New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
kept for the same purpose as at McGehces. 5i4 Re-

man acting rs the hepubNcan Inspector VIM "'>
also partially blind proceeded, with slight efforts al
! conccalment ito substitute Democratic for Repubii-
can ballots. but were not enabled TO make as COM
plete revolution rs in the other beat. because the
old colored man developed amount of intelli-
| geuce and decision of character which prevented.
| The Rcpnbhcap majority OF AS was reduced how
| ever 10 46 the only majority allowed anywhere III
| the whole county at this election, ana even taiS
majority was not allowed us by the Board OF super
vIsors who compared the returns and tabulatcd the
same. bat was thrown out because more votes were
returned than appeared on the poll-llsts. The III
| spectOrs had got things mixed.
! AT ROB,NsONs CROSS ROADS.
| At Robinson's Cross Roads Montgomery County
a record of the Republican votes was kept by NJ.
billiard ore of the Oldest and best citizens of that
precinct, and it showed that $50 Republicans votes
were polled. The Democratic vote ut the outside
limits did not exceed 30. The only disturbance
during the day occurred about 3 iclock. and II was
between colorcd men. one Of hom was wounded
NV pistol shot. The polls were kept open until
O'clock as 10y law required, and voting continued
until the very close. The colored mau who acted as
inspector then proposed TO proceed with the connt.
but informed by the other inspectors that tney
did not propose 10 count. that the disturbance at
the polls az 3 o'clock hid invaiidated the clcci ION.
They then closed mp the polllng-placc. carried of
the box containing the bal ote and from that time
10 this 40 Information has been received IN any
Official quarter rs TO the votes AT tins box.
AT PoRrTE's EFAT.
The same thing occurred at portcr's Beat, where
the vote was about 400 Republican 10 90 Demo
cratic but at that precinct there was not one Incl
dent of a threatening character upon which to
GROUND an excuse for not counting. Why they
were not counted is not known. We only know
that the inspectors after rec living votes all day.
have utterly failed 10 make any return whatever.
and by their arbitrary AID unlawful omission have
disfianchlSed about five hundred voters. Why the
mon0tony varied at this beat. and the Repubi-
can majority only suppressed instead of being trans
posed. is perhaps accounted Tor by the fact that
the Republicans remembering their experience in
former elections. when they had been counted ont,
determined to Icmaiu at the polls EN- maSse until
their votes had been declared. THIS fact, aided 10y
sundry remarks which were made during the day
and night, that the Republicans only wanted fair
count and that they would have that appears have
had a salutary effect the minds of the inspectors
and they did not feel il safe to close the building
aud 20 away with tn ballot-boX in the presence OF
the crowd outside. without giving u pacltyng
assurance. The statement was accordingly ma g. to
them publicly that the votes - counted showed the
Republicans TO have $50 majority. Nevertheless,
they were suppressed all the same.
AT OLD ELAN.
At Old Elan the list of votes as kept showed
that 446 Republican votes had been polled to is
Democratic The connt proceeded at this place
until 200 Republican votes and Democratic votes
mad been counted. At this juucture the candle cX-
pred, and il appeared thai no other light could be
procured. Ii was accordingly proposed 10 Charles
Pope the cOlored inspector. who had been selected
for the position because of HIS ignorance and stupid
ty that all the votes be placed together and sent
town III lieu of return. which proposition Pope
accepted. This proceeding vtlated everything
because under the law. the inspectors required
TO make the count immediately and it IS upon their
return. and not by count of the votes. that the
Board of Supervisors declares the result. TO make
the thing safe however. and to make the injury re-
suEng from their action IrrepaIable, the votes as
cast and all the loose papers and trash III the room.
with several hundred ballots of both parties. which
had not been voted were dumped indiScrlminacly
IN bag and sent TO the Sheris office rs the return
from Elan.
AT UNION ACADEMY AND DooLEYs.
At Union Academy and Docey's, where the Re
publican votes exceed the Democratic the latter
have been returned AS having maJoriies The fea-
lures of the count in those beats do not differ ma
teriallv from those related to the other beats,
except that the inspectors, instead Of Transporting
the Republican and Democratic votes, as done
eisew here appear to have attempted extend the
Democratic vOle beyond the Republican vote with
out diminishing tine latter. They did not bear III
mind the late census returns. however, and have
returned more votes from their precincts than those
returns show there are male citizens over twenty
one years OF age.
IN THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY.
In the City of Mont gomery. where it not sup
posed any attempt would be made to falsfy the
count, the precautions to ascertain our vote were
not taken in the country precincts. and the Re
publican majority of 400 in 1876, and of about
the same number in 1878 was this time transposed
into a Democratic majority of about 900. There |
are still some indicis eXtan. The intelligent white
Republicans who had been offered by the Republi- |
cans inspectors at the city boxes. had been re-
L., .,,lI
write, or who, 1t supposed, would be plant in
the hands of their associates The Democrats became
aware before election day that o mistake had been
made as to of these Apprentices, who smart |
and resoute colored man. On the morning of cleo |
ton the latter present. himself at the gpiace
TO assume his duties half an hour before the time
fixed by law for opening the polls He refused
entrance into the room on the pretext that he ar
rived too late and that the election officers had al
ready met. organized and filled his place. The Re-
publcans In the city mad no candidates for Justice
OF the Peace and Constable. MANY OF them picked |
out some name else would be likely TO think |
of and voted it for the other of those offices.
1t noticeable that not one OF the voted
for is returned as receiving q single vote.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
To show in figures the glarIng frauds committed |
in Montgomery. the capital county of Alabama |
where the Republicans were this time more united |
than ever before, the county thoroughly canyassed
and no Objectionable ticket, composed entirely of |
irhite men, Republicans and Independents, in the |
field. which was unanimously nominated by con-
venton of oolored men. while many business men. |
Democratic in politics. voted for the Republican |
nominees because men better known for their fit
ness and integrity. and many not daring open OPP
position abstained from voting. for which sign of
apathy they were arraigned in strong terms by the
Democratic organ next day-we give herewith the
official report of the last four elections
held in Montgomery County. Alabama. which shows
the necessity of United States Supervisors at cleo
tons as the only safeguards against fraud:
WITH AND WITHOUT UNITED STATES SUPERVISORS.
In the November elections there were Cntcd states
supervisors In the August elections there none.