The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-12-15

tempted to make fraudulent changes
10 the registration books and that at
various precincts. notably Holly
Springs and Byhalia. in Msrshall
county. aud Olive Brsuchs, In Do So.
to county. your partisans in charge
thereof refused to allow the United
States Supervisors 10 scrutinize the
registration books.
That when the election Was over
your friends at 0hulshoms, In Mar
shall county, at night blew ont the
lights, tore up the tally sheets, and
were only prevented from stealing
the ballot box by the courage and
coolress Of the United States Super.
visor.
That ct the L ,uderdals box. in De
Soto county, oae Of your partisan In
spectors Was caught in tho aot Of
changing the ballots % they were
put in the box, and Of Euroda and
Lake Comorsnt, in said county, the
boxes were secretly stuffed, thus
changing The result in DsSoto coun-
ty from . majority Of several hun.
dred for me to m jority Of l35 for
you.
That ct three precincts in Tallshat.
chic county, to-wit Graball, Hyber-
MIA, and Bufords, whore I would
havo obtained 500 or moro majority,
and al Ncsbetts precinct, in DsSoto
county, whero I would have received
100 majority or more. your partisan
inspectors refused to hold any cleo.
ton, and dissuaded others from so
doing, and I charge that this was
dono undor instructions from you
and your political managers.
That when the election returns had
been sent by the inspectors at each
precinct to the commissioners to can
vass, and when the results had been
published showing a majority Of over
1900 for me, you md your
friends cent messengers and
kilograms to leading democrats 10
other counties stating that you could
have FIVE boxes in Marshall county
thrown out for irregularities, thus re-
ducing my majority in that county to
400 from 1860, aud urging your par
~ managers in other counties to 30
change the returns in their counties
as 10 give you o minority,
That the democratic leaders in 9TH
or counties. refused 10 obey yonr in
structions and thus defeated the con.
spiracy.
That the commissioners in Pamela
county declined to certify the returns
from Pleasant Grove and Pleasant
Mount precincts, which gave me 209
majority, because in one seven more
votes were found than voters, and in
the other one less vote than voters.
and on this flimsy pretext these box.
es were thrown out Of the count by
the secretary Of state, thus depriving
me Of 202 majority.
That the commissioners OF Marshall
county threw ont tie Hudsouville
box which gave me 81 majority, for
want Of tally sheet accompanying
the returns, and counted tie East
Holly Springs box, which gave SO
majority for you, although There was
no tally sheet with the returns there.
from.
That The commissioners OF election
81 Marshall county made out returns
OF election and certified the same and
directed the clerk in my presence to
seal up these returns and toward the
same to the secretary Of state, on Mon
day, tho 14th OF November, and then
adjourned, making no protest Of any
kind with the returns,
That The secretary Of state pretend
ed that the returns from Marshall
county did not reach him until Fri
day. the II Of November. though II
sent as directed they should have
reached him on the 18th.
That when opened o protest against
their own returns was found In the
papers. and said 10 be in the hand.
writing Of W NJ Strickland. chairman
Of the democratic executive commit
teo Of Marshall county, and signed by
the two democratic commissioners,
which protest contained false state
menta of pretended facts.
That the secretary Of state fraudu-
lently concealed from the inspection
Of myself and my friends the returns
from the second congressional district