The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-01-07
THE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE IN THIS CON-
GREsSI0NAL DIsTRICT---MORE RADICAL
LYING AND MISREPRESENTATION.

We have before US copy of the protest served
BY SOLOMON L. HoGE, the defeated Radical candi-
date for Congress from this Congressional District,
upon the Eon. ]. P. REED, of this place, the sue
cessful candidate. The document bears date OF
the 18th of December, and has been placed IN MT
REEDS hands within the rast week. 1t covers
thirty seven pages of foOscap paper and contains
ffty-seven distinct charges of fraud, intimidation,
violence and outrage ON the part OF the democrat
ic party. These charges, however, relate only to
the counties of EdgeGcld, Abbeville, Anderson
Newberry and Lexington, while the counties OF
RicLland and 0rangchurg are passed ever In ST.
lence. The reason for this distinction can only
exist in the fact that the two last named counties
gave Republican majorities, and it is not tie in
terest of Mr.. IIoGE 10 disturb the result in those
counties, as declared by the official canvassers
We propose to notice briefly o few of the gene
raj charges of fraud and violence in order that
our readers may be informed as to the character
of this protest. The first nine charges adduces
proof that Mr. REED held certain Offices prior to
the war, gave aid and comfort TO the Confederate
cause, and was ineligible to seat in Congress at
the time of his election By reason Of being dis
qualified under the fourteenth amendment TO the
Constitution of the United States. Il is unneces-
sary to say that this proof is readily admitted
and that the charges as set forth ere generally
correct.
The tenth charge declares that majority of the
votes we're obtained for Mr.. REED by 'fraud,
threats, intimidation, violence and assassination"
From the eleventh to the thirteenth, inclusive,
it is charged that there was combination and
conspiracy to prevent an election in Edsefeld
county, because the Democrats knew that HoGE
would receive majority of thirty-tWo hundred
votes in that county; that for weeks prior 10 the
election the Democratic party engaged in great
acts of violence, such us whipping. malreating,
shooting and numbering colored men, for the pur-
pose of preventing an election in said county;
and that, among ether acts of violence members
of the Democratic party shot at one of the Com
missioners of Election for Rdgeheld, and drove
said person out of the county, and by other acts
of violence, frightened and terrified the said Com-
missioners of Election as to prevent any election
in said county.
it is charged that, in the county of Lexington, at
least nine hundred and fifty persons not legally
entitled TO vote were improperly and illegally al-
lowed to vote at said election, and east their votes
for Mr.. REED that at least four hundred and
fifty lawful and legal voters in the said county of
Lexington were prevented from voting the Radical
ticket by armed bodies of at various election
Al & Al hn,a
for tine truthful, chivalrous and Immaculate Solo
MON L. HoaE.
From the twenty first to the fortieth, inclusive,
the county of Abbevile is charged with divers
nifty" of the Radical party. OF these, we will
only enumerae a-fcw OF the most prominent.
That there are about forty two hundred registered
voters in Abbeville, who, if allowed to exercise
their own free will, would vote the Republican
ticket and that there are about eighteen hundred
registered white voters; that by threats, fraud,
intimidation and acts of violence, he (Hoos) was
deprived of the votes of thirty-four hundred col
ored persons, thus receiving only about eight hun
dred votes In Abbcvillc That on the day of cleo
ton, at least fifteen hundred citizens Of Edgefeld
and other adjoining counties distributed them
selves among the different election precincts in the
county of Abbcyille, took possession Of the polls,
and prevented thirty-four hundred colored per-
sous from voting. That this ubiquitous fifteen
hundred from Edgefeld were amounted, and arm
ed with revclvers, Winchester rifles. and other
firearms and deadly weapons, and rode from one
| yyle fhey
went That many murders and assassinatioas OF
leading Republicans including Randolph and
Martin, sand numbers of colored men whose
names arc unknown" were brought about by
members of the Democratic party for the purpose
Of defeating HoGE's election.
From the forty first to the forty-cighth, inclu-
sivc, it is charged that, in the county Of Newber-
~, for weeks previous to the election, ga system
of intimidation and violence was praciced for the
purpose of destroying and breaking up the Re-
publican party in said county, ard to so terrify
the colored men as to prevent them from voing;''
that this system consisted Sin murduring, shoot
ing, whipping and otherwise maltrcating those
who professed 10 be members Of the Republican
party" That at least twelve hundred persons,
not legally entitled TO vote therein, were unlaw-
fully and illegally allowed to vOte that said per-
sons went into said county, mounted and armed,
and prevented at least fifteen hundred coored per-
sons from going to the polls and voting the Radi-
cal ticket That Lee n ance, one of the Commits
sioners of Election, killed, thereby giving en-
tire control over the appointment; of managers OF
election TO the Democrats; and that he (lloGE)
was prevented from thoroughly canvassing New
berry from violence and attempts to assassinatc
hiHI.
From the forty ninth to the fifty second, inelu-
sive the county of Anderson receives especial at
tenton, MS follows:
rLa. =, iha Cnnnly of Anderson in said District,