New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-29
POLITICAL.
GEORGIA.
GEORGlA.
TIE FOURTH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN-THE SEC
OND AND THIRD PROBABLY THE SAME.

OND AND THIRD PROBABLY THE SAME.
ATLANTA, Dec. 2S.-Thomas J. Spear (Rep.) has
been elected the WITH District the XLIId Congress-
by 500 majority Jefferson +. Long QRep) has been
elected from the same district to the XLIst Congress-
1t is believed that John s. Bigby epJ in the IId Dis
tIict and Richard II. Whitley RepJ in the Id Congress
District, are elected William p. Price DEM
elected in the VIh District by large majority. Ebert,
White Banks, Madison Habersham, and Franklin COun-
ties are largely Democratic.
AN INCIDENT OF THE ELECTION-THE DEM0C-
RACY APPRECIATES THE NEGRO VOTE.
A correspondent of The Cincinnati CONNER
cial writing from Dalton Georgia relates the following
incident connected with the recent election. 1t Illus
trates the fact that the Democrats have learned the
value Of negro votes and that they not very paric
uar In the means used 10 secure them. In describing
railroad trip, part of which was through whitfield
for Dalton at Tunnel Hill; Is Of them were negroes
These passed through TO the forward car: The
car behind them. addressed one OF tho whites, VINO
looked as though he knew thnG or s t%o' Inquirer
I'VE will be all right" he said " u Lover georgia VIII
1 in be HppcT &c country We re all going 10 vote mp
here, and vote the nggers too Did You see al mem
that passed through this just nowi Well there's is
Of Them and we re taking then down to vote me Demo
cratic ticket aud they III vote 1t too, yon bet Bnt he
Radicals may take them away IRON You men you &c, 70
Dalton" Not hit Of danger; we We got dead sure
thing on them niggers We We been peinrihs Ior Il7
thing for two weeks. More nggers vi" be- on tcinoifoW
We keep eye them, ana aint going 10 let item Egt
out of sight after they get to dalton I'LL lhey We NOleu
Here the conductor came IN. "who pays the fares OF
the 1iggers in the front carr me ASKED SEan 5d
date jumping up $50 will l. Sir, said another cJno,-
date an right" said the conductor, let me g BACK
and count them There H. gentlemen, he said upon
returning Al 40 cents head, their fare viii DC 81 90
Iw0 SSh n e. ard IC ne I s. go Tcc ac not rail-
road nccroesY" 1 inquired OF the candidate who had
Tcpied they ore mostly farm hands. They are all
right for The Democratic ticket, though Inc STATE road
troll of Bullock and Blodset II would De reasonable
suppose that all IT, cm9ye were S9n4 ~ thc ih;
But not 50. One Of the Committee hayinS the II III
charge told me that constrnconran cOnd1cto nav,
ing a gang Of hands under his control, lad TUNED
over" in political sense and would vote all LIS S6elS
Arriving AT Dalton the eighteen were marched ont In
single Ae closely guarded 10y their guardians ana pro-
although one Of his colorcd brothers pulled his blanket
OIL trying to hold Gone back ON us by -" exclaimed
one of the guards. we must 80 night 10 the polls.
They'll be open five minutes" The unruy member
walked under the car-shcd looked around ms If taxing
notes. "a chew of tobacco. and then deliberately
the .oid uncontamuatcd by Radic,'ism. Tic was FUR
nished ticket with the rest aud marched oil TO the
Courthouse.
How TIE ELECTION WAS MsCOSDUCTED-sCENEs NEAR
TIE POLIs-NARINC DEMOCRATIC SEGRoEs.
The correspondent describes the manner IN which
the elections are conducted in Georgia under tie present
laws, with sketches Of scenes about tie polls rs follows
ASIDE from the managers Of the election now going on N
this state, but man secs the bal.JtboX ~ une le
de- Ost- Lis ballot and walks away and then another
man j. allowed TO come up, - through the same process
allowed within 80 feet Of the bailOt-UoX AT timc. The
pulling hauling and imporiuuing which is called tCc-
uouecuug J. carried on away lop lht pHh pace IHc
voting for Whitfield COuu,F s ~ the COu Iloust.
here IN Dalton Going no 70 th1t ia nOSng temple o.
justice, bad an eXcellc' oH"tnD ,. witnessing the
most novel election ev, ltll IN America.
Walking up TO the ten lc, passed btfle and larger
groups OF men along IL ttteis, -N discussing inc
merits OF lac candidate and inc u abe result.
striking feature tc b. mess was The sudden and over
whcming Interest |8ti me Wh'c Democrat" TOOK II
the children of Airica Look which way you would, Won
would whitf rl with the blacks 90 get them 10
beavers but they we're lar outnunbcrod that should
negro votes at this point Akcrrans machinery for the
protection the blacks may protect them from actual
wav so far a votes are concerned il o.. in the cppor
tuny Which the Democracy have OF coming tog,tlor
ence Tor the seduction Of tie bacs element Eyory
county las o hundred or so neP-ine acuNe Worh"S
S t e@ i %Syo0 and 's siay Hh and :" w
these men all brought together, Their influence over
the no, overnteeetu faculties OF the negro not TO
country, all at work. any could sec VINO wa.
aud besegcrs al along tie Hr.c,-' Say, I'M 20 a u!
work with Old Tom; all hc wants is ittic pun, ling up
There's that Brown niger give him ticket Ice ali
right aud 30 ON TO an lndehlc extent G9nd De he"fd
ali sides 1t took great dct4 OF Work 10 sci some
turcd by the Democrats I'm place three Democrats
had an old negro hemIued in fence corner, and all tax
ing to him a. once, aud trying 70 convince hun o. 'ic
beauty and Instability OF rOtne tlr Democratic ticket,
"NOu sEan't be hurt Tor it, they said land II any o
With reluctant sort Ot air the ancient .-ncal tn"N t"c
ticket and marched of to the baoi-bON. one Democrat
accompanied him far as he could toward the uCN,
lille oilers pre-, scd his bchCf iLdi iLrl
had gotta dead thing on that dafkc unless he DaL
"A Radical ticket hid IN some of his pockets
Going into the COnrt- House could signs Of an
election ist view, the machinery beng run IN INC
second story. Standing at the foot OF the stars rev
moments, bau good opp rtunty oi Witnessing inc
beaGties the present ccCun law. man Would come
walking bTIsklv with negro by the eihtW walk MN
up the loot OF the stairs see lin well on IL NAY 10
the second story, and then go after another Aer inc
voter was started up stairs with Democratic Ticket ~
hie hand there was way for hun 20 c>c9pc voting
that fiCkct, unless nc had q E,lubiicah ticket III
alcd about his person. No
tickets were allowed 10 lie distributed, and no
eeotiOnccring done up sta1a. Tie second floor was
free from such influences. But fcW were allowed 10
20 up al time, the head Of the stars they were
stopped. and but permitted 10 20 to the haIlO-bOX
T.c billOt-bOX in separate room, surrounded iy
the managers. The mOduS opeTGHdt Of voting i I'M:
The cectOr goes the top Of stairs, and # there IL no
ahead of him nc Is tod by officer 10 90 to the do
OF No. 2 The officer 10 IL that but one goes d
a tnc that he gets his ballot deposited and itrro
by different route befure anohers allowed 10 advance
After voting, another route II provided Tor INN 50 tia
he will not meet those coming up. IL J. tL5 way, u Is
supposed that the elcctor j, removed from all nilu
ence land that he his honest sentiments without
fear favor, affection The trouble j. that the voter IS
influenced before be comes uO the Court House some
kind friend has placed Ms ballot IN his hand and cncO1
aged him to hold out faithfully 10 the end To see that
he does II he follows him until he Is started stairs
toward the box, and then there Is backing out II"
lodging the quesu0" The only way the Intelligent
voter "play OH his numerous friends IS 10 conceal
IA second ballot his person aud adrOity swap II OF for
the he holds in his hand as lac goes up the steps.
TEXAS.
TIIr prpI-pI ~ pDCCS IN THE STATp