Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-11
Tho Georgia Election.

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The Democratic majority in Geor-
gia will be between 10000 and So
900, all the elements in opposition
to the Republicans uniting upon
Smith, the Democratic candidate
for Governor. OF these, the Chica-
go Times claims $4,000 O'Conor dem
ocrats who will be against Greeley
in November. There are undoubt-
eddy among those who voted for
Smith a respectable number who
will support Grant, 50 the Demo
cratic vote for President will prob
ably show great falling off from
the above figures. The manner in
which the election last week was
carried by the Democracy is indica-
ted by the following dispatches:
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 5.
TO Hon. Jas. NJ. Eanaua,as.
No Republicans were admitted
as managers or clerks at the cleo
ton on Wednesday. The officers
were all Greeleyites. They refused
to open Republican precincts, and
freeholders attempting it were dis
persed. Democratic votes were re-
ceived as fast as offered; Rcpubli-
can votes only when no Democratic
votes were offered. Republican
precincts voted only one per minute
while Democratic precincts were
pushed through at the rate of six
per minute. Thus thousands of
Republicans failed to get in their
votes. The exhibition of tax re-
ceipts were unlawfully required Of
Republicans, but not of Democrats.
Republican leaders were arrested
early under false charges, in order
to intimidatc voters. Challenges
We're made to delay voting and to
intimidate Republicans. Those at
tempting to assert their rights were
assailcd, and in some eases muir
dered. -Four were killed at Macon.
The Enforcement act was openly
,defed. Many arrests are being
made by the United States Marshals.
Less than half the Republican vote
was polled.
HENRY FAERoW, Ch'rm.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.
The Chrouicic has two letters
from Georgia, written on election
day, one from Savannah and the
other from Macon. Al. Macon the
Democrats took possession Of the
polls as soon us they opened. a
crowding of negroes toward the vo-
ting place led to Il disturbance,
when the whites began to ire pro
miscuonsly. An organic ID party Of
ehivalry Of the place, 100 strong,
then took position fifty yards from
the polls, and from that time, wllici.
was s o'clock in the morning, no
colored men were allowed to vote
The Savannah letter is from u we'll
known eX-army officer 1t makes
the following statement: "Over
1000 of our voters, all colored,
were kept from voting. Oar oppe-
nents had an armed force drawn mp
in front of the voting place, and
early in the day one of our workers,
J. E. Bryant, Deputy Collector, WAS
beaten and carried off 10 Jail, and
another one arrested, which led to
trouble and stopped Republicans
from voting. Under recently en-
acted laws it is penitentiary Of
Tense to carry arms to an election,
so we were all unarmed. Imagine
our surprise on finding over 100 of
the city roughs with badges on as
special policemen, all armed with
clubs, and, taking an active part
around the polls. They would club
and arrest any one they pleased.
/ never saw greater farce to be
called an election. We hear by
telegraph of riots ontsile the city,
and may never be able to know how
many of our voters have been run
off. They have the ballot boxes,
managers, police, militia, special
police, Sheriff and posse, bailitfs
on1 rourhc H1co with LoIunc ~, ,,