The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-11-03

| There Is sure method to defe at
the whole nefarious scheme. The
DE nocr tic vo e!s' assistant must
be "resent anl see how each man
lot W ask for assistance, The
, Republican voters assistant cannot
act unless the Democrat is present.
| There is absolutely no penalty in
the law If the voters assistant shall
proclaim in loud voice how each
man marks Ms ballot, or has it
marked. Publicity and public opin-
ion is the remedy for this abomina-
ble plot. Whenever a man who has
/ pretended to be an honest or an in
corruptlble Democratic voter votes
the Addicks' ticket, let the Demo-
cratic voters assistant announce in
| loud voice how he has voted. The
man will be disgraced and ostracis-
/. ed by his friends and neighbors.
This will stop the corrupt scheme
| at once. Willard salisbury,
Chairman of Democratic State
Committee.
Concerning the foregoing instr uc-
tion, it has been thought that Sec
tlon 10 OF chapter 1896, volume 20,
provided a penalty for announcing
how person votes, but reading Of
the section shows that it refers only
to the vote of persons who may be
assisted "by reason of physical de-
fects." This is the section: "In
case any elector who may be select
ell to assist any person by reason of
physical defects shall reveal how
such elector has voted or what per-
son or persons were voted for by
him on any ballot or give any in
formation concerning the appear
ance of any ballot voted, such cleo
tor or electors SO offend ing shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof by indictment
shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars and shall be
imprisoned not less than one or
more than three years"
TIE VOTERS ASSISTANTS.
Prominent Republicans, when ask.
ed this morning as to what action
would be taken by the Republicans in
the event that Democrat voters as.
sistants attempted to carry out th C
Instructions given in the Salisbury
letter, seemed to agree that there is
only one way to prevent it. This
would be for the registrars, who have
the power OF committing magistrates
to have them committed for disorder
ly conduct in the polling places.
One prominent Union Republican
characterized Sausbury's latest
move as ''the last squirm OF the
beaten.'
STECIAL OFFICERS
Here is provision Of the election
law as found in chapter 396 that NAV
De taken advantage of tomorrow.
That the Democratic and Repub-
lcan County Committee may each
select and designate one suitable,
and sober person as
special officer to stand at the en-
rance of the polling place, to be
lot less than thirty feet away from
he entrance to the voting room as
low provided by law, to regulate o
he admissions of persons to the
polling place, and while 50 stationed
md performing their duties as
lerein provided, the person 50
designated shall be clothed with all
he powers Of officers of the peace
8 those now given by law to in
pectors Of election, and any person
,slsting such special officer shall be
1emed guilty of a mlslemeanor,
nd upon conviction thereof by in
lctment, shall be fined not more
han one hundred dollars, and may,
t the discretion of the Court, be
nprisoned for term not exceed
lg one year. -
1t is not expected that any general
ppolntmcnt Of such special officers
III be made. According to Demo-
attic County Chairman Wool ley his
will appoint only in case
lch officers will be nee eded at cer-
'ln places They are simply peace '
licers for the outside Of the boolhs, !
wing the same power to preserve |
der as the inspectors have inside
le booths. I
So far as learned, the Repu blcans I
not expect to make any appoint a
entS. |