Evening journal., 1920-10-29
COX FAILED TO
WIN VOTERS
His Visit Did Not Gain Sup
port for Wilson League
of Nations
WARNER EXPOSES
DEMOCRATS TACTICS

.. idorle> Warntrs CHAIRMAN OF tht
Republican Stale Committee, has is
sied statement 10 the effect that he
Is well pleased With the situation in
Delaware looking TO Republican sue
cfSs and Is satisfied that the visit OF
Governor James NJ. Cox, Democratic
,,omnce FOR President. 20 Win ngion
lnsi week. failed TO convince the
voters that Il was essential that they
vote 10 sustain The Wilson League OF
Nations
In his statement Mr.. Warner also
calls attention 10 the result OF regis
trahon appeals before the court after
fhe Democrats had made charges OF
. wholesale Violations OF the regstra-
tion laws. The statement follows:
-The situation in this stale Is quite
satisfactory. Governor Cox's effort
10 convince voters IN Delaware that
they ought to vote TO sustain the
Wilson League Of Nations has utter
ly failed. The effort made 10 con-
Vince our citizens that The League OF
Ncf&ns will prevent war has not
been successful. The men and w0-
rncn here ape prepared TO meet the
arguments Of tho Democrats upon
This point with their votes on No
vember 2
Democratic Boomeranqs.
The effort OF the Democrats 70
-oonvince voters that they must vote
the Democratic ticket n they wan.
clean elections In Delaware have
made but little impression. Charges
made and not sustained always reacl
ION October 50, the day before the
last registration. Mr.. lsaacs, Demo-
cratic State chairman, IN long IN
tcrvicw charged that The registra-
ton laws arc being yiciously violated
These violations seem 10 be confined
80 the main TO the colored voter
Arrests have been made In a
number OF cases today, and surely
this notice and these arrests ought
70 be a timely warning 10 all per
Sons who may have contemplated
registering IN violation OF the law
The Democratic organizations
are in position 10 know the facts In
tomorrow will be able 10 check up
70 the last man In Wilmington and
thereby TO determine whether or nos
n ere have been open Violations OF
the law In respects above indicated OF
Otherwise. II colored people or others,
after the warning hereby given. pro-
oure their registration tomorrow in
violation Of the law whether be-
cause OF their own vicious disregard
OF the law or because OF submission
70 the influences OF others, they GER
tainly cannot expect any mercy at
The hands OF decent law-ab'ding citi-
1ens, and ] am prepared to say that
they will not receive Il. The
vicious practice which has bcan re-
sorted 20 in prior REGISTRATION days
nvolving tho registration OF mon and
women under the age OF n years and
otherwise IN violation OF the law
must not prevail at tomorrow's reg
dstration.
Mr.. ISaac's Doast
The next day, in another statement
Mr.. Isaacs said: II win say again that
EAe Democratic organizations are IN a
position 10 know n colored men or
women. or others under .he age OF
~ years, apply for recislraiion today
and procure their registration. or In
other respects violate certain proyi-
siof1s OF the registration laws we shall
he able TO put our fingers upon those
caSes-
sFollowing this remarkable Ciiscov-
cry that the registration laws are be
f1V NCiously violated and with the
further information that the Demo-
cratic organizations are In position
% know the facts IN all eases, the
Democrats had four persons arrested
for registering under age Aic0inst
three Of these they offered absolutely
M evidence, two OF them being over
50 years OF age. The evidnce against
the other amounted 10 nothing and
was dismissed.
zone Of the defendanis, a colored
woman, 80 years Of age. was arrest
Cd al 1 o'clock at night
His 'Warnipa."
Mr.. lsaacs further warned against
The vicious practice which has been
resorted 10 In prior rogistrati0n day
iRvolving the registration Of men and
women under the age Of 81 years
In the appeals 1led before The
rSldent Judge, with exact Information
an the possession OF The Democrats
there was not single person stricken
from the rerlslratiOn' lists because
he or she was not 2i years OF age
The record shows the Democrats gave
u1tlce or t2i appeals. but in 10 OF
lreSe cases no appeals were actually
filed. and in the remaining i02 they
\ succeeded IN having 20 stricken from
Z the list, so that Mr. lsaacs' charge OF
she vicious violation Of the law
with the exact facts In The posses
sion OF The Democrats as resulted
in getting 20 voters on the list out
OF The whole Republican vote in .hie
county.
And the Results.
Nearly all Of these 20 cases de.
pended upon the educational test, ant
Il required a judges decision TO de
tornine whether they were entitled
10 vote
ION the other hand. out OF the 4
Gases taken before the resident judge
~ the Republicans. the appeal wal
sustained In eigh.. AS a matter O
COMPARISON, therefore, the Ropubli
cans failed In but two cases; tn
Democrats failed In i0i
-1 am citing these facts to ilhis
trate how the preachlng OF the Demo
csais compares with their practices
They viii probably switch 10 som
other method 81 cleanliness befor
Tuesday. but I think The voier Is wei
acquainted with their meth DDS an
tnat they are not like 10 get man,
Ioies thereby"
sDOHuEs' HAVE HAPPY DANCE.
Three hundred and nfty person