Daily Republican., 1882-11-17
FRIDAY, NOvEmBER 1859.
Southern Elections.


at thr ate election in the border oou'n-
arm systes. We hear Of no complains
from Delaware, Maryland, West VIZ
einia, Virginia, North Carolina hen-
tucky and Tennessee and with the eA-
ceptions of Delaware and Tennessee the
Demoorats have lost ground in oil OF
;them. Maryland turns up Win '"o
Republican Congressman gain OF one
and with a majority of about 6OOo In
the State com pared to $4,000 and 25,OOo
Of former elections. West Virginia cleo
tad one Republican Congressman out
og three and came within 20OO of carry
iro the State on the popular vote com
rared with 10000 to 5000 at former
years. Virginia, if not Republican, at
least repudiates Democracy by electin2
six Readiusters, an increase OF four
over the last election. North Carolina
made squa.e fight between the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans and comes OUT
of the conflict with four Republican
congressman and with the Democratic
majority on the popular vote reduced TO
less than 800 compared with 10000 at
former elections. In Kentucky, the He'
puplicaus got two Republican COL
pressmen and within a few votes OF
three. She never before elected more
than one Republican Congressman and
sometimes none In Tennessee, the noe
of Republican victories was checked
and that State sends two Republicans
TO the next Congress instead Of three to
the present Congress and fails to elect
a Republican Governor. This, now
ever, is more owing to more SOLO
union of Democrats in that State than
the unpopularity Of the Republican
cause. Beyond the border Southern
States Southwark comes the country OF
intimidation and violence, stuffed pal
lot boxes and dishonest counts. In
atead of South Carolina sending almost
a solid delegation Of Republicans 10
Congress, which she would do In An
honest election, she sends only one
Georgia and Alabama with thousands
more Republican voters than Demo
Gratis, sends none. Florida Col blsoee
CONGRESSMAN elect from the Second dis
Arict writes, held an honest election this
slime and for once his seat will not be
contested. Mississippi, in spite oi
shameful gerrymanders, intimidation
and violence, fraud and false counts
,aends two opposition members to Con
aress one Of them is Republican and
the otheris the notorious Chalmers, Wht
wants to be called a Republican, ou
we hesitate to call him one An non
est election would send solid Kepuo
lican delegation to Congress from ina
State. Louisiana could not preVen
the election of Kellogg, Republican, ou
no otherRepublicans were electedas the'
would have been in an honest election
Arkansas, still through violence an
false counts, sends solid Democrati
delegation to Congress. A fair eiect'o
would send two Republicans at leas
Missouri, a border State beyond th
mississippi has lost Republican grounc
and instead of four only sends one III
publican to Congress. We have nj
heari of dishonest elections being hel
In that State and must conclude thf
>xhe same influences operated again
the Republican party in that State, th'
eperated against it in the Northeaster
Republican States.
The mad waves of the great Demo
cratic deluge were brok en- when the
struck tho Southern border and ha
there been honest elections IN all II
Southern States, there would not hay
been the arge Democratic majority
she next Congress that now stares
in ths face. The kind Of work thi
CARRIES the South fer the Democrat
was fully set forth in an article pul
,lished in yesterdays REPUBLICAN,
Is the testimony OF Second Auditor
the Treasury department, Mr.. Reynold
who was at Selma, Alabama, duriI
ythe election. Every thing seemed
quiet and peaceful at the election t6
Mr.. Reynolds was disposed to dou
the stories Of violence and intimidatlC
&bat he had heard from the South, y
the Republicans who were outVotil
the Democrats two to one, insisted tn
they would be cheated and o Democra
ic majority returned. Two lines OF "
ters we're formed one white the 9th
black. The white line was soon e
ehausted, but the black line Ike
pre- ssing up and voted rapidly, long a
ter the whites had all voted. The Repu
licans had provided themselves with
table, pen, lax and paper and wore ia
ing down the names Of all the Repub
cans who voted. In the afternoon
half dozen white men went up to the
BILE and under the pretence of desi
40 vote the Republican ticket, scru
pized the list and then grabbed up t
papers, tore them to pieces and thrt
them on the ground, thus destroyi
the sccrmulating evidence of dishc
~esty against the Democrats. A Sim
tapeous movement Of the right hand
the hip pocket was the warning tt
the Republicans should say nothing
be shot on she spot. When all had
ted, Mr.. Reynolds asked leading Den
aerats who were Standing around h
many Democratic votes they thout