National Republican., 1880-08-06
SHAMEFUL FRAUDS IN ALABAMA.
How the DO urbons Carried the state-Out-
rageous BnlIdozing and StufIiing.

how Inc uIDunb INC FIhIc-Oul-
rageous Bulldozing and Stufiiiug.
A special dispatch from Montgomery Ala,
dated August 3, says: "a most Infamous
outrage, one which is fit illustration to tho
hypocrisy of the democratic PLATFORM has been
committed upon the good people OF Alabama,
and especially upon those of this county. Irthe
people of the country could be made thoroughly
conversant with tho facts Of the so.caled cleo
tion in this state yesterday they would be sat-
isGed beyond all doubt that it will not do
at present to intrust tho democratic party
with power In the counties of the state
where the large republican majoritics lie
the county officers elected by republi-
caus at former elections have been forced
out of office by one means or another,
tho most effective having been tho passage
of law by the legislature refusing to permit
persons TO become suretes on official bonds
who reside outside the limits of the county
where tho duties of the Office were to be per-
formed. Then by ostacisng all democrats or
republicans who dared go on republican
official bond, the displacement was completed.
The importance of having democratic officers
in those counties will be seen when il is under
stood that the appointment Of election inspec.
tors aud the general control of elections is in
| their hands. When the time came to appoint
inspectors for the last election the persons
elected by the republican committees
TO represent the republicans at the
several polls in these counties were de-
| liberately set aside, aud ignorant cOlorcd men,
who were unable TO tell a republican from a
! democratic ballot were arbitrarily selected
| to represent the party To render these poor,
! innocent instruments even more helpless, the
] 10 1.rr lat At ita
yidcd that the ballot should be on plain white
paper and should not be counted If there was
any device whatever on 1t. The result has
been that while the republicans pollod larger
| vote at this election thau at any election for
years. they wero deliberately counted out by
| men occupying responsible positions in the
world, who think IL no oileuse TO steal vote
| of q negro or q republican,
Tho election IN this county which in former
years registered republican mBjorities ranging
| from 5000 to 1000, is a fair sample OF the
conduct of tho election elsewhere. At Me
Ghee's Switch, ia this county, tho republican.
polled about 600 votes and the democrats so
| While the votes were being counted, tho
candle was turned over and put out ana the
room left in darkness for several minutes
Whom the cOlored republican inspector put
out his hand 10 preserve the ballot-box he
found that Ii was gone. Considerable CON
| fusion ensued, aud on the candle being re
lighted it was observed that the box had beer
filed up with new tickets, and that the old
ballots were all over the floor, The coloreC
man protested against the fIaud aud was driver
from the room with curses, aud was not per
mitted again 10 enter and observe the count
The votes have been returned rs giving 45L
democratic majority. During the count a
this precinct, u military company aud larg
posse of armed citizens, under the comman,
of deputy sheriff. appeared ut the polling
place to protect tho inspectors, although NJ
trouble or threats Of trouble had occurred a
the polls. They were determined to fore
through their nelarious scheme at all hazards
oven TO have democratic bayouets ut tn
polls. The aforementioned republican col
ored inspector mado an affidavit to those fact
at Kondall's Beat, whore the proportion q
) republican and democratic votes was the same
. At McGheos, the inspectors dclibcrate
changed the votes in the presence Of the iR
norant, timid old colored man, who hnall
detected the inspectors with u large roll {
: bogus tickets. They then uied TO BULLDOG
p him into signing tho returns, but ho woul
4 not do 80. / might relate similar experience
I at each polling place. in this county, becaua