The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

tive Committees and distributed
amongst the managers only. The
regular Democratic ticket as well as
the Republican ticket, was Eve times
as large. Ia most instances, especial
ly where very few Democratic votes
were cast, the managers, after coun-
ting the ballots and ascertaining the
excess, returned them to tae ballot
box, but were to leave them unfold
ed, and proceeded to draw out the
number of ballots in excess They
were careful, however, to draw out
none Ct these small tickets, bit in
every instance the large Republican
ballots were drawn out and destroy
ed.
"At the NJ. Pleasant poll 49, Re-
publican ballots we're thus drawn
cut sad destroyed, and this poll,
where the Republicans had voted
FIVE to one against the Democrats,
was made to give a democratic ma
jority Of 327.
"The most outrageous cases OF
ballot-box stufing occurred at the
two polls in Ward Three Of this
city. At the poll known as the Pal
metto Engine House, one of the
managers, W. L. Daggett, the fore
man Of the Neps and Courier job
printing office, stuffed $500 of these
little tickets in the box after the poll
was closed. The managers, fading
that there were 1869 ballots in the
box, declined to throw cut any, but
counted them all, aud returned the
vote Of that poll ss 46l for Mackey
and 3,l0S for O'Connor. At the 9TH
er poll in this ward the same &C. was
performed, and the managers return-
ed III for Mackey. and 1856 r
O'Connor, SO that n ward out Of
the eight in the city was made 10
give 8 majority Of 1892 votes for
O'Connor. The utter impossibility
Of voting 1859 persons az n poll
in the space Of twelve hours need
hardly be urged. As the managers
swore each voter separately. end in
many cases consumed three or four
minutes questioning come voters, it is
safe to say that the average time
consumed in voting each man was
enc minute, which would allow 100
votes to be polled, provided there
was q continuous stream OF voters
during the twelve hours the polls
were opened. Yet at this poll the
managers make q return under oath
that 1869 persons voted in the space
Of twelve hours. BY this method
Charleston City is made to give
0'Connor 2 majority Of 6.525, or 9
majority larger than the entire Dem.
ocrat;c vote of the city.
Throughout this county aud the
entire district the boxes were stuffed
in the same way, not only In Charles.
! ton but Ia Clarendon. Not satisfied
With stuiing the ballot boxes, the
= Democrats finding Ii impossible to
stuff the ballot box Ct the Washing
ton Engine House, iu Ward Six, be
cause of the vigilance Of the United
7 States Supervisor, put out the lights
{ and stole the hex and destroyed il
; because l had q majority ct abouf
. $50 there. On Edisto Island where
/. loco Republican voters reside, ant
= where the Democrats have only a
to so votes, the nemoeratic ponmis
o %sioners failed 10 open she polls, thu
e actually DISTINGUISHING these voters
1T is useless writing any more Of
these Disgusting details. | see N
b remedy for The wrongs nc are com
PEELED 10 submit to. The publication
Of them ! am afraid will do LITTLE
good but still publish them far ant
vide, 80 that the world may know t
a what crimes The respectable Demo
Gratis of South Carolina will descend
The inmates of the South Caroline
~Penitentiary would not be guilty o
a of the acts committed on Tuesday
By the Democrats OF this State
Yours truly,
II w NJ CVp