New-York tribune., 1879-01-04
A STRONG CASE FOR Mr.. MACKEY.
STATE OF FACTS WHICH WILL MAKE IT IMPOssI-
BILE FOR o'CONNOR TO TAKE MACKEY's SEAT IN
CONCpFeS WITH Spr
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBU

ccSStu candidate for Congress in the lid District OF
South Carolina contains forty-eight distinct accu
satons specifying fraud, balot-box sufng, falsifi-
cation of pOllists, fraudulent returns, destruction
of baotbOxes, etc. The first e ght Of these speci
1catons arc briefly as follows:
FYrst-That the Commissioners OF Elections appointed
ny tue Governor for Charleston and OrangcburG Coun
curing both pota parties 70 be represented on such
boards but on the contrary Inc persons appointed were
SecoHdThat every voting precinct throughout the
Congressional District all The managers Of elections ap-
Gratis.
7h,rd-That in Charleston County two Of the Commits
sUners Of Elections were also members Of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee Of tnat County and that
these commissioners, together with the managers ap-
pointed by them for the several polls in Charleston Guy
used to meet frequently with the Democratic Executive
Committee and with the officers aud working committees
Oi the Democratic ward organizations Tor the purpose
Gers the Democratic cQmnittee
F0ufh-That at every voting precinct throughout the
Congressona District large numbers Of cOored voters
were denied the right 70 vote.
FittA-TIat least COO voters from st. Andrews Par
ish where the voting precincts had been abolished Dy
the Legislature, came 10 Charleston CITY Tor the purpose
or NOIg because me pos ID tndt cI,V were inre re- %
sibr ana more convenient 10 them than any otner polls
the CITY, acting in the interest OF OCounor rensed
Sr-Iha at least 500 voter, from the Parish OF ST.
James Goose Creek were sent 10 the city undor the
same circumstances were treated in Ike manner
Serentb-That throughout the Id Congressional Dis
rlct general system OF fraud by means OF hLutng the
baot-boxes with small tissue ballots was Organized
and COnsumulated by the Democrats whereby the re-
suit Of the election defeated, and pretended fraud
ulcut ma. rtv made 10 appear Tor O'COnuOr.
EiGhth-That in order u consummae these frauds the
supervisors and deputy narsAas appointed orepresent
vented from fully and freely performing Their uutes
Following these are nine separate charges of fraud
pcrpetratcd Charleston City alone, of which the
following are samples:
Nial-That al the Market Hall poll Ward Three Char
lesion Ctyhe poll opened before the hour fixed by
law and although the Republican supervisor there
before tnat nour the managers refused to allow him to
I pzup
Republican supervisor stO cn about midday aud the
Democrac supervisor neglected and refused 10 Keep
one. While the managers II they kept poll list nave
oulv failed To preserve the same, as required Dy
law, but at the close OF tue poll they neglected and re-
fused before canvas,lng the votes 10 compare the
number OF each list with the number OF bal
l0yS III the box that the ballots were not counted II
public as required by law that the box stuffed
large number OF Democratic tissue ballots, al OF
Tcn0-That returning SOC votes for OCOnnor and
l21 votes for Mackcy, making total OF 1s7 votes, the
managers OF election al the sald Market liAi poH made
fraudulent reJurn since that number OF persons never
Lierenth-That at the Palmetto Engine House poll,
Ward Three Charleston Guy The pols beIt by the Re
publican stolen dUrnga disturbance occ-
stoned by the Democrats and the Democrat supervisor
kept pOSt; thdt on tue managers pOl-lst several
the polls before Cauvassng the votes, the managers
fused their pol-lst and compare the number
tnat tne Dailothox was stuffed with large
number OF Democratic tissue ballots
Itrcirh-Tiaf returning 3.lu~ votes Tor OtOIuOr
and 46l for Msckey-a total OF 3.j69 vOtes-tle
nauagrs Of eecton al the SAID Palmetto House made
yo,ed NJ said precinct.
/ ThTteenfi-Inat at the Hone Engine House, Ward
-Four city where the managers returned ~
votes OCOnnor and 52i votes for Mackey, Of the
votes counted FOR OCOnnOr 323 were tissue ballots,
which had been stuffed INTO the baIOtbox addition
sixtyhve moro votes were counted for OCon-
tnan there we're ballots Of All kinds with his name
III the box that the managers po INST contained more
names IMAM me sHpeIHlso!' il5, nu,tog[ @ pi IL az
nam having been inserted thereon ana y also CON
tanned than there were ballots In the box,
even lnciudEE the tissue ballots with winch the box
T,tcentt-lhat at the Washington Engine House, Ward
six Charleston CITY, the baot-box, winch contained 500
ha lois, of winch at least 200 were Tor Machey, was
s.lzcd and carried off bei re the completion OF thc
count II consequence oI "cH 10 Ie'u4n "a' e'e4 Haue
iOI that ure ,lnct
The excess Of ballots found in some Of the boxes
over the number of names the pOll-st IN Charles
/ ton County outside of the city very large. The
excess was caused by the stuing Of the boxes with
/ Democratic tissue ballots ln many places the ex-
cess was made 10 disappear by the fraudulent add-
tion Of names to the poIl-ists The excess III many
/ cases was a. follows
Mount Pleasant 543 excess; $50 Republican ballots
drawn out causing loss TO the Republicans Of zoo ma
'ni.tr-tvo.N Me House 81 excess; 33G Republican
ballots drawn OUT Loss to ne Ecpuocans 61- major
-, s,cpacn's Depot 100 excess; - Republican bal
/ ots drawn out. Los. 10 Repubhcans 100
Cpoprr's -iOrr. l35 eHccs, :, kePIDAcan baAots
B drawn cut. Kcgubhcdn loss. l16.
Twcrjy twoNlile Hous,. 23o ezccss; l6l Republican
: ballots drawn out. Republican loss 3D.
/ And 80 Colonel Mackcv goe, through the county,
/ fouud ia each box and the Humbcr Of Republican
/ ballots drawn out. and making a more startling ex-
pcsurc of fraud even than that contained III hls let
+ trrwrlttyn last after the election.
Hi- iweuty y-cightn specification states that by the
/ failure and refusal of the persons appointed as
/ MANAGERS on EdI,to Island, the poll theIe not
4 opcucd. in consequence OF which at least 900
/ voter, VINO were present at the precinct for the
/ purpose Of voting the Republican ticket were de-
/ med that right.
/ Passing 10 the elccron in Orangcburg and Clar-
cndon Counties, Colonel Mackey specified the
! frauds that were perpetrated at almost every poll
These specifications are nearly all alike, except that
the proportons of the fraud differ at different polls
| The for.y-scventh charge is TO the effect that at
/ Calhoun Clarendon County, the managers refused
the close of the poll TO count the votes, bnt post
p5ucd the count until the next day. Having left tie
! box unruarded durIn the night they reported next
morning that il had been stolen, in consequence Of
| which the votes cast at saId precinct were never
/ counted Ofthe persons who voted at SAID precinct
/ a majority of az least 300 voted for Mackey.
A THIRD PAYMENT BY MLXiCO.
THE INsrALMENr TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THIS
/ GovrESMENr sOON-THE CONTESTED AWAEDs.
IGESERAL PRESS DIsPAICHI
| WASHINGTON, Jan. Sit Is said at the
! state Department tuat the Mexican Government has
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