The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-02-07

Ar cHAhtEsTuN. VI q,
Tho Teller Committee waS occupied
mainly, nn shr ssih, in hearing Democratic
testimony m 81 the conduct III Tho CANVASS an.
election In Williamsburg anil sumter ronuiies.
1'he wiine~~or All testified ~ the peaepfulna~n
aull fairness Of The election, aud u tile Laa
character III s~ail#. ilie lsrpnhran leader. ANIL
hi- efforts tn ~'ir up -trfs between the ailles
and blacks. J. H. Chandler f~l,liol ia.
i.nel tl,al armed negropa surrounded
Cedar swamp precinct. saying thu bAl.
lots shund not b. counted Tie
halIoi bos Wan sent On IN \ " path, Will M
grpc. II, IN wall for II on si,e usual road. Il
MA the Intention III tIa havluo~ ~ mirtlr, tho
nlsuAgera and 4el1e liz box PAM Ludwig ic~.
tidel IL Tho peAeciulness IT she election In
ilelland county, A nlilnhcf III e"larei neinp-
Gratis were PLACED IN the stand, aud hold how
they had bccn bnIdoxed aud iniluisiAsel hy
tisif Republican eulorrd brethren John leo.
eolorrd Democrat. had boen .oldhy lsopubliesn~
TIN, he ongla ~ ~ hung and hr wife be
burned Many .,lored Democrats hAd bet d
threatened. aud their rsl shirts iorn m.
ulher- lad hcnn pnllnd from their ho,~rs, and
numbers ~ coioipi Republicans vote tho D.ni.
nerasir Ticket. Coleman ltesttir, enuie.l Dam.
esfsi, was told That esory s.,lorsl ne,noera,
u,ipl,, ~ W. hung ~ burned Andres Jyii,i~pn,
enlofni Democrat, had leon threatened. ALlleed
AM baa,nn by eo.onsl Republicans IN Aefoins
II ht~ .,olitr4, and Ill. children l0atan and
driven lruin school. James Miners, eolpred,
Ind iH.i, cursed Ani ~eorned, and hin children
hlspcd II. ieeanre ho Vas Democrat liz lad
Dick Wallace. rninred, lad been enr~e.l aii.i
threatened i, eeloed IispnblicAnr. who also
knocked Aown building - his place. jaime.
Taylor teoioretp wa~ attacked near coiunbis
hy three eolo.ed Nerabli,Ans, who tore on his
rrsi shir, aih stoIe Ills hat. Other attempts
wore made 10 dp him tssliiy lnj&sy
4 large number oi witnesses, black
and white Democrats aud Republicans. wefs
examined BY iIp Teller Committee o., thu .srth
William Iliiey and Ffed knos eoiore,l llepnbli.
esns, of l'arn~eli eM,niy, testified ihAt slnrc
WAS intimidation, and that many Republican
negroes were Afrxld 4, ynte 11aomaw II.
Mnses. eoIored Democrat. and three white Dem.
octAss testified, IN shr osj,er hand, thai tho
election ~ Bsfuwrli WAS pc4s.Abia,
that there wss not senblsnee
~ intimidation, and that most ~
tho uexross voted Tho Democratic Ticket
orsnget'arg county wss ness tskeh up, and
sandy Keith, roicfed lsepuLlieAn, and ". a
wei~let, white Republican, s~ore that ilepnb
iieAn msstings wese bspksn NJ snd hnndrris u
negroes discharged hy their employers M
voting sha llepnbliesn ticket D. Byus. eol
oraxi Democrat tessihed ~ tho balldoying 81
eolorsd Demoersls b, eolur~l Republicans
Tho Witnesses examined hy thu
Teller n,eetln9 ~ sle ss'sh MI gsye iessinop,
similar In many respecss 70 il,st previonsi,
given. Two isepubiirans testified shA. Heprss
towm county wAs gisan 10 slc pemoerAis ~
throwing oui Republican writes IN acsmns u
alleged infornsiisia~ II smith, 4 colorss
Democrat, was positive that over aaU eolofs.
men In rhari0ston voscd the DrinoerAile trku
i. slse Iaie election Tbis eiossd the inyessigs
tien ~ Charleston. snd The committee len ~
Washington