The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-12-20

nuu uittl-ripYi ~ bearing on the late elef
tions These charges will be met BY south
ern Senator'S, and the utter falsify Of the Il
legations shown by conclusive proofs.
reference TO the alleged outrages in the Sec
ond Congressional district Of south Carroll
na, from which M. T.. O'C0nnor was elecfe
Representative, number OF afiidayits hay
been received which show that the election
IN those polling places where the Radical
charge terrorism were entirely free. {
Carroll White, well known and b ghly re
specfed citizen Of Charleston, wa mem
ber0f the Board Of Elections, and visife,
the various precincts In company with Chas
w. Montgomery, another member OF tn
Board. Several polls In the city, Mr.. Whit
deposes, were surrounded BY large crowd
OF black men, who, by filling the places o
access 70 the polls, deprived many whit,
men OF the opportunity OF voting. severa
gangs Of negroes went from one poll 10 an
OF her throughout the day, evidently for tn,
purpose OF repeating, and many OF then
We're caught In the act OF repeating. Mr.
White further deposes as follows:
~. 81 Mackey, the Republican candi
date for Congress, charged two of the mem
beers OF the board In the early morning that
he Intended 20 have the managers OF election
arrested u they refused any coiored mans
vote, while deponent knows that IL any vote
was refused irrespective OF party, IL was d one
after challenge made, tried and decided by
the MANAGERS. In going the rounds went
VIII my hSSpcldIt 10 the Palmetto EuNInr-
house poll, Ward 3, where every thing Has
proceeding quietly until "A German citizen 10
whom the oath had been administered, Of
Tered 20 vote, when Republican Supervisor
Freeman rudely and violently objected TO his
vote. assigning that he had previously voted,
whereupon an examination of tho poll list
was made and his name was not found enter
ca thereon Besides, number of citizens
present vouched that he was an honest
voter. supervisor Freeman, still persisting
N his objection. flew into a passion. placed
MS hand over the aperture OF the ballot. box
and vowed that he should not deposit his
ballot, in spite of the ruling OF and In den
ance OF the managers. The friends Of the
voter withdrew him from the spot, whereup-
on Freeman rushed mp TO him. coiIared him
and dragged him some distance from the
poll into the middle Of the street
melee ensued, in which one Thomas Miller. a
Democrat, interposed and prevented the SUI
pcrvisor from being hurt. The Supervisor
Was seemingly Intoxicated, and he abandon
ed his post afterwards.
Mr.. Montgomery makes affidavit 10 the
truth Of Mr.. Whites deposition. John
Barry and Robert stewart, managers OF
election AZ the Fifth Ward polling place,
about which 30 much hue and cry has been
made, swear that the election there was
orderly and peaceable, and that no violence
nor force Of any kind was exercised BY eth
er party. J. ID. Aiken, brother OF Con-
gresham Aiken, also makes affidavit to the
peaceful character OF the election. q. ID.
Bryan, son Of Judge Bryan, OF South Car
olina. deposes on oath that he was during
the election Just held President OF the DEM
Oeratic organization in Ward /, in the City
Of Charleston; that on the day OF election he
was present at the polling precinct In said
ward from the time the poll was opened un-
III IL was closed, with the exception OF an
hour for breakfast and dinner: that the
election, as held at said poll, was perfectly
lair and untrammeled, and that no one 10
The knowledge OF this affiant. was interfered
with, and that every thing was orderly and
quiet; that the poll was crowded with ne
sroes from the country, 80 much 50 that a
arge number of the residents Of the ward
we're obliged to vote, and were sent
By this affianf t8 vote, at the poll
IN Ward 3. This afliant further saws
hat he knows that large number OF the
:olored residents OF Ward ] voted the DEM
,craiic ticket at said election, and that, had
not 80 large number Of country negroes
'oted ut said polls, the ward would have
rome largely Democratic. Charles II. CASH
iy. member-elect Of the State Legislature OF
south Carolina, makes affidavit that the |
polling precinct in the Fifth Ward was sur
'ounded by the black people, 10 the exclu-
ion Of white men. Large numbers OF white |
n n living In this ward were compelled 10
70 TO other polls to cast their ballots. Ii
vas evident that the purpose OF the colored
Republicans was TO take possession OF the |
poll, and by surrounding II admit up to the |
)allot-box only Republicans, men az their |
)wn color. No person, upon taking the |
,ath, was denied the privilege Of voting in
his presence, and the whole election was
conducted in q perfectly fair and unob-
ectionable manner. To check repeat
me- on the part OF the colored Republicans,
who had crowded into the city from ada |
cent county precincts, the managers were !
obliged to hear and decide certain challenges |
hat we're made OF certain voters, but no
Tote wasrefused except after testimony,
proving that II was an attempt to repeat.
Many colored Democrats, the affant
Knows, were intimidated from voting the \
Democratic ticket by threats and abuse from I
heir coiored Republican fellows. They \
we're threatened with expulsion from their |
churches and exclusion from the company \
" their old associates, and put In dread Of |
,eing beaten, II not killed, II they dared to
lote with the Democratic ticket. No cleo
ion since 1858 has passed of SO peaceabIy
md quietly As the election of 1873. There
vas no collision, not shot was fired and mo-
,ody was hurt.
Bejamin +. Huger, well known citizen
4 Charleston, Chairman of the Second
Ward Democratic Committee, deposes that
nd Assistant District Attorney Of the United |
'tafes for South Carolina, was present at the
lection, acting rs challenger for the Repub-
lean party. From the opening OF the polls
o its close II was crowded with Republican
oters, largely from the islands opposite the
ity, each supplied with Republican ticket
y the Republican managers. The access TO
he box was 20 completely in the possession
1 Mr.. Mackey's party that many Democrat
9 voters who could not wait for their turn
vent I'D 10 the Third Ward precincts and
oted there. The vote OF the Second Ward
vas short Of the vote ut the general election
4 1876 by $500 votes. owing TO the num-
er Of residents from outside the city lin
Is offering 10 vote at this poll, many were
hallenged and questioned, which took
much time, but In no instance that the am
nj recalls was any vote refused, except in
hose cases when Il was proved to the salts
action OF the managers that the
arties were under age or had
previously voted elsewhere. The afliant had
ever Witnessed a more quiet and orderly Il
lection. There was not case Of disorder /
r even loud talking, and no such thing as
Of voter the entire day. Al
srh InovVu In him thar Ool0rpd