The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-05
uow LEE GOT THERE.
The Methods by Which the Democratic
Governor was Elected.


Pres says: Virginia elected Coy
ernor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorne!
General, a part OF the State Senate and
full House Of Delegates. The Bou'bot
ticket is successful by a probable majority
OF between 12,OOO and 1900, and tht
Legislature will be Democratic by an over
whelming nsjority on joint ballot. The
result means the election Of a Democrat tt
succeed Malone in the United States Sen
ate after March 4 1887, and it practically
insures the electoral vote Of Virginia to
the Democratic clnddates for President
and Vice Presiientin in 1855. II means that
the South Is still solid and will remain 80
unless the North shall demand fair bal
lot and hOn"st count in the Southern
States. The Bourbon victory is due to
the unscrupulousnrss Of the election ma.
chinery OF the State, to bold frauds in va
rious counties and tn successful appeals to
the passions Of ex Confederate soldiers.
General Lee In the saddle OF his uncle,
Robert +. Lee, with Confederate battls-
flags waving at the head OF tbs column oil
cavalry, aroused the dying war sentiment
OF the State aud massed H-tato q ,.turcs
that has proved irrPs s,ible, N y "
The unknown quantity in Republican
calculations as to the result was fraud.
The election machinery being in the hands
Of their opponents, it vas eXpsc:ed that
every technical advantage would be taken
at the polls. Republicans were deni"d
the privilege OF inspecting the registry
book, and individual voters wBre COM
PEELED to make personal inquiry to be as
sured that their names had not been
iropped from the list, There arc over
l,2V0 voting precincts in tho State, and q
change made at each Of 200 precincts by
dropping the names OF five Republican
voters would work loss OF 6000 voles to
the party without resorting TO downright
ballot box stutEing. 80
TISSUE BALLOTS,
Evidence Of other frauds was first dis.
covered here in Petersburg, where, soon
alter the polls were opened, Democratic
tissue ballots we're detected by the Rspuh-
lican workers. In tue Fifth ward, about
noon, colored man named Plummsr
MacElin offered Democratic ticket AS
it passed irolp the hands of the voter TO
the Judge Of election three tissRs ballots
slipped out and iel upon the hJor.
Macklin is in the employ OF j. K. Patter-
syn, Democrat oi prominence, who has
bsen agreed upon by the B0utbons for
appointment rs postmaster when the
present incumbent is removed. Upon
complaint OF wituess Mackiln was ar
rested and lodged in Jail. The Dourbons,
fearful that ho nigh, reves their fraud
ulent gcheIncs. hurried TO secure bis re-
lease. Il. NJ. DAbic, the Bourbon candi-
date for Sheriff aud direct beneficiary Of
Mack!in's attempted fraud, became his
boudsmsn iu the SUN OF $500. From
every polling preciapt in thp city feme
reports Of bribery and intimidation by
Democratic employers Of their men. BY
such means as this tho natural Republi-
eau majority in TIE city was reduced from
1000 last year iOr blaiGs 10 bR3. The
publication OF the frauds r;sorted to by
the Bourbon party in the past has not de.
terreG them trem repeating those frauds
to-day.
The readers OF the IrfSs have been told
OF the manner in which hundreds OF Re-
publican voters were disfranchsed in Nor
folk and Richmond last year by dilatqry
proceedings. The refusal OF the judges to
allow yo!ers to deposit their ballots with
reasonable expedition, left hundreds Of
Republicans waiting in line when the
polls were closed. This year LynGhburg
ID added to the list 25S Republican voters
in the Third ward being in line, but pre-.
vented fron voting when the polls closed.
In Richmond 250 colored voters were dis
franChsed In the same manner In Jackson
ward. III the rotten Fourth ward Of Nor
folk, where there are l,S0O Republican
voters, less than 500 Of them were permit
ted to yots by the Bourbon judges Of cleo
ton. Two preOirotB In thls ward were
thrown out bodily. a telegram from ].
Dean, chairman OF the County Committee
of Frederick, appriscd General Malone
early in the day that in the city OF Vim
chester the Bourbon judges Of election re-
fused to vote RepG6lirsus on TRANSFERS
and were practicing frauds ol every de-
scription.
ALL HOPE GIVEN Ut.
Before 10 o'clock Tonight General Ma