The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-01
sotTH ,sROfTNs's IOTE
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WA-utsaIus. Doc Ii.-A gentleman con-
ns0isl Nth the iouss ins~suEating rYu.niifioe
ssnf e. south t.fuilna f4iurnel a. ihis 90, un
safafi.i uufnlnr ia-i %. .i,cs o. luitf.sfinz
lanf uf 500 sfufis made il thl CON uifteo
IHN fln ff.ln fnt rrrfatif5 20 -fafe certain
c.iIr 0f Hr..l = reiuns. lns r' ro ~ =
sfat, B.. Dol lftu|rnt uHiaitH. and his IN .e BE-
ct.rf'.sd asa f.f.r.i la fnYu., vith election
iHfua fr.tlereI nhN4f 40 vHu Is place. aud
HlfNuNt anf Hfdcf 30 rV.fem slafsftr ben
t0t commit o. called flI Toe fotlfu. thay we're
pct 10 aI sorts q frs lnu- oi lsruuns aud
strlses. aud. when con.eni Co. make copies
oi fhsm Wa obtained. the papcn cuuid ny
b. found in ins'ai n.uis. Ansr . number =
precinct ietufns had been osiiel zoe question
~ haslnF Them cerined ~ the -eofetaf, q state
VA raised. ani lnmediatri, al sens Of otiec-
tom were put forward ~ Republican oflcials.
ILsy taid % w4s nni thr wlfk 81 ihe secretary
of -f e. 90 ~ hls clerk. ard - course be- could
nHt rffiifi o. them. uui 90 seems that The recro-
tafi is 900 sari --Hiu. turi ~ b follow, aud wien
cufirs lad been made ~ the r,tufn- tie ctefA
q tue cHmmitfe- wa cent uu ~ Mf. Say
i.f. chairman. 10 nave tuem c'ftlned.
n was dnne without any oDJs srtons, nnd
81 wns 10 solner done than the secfctars had
ihnubfrlHiu aud hl 81 the cAfpot-b y tt1un-
dfels afilf him lsAe lot u hufnst. H. just
ttd ilmHtif however. 40 sayltg mat 60" clerk
~ fu" committee NHr nlHN -Nff - a NNNnl
a. %. wlo persuaded Mn o. mako ssttih'-itcs
90 inf { uapefr which he really had not t.Aen
the trouble 60 read.
H. turned out. upon comparing the copies
With the ufiglhHi-. that the ci.fks htd sli son o
% TO- tgsfes 80 the wrong columns, aud tnat
the liidtu ele" fNfs ~ int cuplo- were elected
lbs IA i.rs. MAINLY lh..s s.re esffluad Ia
~ due torn ~ the secretary Of state hn1
n the De'nocraiic m.nin r. - the committee
had "anfed TO pai An, snafp prartitc they had
'hafn ciiAin aus hli s'puudfcis at a vers great
disldynLtage. Corfecti .n-, however. were made
" order - the Chairman according 60 ihe Urlfi-
nal ret irns and the Hayes .lrtturs are elected
bi the precinct fe'ufn-. There are. however.
some questions a. g tNe lrgiiit, - several pre-
t.hf' returns: II th"s. Hfe "a 'euted-hnd -ntii
Client ground for their rejection l. found Ii
would leave the lildeu electors ahead. At the
line thI- Informant left Columbia toes" qIe--
iiuus bad MT been decided by the committee
and VIII not be unt the whole committee pa-ses
upon them. II h. not the intention. however. ns
be telicyes. - tne Democratic MI ,rity TO m
FIST un auS techue ealiiies. ThoS Deiisvs iuf0r-
malitlea IN the returns are aue more 60 tue H.
nnranca - the election ofhcers than to any IN
ttnuun TO 90 wrong.
a great amount II testimony In regard 70 In
timldatlon was taken ny that part - he COM
nnittte tu which the gentleman atuVs referred tp
was attached. All the witnesses VINO testified
that there WAS Intimidation on the pirt Of tue
Demo crats were, without exception, nesroe-.
Some Of them told marvellous stories. out IN
every Instance, save one or Two, the negroes VINO
g.ye tuis evidence were httly contrailoted ~
officers Of the tui.ei States army who were
present at the poll, AZ tne time the negroes
clHim - have been maltrcatsd, abused, and in
Inundated. Tue testimony OF the army
officers was. without exception. fWord-
bic 10 the ID mocrats. Only one testi-
Ned to a single case OF intmidr ION
on election daN. and none OF them knew Of anN
outrage being committed by the Democrats In
parts Of the state whcie tney were stiuoDed.
one negro testified thpt he " knOcked down
by s'uno n a certain polling place; thtt he got
up ana started to run, and that wnits man
drew his rev oly,r and fred nyo shots az him
Tie oficer ia command II the troops at this
polling Ilace was called, aud testified that he
saw the negro hnocAed down wiki q stone. IL
dtj not see tie man wnn throw t'H stone, out
t.e negro got up. and when lac went away not a
single shot was fred ut him, nor WAS a single
pistol drawn. or a .un or weapon OF any kind
exmnited during the whOle day at that polling
place.
There can be no doubt. according to the infor-
nation Of the gentleman referred t.. Of the
e,,ctton Of lIan. pt'n. The precinct returns,
which were comet 10y ire committee, show that
lhmptnu'- naJlriy over Chamber am i- + 1ii
l2O % ls0J. .hts variation b. caused hN iIfur-
malitcs IN certain returns, and throwing nut all
the returns about Wnfch there an hc HnN pIes-
! ton. leaves iir Hampton witn a mnJ 'ri.y ui
l2lO. Inc sNb committee, WLirl has h"cu tax
lus testimony IN Charleston nud points All tccui
| thereto, has obtained great ue ] of evidence
which shows that thtre WAS INTIMIDATION on the
daN Of the election, but II was practised by Re-
puDlicaus upon Democratic negroes.