Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-09-04
appears on the poll list7. Allison Rippy,


fred Black, Republicans. Dan Wood, Dan
Neel, Moses Taylor, James Manning, Alfred
Garrett, West Taylor, Isaac Hardin, Turner
Stroud, colored and Republicans. Madison
Parker Thinks he is colored. Charles
Kennedy, J. G. Silvy, white. Don't think
he has been one year in county. Henry
Black, colored. Edward Thomson, J. F,
Johnson, Fuller Surratt, Henry Swami,
Democrat. Peter Surratt, Jacob Bonner,
colored. I never heard the managers ad:
minister any oath to voters. They did not
administer it to me and to others saw vote.
did not hear the managers challenge any
voter. Did not hear any bystander do so.
x. It was at the general election two years
ago that tried to get certain colored men
to vote Democratic ticket. March Moore
told me on Monday that he was Republi-
can. I have heard of Henry Harry voting
Democratic ticket. I cannot state of my
own knowledge that any Of the negroes
named have voted Republican ticket since
1876. Cephus Roberts told me that he was
a Republican. heard an oath something
istered to the last man who voted. [ gave
out Spencer tickets on the day of the elec-
tion Ny relations with Dr. Black have not
been as cordial as would like them to be.
REPLY.-The negroes alluded to enjoy
the general reputation of being Republicans
in our township. w. ANDERSON.
w. R. Lipscomb, sworn, says: saw
three negroes vote at Blacks precinct. Man
ayers asked one if he was in affiliation with
Democratic party. Did not ask the other
two. Did not challenge them. Managers
swear me. Did not see them swear any
one.
X. Have lived at Blacks Station since
1878. heard mo one speak of contesting
box before day of election. I tried to get
as many men as could to vote for Spencer.
All managers were present when the ne
gro referred to said he was in sympa-
thy with Democratic party now. l was in
two feet of polls. w. R. LIPsCOMB.
| S. G. Brown, sworn, says: [ was at the
polls good part of the day. Saw no voters
sworn. 5. u. BROWN.
Contestants rested.
Joseph Black, sworn, says: Was not at
Blacks the day of the election. left Ira
Hardin, End Vice Chairman, in charge of
that precinct.
X. did not prepare any oath for mana
gers of election. We have great many ba-
bies in our section and the population has
increased. This accounts for increased vote.
REPLY.-None of the voters are non-res-
idents of the county. JOSEPH BLACK.
NJ. L. Ross sworn, says: Was a manager
at Blacks on election day. Ira Hardin
swore the managers before the polls were
opened. knew all the men pretty much
who voted that day. pledged all colOred
men who voted. Asked all if they were in
sympathy with the Democratic party. Re-
quired no oath of white persons l knew.
Never knew an oath to be administered at
Blacks at a primary election. About 80 or
80 negro voters in Cherokee township.
| bo,,f ,oorooc x,oto5 in 1919 No nnrroac
challenged by any one except managers.
Porter was challenged. Did not let him
vote. Vote was counted publicly. 329 rep
resents legal vote. I do not know that j.
d. F. Duncan has voted the Democratic tick
ct since 1876.
x. Have never known j. D. F. Duncan
to vote Democratic ticket at any election at
which was manager. He has been con-
sidered Republican. Administered no
oath to him or to any white man.. we
pledged colored voters, but did not pledge
white. Ira Hardin did not instruct US to
administer any oath or affirmation. Neither
did Joe Black. M. L. Ross.
J. B. Moore, sworn, says: Was one of the
managers. Was sworn by Ira Hardin.
No negroes allowed to vote without taking
a pledge. Saw no attempt at fraud. Have
lived there all my life. Saw no non-resi-
dent vote. Saw voters from other town.
ships. Voters from the Factory voted.
About five in number.
x. did not sign my name, i'm writing,
to the oath administered by Ira Hardin.
He is Notary Public. No oath or affirma-
tion was required of the voters. A pledge
was required of the colored voters. The
greater portion of the negroes who voted
last Monday, had previously voted the
Democratic ticket. The negroes who had
voted the Republican ticket heretofore
we're pretty we'll divided. I think that
they probably voted Republican ticket in
1880. JOHN B. MOORE.
A. M. Bridges, sworn, says: Was a man
ager at Blacks precinct. Was sworn by
Ira Hardin. We required every negro to
affirm that he was in sympathy with the
party and would support the nominees at
the general election. Only one vote chal-
lenged-Porter's. Saw no fraud or attempt
at fraud that day. No nonresident that l
know of voted. Polls in full view of the
people all day.
x. Did not sign nv name to the oath ad-
ministered by Hardin. He did not instruct
me to administer oath to voters. Admins
tered no oath to voters that day. Don't
know whether the negroes who voted were
Republican or Democrat. They pledged
themselves to support the nominees in gen.
eral election. Mr.. Jackins, Mr.. Bundy and
Mr.. j. F. Oates helped to canvass votes.
Bundy and Oates were from Spartanbulrg
county and Yorkville, respectively. Bundy
called out the votes. Never heard anything
about the politics of the negroes who voted
heretofore. | was standing by When Bundy
called out votes. A. NJ. BRIDGES.
J. F. Oates, sworn, says: Was at Blacks
day of election. Was most of the time close
to the polls. I think the election was fair
as far as 1 could see except the number o.
negroes voting who I thought could not be
Democrats. No oath was administered.
don't know about the questions the mana
gers alleged that they asked the colored
voters.
x Some one told me Radicals and all
were voting. Think D. D. CASTOR was the
man who told me. j. f. OATES.
Col. w. D. Camp, sworn, says: j. D.:
F. Duncan was considered Radical until
the Ku-Klux got after him. Considered
Democrat ever since. / knew that some
Is or 20 negroes voted Democratic ticket
for Hampton. Peter Surratt has always
been Democrat. Martin Davis has here
tofore voted Republican ticket. j.. D. F.
Duncan was appointed postmaster because
he was a Radical. w. u. CAMP.
After taking the testimony of the above
witnesses, which was concluded at about 2
o'clock on Thursday morning, August 2Sth,
all persons were excluded from the room
except the members of the Executive Com
mittee and the representative of the EN-
QUIRER.
j. G.. Chambers moved that the Commit
tee declare the election as appears by the
face of the returns. This motion was Sec
onded by Iredell Jones. Rejected bya vote
of s to7.