The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, July 81, 1870.

WASHINGTON, july II, 1879.
Mr.. EDIToR:-In accordance with
last weeks letter, / continue the ex-
tracts from Hon. Chas. G.. Williams
speech. aa
IS. S. Hanna, United States Super
visor, testifes as follows: No.. {
As | was going to say, about half an
hour before the polls were about to
close that evening, about forty Demo
Gratis came up to the polls and asked
me what business I had there; I said
I was United States Supervisor, and
my business is to supervise the cleo
ton; they told me had no business
there; several pistols were drawn on
me, and I was driven away; DR.. Byrd,
who was captain of the company, told
me to leave the place; [ came away,
and after I came away and they had
voted they came down. and there came
very near beng collision there near
the polls. [ was not allowed to go
back there any more. When the yot-
ing hid got through, the managers
sent word for me to come back up and
help them canvass the votes; / asked
if those men had taken the proper
oath; I asked that because before |
left, they had commenced voting with
out any oath being administered they
had voted regardless of the oath or
anything else. ! went back mp and
helped canvass the votes. / asked the
Democratic managers-they were all
Democrats what was the number OF
votes on the poll-list. [ could not keep
list. I had asked the men as they
came up to vote, OF after they had vot-
ed, what their names were, SO that.
could put them down on the list, and
come as near making full list as ]
could; the colored men generally gave
me their names / think all Of them
did; the white men generally would
not give me their names at all: they
told me | had no business there, and
had no right to keep any poll-list, there
fore / had to do thebest [ could I'm der
this disadvantage. I saw before l was
driven away, that they had commenc-
ed stuffing the box.
Question. What did you see?
Answer / saw men rushing right
up and voting without taking any
oath; nor was it required. I staid on
the steps as long as I could see what
was going on. They sad they intend
ed to carry that precinct no matter
how folks voted.
Now as a matter Of good faith, al
low me to refer to one other passage OF
the gentleman's speech, and see if all
the absolute fairness and truth exist
on that side the chamber. He says:
"No one can doubt this who, wit
messed the elections conducted under
bayonet rule in the South in 1915, when
the soldier, with drawn sword in hand
directed who should VOTE"
Lest this astounding statement
should be doubted, | quote from the
uncontradicted testimony taken in the
contested-election case of Tillman VS.
Small. At page SIG Nit. I. Adams
testifying as to the voting in South
Carolina in 1876 at box No. 2, known
as the sohool-house box, makes the fol
lowing sworn statement:
Question. State, Mr.. Adams what
you saw while standing in the school
house, waiting to vote.
Answer. / saw Lieutenant Hoyt
jump in the window; from three tc
| five soldiers followed him; The went UP
very near the box and drew his saber
and had the soldiers fix their bayonets
90. When he drew his sword, was
his attitude a threatening one?
GA. 1t was; it would have fright
ened timid man, to say the least of it.
90. What did the soldiers do after
they fixed their bayonets? 81
"a. They remained in that attitude
until I left. | was there about thirty
minutes. There was a company out
side Of the house in plain view of the
building" H
Mr. Abraham Jones, an aged and
most respected citizen, testifes at page
sos as follows: 6aa ee..a.e II.
Question. Have you not been a