Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-01-06

portera and friends to give up the
Republican tickets for the said pre-.
cinc;, which bore on them my name
| for Congress, and my friends and sup
rorters were compelled thereby tc
refrain from voting for me as they
had desired and intended to do.
7th. That each and every pollin e
precinct in the County Of Edge6eld,
and tie preciucts of Aiken, Lowtown
Wells, Kueece's mill and Creed s
Store, in Aiken County, aud Allen,
dale, Wil&istcn, Baldoc. Barnaell,
Buforl's Bridge, E!ko and Midway,
in Barnwe)l County, and at various
other precincts in the said Congress
s;oual District, the United States Su-
peryieors OF Election, representing
the Republican party, were by threats
and violence driven from the polls.
prevented from keeping poll lists, and
denied permission to enter the poll
ing places, thereby preventing them
from supervising the election Of aaid
polla.
9Th. That at the voting precinct OF
Allendale. in Barnwell County, the
Republican Supervisor was driven
away from the voting precinct by
armed rartisans and supporters Of ott
yours, acting in your interest, and
large numbers of my friends and sup
porters. desiring andinten. ing TO cast
their ballots for me, were driven away
from the poll and prevented from vot-
ing by your partisans and supporters
who were armed and acting in your
interest.
9th. That ut the voting precincts of
Red Hill and Cheatham's Store, in
Edgefeld County, the polls were lot
opened at TIE time fixed by law, and
many voters intending and desiring
to cast their votes for me, were pre-
vented from doing so by reason of the
failure to open the polls at the time
prescribed by Law.
10Th. That at Aiken, in the County
Of Aiken, Georges Station. in Collie
ton County, and at various other pre-
cincts in said Congressional District,
large numbers Of legal voters who de-
sired and intended to cast their votes
for me were prevented by the man
ayers of election, who were your par.
tisans and supporters. from voting,
by requiring Of the said voters that
they prove their right to vote, and
their notification, by proofa.to to be
furnished by your partisans and sup
porters acting in your interest.
llth. That at the voting precinct
Of ,Nilliston. in Barnwell County, the
Republican Supervisor was elected
from the polling place and by vio'
lence on the part of your friends and
supporters, acting in your interest,
comp Iclled to aigu as correct, a return
to the Chief Supervisor. Of which he
had no knowledge Of tine truth or
falsity.
18th. That at the polling precinct
Of Georges Station, in Colleton CouD-
ty, the managers Of election bying
your partiaans and supporters, and
acting in your interest, pretending to
open the poll at the usual place for
voting at said Georges Station, open
ed u poll at another and new place,
about one fourth Of a mile away from
the usual pollingplace at aaid George 8
Station, and thereby receiving large
numbers Of illegal votes for you, and
preventing large numbers of persons
intending ani'alesirins to cast their
votes for me from voting.
18th. That at the polling precincts
OF Summerville, Gloversville aud De.
lamar's Cross Roads, in Colleton Coun-
ty, the managers of election being
your friends and supporters, and act
ing in your interest, failed and refused
to open the polls at the said polling
precincts, and thereby prevented
large numbers Of my friends and sup
porters at each poll, to wit; Summer
vile, FOO, Gloversville, 800, Dele.
mars Cross Roads, 800, intending AID
desiring to vote for me, from voting,
l4th. That at the polling precinct
of Jacksonboro, in Colleton County
the managers of election being your
partisans and supporters, and acting
in your interest, refused at about i
o'clock on the day Of election to re.
oeive the votes Of my friends and
supporters, inteuding,t desiring and
ofering to east their votes for nae