The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-08-26

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Bepus.ieans voted viii ogcs talicis
Aas = tally wAr kept Which proved con.
e,ssissly Tat their votes vore Dot
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a single ooeuiy - = sprcimAn
Lown3es Costly. whieh has = legs,i.
mate Reputilcaa majority o. 900, AID
+ Which has always cast iis vote Tor the
/ Republicans. was this time stolen fron
them b. Democratic majority e 2 00Q
AZ 81 The polls lists q RepnblicAn
voters we're kept BY intell'goBi mep.
each voter giving bis name AZ be passed
Bp % vote, and az examination Oi those
lists shows that the Republicans never
voted more solidly We give herewith
some Official Ggures a. instances Of The
shameless frauds committed in that
comfy
Cofey Democrat, sos; MoDufie.
Republican, J. sos Owen, ludepend.
eut sos:
Benton Brgt returned l25 votes for
Coaey, 70 votes for McDuhie. Nc.
DuiHe has obtained the names 81 1866
men who voted for bin there Net fraud
IN Benton Beat. vs. votes
IAur-a ma beat returned Coney 1870
votes. Nc Duhe, 49, McDufie has the
names Of III men who voted for him.
Net fraud 10 this beat. l6l votes
ColieriHe Beat returned Cofey 25l
votes. McDuilie. "a McDufie got
here $50 votes. and Republicans Of the
beat stand ready to swear to it, Net
fraud 10 this beat. zoo votes
GridiroHvitts - McDuffie's voters
registered their names publicly. giving
Az votes The returns gave him l02
votes, the remainder TO Cofey Net
fraud, $50 votes in this precinct. At
this beat there were white men who
voted for MeDuffie aud not for the bal.
ance Of the ticket, and yet the Republi.
can ticket got the same vote for all the
candidates on it according to the re-
turns.
Hopetoel Beat. McDuflie had the
names of 1876 persons who voted for
him, and yet the returns give only so
votes for McDufie. bot % for Coffey.
Net fraud 10 this beat, 58 votes.
Brooks Beat The returns give Cof.
fey 236 votes, while there were not rs
Democratic votes ia the whole beat and
Cofey did not get, colored votes aud
all, over so votes. Net fraud in this
beat. 1856 votes.
Prdirie HI Bedt. There are but four
white men living here, and one Of them
voted for McDufiie. The returns give
Cofey SO, and McDufiie only II votes.
McDufie has the names Of 1876 men
who voted there for him. Net fraud in
this beat, So votes.
Letohatchir Bea!.--One hundred and
eighty seven men voted for McDuffie.
The returns give Coffey, 2l2, McDuffis
so, Net fraud in this beat, l0T.
Steep Greek Beat -McDuffie's votes
registered 1870 names, all Of whom cast
their ballots for him; but the returns
show LAG for Cofiey, and only sc for
McDufiie. Net fraud in this beat, 81.
Piatt71e Beat Mo Duflie had BIG,
while they gave Cofley %. Net fraud
iu this beat, 90.
LolcndeSboro Beat. --McDuffie got
440; the returns give him 244 and Cof.
fey 272. Net fraud 10 this beat, 1876.
At previous elections the Democrats
did not get over rs votes at their box,
and less number Of colored votes were
polled for them there at this time than
ever before.
81 Ctair.--McDuf1ie received l16,
but the returns give him only 46, aud
Cefey l66. Net fraud in this beat
1871 votes.
Whitehall Precinct McDuffie has
the names of 276 persons who voted for
bin; still the returns gave him only IL,
but 220 for Cofey. Net fraud in this
beat, 255 votes.
In this county, which is entirely de-
voted to planting, the blacks outnum
Der the whites enormously.
In conclusion the address says:
To-day Alabama is Republican by
1000 majority if the votes which are
PIT in the ballot boxes were honestly
counted The foregoing facts, which
are youcbed for as true by persons who
were on the ground Ia each case--in
some cases vouched for by affidavits-
when considered In connection with the
action of the officers under the law, es-
tablish beyond all doubt the purpose of
the entire Democratic party, Of Alaba-
ma at least, to ignore, disregard, asd
nullify the late constitutional amend.
mcnts by DISTINGUISHING the entire col.
ored population Of the State.