The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-30
WARNED AGAINST FRAUD.
4 Circular Sent to Democratic Clubs
Throughout the Country.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 30.-The National
Association of Democratic Clubs has sent
out another appeal and warning to the
Democratic clubs in every State Of the
Union urging upon the members the
necessity of posting themselves on the
bribery laws in their States and to pre-
pare themselves to enforce the law in all
cases. Blair Lee has had the bulletin
sent to all the clubs in MARYLAND. ahd
says the clubs are working With all their
power.
The document quotes an extract fTc,n
Mr.. Bryar's speech at Indianapolis Octo-
Der last, as follows:
We need the clubs to help get our the
votes On election day. Out IN our Safe
We sometimes arrange to have volunteers
who Will go out and when they ind nan
who thinks he is too busy husking corn
to spare the time to vote the volunteer
husks in his place until he goes and
votes. We need these clubs TO help set
the votes out. and then We need 1hsSe
clubs to help get the votes counted and
TO prevent fraud after it is cast I glory
in the work thus far
In the two weeks following the da, e of
tAis bulletin the Republican party IL
tends, if the expenditure Of money can
accomplish it, TO turn backward Inc tide
of sentiment that has been setting so
strongly in favor of Bryan aa1 stevens IN
Information is in the posses sion oil the
Democratic National Committee showing
a systematic preparation for wholesale
bribery in every doubtful State. 1t is to
warn all club officials, vigilance commit
tees, and watchers to take measures TO
combat these corrupting influences that
these suggestions are made
Each club should have a list made up
OF doubtful voters in tbs precInc,S HnGCr
its supervision. By doubtful Is in en6ed
to be understood a voter believed to be
capable of supervision by corrupt means
Watchers should be assign ID to each of
these voters, and any communication be-
tween them and Republican workers
should be reported. Every 2Vii ma Of the
receipt of money by these persons should
be collected and afiidavits male. on In
formation and belief that they nave re-
ceived brides, warrants sworn out imnle-
diateIy before the election AMI every 9TH
er lawful means used 10 prevent these
votes from being pOlled. Make every eff
fort to prevent the consummation of the
crime. Find out who is handling the cor
ruption fund for the Republican party
and have him or them arrested If any
overt act. 40 matter how slight, can be
shown. Do not wait until after the cleo
ton to punish these criminals. Punish
ment of such evils is, CT course, desirable,
but prevention is what We are after now
And, On election day, use all the means
suggested in our previous bulletins to
prevent coercion, bribery, ana frauds of
any kind.
This last fortnight CO the campaign
will undoubtedly call fs1 the highest &c
gree of activity and vigilance IN o der to
counteract the bapeIuI influences that
are being invoked BIZ Hams and his
henchmen. Let every member of every
club devote some time in eaeh day be-
tween this and the eIecti. to earnest
sytematie work to bring over some vo e
that would otherwise be against US, TO
Bryan and Stevenson. If this is done and
the work kept up until the hour of cast
ing the votes there can be no doubt Of
the result"