Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-01-20
Stolbrand's Notice Of Contest.

OoI. AikCu one Qay laSG week:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICr
ln the matter of Election of Representative
to tho Forty seventh Congress Carlos
j. Stolbrand, Plaintiff, Contestant, against
D. Wyatt Aiken, Defendant, Returned
Member.
10 tho Hon. D.. Wyatt Aiken: Take
notice that the undersigned will contest the
declaration Of the State Board Of Canvass
crs in the matter Of the election of Rep
reseptatve to the Forty Seventh Congress,
State aforesaid, held on the I'd day of No
vembcr last past, and promulgated on the
18th day Of November last past OH the fol-.
lowing grounds:
First-That tho legal and legitimate
Republican vote in said District is 22,657;
and tho legal aud Legitimate Democrats
vote is 1898, instead of 0,75S Republican
aud 27,S53 Democratic, us declared and
promulgated by the Stato Board of Can
va3scrs.
Sccond-Bccauso Of the numerous frauds
in tho count Of said vote by the Managers
OF Election and the Board of County Can
vasscrs to the amount of in AbheyilIc 500,
Anderson 800, Oconee 100, Pickcns 200,
Newbcrry 800, RichIanl 500, Lexington
200, Laurcns 500.
rhmd-fhc fraudulent casting Of sur.
plus illegal ballots by Democratic voters is,
by stuing the ballot box with Dcmocr tic
tickets in Abbevilc to the amount of 2 235,
Anderson l,03l, Lau:ans 1912, Lexington
300, Oconcc 250, Ncwhcrry 1000, and
Richlnnd l,4S0.
Fourth Throwing out of Republican
tickets where said tickets were properly
and legally cast to the amount Of in Abbo
vile 2,235, Anderson l,03L, Laurcns ,212,
Lexington 800, Oconcc $50, Newbcrry
1000, Piciscns 100, Richlaud l,4S0.
E'th-lotmidaing and hindcring the
Republicans irom voting to the amount of
in AnbeviIle 900, Aud .rson 1000, Lau.
rcps 5000, Lexington 100, Oconco $50
Ncwhcrry 1000, Pickcns 100, Rchlnad
$40 votes.
Sixth-Rerusal on tho part of Demo
cratic Managers Of Election to allow cxumi
nation of boxes by United States Super
vlsors of Election previous to opening the
polls for election 10 the number of
in Aboevi'Ic S, Anderson 2, Laureus 8.
R'ohIand {, Ncwbcrry IS, Lexington, 2
bo"ps
Seventh = Placing ballot boxes inaeccs,
sioly in the second story of n building, with
but one narrow stairway loadipg up to the
same, which was taken possession Of by
persons disposed to interfere, aud who did
effectively by threats, aud by armed de-
mons'rations, or by cr>wdiny from the
polls, prevent large num bcrs of Hrpubli-
cans present f,om voting to tho number of
in AbhcviIlo 1000, Anderson 800, New
berry 1900, Lnurens 1900
Eighh--By threats, intimidation, armed
demonstration, crowding them from tho
polls or otherwise preventing Republican
Supervisors of Election from serving at all,
or serving in such capacity as to know and
certify the lawia'ncss of tho election or the
legality OF the count to the numbcr Of 10
Abbeviilc 10, Anderson s, Oconco 2, Pick.
ens 6 Mewbcrry II, Lqurous l2, Lcxiug-
ton 4, Rich!and 10 Supervisors
Ninth Neglect 20 open polls in various
precincts designated by law aud usage to be
opencd whereby large numbers of Rcpuhl~
can voters were prevented from exercising
their elective franchise to the number of in
Abhcvillc 2 precincts, and in Rchlund
precinct.
Tenth--Opcning and closing polls a;
unlawful hours and opening polls at pre-
cimcts or pinccs unauthorized or sanctioned
by law, and not opening polls at places
aii;hoii1ad by lazy, to the number of in
Ahboviic 2, Oaonec 2, R,uaand 5.
Observation-Disclosures to the poIs lists bv
Democratic managers of elections Gctj,ious
names, thus under the appearance Of law
Illegal votes to tho omoust of in
AbbcvilIc 800. Anucrson 500 Oconoc
100, Piclcus 15O, Laurcns 500, New