Evening journal., 1900-10-23

North American, coupled with other hints
70 the same effect. we found il possible
10 guard a majority Of the registration
places and ward of the raid. The bulk
of what the gang accomplished was done
in the Democratic districts.
"We know that gang Of old. Whining
ton had little experience with the same
crowd last year in the city election. Me-
Ney and man named Kane got In touch
with Edward Fahey. one of Quay's As
sembymen from Philadelphia, who runs
drug store at Race and Thirteenth
streets. They hatched scheme 20 hoat
in few extra votes for Fahey's brother,
who was running for mayor.
They ran In gang Of repeaters, many
OF whom were in the crowd which came
down Saturday. We detected the plot
and caused the arrest of many of them.
They gave straw bail aud disappeared.
That ended H.
III amy OF those fellows show up here
on election day we won't bother 10 arrest
them We shall take the law into our
own hands and see that they are soundly
beaten. That is the only medicine for
such scamps as those.
Marks, who led the crowd Saturday
is well known down here. Some of his
pugilstic feats have brought him in
touch with men of his calihrc ia Will
mington. / understand, too. that he Is
one of Edward Fahey's henchmcn. which
probably accounts for his being selected
10 collect the repcaters."
MIR. NEARY CALLS IT A SCHEME.
Patrick Neary. chairman OF the Demo-
cratic County Committee OF New Castle.
20 whom the North American on Satur
day delegated the embarrassing task %
running down the repcnters. was conf
dent yesterday that the gang had com,
to Wilmington 10 fattcn the list of Re
publican voters. lie was positive that il
was not the intention Of the repeatcrs 10
register and vote as Democrats.
"Oh. no. the Democrats had nothing Z.
do with that scheme" said Chnirmai
Neary II am certain of that Wouldni
] have known it If anything like that hao
been going onf Certainly / am sure
too. that Detective McNey had nothing {,
do with IL. He Is working hard 20 clec
Ford and the whole Democratic ticket
hut he wouldn't do anything Illegal ti
to help the party.
There is no doubt that there WA
some sort of scheme to put non-rosi
dents ON the registration lists and thl
/ North American broke ii up hy disclosing
the plans ~ the ropcaters. II it hadn'
been for the publicity given the Mot D,
the North American the men behind a.
scheme would doubtless have succeeded
I IN doing what they planned. but th
newspaper got ahead of them.
1T Is foolish To think about doing any
thing Ike that In this city on a whole
sale scale. Strangers are too quickl
spotted 20 enable many OF them 10 regis
ter without being detected. ] don't be
lievc TINT more than one or two of tha
I crowd on Saturday REGISTERED. ] hay
had men ont all day looking up the mat
ter and they could find no evidence a
wholesale repeating The same thin
happened Saturday, when / sent men &
follow clues give me by the Mort
/ American
Chairman Ncary claims that the Dem
ocrats lead IN the registration by 500.
This Is true. ID is certain that the numbe
/ of Democratic voters IN Wilmington ha
been ahnormnlly increased lncomplet
/ figures, based upon unofficial return
/ from all districts make the total regi
iration this year in the neighborhood %
$4,000. against 1850 in 1896 The ncreas
in the total number Of voters is partly ex
planned Icy the fact that the boom ia VII
mington's industries since the last presi
/ dental election has resulted in bringin
large number Of male residents 10 thu
city.