The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30
ANDERSON, s. C., THURSDAY. JANUARY 80. 1879
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Tho 1iadS Putting tho Democrats Of tn
State on Trial-Northrop sends his Score
Messages to the Radical LeAtfexs,
FTo0' ae AeeetiRe Pre,, ard Banner. 22d ia.f.
Alb Titus, the Radical County Chair
man, Is now in Charleston, and It is sun
posed is entertaining l.. e. Nortbrop
Esq, (he used TO be Judge,) with eon,.
delightful tales. Alfred Butta was tele
graphed for last Sunday, but didn't fine
1t Convenient to go on account of a sicl
wife and scarcity of money. It was sale
that he made an earnest effort last Non
day 20 get the wherewithal.
The following letters will, perhaps. ex
plain the important business these col
ored mon have with the Radical head
lights i'll Charleston:
AUTOGRAPH LETTER,
OFFICE U. S. DIsrRICr ATTORNEY
FOR SoUrH CAROLINA,
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 13, 1879.
SIR: Enclosed I have the honor te
hand you p number OF communication
to the supervisors in your county.
Please have them delivered vithou,
any delay, and ohlige.
Respectfully, L. c. EoRTHRor,
U. s. Attorney.
PRINTED LETTER,
with namo and location written in blanks
left for that purpose. The italics are bis
own:
OFFICE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY,
- CHARLESTON, January 13, 1879.
~ Nm. i'ressty,. Esq, United States So.
pervtsor, A6bepikc c. H., s. c.
SIR: Please send me forthwith ths
names and post office address Of such
persons as you may know who can give
material testimony, such as can &c used =,
court, concerning the conduct of the re-
cent Congressional election in your Dis
trict. If any unlawful means, violence,
intimidation or fraud were used to effect
the result of the election, or in the poll.
ing or the refusal 20 poll or count the
votes of those entitled to vote, you will
please send me the names of witnesses to
prove the facts. OF personal knowledge.
what facts have your Give me a brief
statement of what particular facts each
witr?s can testify. Please reply at once,
and be explicit.
Respectfully, l.. G. NoRrHRop.
U. s. Attorney for s. @.
PREssLY's ANSWER.
ABBEvILLE G. H., s. c.,
January 20, 1879.
l.. c. Northrop. Esq, United !esas=s Dig
frict Attorney for South Carolina.
SIR: l received your communication
addressed to me rs United States Super
visor. There must be some mistake. [
sm c Republican, and Ab. Titus, the
County Chairman, notified me that I was
to have commission as United States
Supervisor at the election in Abbeville,
but the commission never came, and /
was not supervisor. I don't know if
any supervisors were qualified in the
county. was ut the polls at Abbeville
Court House on the day of election. and
can testify that there was no unlawful
means, violence, intimidation or fraud
used to effect the result of the election.
to my knowledge, in the polling, count
ing or refusal to poll or count the votes
OF those entitled to vote, and what 1 say
49,, as far as l know, the fncts. You
asked me If I have any facts of my own
personal knowledge. have no facts ex-
cept that the election was the ouietest
election ever did see. I voted myself.
and nobody tried to stop me or ask me
how l voted. When I voted, there were
only two or three people at the polls,
If'ere was no need for any intimidation,
fraud or violence, because the Republi-
can party in the county had &c ticket in
the field for tho county officers or for the
Legislature or for Congress. No tickets
wero put into the hands of the Republi-
can voters by the County Chairman. In
fact, be never had any.
You ask me to give brief statement
OF what particular facts each witness can
testify. have no witness to testify to
any intimidation or violence, for / have
heard no complaint Sy any Republican
In the county that he was not treated
fair. All the Republicans that voted
voted the Democratic ticket, and great
many never voted.
l would state that the Republican par
ty in this county was not organized for
the election. A meeting Tas called a
few days before the election and q very
few delegates attended--not more than
sixteen. They made up ticket com.
posed OF part Democrats and part Repub-
licans, and all the Democrats declined
the nomination. We had not much
money, but some was made up, and an
order was semitic General Smalls at
Beaufort to have 1000 tickets printed.
The convention was held on the 26th Oc-
tober, 1878, and the order for tickets was
cent few days later, and dispatch
came to the County Chairman the Satnr-
day before the election informing him
that the order was too late, and they did
not have time to print the tickets. We
made no effort, after that, to get tickets.
1t was too late, aud so it happened that
the election day came and we had no
tickets for onr party.
have the communications which you
sent to me and asked mc to deliver them
to the supervisors in tho county. know
OF no commissioned Republican super
visor, or any one who acted 40 such.
I received your communications for
w. N. Holland. B. II. Wimms, Harvey
Jones, B: F. Ssrother, Cupid Middleton,
ID. "A. Wideman, J. l.. Adams. w, w,
Fraser, Thomas Jones, William Hollo-
way, w. 81. Nance, b. +. Donaldson.
and will deliver them.
l have tried to give you all the facts.
as you desired. Very respectfully,
WILLIAM III. PRRssLY.
.wiaiii5 ALSO REPLIES.
ADBEyIL1E, January 20, 1879.
Il. c. Northrop, Esq, United States lher-
77Eu for South GISOknn