Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-01-06
smaIls' Notice OF CeRtest.

SmailS' Notice OF Contest
BEAUFORT, S. e., Nov, 22l, so.
10 Hon. &. d. 7illm"n, EHgef<M,
S.. e.
SIN: You are hereby notified that
l will contest your right to seat in
the Forty-Seventh Congress of the
United States as a member Of the
House CT Representatives, from the
Fifth District OF South Carolina, for
the following reasons:
1st. That at the following voting
precincts, to wit: Grahams, Barnwell
Court House, Eberhart's mill and
Fenall's Store. in the County OF Barn
well; Aiken, Graniteville, Summer.
hill. Page q Hankinaon'a Store and
Joraan's Mill, Aiken County; Horse
Pen, Snyders Cross Roads, Ridgeville.
Ra enel's and Georges Station, in
C"lleton County; Brunson, Brighton,
Black Creek, Peoples, Stafford s Cross
Roads and Hennis' Cross Roads, in
Hampton County, the vote actually
caes for me was larger and the vote
actually cast for you was smaller than
appears Oh the face Of the returns
-nade by the managers ui-eiec,iors AT /
the votin. precincts Aforesaid; that
the difference between the votes as
actually cast and the votes as return
ed as aforesaid by the managers, aris-
ca from the fact that al each OF the
aforesaid polls, numerous ballots,
bearing your name for Congress, were
fraudulently placed. in the ballot box
for tie purpose Of creating an excess
of votes over voters, and thereby
compelling the managers to draw out
and destroy the excess of ballots thus
created, in order to reduce the mum.
Der of ballots in the box to the nun.
Der of names on the poll list; that in
drawing ont Of the box at each poll
the excess OF ballots frauduleutly cre-
ated as aforesaid, numerous ballots
bearing my name for Congress, and
which had been legally voted, were
drawn out and destroyed, and in
their place was counted correspond
ing number Of ballots with your name
for Congress thereon, which had not
been legally voted; wherefore to the
vote returned for me by the managers
Of elections at each Of the polls afore.
said, should be added the ballots bear
ing my name which were drawn out
and destroyed, and from the vote re-
turned for you at each Of the polls
afol esai;l should be deducted cor.
responding number,
"a. That at Edsefeld Court House
precinct, the Court House, in which
the poll was held, was taken possea-
sion Of by large number Of your
partisans and supporters, armed With
guns and pistols, wearing red ahirts,
and acting in your interest, who held
possession Of the said polling place
during the night before and the day
of the election, and the windows and
doorways of the houses in the yicini'
ty of the said poll were filled with
your partissns and supporters, wear
ing red shirts and bearing arms, and
acting in your inte, est; and your par.
tisans mountedsen borses, armed with
guns and pistols, and acting in your
interest, rode through the streets OF
the town OF Edgefeld Court House
and in the vicinity of tue said poll,
dischsrging said arms, iutimidatlng
and terrotizing my friends and fup.
porters, and preventing them from
casting their ballots for me-, as they
desired and intended to do.
3rd. That at Aiken Court House
large numbers oil your partiaans and /
supporters. acting in your interest,
planteda q loaded cannon near to and
covering the polling place, and with
threats of violence and display Of fle
arms, iutimidated ond terrorized my
friends and supporters, and prevented
them from casting their votes for m ,
as they desired and intended to do.
4th. That in the Counties OF Aiken,
EdgeGeld and Hampton, and at each
ard every polling precinct in said
Counties, and at the precincts oi AL
lendale, Barnwell Court House, Bu.
ford's Bridge, Elko, Williston, BAN.
berg, Millett, Robbins, Fenalls Store
and Midway, in the. County Of Barn.
well, for several days before and du,
ring the day Of the election, large