The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-30

Tcrrorized the People, and Tint Tedcra,
Employees We're IntimidatoG-An Cntilne
ora LoDg Paper.
Mr.. Massey's notice to Mr.. John s. Wise
makes about twenty-four printed pages OF
q pamphlet. The following synopsis covers
the main points:
ASH LAWN, ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA.,1
December %, 1892.
TO Joha $. Wise, Esq.,:
SILL hereby notify you fhat ! shall
ccDfest .our right TO a seat in the Forty
eighth Congress OF the United States, a.
congressman at large from the State of
Virginia. upon the following grounds
TO w.t.
1t. ] contend, and expect to prove. that
at the election held on ;hc 7th Of Noyem-
her, 1852, for congressman ct large for the
State Of Virginia, at which you were the
candidate OF the Coalition CT Malone party.
and ] was the candidate OF the Democratic
party, Il very large majority OF the lcgal
votes were cast for me; and That, while
you have an apparent majority OF the Votes
cast nj said election, many thousand. of
vote, in excess Of your seeming majority.
WIZ 'uNN III NOlt Nv il'l-tlls W l4D WIZ
not legally qualified voters.
I'd. ! contend that the said illeeal votes
which were cast and counted for YOU,
which certainly numbered not les, than
ten thousand, and ! believe were twice
that number, were the result or outcome
OF q scheme devised and adopted by you
and the Official representatives, oi your
party prior TO said election.
Cd. I contend, and il denied, expect 10
prove, that
4 CoNsPTRlCY,
whereof the official representatives oi your
party were tie members aud promoters.
was organized TO procure the casting for
yoI OF thousands Of votes OF persons dis
qualified by the laws Of Virginia, whereby
in most. II not in all. OF the counties and
cities OF the Commonwealth, parties with
out the required qualification, and whose
votes were consequently illegal, void. and
fraudulent, were permitted, against theprO-
test OF lawful suliragans, 20 yotc--thc en-
couraecmcnt and facilities for This open
violation Of the laws OF The State being
furnished by your party and to your parti-
sans exclusively the machinery and i'm
plcmentS ei these frauds being exclusively
in the hands OF your rartisans-and the
fruit OF these fraudulent cOntriyGncC- being
exclusively Tor yonr benefit.
contend, and If denied will prove, that
TO encourage persons 20 vote who were not
lceally-Qualii!ed voters. and to afford
Judges OF election colorable ground for re-
cciying and counting such
U.LEGAL VOTES
for you, Frank 6. Blair, Attorney General
Of Virginia, and one Of your pIrti,ans,
published throughout the Commonwealth
an official letter for the purpose profess
scdly OF explaining the laws which govern
the right OF suffrage, hut giving opinions,
constructions, and instructions wholly in
consiston. With said laws, and clearly vio-
latiye OF both their letter and spirit.
| contend, and il denied will prove. that
in furtbcrancc Of the scheme agreed upon
by the Aforesaid consDirators-all yOur par
tisans-S. Brown Allen, Auditor OF Public
Accounts, member Of your party, and
one OF your partisans, Immediately rrcced-
ine the election, and as | lcioye and aver.
exclusively for the purpose of Influencing
it. result in Your favor, and with tie view
OF enabling your parlisans and supporters
to vote f0r yOu without paying the capita
tion-tay, which the Constitution prescribed
Is prcrcqui,itcto 20 the exercise OF suffrage,
appointed parties, whom he dcnominaied
collectors OF delinquent taxes, in most, II
not all. the counties and cities Of the COM
monWcalth, and that in every case the ap-
pOin;ce was ono OF your parisans.
Then follow Specifications alleging that
tlX-collectors were appointed by the Audi
tor who were not required to give bond,
or gave insOlycnts o. suroiics; that John
ID. Smelling was appointed without even
cololahle authority; that these collectors
issued blank receipts 10 be filed Up on the
day of election; that Attorncy-Gcncrai
Blair gave an erroneous and partisan opin-
ion hy which hundreds voted Ia violation
of law; and
5th. I contend, and, If denied, will
prove, that an
ORGANIZED SYSTEM
Of bribery and intimidation, wherein the
Executive Department Oi the Federal Gov
crnmcnt. Senator william Malone, one OF
yorr partisanS aud The chairman OF the eX-
ccutiye committee Of your party; the
Judge OF the United states District Court
for tic Eastern District OF Virginia, an
other OF your partisms; you, the district
attorney Of that court, while q candidate
AGAINST me, and sundry arpointcos OF the
said district Judge and Of Matthew +. Plea
SAINTS, the chief supervisors OF the eastern
district tall your partisans) played several
narts. was established and maintained,
nriov to and including the election, with
The view OF torrorizing the citizcns and the
STATE officers OF election. and with the erect
az preytn,ng q free choice by The people at
such election, aud with thc further effect Of
reducing the votes cast Tor mc by many
thousands and adding many thousands 10
your vote, and therefore eXpec:to prove: {:
/. That for months prior to the election
the Federal offices in Virginia were ncto-
rioljslv placed at the disposal OF Senator
William Malone 10y the Republican Adj
ministraiion OF the Federal Government,
and every officer and appointee favorable
IN me were for that cause removed, and
their places filed by the appointment OF
voIr uartisans or persons favorable TO you,
and with no other requisite or qualiiica-
ton. ,,
>. That the said Senator William Malone,
tbe chairman Of the party in Virginia
whose candidate you were, coerced the
said anpointees, and the holders OF State
offices likewise, by the implied and we'll
understood threat Of removal In the event
Of refusal to contribute percentage or
proportion OF their salaries to help your
election and my defeat.
3. That on the day before the election
the Hon. Robert W. Hughes, judge Of the
District Court Of the United States Tor the
Eastern district OF Virginia, issued from
the United States courtroom in the city OF
Norfolk. and caused TO be published
throughout the State,
, SERIES OF INSTRUCTIONS $50 CALLED
n limited states officers, rs follows: lThey
have already been published.1
This circular was calculated and, III my
opjnion. designed to intimidate the State
Officers Of election in the discharge oi their
duties, and did so intimidate sundry oi