The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-17
a State Tha, Was Carried by Bare
faced Fraud.

faced Fraud.
CHARLEsr1y. :. C., Nov. S.-Al-
most every return received by Chiei
Supervisor :. +. Pointer from the
United States Supervisors of Flee
ton contains complaints Of fraud,
intimidation. violence, and numer-
Gus other violations OF the election
laws, practiced by the Democracy 10
carry the election. For example :
In Edgcield County the Supervis-
ors and Deputy Narsha's were in
formed that the United States had
$50 authority over the elections IN
that region, and thcv were lorelbiv
prevented rom performing their
functions In Aiken County cam
non were planted ia tine street or
posIte PolIinC-placcs, and Bcpuh-
leans were not allowed Cd vote. At
precincts in Ncwhcrry County, Su-
pervisors and Deputy N8rshals
were not allowed 10 enter the rooms
where the boxes were kept. and at
one precinct the "red-shirt' ru6ians
rode their horses over coiorcd r.
publicans and murdered one. In
Marion and Chesterfield Counties
the badges were torn oil OF the cleo
ton oti 'ers, and they were. I'm sew
erai Instances, severely beaten. I'm
Georgetown. the box containing
mostly Republican ballots was re-
moved by the Democratic managers.
and one stuffed with Democratic
tickets was substituted. in kC--
shaw and Greeuvii!e Counties boxes
containing large Republican ua-
iorities were broken open and the
ballots destroyed. and in other in
stances they were carried off and
nothing has been heard of them
since. In Lancaster County the
Republicans were unable to vote be-
cause the express officer, at the
County seat. refused 70 deliver thrir
ballots To the Republican County
Chairman.
In Blrlwcll. Anderson. Union,
Horny. Chester Hampton. Darling
ton, Ordu1cber4. and ColIcton Coun-
ties, many polling precincts atvhich
maiortics were autiri-
pated were never opened, and vJri-
ous outr59es of the character a.
ready named were p,rpe;ra;ed.
Several precincts were also kept
closed In this county. and, especial
ly In this city. the most infamous
frauds were unblushin-lv commit
ted At the Hope Engine house
the Democratic managers drew all
but five Republican tickcts-out Of
a total of over 6OO-fron the box to
equalize the ballots with the poll
list. This was also done at other
though to q less extent.
vt other places the poll lists Of the
other managers exceeded those kept
by the Supervisors many hundreds
to account for the fraudulent Dem
ocratic votes I'm the boxes. which
We're counted i'm every instance. The
ballots used by the Democrats We're
Of the notorious tissue pattern,
while the Republican tickets were
printed ON thick paper 1t was
therefore an easy matter to stuff the
boxes with the former and draw out
The latter 20 DESTROY the disparity
between the number OF ballots and
the names on the poll-liSts. At all
.he polIinr-placcs from which Unit
ad States officers were excluded it
vas utterly useless for Republicans
% y0te,inasmuch as only Democrat
C ballots were counted. Those
:hiefiy concerned in these frauds
md Outrages were men appointed
~ the State authorities to conduct
he election and receive the ballots.
L was a farce from beginning to end.
md the majority depended merely
lpon the viii and dictation of their
Bourbon masters. Even the Nfrs
md G0Hier feels constrained to say .
With anything ike ordinary sense
south Carolina is safe There is q
iugle limitation. The moral sense
u the country must not be shocked
90 often"
The full result of tine election can
Iot be known until Wednesday.
The Election Commissioners viii
ssemble tomorrow to canvass the
ote. Ii is well known that In couu-
les which show Republican maiori-
les on the face Of the returns thew
Fiil throw out sufficient boxes TO
lecJ the Democratic Concrcssmcu :
rom each district. The advice
bove quoted Is undoubtedly meant
Or them. Unofficial returns thus
lr obtained from the Democrat
headquarters indicate o desire
D keep the Democratic majority
Glow 10000. The Democratic can
idates for Congress Will uuque--
Ghtain certificates of clec-
on from the Bourbon canva-scrs. :
lough Mackev, Ice, and SmalIs, if
ven the votes they received were
1unted, are entitled to seats from
ne First, Second, and Fifth Dis
lets. The Legislature will. of course. "
e nine-tenths Democratic. The
Ion II 7 Corbin has been retain {
/ by the Republican candidates o.
sht these frauds before the State
'Wts, but it will require no prophet
, foreShadow the result.
The Tissue BaiIO; Beaten.