Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-11-28
Facts and Figures.

Facts and Figures.
In Pittsylvania county, in which
Danville is situated. the Coalliouists
or we might say the negroes, there
being only few hundred white Ma
honeites 10 that county, increased their
vote from 1896 in 1882 to 3,547 in
1888.
In Henrico county in which Rich
mond is situated, Ike COalIIionsts in
creased their vote from 1,547 in 1882
to 2,l62 in 1888.
In Halifax county, adjpiuing Pittsyl-
vania, and one of the counties named
by General Mohone as those 10 which
the negroes had be- u Inundated, the
Coalitionists increased their vote from
2,6lO in 1882 to 1886 IN 1888.
ln Hanover, another of the counties
named by General Malone as the
scene of violence and intimidation,
the Coalitionists increas d their vote
from zoos in 1881 TO l,64l in 1888
In the county Of Charles City,
another of the counties llbelled by
General Malone, the CoalillCuists in'
creased their vote from 4Sl in 1882
to Gil in 1888
In Floyd. another county llbelled
by General Malone, the Coalitionists
increased their vote from 66S 10 1882
TO 247iu 1888.
In the county Of Augusta, another
of the counties libelled by General
Malone, the Coaitionists increased
their vote from 2,Oi4 in 1882 to
2,249 in 1888.
In the county Of Lee, another coun-
ly libelled by General Malone, the
Coalitiouists increased their vote from
1872 in 1882 to 1890 in 1888.
These are all the counties except
Charlotte the Coalitionsts vote fell of
from l,347 in 1882 to 1912 in 1888.
But 10 Charlotte county there was at
least Que Democratic negro club, and
at every prtcirct smaller or larger
number OF negroes voted the DINO
cratic ticket.
Nov, recol.ect that even in Rich
mond city, as well as in all thu coun
ii. : named so far as we know, the
election, machinery was il the hands
Of the Uoalitionists that is, Two out
of The three judges of election at
every precinct were COalitionlsts.-
This, tor, was the rule all over the
State, the exceptions being only those
counties Git any such there were) IN
which there were Democratic county
Judges, or those Counties (if any such
there were) in which COalltlonlst
county judge appointed two Demo
cratic judges to one Coalition judge
| Need another word b. said t satisfy
any re9sonai lie man that it is I'M
possible lat there cou.d have becI
any intimidation Of the ncgro voters
in Virginia ! WHAT sort OF bulldcz'
ing was ;hat which resulted III calling
GU the largest negro vVIe ever cast II
the St.lE
l. us again call attention 10 the
facts rive led in our table Of yr ter
day. The lo;al vote cast in Nirginii
IN lS7G-lhe largest ever cast In thu
State before tbs ycaI-w4s 235,22o
The total y9tc cast this year was ri
$50. or 5000 more than III 1876
One-sixth Of the entire P pulallon
white and black, minors and adults
voted in the late elections. Onl!
onc-fflh of the entire population
white AID black, Adults and min OILS
are voters. Vino was deferred from
voting.
The entire vote cast in Virginia 10
Is 0 for the two Hancock tickets and
the Garfield ticket was about 22l ,OOO
The entire vote cast in 1888 wal
OIL 900, or $4,000 more. Who wa
deferred from voting
The entire vote cast in 1882 70
Massey aud Wise, candidlt,s for con
gressm IN at large. was 19G COZ. Tn
entire vote cast in 1858 wOs 27l ,CO'
or 10000 more. Who amongst Mr.
Wise's 1O1,232 supporters in 1Se'
failed 10 appear among Malone
106 o51 in 1884 -Tl,ich. DlsDlt +.