody as I saw on the
hoai when IL pulled out. The kegs of bee.
. We're pnf in wagon and taken away"
Zoe" Bassait Of Washington. who
was 10 be one OF tiis iGhiers was seen
, last ni-ht. He said that the hght was
/ arranged and he supposed It to be in good
faith.
= "Stannard waa 10 pay me before the
leht, said Burnett. "Hn was always
. straight with me before. ] started for
the engine house but was met by q white
: man who told us that the fight could nor
come Off in the engine house. because IL
\ would Doe ra.ded. lie told us 20 go down
z through the field. and boat would take
/ MS 90 the Jersey shore.
"On the way down we met g number
Of colored men coming back fhaF ax-
plainra g 20 ms. but we went on. Stannard
was not af the boat There must have
1 been 800 coiored men there. When STAN
nGrd did not come there the crowd 20.
. Suspicious because there were no whire
sports there and went on the boat STAN
a.r.., tI....o r. a.