The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-30
FRIDAY EvEN'G. MAY 80. 1873.
Outrages Perpetrated at the Norfolk
lTIoefIOu Etef4.

Mr.. John Dezendorf, one of the leading
Republicans of Norfolk, and Appraiser Of
Customs for that Port, publishes a card in
the Norfolk Day Book, showing up some
of the outrages perpetrated by the Conser-
vative party Of that city in the late munici-
pal election. We are assured by gentle-
man of the highest responsibility and
character, that every word in Mr.. De-
zendorf's card is true. Similar outrages
have been complained of elsewhere,
indicating purpose on the part of the
Conservatives more general than we
had expected to see, to swindle the
Republican party out of its majority in
every instance where threats, browbeating,
bulyism and violence can be safely re-
sorted to for the accomplishment Of that
end. We copy, in part, the card of Mr..
Dezendorf, and have this to say in connec-
ton with it, that Conservative triumph
accomplished by this sort Of means will
be anything but palatable to these yiolators
of law and order in the end. They may
be brought up on square turn one OF
these days, by this sort of electioneerine
device. hAaI4&tE
The Republican party of Virginia will
consent to be fairly voted down in popu.
lar election but they will never allow
themselves to be swindled-much less
bullied--out of an election. Any effort tt
try this little game in general election BY
the people, will result in very sore dscom
future to the party attempting it. Thi'
might be just as well understood now al
six months hence. No Warmoth-McE Emery
swindling will be tolerated within a stone'
throw of the national capital. Mark ou
prediction.
Mr.. Dezendorf says: s.s.s ....
I can speak of my personal knowledge of III
First ward only, and say emphatically, tina
the result in that ward was obtained by intim
dation, violence and fraud and by the combine
efforts of the police, the paid fire department
and the DULLES in the pay of the Conservativ
party. And it was by no means public e.
preston of approval IN their behalf" As earl
as nine o'clock IN the morning a colored man wa
man, the effect was to deter them from coming
the polls. On the white side of the house In I'll
afternoon the greatest amount OF rowd.
ism prevailed When decent men, Of
posed to the ruling party, came int
The voting place they were rudely put out
the police, while the drunken bullies. and othel
in the pay of the Conservatives were allowt
full sway beth in front and behind the ball
box. White men voting the Peoples ticket we
nsulted and intimidated, and many stay.
away from the polls who intended to vote u
Peoples ticket, on account of the bullying tns
was resorted to by the minions of the party
power. One Of the Judges Of election was
member of the paid fire department., and polio
men off duty acted as chalengers and writer
while those on duty distributed tickets al
brought men up to the polls. 81 %
About o'clock finding that notwithstandil
the combined efforts of the whole municipal go
ernment, which had been concentrated upon tn
ward the Peoples ticket was still ahead OPT
violence was resorted to, a stone was thrown e'
IDENTIFY intended for myself, as had notice abo
a half an hour before that an attempt would
made upon my life before shutdown, and WIFI
Captain Gardner remarked that the stone can
from the corner of the room near the door,
was called d-n liar, and set upon and beat
severely by a crowd of roughs, prominent amol
whom was one of the harbor-masters Of y
city; and although all this, the throwing OF u
stone and the beating of MIR. Gardn
took place while one of the Police Comm
sioners was present, yet no efforts We're ma
to arrest any one, though the parties that be
Mr.. Gardner were well known to the police a.
Judges of election. The ballot.bo at the viii
poll was stuffed, eightv-fiys ballots having be
put in by fraud. When the ballots were count
and the fraud discovered the law required tn
all the ballots should be returned to the box a
one of the Judges should be Dlndfolded n
draw out enough ballots to make the number
ballots in the box and the number OF names
the poll-b books correspondent, IN DONG TINS SIX
four Peoples tickets were drawn from the .
and twenty one Conservative ucKets, decreasl
the Peoples ticket vote honestly deposited
ty-four votes, and adding dishonesty that nu
Der to the Conservative vote. a-s