New-York tribune., 1876-12-08
A sUBJUGATED SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
THE FRAUDS AND VIOLENCE By WHICH REPUB
LICAN MAJORITY or $4,000 WAS DESTROYED.
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LICAN MAJORITY or Il 900 WAS DESTROYED.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Representative Lynch
OF Mississippi has prepared n statement showing the
methods adopted deraud him OF his reelection last
Fall The district Il known the Shoesring DsIict
from great length and slight width IL Ia arfanged To
take In all the heavy negro counties In tho state with
the view Of making ii the only sure Republican district
After the complete success OF the plan OF terrifying the
state In 1872 the Democrats under Gen Chalmers deter
mined to this district also from the Republicans
Although the majority nearly $4,000 they accom-
plishcd this without rcsorng to much Violence lnth-
dation was connued chiefly TO two counties Claiborne
and Jefferson where no Republican clubs were allowed
10 les Organized I'm Claiborne County Mr.. Lynch was
informed he must hold no meetings there. The Demo
cratic frauds began with the registration In CiaDorhe
County over 900 Republic an voters we're denied the
right to register the whites registering first and the re-
madcr OF the time allowed by law being consumed IN
putting nonsonscal and unauthorized questions TO the
coored voter. 20 that only small part OF them were
a. 10 get their names the list In Warren County
the board of registry made Affirmative answers to queS-
ous not authorized by law as condition OF regstra
tou and In this manner dsenfrnnchised about 3,OOO
Republican voters. On election day frauds oil the most
outrageous character were pracuced hJstemauchiS
throughout the district In Mr. Lynch's own county
Adams-a change of over 200 votes was made In one
parish by taking Republican ballots out OF the boxes
I'm Mr. Lynch's own precinct he watched the e'ec-
ton carefully himself, and up TO O'clock when
tho election officers took recess for dinner
361 votes had been poed OF which number the hepuo-
cans had over 800 After dinner ls6 votes were poeu
80 Of which were Republican, but when the votes were
counted out at sht only 80 Republican votes
in the box the number after dinner showing clearly
that the officers when they went TO dinner took out all
the Republican votes and put Democratic votes III 'noH
stead This is specimen Of many frauds oil similar
kind Of which Mr.. Lynch has evidence
In Issaquena County at every precinct except one tho
took out Republican votes and put their own
marty tickets in In their stead In Wilkinson County not
only were tho same tactics employed but armed oo's
OF men went 10 the residences Of leading RepnbcanS on
o rcbt nreccding the election and demanded and OBJ
tanned tho Republican tickets aud destroyer tiJi % ~
that rho nc Xt day In many precincts. not u sihSI ~
nuhljcan vote was pOed In that county hepuDpucdh
uourty OF over 900 reduced 10 less Ihin -Uo
Mr. lynch IN his statement, takes up AL lbe couneij
I'm nj, district ard shows how general ana Sstoiu1tc
were these blrcfaccd frauds. Tho above are IAptos
ONLY Intimidation praciced, u seems, uut ~ h d
cnnparatyey small extent the eect0n oelnE III III i tno
hands OF the democrats. and they iond u hIcn ead d
simply to destroy the Republican Dlliols III TIC Do
for them their own uChetS