The New York herald., 1879-02-05


this morning examined z. W. ". Mackey. He testified
that he is native Of Charleston. s. O.. and has re-
sided there all his life; during the late election he
was candidate for Congress from that district. and
took an active part In tho canvass he gave
general history of the campaign saying,
among other things. that before the election
committee OF republicans waited on Governor Hamp
ton who assured them that he would act fairly in the
appointment of commissioners and give one repub
can TO two democrats In each county in the thirty
two counties Of the State. however, only fve SIX
republicans appointed: several of these re-
signed because the democrats would not allow them
TO take part in the proceedings Of the Board;
the witness did not believe that the republicans
had single manager of election in the 400 precincs
when the republican party In power it always
boards Of commissioners of election and managers;
in the last election for the rst time in the history
OF the State. the election officers almost ALL IL
not entirely OF political party the democrats did
not hold more than eight nine meetings outside Of
Charleston 1t was utterly impossible to reach more
than one-half or onethird the voters in that way
Tho pretext OF the democrats was that they could
reach colored republicans only by attending rcpub
ncan meetings and claiming right to
take part in the discussions. The republ
had objection to thisSwhen democrats
peaccaOIy,
such interfercnce the republicans mad every reason
to believe that they would be successful in tho cleo
ton. they more united than ever. while the
democrats were somewhat apathetc and less 'activo
than in 1876; tho republicans certainly believed they
had carried the county.
In the procession that met Governor Hampton in
Charleston there were only nnety-nine colored men,
and in the representation of the Third ward which
gave the largest democratic majority there was only
one colored man. Some of the colored men who
put on rcd shirts said they did so because they
paid So day for their services. The witness
planned how the democrats abolished voting places
to the detriment of the republicans. and
stated other means by which democrats prevented
large number Of republicans from voting the wit
took occasion to deny the truth of testimony
taken in Charleston. that he had received message
saying that $50 coored men had just voted and
would be sent down to him again to vote; he re-
ccived such message the witness testified that he
had been informed from different sources that the
democrats would make Of tissue tickets with
which they would stuff the ballot boxes and throw
out republican tickets part Of their programme
to defraud tho republicans; Mr.. Bowen with whom
he consulted. thought it would be we'll to go to tho
chairman of the Democratic Committee and sec
whether the printing OF tissue tickets could not be
stopped but the witness thought the better way
would be to have large poster printed warning
republicans against democratic ballot stuing. the
democrats having had n large number Of tissue
tickets printed for that purpose; just fast the
posters were put mp they were pulled down. but
others were distributed during the night.
The Witness in order to counteract the democrats,
had 5000 tissue tickets printed and these to be
used only in the event that the republicans were
certain that the democrats using tissue ickets
it appeared to be the plan of the democrats to
such tickets. but the plan was not carried out
entirely. owing as the witness thought. to
tho warning he had given and the vigil
of republican at the polls;
fow of the republican tissue tickets had been
given out the night before the election and six of
them only voted in the entire city of Chareston
were sent out Of that city fully four thousand
of such tickets in the package handed by the
witness to Senator Teller, the chairman of this
mittee.
The witness showed the difference between tho
figures on the supervisors and the managers poll
lists respectively. and stated the whole vote of
Charleston ut the election in 1868 was 42 nclud
ing tho s65 votes that cast o. the Washington
Engine House, where the ballot box was destroyed;
in 1876 the entire vote $780, when strcn-
nous efforts made by the democrats than in the
late elections.
The republicans carried the only two polls in
Charleston where the democrats did not use tissue
tickets and the democrats carried those where they
used such tickets. The witness said that whenever
he conversed with democrats they would remark IL
very foolish for him to run for Congress take
part in the elections as the democrats had oil the
machinery Of election and therefore could count
publicans out of the way. and whenever the witness
made protest against such declarations the demo-
Gratis would reply that the witness should not speak
in that mar nor. They said
"You republicans taught such things to us; you
used to do so when you were in power and wanted
votes in your way; have the appoint
inent Of election officers and the counting of the
votes"
The witness having been cross-examned by Sena-
tor Mcdonald, said he heard on Sunday preceding
the election. that the democrats going to use
tissue tickets; this information came from
democrat through republican, but he
could not tell his name he was in the
employment of the city government and might be
discharged; in coming to the conclusion with Mr..
Bowen to have printed tickets they did SO with
view Of counterscting the democrats 80 that when
the democrats to taking tickets out of the ballot
boxes they could not discriminate between the two
kinds of tickets; he did not know how
the democrats could get an undue number of tissue
tickets into the boxes. but he believed they were
printed by the democrats for fraudulent purposes;
the republicans did not intend TO their tissue
tickets except in legitimate way and for the reason
already stated.
The witness in reply to Senator Teller said that in
many persons who had made complaint Of
Irregularities had been arrested by State authorities
while not single election manager other person
had been arrested account OF irregularities.
n. NJ Wallace. United States Marshal for South
Carolina. testified to facts eimar to those alleged by
Mr.. Mackey. -ts.n t a.. '.ra
The COMMITTEES adjourned Till tomorrow morning.
THE POTTER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF rHa
suB-ooMurrEE IN NEW YORK 10 COMMENCE
TO-DAY.
The Potter Investigating Committee met at II 80
this morning. and in secret for over an
hour. The principal subject discussed the con-
stit ution OF tho subcommittee appointed to take
testimony In New York. Mr.. Mcmahon. who was
sclcctcd,as chsirman, and Mr.. Cox, both pleading