Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-25
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&1covery u AMoe0or Eaten o. BoAuOOee0
Republicans.
Charleston, 8. C., Jan. 24.-Bsfoss The
Taller COMMITTEES J. ]. Young, colofed
I~republicau supervisor u Thirty.two Nile
house poll, testified that when the ballot
box was opened an excess Of 341 ballots was
found, all of which were democratic tissue
ballots. The surplus votes were drawn out,
and all but five Withdrawn were republican
votes. Witness saw only two tissue ballots
voted. Witnes. testified that the tissue
tickets had been used by the republicans
u the primary electioas-iu e6outhrG assine
years sg0.
Sam Lee, colored republican from Sum.
ter, testified that early in the canvass At .
precinct meeting At Swimming pen he was
notified that no organization of the republic
can party would be allowed there. Wit
ness insisted and twenty armed white men
threatened to shoot him and rode of. Wit
ness described the interference Of democrats
with the republican convention At Sumter,
when there was . disturbance but nobody
hurt. He next described the Rafting creek
meeting where the democrats insisted on
being heard and told him tina: if he could
not call the meeting to order he would be
taken back 10 Sumter. He was knocked
down, taken in a buggy to Sumter and told
if he would not promise not to call another
republican meeting in the county he would
be killed. AT the Hampton meeting he was
lily treated for asking Governor Hampton a
question, but Hampton rescued him. The
meeting October II was described At length,
witness claiming that the democrats had
cannon to intimidate the negroes. One
of the guns was loaded with ten-penny
nails. The election was quiet. but there
we're 2l5 names more on the democratic poll
list than on the list VII CHI witness kept.
These votes, he claimed we're tissue tickets
voted in large democratic ballots. The ex-
ira namea on the list he was told we're taken
from The auditors books.
On cross examination witness testified
that he was a candidate for congress in OPP
position to the regular republican ticket in
1874, and in the canvass had charged the
republicans with fraud and corruption and
intimidating colored people. Witness ad-
mitted that he was not present at the
meeting on the 18th, and that loaded anvils
were often fired off to make a noise at poll
teal meetings.
JIG. Stewart a colored school teacher,
was called and corroborated the testimony
of Lee as to the Rafting creek meeting Oct
IL, and the fraudulent voting at the election
with tissue tickets.
On cross examination, he admitted tina
both he and Lee had made speeches a
Rafting creek without interrup tion, ant
that it was known before October II tina
the democratic meeting was to be held q
Sumpter on that day. The Democrat,
meeting was held at the depot, some dis
lance from. the republican meeting. Hear'
no shots fred during the day. Heard tina
the leading democrats did their best to pre-
vent difficulty.
j. CouRhton, white republican, aged Z;
testified: He spoke at the republical
meeting October IL. Had never recognize
Hampton as governor and considered hir
, an imbecile. After the meeting he calle
the republicans together at the court hous
, to keep them out Of trouble. The den
ocrats threatened to kill him. Some re
). -hirts approached him and he drew h
pistol and ba:e them keep of. Wi.ne
corroborated the testimony Of Lee an
Stewart AZ to the election.
AdiOurned.