The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-07-22
RARE, RICH AND RAcY DOCUMENT.

the Legislature from this District. 1t contains,
besides an unusual quantity OF falsehood, more
absurdites and ridiculous nonsense than any doc
ument of the kind ever prepared for legislative
body For instance, the certificate from mana
ger of election about the conduct of managers at
Greenwood, when he was fifteen or twenty miles
from that place. And VIC have undoubted author
ity for saying that two of the negroes who testify
concerning the election at Shorards were not pres
ent, and did not leave their employers places
during that time. But an exposure is unnecessary
Just now, and we give the document without fur
ther comment:
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
The undersigned protest against the election of
John B. Moore, John Wilson and B. Frank Sloan
as members of the Legislature from Anderson
County, and insist that the undersigned, together
with one james Webb, werc duly elected Repre-
sentatives from said County by the legally quail
fed voters of said County under the Reconstruc-
tion Acts, and respectfully submit tho grounds for
the above allegations:
1st At tho Box known as Greenwood, in the
2nd Registration Precinct, the majority against
the undersigned was eighty (S0} votes, and your
petitioners charge that fraud and ilegality was
practiccd by the Managers in this case. That the
written votes deposited by the voters in. the box
on tho first day were all taken out of said box on
tho second day, and printed votes substituted in
their stead and it is not known how many votes
cast for your petitioners were excluded, and votes
for our opponents substituted, ut least two votes
being lost in the changing, there being two names
more on the list than votes in the ballot box. See
certificate of Jesse Pickerel, of the Registrars
for Second Precinct, and Manager at Cnlhoun.)
End. That threats were resorted to, thereby pre-
venting las we believe) republicans from voting
for your petitioners. (See affidavit of Gran Will
liams and sIcDufie Singeton.) Your petitioners
claim that, according to an old established rule,
that where fraud is prouen, or the voters ut any
box are ntimidated from voting that said box
done will give your petitioners their seats.
Ord. Bribery at Anderson c. II. That one
Samuel Brown publicly admitted that he had hired
FIVE colcred men to vote the Democratic ticket,
and against your petitioners, and tried to buy
others. (See affidavit Of Horton Powell and John
R. Cochran.
4th That several colored men were intimidated
to vote the Democratic ticket at said Anderson
box, against your petitioners, from threats of en-
ployers that they would dismiss them from service,
whereby they would have been left without stu
alton for the balance of the year. (See afidavits
of Warren Green, Jos. Sloan, Jos. Prince and
VIM. Thompson
9TH That part of the Managers at Anderson
box used Unfair Managers to influence
and intimidate voters to scratch off Republican
candidates names. (Sce affdavits of Lawrence
Walker, JEFF Davis, McDufie Singleton, Tilman
Young, Richmond Peyton and others.
9Th. That Joseph Jenkins was refused the right
to vote though properly registered at Anderson,
on the ground, as alleged by Managers, that he
had voted the preceding day, when he had not
beon in Town on that day, nor had voted at any
other place. (See his affidavit.)
7th. That Lewis Whitfield was refused the right
to vo!e on the ground that he had been convicted
of larceny while slavc-some twenty or thirty
years ago. He has not been arrested or tried since
the close of tho war
9Th. Threats by parties of Anderson box To in
timidate voters. (See afidavits of Lawrence
Walker, jeff. Davis, Richmond Peyton and others.
Your petitioners claim that this box should also
be thrown out of the general count, as bribery,
threats, &c.. were used TO intmidate voters. The
Democratic majority at this box was eighty.
9th. That threats Of violence were used by Elias
McGce and others, against colored men if they
voted any other than the Democratic ticket
threatening to drive them out of employment
at Sherard's, or Dark Corner box. (See afidavis
of J. p Tucker, Julius Clirksca!es, Richard Rob
inson. Drayton Leverott, Warren Hall, 3. McAlis-
tor and Others.
10th. That many votes we're bought for the
Democrats ut Sherards, or Dark Corner box, (sce
affidavit of julius Clinkscales, or Bnkscales,)
against your petitioners through fear, and your
petitioners claim that the election wes illegal and
void at said box, and that the whole vote should
be thrown away. The Democratic majority OBJ
tanned by these frauds was fifty or moro.
11th That James Bell, Jack Bell, Drury Hays,
VIM. J. McGill and others, who had registered in
Abbeville and afterwards moved 10 Anderson Coun-
ty, were excluded from voting because they could
not remember the number of the precinct in which
theS registered, but were willing to swear and
prove that they registered at Tribbe's and
Lowndesvilc in Abbeville County. Refused by
Vim. ]. Milford, Chairman of Board at Milford's
box, while they allowed Jackson McCurry and
others to vote, who had also registered in Able
Vile County, but could not give the number Of the
precinct in which they registered The first
named person desired to vote the Republican
ticket, and the latter for the Democrats who
allowed to vote under the same circumstances.
That Republicans, both who and colorcd, were
rejected, see atfidavits of the above, and also Of
J. p Tucker, A. Todd and others.
18th That threats of violence were used Mt
Townvle, and other boxes, for the purpose of in
timidating voters from voting the Republican tick
ct, see aflidavts Of Henry Kennedy, Andrew Viii
llama and others.
18th. That there were registered in said Caunty
many who, according TO the Reconstruction Acts
oil congress ara the 4uilitary Oruers, are lesaiiy
disfranchiaed. We have enclosed list containing
163 names. Of this number, we know that IS
voted, and are fully satisfied that the votes were
cast against your petitioners, and for the SAID
Sloan, Wilson and Moore; and that the number
of votes should be deducted from the majority
claimed by said Moore, Wilson and Sloan, which,
in connection with The other illegal votes cast for
them through fear, &C., would give your petition
ers majority Of the legal votes cast in said elec-
tion, which entities your petitioners to their seats
The list Of registered disranchiscd persons in An
derson County is herewith filed, and your petition
ers hope in short time to prove that most of the
names on the List voted, and furnish more evidence
if necessary, and will furnish more names, rs we
have not received any information from several
portions of the County.
Your petitioners are satisfied they will beable to
prove illegal votes sufficient TO give majority for
ihe Eennhlicnn nartY and insist on each and every