The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-04
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day the proclnmoticn of the Pres;dent wa
;ssned and before !. vss oxen IN, IN
Sou,h C,-ol;n. .onI;, ~, ~. 80
forward ..;mn,e5;. .,elx .n ,ha ,..;Iah,. fS.os
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that ofscsr 80 .,..;on h;s 1890 ~ anoh
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These ;nstruct;on. Zero g;ven too no,v;,h.
,tand;n. tho s.ot ,b.. Gsnsr,l Rnn.r haa
,eIsvranbed Tho pres;dsn. nniv ,bo Son ho
fore from Columbia saving al v.s nu;et
IF need more troons T will .end 1ou y
dispotcb TELLING Won 7 need them - The
evident DESIGN wos to Get nnder the nre.
text of the cbaroes made n The nrocl,mo
ton. as many troons "a noss;bIe into tho
State in order that thew m;ght he mood A.
the nolls tn holster mn ;he s,;,;no fortu,os
of a partv which Il So,tb C.roI;n, a.
leas, was fast GIl;,. a. n;ocs. mndar tho
weight of its own rot1.nness and corrnnt;on
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U. 8. supERy1soRs ANN nrpurv xApsu.,s
CHARGE on Tup polls
p..s;,, ~ :. ~. 49,. 49, ~,
merahle ;rr.n,i,.;,;o s p'aSs' 'ne iu"u -
conductiuo the election which io sa"n .a ~ra,,i" o.
S.e;I;.a,aJ f.nud.'Io". "ss, "n''H 90 gtea'.y
show the nar.;san condun. ef -. .on.hi;
can ,,oro,rors .nnorn;so ~ .PuD
sba,s Who CENTRALIZED and surropnd:d p % a.
ballot boxes and ,be oros, on,rano. nno,, ,no
the rights Of the citizen and . &C. lii, f
committed bv them
Thomas i Rbodes . rs,,b,;c., vh,
supported the Jones rennblican .;otat IN
GEORGETOWN County t.st;fe, that h. vos a.
the Snntee nolI IN tba d,v of ,h. oI,".;on
and that the MANAGERS refnsed 70 .Ilow him
IN vote tho ,ickot ho Jos;u.a 80 o.I'S
witnesses testify to n s;m;I,r n.,,;s.n sn;r;,
shown bv the wan,oers ~ o,hor nroo;po,,
Manv Of the renubl;can .unorr;sors 49,,
themselves candidates. and tnoL an .o,;as 49,
part in electioneerino at the noIls Tn ,be
County of Sumter alone tha tost;monu
shows that the following persons were can.
didates upon the republican ticket. and also
acted as United States supervisors j. II.
Ferriter, John w. Westbury, W. ]. An
drcws, L. Is. johnson, were candidates for
the State Legislature and United States
supervisors; L. j. Tourney, for school conf
missioner and United States supervisor
Rufus Z. Westbuay, for county commission
er and United States supervisor Samuel
Lee, ior judge OF probate and United States
supervisor.
But desire to speak more particularly
OF the large number of deputy United States
marshals Gall OF them republicans, and many
OF them candidates for ofhcc) who were
appointed, not only without authority of
law, but contrary to the plain letter of the
law, Tor every precinct in Darlington and
Sumter counties, if not in all the others,
Tor The purpose OF intlmidating and over
aw'ng voters. These marshals claimed to,
nave orders to make arrests and to control
the military stationed at the polls. In or
uef 10 show now thoroughly they performed
the ia%less and dlsreputable work assigned
.hem, quote only few passges from the
large amount OF evidence on this subject ::
NEGROES FORCED TO VOTE aEpUBL1 CAN
TICKET.
The evidence is abundant and over.
whelming to convince apy unnreipdiced
mind that in these three counties none but