Daily Republican., 1885-10-08

Tho hour Don AovnOos
When the Bour bons Of Virginia con-
men ced to sup Dress the Republican vote
of thai State in 1872, they did IL by vio-
leuce, shooting down colored people ~
Repu blican meetings, who gave no Or
Tense. as II they had been ravenous
beasts Of prey. Ex Secretary Robson
and John NJ. Lan gston that year cd
dressed Republican meeting In Nor
folk, which vas largely attended BY
colored men. Suddenly there was .
comm otion in the crowd, end pistol
shots we're ,frod. The colored msn fled
like frightened sheep, leaving two OF
their number dead upon the ground,
while nobody was ever arrested Tor
these vanton murders.
10 1874 about fifty colored men re-
msined to hear the announcement OF
the vote Of polling place not lar from
Norfolk. The precinct always gave
about two hundred Republican MAORI
ty, and the Republicans had polled all
their men. When the vote was count
Cd, one OF the judges threw mp the win
dow and announced q Democratic ma
jority. The colored men boldly de.
ciared that fraud had been used In
making that result, when . dozen or 80
white men p.esens cosn"1 ms s
upon them Win pissois. ING oo'o.eu
men ran, JumPoo ionoos ena ~
the wooos anu marsh i0~,ns W. noa
brought to justice who committed these
MURDERS ou. sons ., 'ne vo,o.ea "on
were afresseo, onSrgou WIN .aoAs
not, ana were io,oou W i T sno 49,.
bue She cnivaity VI ns. ~. y,
saroa even Vi snoosns co -, 80 ~
colo oiooo 10 moAns " y.s 49,
oons' ana nave re'oltoo W usoo upon
sne oAnoe uoA % JUG oee,., .u 80
revolving piAn-sno D~nvi"o
ocihs Al e4ooP.'on IN ~ eo.oy
vnore nosn'ns o,so 'oo"" W
the purpose, Inc lave bog's's'uIo nss
perfected Whatever was wan'ea Id inc
great mscninery Vi irsuu III sAo S'As0
70 carry eiecSions.
Democrasic noaros y. oom'saions
In eacn county nave sno spPo'nsmen, ".
All eiection omcsrs, ous proviues .nSs
one ofthe ofhcers at eacn precinct small
diner nom the DINERS In ponacs. inoso
county ooaros' oeihs sppoinooo Ny :,
BOURBON LeeisiAture' arc Oh ooufso Nj
Democrauc, anu TINS boafo OF course
appoints DemoolAtic poa.us IN IN u
tricts, whether Democratic or Republi-
aan. Thus in every election precinc,
~
IN TINS oeato tnete WIN % wv Dolo
Gratis and one Republican to hold thu
.nnroucbino elections. Not ouly thiI
az. D.
Dut these boardb, In seiectnk suo NC
publican inspectors, chose some on
-ho csn nathan road or vv,ta mr. "a,
~" "~a a.i'n'A VI WIZ
be bought Tor DOLLAR or Two " IN
Dsmocratic inspectots. The Republi
Tas,au- c.t, 60 AZ ..o
cAns Vi NorioiA o'uusy,a low u"y' IS
selected twelve Intelligent men and re
com mended them to the Board for 90
~ st....-d,n
poihtmousi uut 'no Doaru,
their request, appointed twelve ignoraI
<o,orat man Who vill hs antireiy helt
.sL-n p.s-no,,
Hess IN tne ushue vi INC why Douh wv
This gives some indications Of the pu
,,oaas If the Dsmocrxts The mann
y. w.
OF the bourpohs IN noiuihB oiocsons
graphically described by Norfolk co
fosPonuon. vi eno nieuoiP~
Tho incident related, took place IL
fall IN ward in N0rfOlK. C0nt2t nj
1000 pa,,rhIio.n ,,o,ar. lille tha,a vs
AooV hoPuoitoAn Foooio, =" niio .noio VIZ
but about lOO Democra:ic voters In
-ayd. The correspondent aIluded
says
At midnight the gay before lsst rali Oh
tons go or Sys 9'iSssa n men q, were h IN
In the tourth war Naltlns lor we poliS
open on the iollo~ing morning, There
only about l0o white Democratic voters
this ward. They came 70 the polls bel
dAybroak prepared 10 pieVent me castlnl
rs many Republican votes as possible
stead OF giving the hepupiicans tho cna
70 vote trst, to which they were entitled.
lino vas warped around 10 oring the vi
mon 70 the front anu then the Gay Ia
began. Inc whites voted as Slowly as po
bfe, ana when the negro une eppfoac,
the guinness OF preventing the exercise OF
ballot started IN earnest
grry-nsneu oiu asihy mhom, iol IL
!, nj IN une.
" WHAT 10 your name" asked the De
cratic Judge OF Eleetlon.
The Judse adinstsS mi hi, Az. vla.,ss
siewly turning over the pages Of the regis
tson book from the beginning 81 the
ecsnned the volume paeo' uoiD'ia
What did you say your name Is >"
again asked;
Hum. ktchard Tucker. We'll tn,
are you sure you are registered 2"
Yes, III, MY number Is %. :,
,x.an limb ed over the paaas anu 'n' :
H. How old are you, Tucker"
:. Serenu-one: San r,
.in NorfolH' .ah
{" Ho~ many children have you, Tue
rear, -.
a.. rcUsasered y and them this in nd 90 n,
lions, Who 10 no better than ballot
stafisr: pores damny over the registl
TssScr ID psrmit.ed 70 vote and 1 as
Republican steps forward to underg