New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03

An inspection of the figures betrays some inter-
e.tinr facts If every white man twenty-one years
old and inward voted once and only once for Rich
.rlsop he must also have received 3.2i6 colOred
vo,esbesde: while on the other hand the Republican
candidate. himself cOored man. received accord
ing TO the returns ALLOWING him no white votes only
1874 ora trife more than half the colored vote
Arain, adding tie 3,2i4 colored votes before as
sumed to have been cast for Richardson 10 the
IL 674 counted for Lee. and we have only 14'92o.
subtracting this number from 22,951. we have left
sO3l colJred men who did not vote or VINO were
cheated ont of their votes.
Another remarkable fact is disclosed by the fore
going f,1res 1t will be observed that in the two
counties which have considerable preponderance
of white voters Richardson's vote was almost ex-
actly the same as the number OF white persons OF
voting age In Chesterfield the number Of such
persons was 1902. and Richardson's vote was
1917 In Horny the number was 2,174 and Rich
arlson's vote was 2.173. In the black counties the
case was very different. In Darlington, for ex-
anple the number Of white males Of voting age
was 2,sil but the Democratic election managers
gave Richardson 1,67l votes in Marion the num-
Der OF whites was 3,417, and the managers gave
Richardson 4.O1O In Marlborough the number OF
whites was us and Richardson's alleged Vote
was 2425 As TO the counties Of Sumter ana Will
lMSDuIg, where Iu6 DcHlpCldhp mani ts~''
xave Richardson majorities of III and 499,
respectively Richardson himself admits that the re-
turns OF the managers false, and in his answer
10 Lees notice of contest says be believes i it is
true that Lee received majority of the votes cast
In these counties In his answer Richardson also
alleges that many colored men were anxious to vote
for him. bat were prevented by violence and in
tmidatIon from so doing; and that some colored
men did secretly cast Democratic ballots No testi-
mOny can be found in the record of the case
however sufficient TO raise even reasonable pre-
sumption that any considerable number of colored
men voted for Richardson desired TO do so.
How then. was an honest Republican majority of
more than 5000 transformed into false and fraud
nlent Democratic majority Of S,OOOY The sub
committee fad that in Georgetown County, which
has a colored majority of about $500, the vote OF
only one of the ten precincts counted. 1t is
proved that at eight of these polls the vote for Rch-
ardson was co. and for Lee 2,372 1t was
easier to reject these polls altogether than to
cheat the Republicans in any other way. and
80 the Democratic election managers did it. The
only precinct counted was Georgetown Court
House and there according the report. different
method of cheating was adopted by the Democrats.
MORE BALLOTS THAN THERE WERE VOTERS.
Itappcars from the record, and Is not conradIcted
tl4al utOlsClONI pun % NbNNo WtIt CdSi l,OJZ
were found in the box. 169 more than there were
voters, and these were Democratic tissue ballots,
and all .or Richardson. Instead of rejecting these
100 tissue ballots the managers. all Demo
eyae returned all the tickets to the box
and then withdrew 1G9 tickets and destroyed
them, but not one tissue ballot shown 10 have been
withdrawn. Other honest ballots which were hon
ssty cast. were withdrawn and destroyed. All the
tissue ballots were counted for Richardson ll2
honest Lee ballots and 81 honest Richardson ballots
were Withdrawn and destroyed. BY this fraud
Richardson got ll2 more votes than belonged 10
MN ana Lee cheated of the same number.
santee precinct rejected. according 30 the
testimony Of the Democratic chairman OF the
county Board. because the box was sent
without written certificate, authorizing
The bearer 20 deliver it," This box,
according to the testimony of both Republicans
tAa Democrats. contained 47G ballots for Lee and
2S FOR RICHARDSON. At Upper Waccamaw precinct
oO surplus ballots were found in the box IS Re
publican and 2 Democratic tickets were drawn out
siu destroyed. The difference between fhe Kcpnb-
"O@A ahu Democratic ballots could he distinguished
easily 1y the sense of feeling by tnat 1i sIght
Vut Democratic ballot III this boX was found 10
fr 1fo,,ai9 IL othels folded inside. AT
~ i Was found 10 contain ~ ntue
pAers aud another enclosed % Of them.
cHo subcommittee report that Lees majority in
Ne'fsel o"A County was 2,3lO, III tead Of 80 as
tefoited b. the Democratic Board of State Can
f,a>SeIs. Although the state Canv vasseIs gave
idc4aardsDn a majority Of III votes ia Sumter
.oLllF, be says ~ hl, answer the notice Of con-
Nst that ne believes that ee received majority
" TIE votes cast. lie specifically agrees that the
voc Oi Sumter Precinct shall be counted. At
,,Adt precinct l499 votes were cast for
.te and iOr Richardson The sub-commit-
@ see says The honesty Of tho contest with re-
su saiu 10 THIS precinct IS Ger a.ny worthy Of
iiollhe datloh; but what shall be I'D Of what
'@Aguage Can charaeterize, tho p&Tti.sH gnity