The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-09

county which had given an aggregate vote, as
counted by the Democratic precinct managers,
OF ], AS for Mackey to $50 for 0'COnnor. The
result, as above stated, at these twelve pre-
cincts; was not disputed by & single witness or
the Gontsstee; neither was it disputed By the
attorneys Of the contestee; or by the attorneys
of Mr.. Dibble, the sitting member. at any stage
IN the consideration Of this case, The only al
legation for the throwing out OF said precincts
was founded upon the charge that the colored
Republican voters had intimidated persons who
desired to Tote the Democratic ticket, but an
examination Of the eoutestee's evidence, which
it is not alleged has been changed by Mr..
Mackey, utterly fails to establish any such in
timidation. This position was evidently aban-
doned by the contestee and by Mr.. Dlbble as
well. The subcommittee further found that,
go ng back of the returns of the Democratic
precinct managers and counting the vote as it
was actually cast by the electors of the dis
triet, Mr.. Mackey's real majority was 927S.
To overcome this majority the evidence dis
closes the most outrageous frauds ever perpe-
trated in any election contest. A single poll
will illustrate the character of these frauds
At Hope Engine-House poll, in the city of
Charleston, the poll-lists kept by the Demo-
cratic managers, by the United States
Democratic supervisors, and the Republican
United States supervisors all three agree, and
show that but l, 218 persons had voted. No
person had had access to or control of the bal
lor-box during the day except the Democratic
managers. At the close of the polls and when
the ballots were counted, it was found there
were 2299 ballots in the box-1,01 more bal.
lots than there were votes. 1t was also found
that there were 1858 Democratic ballots in the
bex-465 more Democratic ballots than there
were votes all told, Republican and Democrat
&c. 1t is III evidence in this case, and was put
in proof by Mr.. Dibble himself acting as at
torney for Mr.. UConhor in the county of
Orangeburg, that The Republican ballots,
owing to the peculiar appearance
of the ticket, which resembled q play
street. The Republican supervisor states that
be was iii plain view of the voters during the
entire day at Hope Engine House poll that he
saw every Republican ballot cast; that 500
electors came to the polls with Republican
ticket, folded them up in the presence of the
Democratic managers of the polls that they
might see that they voted but one ticket, and
that these 500 Republican tickets were put in
the box that day. This would leave but 625
Democratic tickets which should have been cast
that day. In accordance with the Law of South
Carolina, when an excess of ballots is found in
the box, it is the duty of one OF the managers
to draw out said excess. One of them was &C
cordngly blindfolded, and in drawing out
this excess of 1,071 ballots he drew
out every Republican ballot but five, and
when placed on the stand by Mr.. 0'Connor
he admitted on cross-examination that the rea-
son lie did not draw out the rem aiming five ball
lots was because he could not find them. At
the close of the poll the vote was returned by
the Democratic precinct managers as 1900 for
O'Connor and five for Mackey. 1t was so
counted by the Democratic County Canvassers
of Charleston county, again counted in the
same manner by the Democratic State man
ayers, and also counted in the same manner by
the Committee ON Elections. 1t was by such
frauds as these at every poll in the district cx-
cepting nine that the Republican msiOrity Of
9,278 was reduced to a Democratic majority, as
found by the Democratic managers, OF 49, but
the committee accepted this count of the DEM
ocratic managers, as there WAS no dispute re-
gard1ng the correctness of its return to the
County CanvasSers.
1t is to consummate fraud of this magni-
tnde that the leaders of the Northern Democ-
racy, at the bidding of the Southern Democrats
of the House, have for eight days and without
precedent since the organization of the Gov
ernment INSTRUCTED public business and re-
fused even a consideration of this case or a
discussion of the same upon the floor of the
House by resort to revolutionary and unconsti-
tutional methods, and demand that the case be
recommitted to the Committee on Elections
without debate hoping thereby to keep in his
seat Mr.. Dibble, the beneficiary of the tissue
ballot frauds of the Second South Care lima
district Let the country Judge