The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-12
Ssolbrsnd's Notice Of Contest.
Abbeyille Press and Banner.

ing paper W So4. Aineo, oae ooJ
last week:
STATE, OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
In the matter Of the Election of Rep
resentative to the Forty-seventh
Congress.-Carlos J. Stolbrand,
Plaintiff, Contestant, against D.
Wyatt Aiken, Defendant, Re-
turned Member.
To the Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken !:
Take notice that the undersigned will
contest the declaration of the State
Board of Canvassers in the matter Of
the election Of Representative to the
Forty.Seventh Congress, State afore-
said, held on the I'd day of November
last past, and promulgated on the 29tb
day of November last past on the
following grounds
First-Tbas the legal and legiti-
mate Republican vote in said District
is 22,657; and the legal and legiti-
mate Democratic vote is 1878 in
stead of 9,758 Republican and p, 1858
Democratic, as declared and promul-
gated BY the State Board Of Can
vassers.
Second-Because of the numerous
frauds in the count of said vote by
the Managers of Election and the
Board of County Csnvassers to the
amount Of in Abbeville, 500; Ander-
son, 800; Oconee, 100; Pickeus,
200, Newberry, 800; Richland, 800 ;
Lexington, 200; Laureps, 800.
Third-The fraudulent casting Of
surplus illegal ballots by Democratic
voters is by stufing the ballot box
with Democratic tickets in Abbeville
to the amount Of 2,2s5 ; Anderson,
1881; Laurens, 1912; Lexington,
500, Oeonee, ESQ; Nevberry, 1000 ;
and Richland, l,4S0.
Fourth-ThroWing out Of Republi-
can tickets where said tickets were
properly and legally cast to the
amount of in Abbeville, 2,235 ; An.
derson, 1881; Laurens, 1912, Lex
iDgton, 800; Oconee, $50; New
berry, 1000, Pickens, 100; Rich
1,4S0.
Fifth-1ntimidatipg and hinderiDg
the Republicans from voting to the
amount Of in Abbeville, 5000; An
dersou, 1000; Laurens, 5000, Lex
ington, 100; Oconee, 250; Newberry,
1000; Pickens, 100; Richland, 900
votes.
Sixth-Refusal on the part of Dem
ocratic Managers Of Election to allow
examination of boxes by United
States Supervisors of Election PIE,
vious to opening the polls for election
to the number of in Abbeville, 5 ;
Anderson, 2; Laurens, 8; Richland,
7; NeWberry 6; Lexington, 2 boxes.
Seventh-Placing ballot boxes in
aecessibly in the second story Of a
building, with but one narrow stair
way leading up to the same, which
was taken possession of by persons
disposed to interfere, and who did
effectively BY threats, and by armed
demonstrations, or by crowding from
the polls, prevent large numbers Of
Republicans present from voting to
the number of in Abbeville, 1000 ;
Anderson, 800; Newberry, 1900 ;
Laurens, 1900.
Eighth-By threats, Intimidation,
armed demonstration, crowdiog then,
from the polls or otherwise preventing
Republican Supervisors of Election
from serving at all, or serving in such
capacity as to know and certify the
lawfrlness Of the election or the le-
gality of the count to the number Of
in Abbeville, 10; Anderson, 8;
Ocoree 2; Pickens 6; NewberrJ, II
Laurens, IL; Lexington, 4; Rich
land 10 Supervisors.
Ninth-Neglect to open polls in
various precincts designated By law
and usage to be opened whereby large
numbers of Republican voters were
prevented from exercising their elec-
tive franchise to the number ofin Alb
beville, 2 precincts, and in Richland l
precinct.
Tensh-Opening and closing polls
at unlawful hours and opening polls
at precincts or places unauthorized or
sanctioned by law, and not opening
polls at places authorized by law, to
the number of in Abbeville, 2;
Oconee, 2; Richlard. 5.
Eleventh-Adding to the poll lists
BY Democratic managers Of elections
fictitious names, thus under the ap-
pearance of law producing illegal
votes to the amount of in Abbeville,
500; Anderson, 500; Oconee, 100 i;
Pickens $50; Laurens, 500; New
berry, 600; Lexington, 100; Rich.
land, 400 votes.
Twelfth-Repeatiug by Democratic
voters at polling precincts in the same
county, and between and repeating
by Democrats of one county in an
other to the amount of in Abbeville,
500; Anderson, 400; Pickens, 100;
Oconee, $50; Laurens, 500; New
berry, 600; Lexington, 100; Rich
land 500 votes.
Thirteenth-Interferenc with town
clock, setting them forward oue-half
or three quarters Of an hour to make
the Democratic managers of elections,
where no Republicans were appointed
under pretense Of legality to open the
elections before the legal hour, and
before the arrival of the United
States Supervisors of elections thus
preventing large quantities of Demo-
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