Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
ARREST NEGROES
CHARGED WITH
ELECTION FRAUDS
Democratic Leader Gives Warning
Concerning Registrations
Tomorrow.
WILL PROSECUTE ALL
CAUGHT EVADING LAW

Tho movement 10 remove fraud from
Delaware elections received another boost
TODAY. when four Negroes were arrested
accused Of fraudulent registration. hcse
arrests. according 20 Democratic leaders
are but the beginning of an effort to clear
the registration books of names not on
titled 10 be there
Following tho arrest, Henry X. lsaacal
Democratic State chairman announced
that the names registered at tomorrow
final registration day would be closely
scanned and any efforts at fraud that may
be discovered would he prosecuted. IT. IS
the intention uf the Democratic workers
to forstall as much fraudulent voting on
election dsv as possible Mr. isaacs
statement follows
AN examination Cf tho registration
lists. accompanied by careful lnvesuea-
ton. has revealed the fact that the regis
tratIon laws are being viciously violated.
| These Violations seem To bc Conilncd IN 'hc
main to the colcred voters. In many cases
colorcd pccVlc have registered VINO are
! Is. 10 and 20 wears Of age and ~ oth'r
cases have violated other provisions oi the
registration laws
III i not my personal desire. nor the
desire of any Democratic organizatlon 70
/ nood the courts with legal proceedings,
| but all good citizens must bc interested ~
maintaining the integrity q our election
| laws Besides. IL may WILL bc that these
colcrcd pcoplc who have violated the law
/ have done so hv reason Of pressure and m
fucncr brought to bear 10y unscrupulous
ward workers Arrests have been made
lin n number of cases today and surely
Tins notice and these arrests ought " nc
timely warning "a all persons who may
have contemplated registering IN VIOLA
tIon Of the law
1T IS only fair for one 10 say 20 the
peDplc of Wilmington and 81 the county
that the Democratic organizations arc "
pcsition TO know the facts IN NIL cases anc
after the registration tomorrow Will h'
ablc 10 check up to the last man m WI
mington. and thereby % determine
whether cr not there have been open VIOLA
tions of the law IN the respects above
indicated or otherwise.
.'If colorcd people. or Others, after th'
warning hereby gwen. procure thc'
registration tomorrow N violation q IN
law. whether because Cf their own vlciou
disregard of the law or because oi subfnis
! sion 10 the influences Of Others. they Ger
tainly cannot expect any mercy AZ "
hands a decent. law-abidng citizens
And j am prepared 70 say that theH VII
not receive 10.
1T i too we'll known To require rcpeu
tion that no man or woman IS entitled Z
vote who is not of tho age Of u wears. an
further. that every man or woman attain
ing 10 the age Of II years since the first da,
OF January 1900 cannot vote urlcss sue
man or woman is able 70 wrtc ms or ne
/ name and 10 read the constitution OF tn
state of Delaware Every violation Q
these or other provisions Of the law com
mittq-l. IN face Of this warning, n tonor
rows registration will deserve 70 =
prosecuted without mercy and ail goo'
either will II slst that such wlliuli vlo
lators 4 /. hc law get their deserts.
violations uf the registration laws
ur,on discovery, do not merely give rise Z
an appeal 10 the resident associate udg
for the purpos Of procuring the strikiu
of Of the person SO unlawfull' registered
but such violations are cTlnes una IN
law. and the law specifically provide
that 'Jipo convection thereof by indlct
ment tviolat rs shall be fired not eN
cs~.ding FIVE hundred dollars $500, or d
imprIso1 ed OF exccedlu three years i"
mavbc both fired aud imprlsoF I'd al h
discretion Of the court. II VIII not b
possible, after the publication OF tn
statement. for any man or woman I
plead lack Of understanding.
"All persons, therefore. who migh
possibly be involved will take fun notic
and govern themselves accordingly
keeping with the Law The vlciou
practice which has been resorted 10 !
prior registration days involving th
registration az men and women under th
agc of u ycars and otherwise IN vioiatlo
of the law. must not prevail at tomorrow
registration. Ard If 1t shall appear the
} surely the Integrity OF the Ia" must an
shall be yIndicatcd,