New-York tribune., 1872-10-08
ASPECTS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
TIE GEORGIA voTE-THE NEGROES.

THE GEORGIA vOTE-THE NEGROES.
P.W. Alexander Of Atlanta, Ga, now in TINS city
She law partner OF the present co. e1nor OF Georgia
in reference to the statement that ihere was any IN
reference with negroes at the polls on the "a ls
says that the very opposite was true, ana theIe was
30 temptation TO cause anything Of the sort 70 DC re
sorted to. The whites outuumbeTed ihe DlacAs ln
the State by about 1900. All the white hePuDHcans
in the state who have heretofore sustained the Al
mnistrston Of Gen. Grant arc now cooperating win
the Democrats party, with the exception Of prob
ably less than 1000 individuals. il Is welknoWn
fact that a large number Of colorod men also sup
ported the Democratic and Liberal ticket at the late
election The fact tbat they would do so was so well
known before the election, that it was not eonSd-
o1ed that any special effort was needed on the part
of the Liberal-Demoorauo party TO cauy the cleo
ton and 20 viii be found that The total white vote
was light one.
The canvass was, however, conducted with great
activity by the Grant Republicans. Judge Walker
the Grant candidate for Governor, and Mr.. Acker-
man. late AttomcyG General Of tie United States not
20 mention several colorcd Grant Republican
speakers, travelled over the State and spoke where
ana when they pleased, and said what they pleased
without molestaton from any quarter. Indeed, they
exercised the night of free speech 20 an extent that
Democratic speaker in the State OF Georgia would
have dared to do. The same freedom Of speech and
action was exercised on the day Of election, and with
the exception Of a slight and momentary inteTrup-
tion at Macon it was one Of the freest and at the
same time one of the most quiet elections ever held
in tho State Of Georgia To prevent the possibility
of any ground for misrepresentation in this matter
there vos an unusual care exercised by the white
people of Georgia 10 Tepress thing tending toward
disorder OF the most perfect freedom and choice Of
action at the polls of both whites and blacks Both
sides elccioDeered 1or thenegro vote, and the Lib
erl Democrats were exceedingly sucCessfuln obtain
ing considerable portion If it upon the ground
that lr Greeley has been the lifelong friend Of the
negro. As an instance Of this, in Chatham
County. where savannah is situated, the
census gives 1890 whites and 24,5lS colored
the majority Of the Reform candidate for Governor
was 2940. In Houston County, where there are
Three times as many coloIed white voters, in
TrOup County, where they are two TO one, and il
Dougherty. where they are moIe than four TO one,
the Reform candidates received large majorities,
and there weIe 10 disturbances at the polls Of any
Kind whatever and these are fair types Of the eloc
tiou throughout the State. The pOll-taN law was
passed under Bullocks Administration 1t part Of
the Constitution OF the State. ard il has been en-
forced Equally upon whites and blacks at all subse
quent okctions. Both sides made strenuous efforts
have the poll tax Of their voters paid. So far as
2ir. AleN ardeT was able TO ascertain there not
the slightest interference with any person, white or
colored wishing TO pay poll tax Mr. Alexander
make es this statement on his Own part, and at the
suggestion OF many other Gc0rgims now in this
city and expresses their belief, as wei as his own,
that the late election in Georgia was conducted
with perfect fairness 10 all parties.