The sun., 1900-09-03
GUM SHOE BILL ON A TRAIL
OF NEGRO THOUSANDS IMPORTED
INTO HENTUCKY TO VOTE.
Come. Maybe. From North CarolIns, where
They Cant yote-But lie Il After Them.
Sir. and lie WIN Also Rescue Illinois. Indi-
ana and west virginia From Corruption.

blr ana he WIN Also Nesfue tnui-
ana and west virginia From Corruption
Ex-Governor william J Stone Of Missouri the
vice-chairnan Of the Democratic National
Committee. who II to be- in charge Of tho head
quarters which the committee will open In this
city as soon a. they can make M their minds
whether 10 offend the Croker Murphy -Shevlin
combine or the hil-Colcr faction ~ the party
in this State, announced yesterday that he
was in possession Of information which led
him TO believe that the Republican campaign
ers contemplated most serious outraRcs in
West Virginia and Kentucky at the fall cleo
tion MIR Stone spends a great deal Of time
hunting for important information. and ho
has been called Gum shoe Bill by no less a Bry-
ante than John p Atgeld
Mr., Stone said yesterday that he had been
informed by a distinguished member Of the
United States Senate, whose name he was not
at liberty To, mention. that the Republicans
intended TO colonize West Virginia and Kentucky
with negroes and to vote them this fall in order
10 carry those States for the Republican ticket
MY iniormant, said Mr. stone. who Vas
at least 5000 negroes have been sent TO Ken-
lucky already He saw some Of them on n
railroad train and there can be no doubt of the
They were imported. ! am told. under the
guise OF laborers on the railroads In Ken
sqchy The sso6 Is to ESp the% Seg them tSss
70 vote them. II Is the purpose OF the man
ayers Of this enterprise 10 plant enough col
ored men in Kentucky and West Virginia TO
make IL impossible for us To carry those States.
They will be sent 20 the States In small par
ties, so that attention will not be attracted TO
them and they will be kept at work nt leRlu-
ma occupa tions until election day. when they
will vote Then they will go home. The gem
teman who sends this information 10 me saw
a party OF the negroes in Washington. We
will look into this matter. -Four years ago
the Democratic national ticket received legal
maj jorites in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky,
butt was robbed Of the electoral votes Of these
States by the Republicans. who stuffed the
ballot boxes. inumidated the voters and caused
the ballos 90 be counted as theypleased. We
shall be prepared % prevent q repetition oi
this in November. We will not be robbed OF
our victory.
The headquarters which we shall eetao-
llsh In New York this week will cover the New
England States, New York, Maryland, Wes :
Virginia and Delaware We have learned
that the Republicans are raising great cor
ruption fund. and intend 10 debauch the cleo
tors wherever II Il possible. They are coll
lectlng money in all parts of the country, and
II will be used freely from now until election
day. We must fight this as best we cam The
Democracy has no rich corporations TO aid
It. But we will werk."
Mr.. Stone said that his committee had not
reached any decision as TO where II would
open headquarters but that II would decide
tomorrow or on Wednesday. He added
that the National Committee was not taking
any interest IN either side OF the factional row
here. and that he was convinced that ali Demo-
Gratis would support the national ticket.