The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-11-29

same standard. Having stated this
much, do not think that | ought to
go further, and perhaps, in my desire
10 be frank with you, / may have
broached questions that should await
the opening of Congress.
THE JVAYSOUTH CAROLINA WAs
CARRIED BY THE DE
NOCRACY.
The reports of various supervisors
of Election in South Carolina bav.
been published, and all of these report.
may be said to be identical in describ
ing the manner in which the Supervis
o.s we're treated,t the Republican voterl
outraged and the polls stuffed, not
only in one precinct but throughout
the State. We append only the fol
lowing report, not having room for all
but the rest are like unto it:
BANNER BALLOT BOX sTUFFINa.
CHARLESTON. 8. c.. Nov. 6. TS.-A'
United States Supervisor at the Pal
metto Engine House, Ward Three
city of Charleston, submit the follow
ing report of the election held at that
precinct Oh Tuesday, the 5th day o!
November, 1873:
/ was present at the opening of the
poll, having arrived there at 5 80 a. m
As soon as the poll was opened | stated
to the manage 5, Messrs A. ]. Wtite
G. W. Siegnous, jr., and J. w. Smyser,
all Democrats, t.at Mr.. p. W. Gailliard
who was prese It with me, would aci
ss my clerk, for the purpose of keeping
my poll LIST, and though at first they
objected, they finally concluded to al
low him to remain. He had not acted
in that capacity for more than half al.
hour when Capt. Jas. Armstrong and
other Democrats cam in and objected
to bis remaining there, whereupon Mr..
A J. White, Chairman of the Board
of Managers, ordered him to leave.
Instructed him not to move from where
he was sitting at the table keeping my
poll list unless ordered by me. Mr..
White then ordered Thomas W. Car
vile, Deputy State Copsta ole, to ar
rest Gailiard and to carry him odt.
which Caryile cid. After Il remova.
of my clerk continued the seeping OF
the poll list myself, and excepting the
fact that the managers refused about
fifty eolored men, who were willing to
take the requisite oath, the light to
vote b cause they could not tell exactly
10 IN year they were born, the elec
tioa. pr roceeded without any serious in
terruption until about $3.50 p. m. AT
At that hour German came up to
vote. l challenged him on the ground
that he had already voted in the morn
ing. and ] warned him if he voted ]
would order his arrest for illegal vot.
ing. Nevertheless, he took the oath,
aud voted; whereupon / ordered
Deputy Marshals A. w. Green and j.
F. Byrns TO arrest him. The Deputy
Marshals, who were standing outside
of the railing erected to keep the crowd
from the ballot box, attempted to come
within the railings where the voter
was standing, for the purpose of tax
ing him into custody. He was, how
ever, for,ibly prevented from doing Sc
by the Deputy State Consta5les and
the Democratic ralliers, under the in.
struction of the managers. Against
this protested, and Mr.. A. J. White,
Chairman of the Board o. Managers,
said to me that if wanted the man
arrested l must carry him to the
Deputy Marshals at the door. bat that
the Marshals should not come In. ]
took the man by the arm and carried
him to the door, which was about five
or six feet from the ballot box. 1 did
not go outside, but stood at the door
and called the Deputy Marshals. As ]
stood by the door l was struck in the
eye and mouth by blow from Brock.
ey Carrighap, and fell to the ground
when l was dragged into the street and
stamped in my stomach and side ]
received several other blows with sticks
and would have been killed were il
not for the timely interference of Mr..
Thos. Miller. Christopher Hayne. and
Others. All this occupied about five or
sever minutes, and upon returning to
my post at the poll found that my
poll list which had left upon the ia
ble had been stolen. Though I made
inquiries of all those around, no one
seemed to know what had become of
it, nor have l seen it since. l then
went down to the U s. Court House
to report the matter to the Chief Su
pervisor, and after having done SO
returned to the polling place and re
sumed my duties. At the close of the
poll the box was opened, and al
once saw that it had been stuffeI. H..
it were packages of exceedingly small
Democratic tickets. bearing the name
of NJ. P. O'Conner, for Congress. prin
ted on tissue paper in very small type,
some of which had but one fold jn
them, while others were not even fold
ed but were open just as they came
from the printers. One of these tick
cts is hereunto attached. The multi
tude of these tickets in the box at
tracted my attention, and l ;eked up
a parcel of them which were not even
from each other, and all of
which had been evidently placed in the
box together, and l called the atten
ton OF the managers to the parcel.
Mr.. W. L. Daggetr. the Chairmen of
the Democratic parry of the ward, who
was present, commsnded me to put the
parcel down, saying at the same time
If / touched them again would do SO
at my peril. The managers decided
that / had no right to touch any of the
tickets. Then demanded that th.
before csnvassing the votes,
should count the ballots In the box, so
as to see If the number of them cores
ponded with the names on the poll list.
Mr.. White. the Chairman of the board
started to do so, when Mr.. Hugh
prominent Democrat of
the ward pi otested against it, and in
sisted that the managers proceed at
once to count the votes for each can.
didate, counting all the ballots in the
box The managers decided to com
ply with Mr.. Ferguson's demands, and
returning the few ballots, about thirty
Or forty, which had been taken out,
they proceeded to canvass the votes
Tor each candidate without first ascer-
tanning whether or not the ballots in
the box exceeded the names on the
poll list / also asked to be allowed
10 examine the poll list kept by the
managers, but was refused, the mana
gers declining to permit me to see it,
saying that i had nothing to do with
u. From the engine house. where the
count was being conducted, all Reprb
lcans were excluded save myself and
one Deputy Marshal, while the place
vas crowded with members of the
democratic Working Committee. Find.