The sun., 1900-11-06
DEMOCRATS RESORT TO
FRAUD OF ALL KINDS
Forged kilograms Sent Out to
Deceive Republican Voters One of
the Late Schemes to Save
Ford From Anticipated
Defeat.
CHAIRMAN CHURCHMAN OFFERS REWARD FOR FORGER
Fake Prize Fight to be Sprung Last Night and Hum
dreds of Colored Voters Lured on to Boat,
Taken Out on the River and Forcibly Kept
Away Till After the Polls Closed
The Scheme Frustrated.

IfflNfu W NltSiNldllbl ". wy I't'' i'f'''
ness of their cause the Democrats are
rcsurting to trickrry and fraud of the
lowest possible grade. They have ut
tempted to pad the registry lists with
imported rcpeatrrS, have started fake
prize fights. for the purpose Of creating
riot and securing the arrest of colorcd
voters. fake excursions to carry colore,
voters ont of the city and prevent their
return until too late to vote, and have
Sent forged kilograms all over the State
10 deceive voters and create II division
in the Republican vote.
Attempt to Pad Lists.
The story of the attempt to pad the
registry lists duplicates Detective Nc,
Ncy. Chairman Ncary and Candidate
Ford.
The story is vouched for by Il. 4. Van
Nnlkcnburg, manager Of the Philadel-
phin North .Amcrican, who detailed two
of his reporters To follow the rrpcatcrs
to this city from Philadelphia, To report
their proceedings and if possible stop
their repeating.
Repeater Tells of Visit Here.
The reporters evadcd the reporters but
one Of them afterwards told Mr.. Nalkcn-
I ton as follows;
"Thr ten who came down on the Il. 4
.. divided up after they got to Whining
ION and met in front Of the Bayard
Legion clubhouse. in Shipley street, and
then went III. The others. Who had come
down on the T.. w. X Il. railroad. went
there. and were met by state Detective
| MrNcy who made Il sic"ch 10 us. in
which he said that somebody had irakrd;
thai the Republicans were on TO the
gHuic. aud that We were hrng wHichcd
| llr said the thiug would hlnw over in Il
couple of hours and thai in the mean
limc lie would send us mp beer, cigars
aud sandwiches. We were told to spend
the morning there and in the afternoon
we could start out
Registered Eight Times.
After dinner about | o'clock, we did
start ont. We moved in couples. The
man who pilotcd me around was I'M
Alhno named Newell. | don't know
iMho piotrd the othors. Some of IFS
Registered aS high us seven and eight
times. Everyone of Ms took II receipt
every time We registered, and these re-
ccipls were cashcd III the Merritt House.
which is kept by the Mundys. Detective
| MfNfR lblN llN lhhl III 'slSt illN WI VIC
got IN trouble we would he bailcd ont
and that would he the end Of it. He
guaranteed us protection"
On Wrong Scent.
Under the impression that the rrprat-
crs had been sent to this city to work
in Republican interests. Mr., Van Val
kcnllur;s came to this city To SEQ Mr..
Ford. the Democratic candidate for gov
ernur. and appl'sr him of what he sup
posed Ia be Il scheme of Republican
fraud. Ills interview With Mr., Ford
WAS very satisfactory and merely result
pd IN getting Il note from MIR. Ford to
Chairman Ncary, and an interview with
him. in which MIR. Ncnry vouchrd for
Detective McNcN.
: "This man McNey." said Mr.. Van Val
, krnluIrg. cant we find him and watch
hmI''
| ION, hr'S Ill right" said Mr.. Ncary
lies Il man who wouldn't do anything
> like that. He IS perfectly honest and
wouldn't go int" amy sch, Of that
: kind"
What is Mr.. MrNey. politically
"IIr IL Il Democrat" said Nrary.
On Right Track at Last.
i Then il occurred to Mr.. Van Nalkcn
= burg that he was on IL wrong trail. llt
t made an engagement with Mr.. NearA
To meet him later in the day and 20 witt
Y him to some Of the polling places. H'
' went to the appointed place and waitct
e an hour for Mr.. Nrary who failed t.
keep the engagement. This failure %
Mr.. Neary to keep his engagement con
vinced Mr.. Van Ealkenhurg that the re
: pratcrs We're here in Democratic inter
> rsts. He therefore sent for Chairman
/ Churchman and Billany and told then
II what he had learned, and it was upoi
:. this information that the attempt t
;. purge the registry lists was made.
d Forged Telegram Sent Out
e Following upon that scheme of fraud
Il it was learned last night that forge
~ telegrams had been sent to Kent an
il Sussex counties designed 10 cause
pai division in the Republican vote.
isl Copies of the telegram were receive
Ny Chairman Houston "f The "lic%ular