Evening journal., 1900-10-23
REPEATERS
WERE HERE
A YEAR AGO
In The Interest, 1t Is AL
legged, Of Mayor Fahcy'S
Election
GAVESTRAW BAIL, and FLED
Not More Than Fifty Illegal Regis
tratiOnS Accomplished,
Says BiIlany
NEARY CALLS IT 4 SCHEME
llarkS. The PatrOlman Who Is
Charged With Leading Gang,
WeIl-knOWn Here
NEARY CALLS IT 4 SCHEME

These repeatcrs, says the North Amer
lean OF to-day. again referring TO the
gang that is said to have been brought 90
this city from Philadelphia by Demo-
cratic politicians on Saturday. are mem
hers OF the same gang which operated in
Wilmington a year ago la the interest OF
John c. Fahey, the present Democratic
mayor Of the city.
Mayor Fahey is a brother OF Assem-
blyman Edward H. Fahey. who is tho
political hacker OF Policeman Marks.
Assemhlyman Fahey is one Of the chief
lieutenants Of the McNichol-C Cunningham
machine combine OF the Tenth ward.
The frauds committed year ago were
detected by Republican watchers, and
number Of arrests We're made, the North
American goes on TO sny. The prisoners
in each instance gave straw bail, and as
soon as liberated removed themselves
from the jurisdiction Of the state. Moth
ing more was heard Of their cases. The
repeaters We're never apprehended, and
the state never realized on the bail
bonds.
State Detective Barney" McVey had
charge OF the repeaters in Wilmington
last year. as he did on Saturday. He
was then assisted by William Kane.
local Democratic heelcr.
Harry Marks, the patrolman, said yes
terday:
Nothing that has been published about
my going to Wilmington last Saturday is
serious enough to hurt me-"
This is what Policeman Harry Marks
did, which he indiiierently asserts is not
serious enough to hurt" him:
He entered into a contract with State
Detective Barney" McNey, Of Whining
ton, to furnish twenty professional re-
peatcrs from the trained corps of the
Quay-Ashbridge machine Of this city 20
register as bona hde Democratic voters
Of the city OF Wilmington.
He personally rounded up twenty mo-
torious characters Of the Tenderloin dis
trict and hired them to go 10 Wilmington.
He perfected the plans OF the expedi-
tiOn at the saloon OF Jerry Donohue. at
Eighth and Vine streets. last Friday
night. He guaranteed the political crooks
whom he had selected for the job abso-
lutte protection. He assured them that
State Detective McYey would look after
them just as efficiently in the State OF
Delaware.
Marks told the repeaters that they
were TO register in Wilmington as Demo-
Gratis and that they would have another
good days work on election day. when
they would be expected to come back to
that city to vote under the fictitious
names it was hoped they would spread on
the rolls that morning and afternoon.
He then announced that they would re-
ceive s. each and an additional dollar for
each time they registered, and when |
State Detective McNey arrived Marks
turned the repeaters over to him as per
agreement.
Marks received the money with which |
to defray the expenses OF the trip. pay the |
twenty repeaters as well as his own fee /
He received s142. OF which s2i was TO pay /
the railroad fare: 500 to pay the men and |
$2l for himself. lie returned 10 Philadel- |
phia in advance Of his co-workers, and |
on Saturday night. while on duty and In |
full uniform. paid OF some OF the men. |
He gave them only 81 each. being ac- /
cused by some of the repeatcrs with hav- /
ing pocketed the additional dollar in each |
case. making an extra $50 for himself.
AT Wilmington. McNcy assumed direc- 1
tion Of the expedition. He had been |
warned by his Democratic employers that /
The North American had learned of the
invasion of Marks and the Philadelphia /
repeaters, and had representatives, watch 1
ing them He guaranteed the men im- /
munity. however. and began operations.
After many names had been fraudu- /
lently enrolled. the imported repeaters |
became panic-stricken. One bungled. /
others ran away and McVey finally or /
dcred them 10 reassemhle at the club /
house. lie then told them the Zig was l
up." that somebody had proved a traitor .
and had tipped of The North American.
lie told them they could return 10 Phila-
delphia and get their money from Marks.
CHAIRMAN BILLANY TALKS.
1T is reasonably certain that not more
than fifty Illegal registrations were ac-
by the gang" said Chairman
Biilany Of the Republican City Commit
tee last night. Reports from the men
sent ont to-day by the city committee in
iicate that the plans OF the repeaters had
contemplated three OF four hundred ille-
gal registrations. but they were scared
ln before each man Of the gang had had
a chance 20 get his name ON the books
alore than two or three times. The North
American spoiled their game. That is
'cri1in.
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