The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-06-13
rscctlos, n washington.

On Monday the 3rd lust. The first ex'
perinieet efa mixed election Of Whites
aud Blacks was tried 10 Washington
city. II WIS held for city Collector,
Register, Surveyor and for members u
the coaHcil Under the act Of Con.
grcIs previous registry Of voters WIS
made, in phieh il is stated that much
fraud was prsetieed by the radical MAJ
ayers in registering nonresident ne
svoes sc. About 1900 voters were
registered The whites eutnumbered
the black ty about 500, but a large
number Of The radical clerks and tenn
porary residents Of Washington, who
usually voted in the States from which
they came, registered themselves for
the purpose of aiding their eolored
friends at this election. The result was
that the radicals carried the city BY
over 1000 majority, and elceted con-
siderable majority Of the City Council.
AS a matter Of course the lines were
distinctly drawn between the voters Of
the different colors, and no good feeling
promoted thereby II is mortifying to
the old and substantial residents Of the
city to see the few radical deniagogues
iuarshalling TIC votes of the negro 1as-
ecs for their eva benefit. Tho negroes
were induced to frown down any attempt
Of their own color to be nominated as
candidates but in this they may not
be SO Successful hereafter, They must
soon share with theM in The honors Of
Office.
re give some idea OF the mode Of con.
Quoting the election We give the follow
ing extracts from the fateRigmcer
Throughout the entire day the ne.
grocs mcuopolized the polls and exelu-
dcd white men from the approaches -
This excited good deal Of feeling but
the excitement Was most Intense about
the First Precinct of the Soyeuth Ward.
There was long line Of colored men
there, extending along L street, aud
around the corner down Four-aud a half
street 10 h. In all this dusly crowd
our Oldest inhabitants could scarcely
recognize familiar face. Indeed this
was the ease at oil the precincts twas
manifest that the whole contest was ono
between pauper negroes, dependent for
subsistence upon the bones thrown them
from the Frcodmen's Bureau, aud the
old citizens aud property holders VI
Washington In the Seventh Ward
during the day double liue Of white
voters, corresponding to the line of col
orcd voters on Four.and.alha street,
was formed on i street, meeting tho
other line at the window, with the idea
of voting the whites and colored alter
nately, and quite number Of whites
were voted ia this way hut complaint
having been made to Major Richards,
Superintendent Of Police, he decided
that the separate white line could not
be permitted to yotc ia this way, as Be.
ing unfair to the voters in the original
line, who had stood waiting all day
This decision created considerable feel
ing amongst the whites, aud it was pro.
posed to open polls at five Z. NJ to take
in a separate white vote.
4 few moments before Z o'clock the
whites, who had bcen waiting an oppor-
tuuity to vote TO the numbcr ofbetween
hundred and 1--WE hundred, ranged
themselves in hue behind the negroes
aud m order was at once gircn for such
negroes as had net voted to fall Ia also.
This latter order was no. obeyed BIZ a
single indiyldaai, aud the presumption
therefore is that all the colored men
bad either yeted or were in liue. In
order that every preeaution might be
taken, however, to avoid any serious re-
suits, should an outbreak oecur, the DO
lice force was augmented and the
mounted men were drawn up 10 line
As soon as the polls had closed the col
ored men set up tremendous cheer.
which evidently annoyed the white men,
but they made no movement toward an
open quarrel. After lingering about
the polls for some time the crowd finally
dispersed.
1t was amusing to witness the pa.
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