The New York herald., 1876-12-03

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day and getting their testimony found they could
force them to testify Is is possible TO sec
how tue end OF this will be reached The tes-
timony is all in The democrats are hard al work on
their general argument discussing all contested points
] IN Que paper and this will be presented
10 the Court Mouday morning Al ten O'Clock
| Tho republicans will put their arguments about
the time and the Board VIII probably decide on
Monday Il is feared that tho republicans lin fact,
Mr. Chandler thinks probabe-will ask TO be allowed
TO Introduce witnesses up the last moment II this
be true, and the Board allows H. the will have to
be decided without coherent suggestion or argument,
as can be prepared until the case is closed
The question presented In Manatce Is a nice one.
There was CLERK. who Is tho registering officer
in this county, for q week before election;
the deputy clerk refused 10 register the voters, and
there registering done. The election proceeded
regularly however tho registry lis. OF las, year being
and taking the usual oath before justice
tho absence OF tho clerk The republicans ask that
the returns be thrown out irregular The democrats
that the voters in Manatcc exhausted all efforts
conform law, that tho absence Of the clerk,
unavoidable on their part, but prcarranged, MS they
charge by their opponents did not touch the essence
OF their right TO vote.
The democrats formally raised question to-day to
the eligibility OF Humphreys, colored eIcctor who
has appointment shipping master at pensacVlA
/, said that no has resigned tho shipping masters
place The other coorcd eIcctor Pcarcc rardoned
convict having been sentenced 10 the pententary and
pardoned by the Governor II Is possible that qacs-
ton will be made as to his eligibility
PaocEsDisGs or THE HOARD.
Tho first thing brought before the Board this
morning republican objection to Key
West precinct, Nuuroe county, the
ground that threats OF loss OF employment,
violent demonstrations and intimidation prevented
tran that han rcrt, I'm
names were called the crowd would call out sI.ct him
yo,c he is all right" and that added
illegally TO the registry list. Objection also made
TO precinct in Hsrnando county tho ground of
intimidation.
Tho democrats furnished replication to the charge
intimidation in Columbia by Offering to introduce as
witness Mr.. Doughcrty who had been charged with
intmidating by afldavits from live OF tho
| eight negroes Who alleged to have been
taken into the swamp and matreatod, rociting
hat the facts alleged In adavlts introduced by rcpub
lcan managers false; that sucn thing as re-
| cited occurred and that they
VOTED THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
chcerfully and intcgcnty because they believed
It to DO right affidavit In reply TO tho
charge that nine democrats who were not
registered voted that tho original registry list
| OF the county had been burned and that the
present list mper icctly drawn of copy by the
republican Cierk-many names beng omittcd,-declares
that the nine votes in question were legal Anldavits
from about forty citizens including tho United States
supervisors United States deputy marshals chaengcrs
for the republican party, rcccd that the
election perfectly fair peacoablc aud regular they
denied that any undue had been used and asked
that tho OF the county be counted Tho democrats
then filed the charge that ballots had been
marked by employers in Duval county and negroes
| threatened with dismissal II they were not
| voted, stating that many negroes asked for
marked tickets, that they might demonstrate to
! their democratic friends that they voted their
ticket without making suoh public demonstration OF
the would subject them to the persecution of
their race; that employers have the right TO
choose II they desire employees in sympathy with their
own political views The precedent for this was set
| by tho rcpuDlicans-an affidavit IS presented
! from one negro who that no
rounded by crowd of negroes with clubs headed by
the republican County Commissioners who threatened
and abused him. and taking democratic ticket out OF
| his hand and forced HIM to vote republican one.
Afldavits also offered from seven negroes who
that thoy votcd the democratic ticket without
intimidation OF any sort, but freely and cneeriully
and from several Others who swore that they would
prefer 10 have voted that ticket had they not been
deferred by threats from their own race Major
McCain's negro boy, who sworc yesterday that
| hc Dukes sign the counter affidavit IN Belton's
| office; was introduced by Ex-Governor Moves TO
staIcmedt he made yesterday. He testified that
tho swearing done on Saturday. Mr.. Sellers then
asked him II 1t to Bottoms office He said
he uid not, although the records show that he did.
Hc did not know whose house 1t was, who
lived IN it, what It used for. The democrats
then cd answer to the charge OF intimidation in Mas
sau OF same sort as In Dnval, making same answer
In effect. They introduced objections TO Jcncr-
son county, follows THAT registration false,
fraudulent and included 200 more names than there
voters in the county. That 800 moro votes
actually counted than there voters IN the county;
thai county canvasscrs were disqualified, having acted
as inspectors; that general fraud was enacted
4 copy OF tho poll Inst, showing that $40
had than there in the county by
tho last census or AGO more than the official census OF
1875 showed. An affidavit was ncd showing twenty
two convicted ielons voted tho ull republican ticket
and f1rty nvc persons who voted twice, and that 40
under names in the census list and
for which real could be found in tho county.
Tho prayed that e72 votes be thrown out Of
tho returns from Jefferson. In all l33 aGldavs
Introduced sustaining above testimony The rcpubli
cans offered objections TO Clay county tho ground
that fraudulent votes wcro cas recitng that thirty
nnc votes were included III county return without 1t
being stated from what precinct they came
SLIGHT
then made by tho Introduction OF Justice Bolton,
| Of Alachua, who is said 10 have Witnessed Dukes
counter AFFIDAVIT and who nrst made affidavit OF fraud
| Ut Archer and then that w.nlo state Of
in,oxica,iou no persuaded by republicans to put
h,s namo another ballot Being sworn, hc said =
I am magistrate in Aachua county; Gu Saturday
mcrans at Archer; went Friday evening with
certain parties. When shown the countcranldavt OF
Dukes hc hcsi:aicd long ,mo and said IL has my
jura When nsxcd II Dukes signed il ho silent for
full minute, and then said, II ,hink ho di that At
first he refused and aftcrward conscnted." When
asked II Dukes touched tho pom when his marx
was made no said 81 doa,t think ho did.n Says he
asked Dukes to sign IL; acknowledged that he