The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-04-08

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hut Their uiaorities Hold Their
Own-The Most sacred Right of
CitixeDshiP TramPIed under Root
Something for Democrats to
Clear Their skirts from before
crying "Fraud."
From the lansing Republican.
we have before MS the statements
and afiidayits Of 81 supervisors OF cleo
iion, made in conformity to the law
which the confederate congress has
sworn to repeal, even IL IL costs the
existence OF the government.
FEW SPECIMENS.
IL. G. Brown, supervisor Mt Mt.
Pleasant, Charleston county, was driv.
on by two State constables ont OF tho
polling.place. He kept poll-list from
the outside. which at the close of cleo.
tion agreed exactly with the official
poll-list, G20 names being upon it,
When The vote was counted, 543 "tis-
sue" ballots appeared in excess, and in
the drawing ont 372 republican tickets
were taken. making n difference of 544
votes in favor Of the democrats. One
democrat, j O. Freeman, was detected
in the act of stuifing the ballot-box.
The supervisors could not have pre-
vented him, but the managers might
have done IL.
j. j. Young. supervisor at Thirty
two Mile-house, st. James Santee.
Charleston county, says that the bal
lots were unfolded and counted before
a comparison with the poll-list, which
was contrary TO law. The excess here
was 81 tissues" and 336 republican
ballots were drawn out. making diff
ference OF 672 in favor OF the demo-
Gratis.
j. Il. German, supervisor at St.
James Santee, Charleston county,
states that his poll-list Tailed exactly
with that Of the managers, containing
1874 names. In counting the ballots
many "tissues" were destroyed, and
even then there was an excess Of To-
Nearly all the tickets taken ont TO re-
duce the excess 10 the number on the
poll-list were largely republican ones.
No "tissues" were seen around the
stuffed into the box surreptitiously.
VIM. Nj. Thorn, supervisor at Twen-
ty-two Mile-house, Charleston county,
says his poll-list Tailed with that Of
the managers; but in the box an excess
Of $50 ballots was found, and the draw
ing ont took l6l republican and 90
democratic, Of which 20 were Tissues,
making 322 difference against the re-
publicans During the day the box
was frequently aud violently shaken, IN
order, presumably, 10 release the "tis-
sues" from the embrace OF the larger
ballots.
j. j. McCrea, supervisor at Proyi-
dence precinct. Sumpter county. was
prevented from approaching the polls.
opened before q o'clock, until about
200 strange white men had voted aud
ridden away, and was denied the priv
ilege OF taking the names from the
poll-list He reports also q large mum
her Of "tissne" tickets found ia the
boz.
l.. ]. Maddocks, supervisor at Sum.
meryille, COlleton county, reports an
excess Of 300 tissue" ballots over the
poll-lsts. The excess was taken out,
the republican tickets being folded
lengthwise and the democratic tickets
rolled closely, aud the result was the
drawing Of 300 republican tickets and
democratic gain Of 440.
H. III. Logan, Of Hopkins, Richland
county, testihes to Wholesale ballot
box stufling. During the counting,
FIVE or six republican tickets were
found closely joined. and all were
thrown out; but no democratic ballots
were rejected, although from two TO
eight were folded together
The Orangeburg county vote was no.
toriously fraudulent and its history
shows ballot-box stufiing pure and sim.
pie. The South Carolina law requires
the votes TO be counted in public
This has been done in former years;
and Hnder republican rule. at the court
house precinct. after the closing of the
polls, the ballot-box was taken into the
courtroom, there opened in presence
OF all, and the ballots were counted
Last fall, however. the democrats hav-
ing entire control, the votes were count
ed in q small room, < by 20 feet, with
the window-shutters nailed and barred
aud boards nailed across the door to
prevent any one from coming in. No
republicans were allowed inside except.
ing the u. s supervisor. Three re-
publicans were refused admission, and
afterwards arrested on a charge Of con.
spiracy in trying 10 prevent the count.
ing OF votes One Of these, a deputy
U. s. marshal, whose duty il was TO be
there, was arrested and thrown into
Jail, because he showed a disposition
10 enforce his authority and occupy a
place which the law assigned TO him,
in the room with the ballot-box.
At IL Of the - polls in Orangeburg
county the ballots found in the boxes
overrun the number recorded on the
poll-lists as having voted. The small
est excess at any OF these polls was ~
ballots. the largest excess 324, and the
total excess at the polls was ,S3s, or
more than one.third above the votes
lawfully cast. As there we're tissue
tickets in every one Of these boxes, il
is easy 10 see how a republican majori-
ty was destroyed 10y drawing out.
The Csmp-ground precinct vote OF
Richland county showed unlimited
deviltry. The L. s. supervisor and
his cleik kept a poll-list which showed
that $40 persons voted, but the list
kept by the clerk OF the managers con-
tanned 40 names on two sheets not
found on the supervisors list. These
f, two sheets we're in different hand
( writing, aud 4G names we're interpolAt-
ed by repeating the names OF voters.
| Thus, when John Smith voted, his
name was entered IN full, aud also as
j. Smith. making il appear that two
meu had voted, while the u. =. super-
visor's list contained only the name Of
John Smith. Another fraud was the
omission OF numbers. Thus, by num-
bering the 20th man who voted as %,
the list was increased 10y Eve; aud this
being done several times, the apparent
total was largely swelled. BY these
three tricks the poll-list OF the man
ayers contained 1876 names IN excess OF
the actual number % votes. But the
balloi-box on being opened contained
over 300 Tissue tickets in excess Of
the list, although franduleDtly inflated
as above In drawing out the excess,
only republican votes were removed;
and the result was that, although the
republicans had majority OF the votes
cast, the count showed that Aiken,
democratic candidate for congress, had
J2l and Esnor, republican,, only $
votes Va subsequent trial Of the
managers in the L. g. court for their
election frauds, more thar 100 electors
came mp aud swore that they voted for
EsDor at this poll.
q. w. Murray. supervisor Of Spring