New-York tribune., 1878-11-22
THE TIssUE-PAPER MAJoRITIEs.
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE WAY A LARGE
FRAUDULENT DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY WAS sE-

AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE WAY LARGE
FRAUDULENT DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY WAS sE-
CURED IN CHARLESTON.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
WAsHINGTON, Nov 21.-The statement made by
ex-Congressman Mackey, of Charleston, :. c.. and
widely published at the North. that Mr.. Daggett,
foreman of The Charleston Ne,os and Courier, put
$500 fraudulent ballots into one box at the
late election, has received official confirmation
from the United States Supervisor stationed at the
poll where Daggett was. 1t will be remembered
that for this statement suit for libel was brought
against Mr.. Mackey. The Supervisor relates that
an hour before the poll closed Mr.. Daggett entered
the room and seated himself on the table the
ballot-box. On several occasions, on looking back
after the attention Of the Supervisor had been
momentarily attracted by persons approaching and
questioning him, he discovered Mr. Daggett stufing
packages of tissue tickets into the box At time
the latter tried to insert large package that one
Of the Democratic managers went to bis relief and
pushed il through into the box with his pencil. For
an hour Mr.. Daggett continued to do this kind of
work, as he could find the opportunity, and he had
the help of accOmplices, who stood as to cover
hun much possible from the eyes of the Super
visor. The latter reports that as a result OF this
work. either by Dagget Others, 2454 tissue tick
cts were put into the box at this particular poll.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS UNDER ARREST
WITH IN THEIR WORK OF PUNIsHING PERSONS
GUILTY OF ELECTION FRAUDS.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. 21.-United States Com
missioner Wiggin, who has been making election
arrests in Barnwel, S. c., was recently arrested on
a charge of having accepted bribe to compromise
a case when he was State Solicitor in 1875. He
was released to-day on bail Commissioner Sam
Lee, of Sumter, who is also Probate Judge, was
rested yesterday at Sumter for failure keep open
the Office Of Probate Judge. He refused to give bail
and went TO Jail
SOME FLORIDA FRAUDS PREVENTED.
THE SUPREME COURT ORDERS THE COUNTING OF
CERTAIN REJECTED RETURNs-CONGREssMAN
BISBEE REELECTED.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 21.-A special dispatch
to The Sun and Press from Tallahassee says the Su-
preme Court has decided that the three precinct
returns rejected by the Alachua County Canvassng
Board are good and valid and has issued peremp-
tory writ to the board TO canvass them. These
precincts gave Congressman Bisbee rep a major
ty of 49, and by the rejection of their returns by
the Canyassng Board Hill DEM was elected.
Bisbee's majority is about 200 in the district the
Id Four citizens of Gadsden County, arrested
by United States Marshal for alleged interference
with inspectors at the late election. have been
brought here, and will have an examination to-
morrow.
SENATOR GORDON CAN SEE NO WRONG.
HE DEPRECATEs THE SPEECHES OF SENATORS
BLAINE AND CoNKIING, AND BELIEVES THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY WILL NOT FOLLOW rHEM
ATLANTA Ca Nov. Ex-senator Gordon, IN a
speech before the Georgia Legislature after refer
ring deprccIatlngly to the recent speeches pf Sen
ators Blaine and Conklng and Secretary Sherman,
said:
VIII the masses OF the Republican voters sustain
these leaders such policy OF oppression cannot
believe IL. | cannot believe mat they VIII
be sustained by that wing OF the party when
supported President Hayes in his patriotic recognition
of the fact the ended and in Withdrawal
OF the troops and the leaving 10 Louisiana and South
Carolina their right OF sefg0yeInmcnt. Applause.
wish you also TO know my cOuntrymen that there aie
hundreds OF thousands OF patriotic men IN that party
who. II they their dapger-and reacuOnaly danger
10 them-wUuld unite with you 10 avert II. Tnere
are thousands Of Christian men In that party who
sympathze with these wrongA-whOse hearts Dled
for recent Affections aud whosd purses were employed
H. relieve Southern suffering IArpause That was q
spectacle that presented the better soe or these men,
aud II was a spectacle that touched and moved
the Southern heart and caused IL 10 Deat once
more In responsive Iobs TO the great leart or the
North deep calleth unto deep loud applause! anu
Southern prayers ascended that Jehovah would NOT only
reward them thousand fold, but that this great soulh-
ern woe, made National by Godnke sympathy,
might become the grave OF all sectional anlmostes.
Put now what revolution and contrast AT tie very mo-
mont when Southern suffering ana Northern Denencence
were bndng together these esranged sections these
grave Senators seek reopen wounds that were healing
and TO revive passions that dying. At an hour
were al peace, when both the races alike were enjoying
the blessings OF education aud good government tbeeo
.aders Drng out tue bloody shirt again. run IL up the
party staf, and fly lG as symbol of new eiNhZauon
aud a restored union
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