National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-07

EprIoR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN; The
good people Of the country ought to know
how our late election was conducted.
will state only fGcts which can be proven
by substantial witnesses and have been al
ready established TO ms entire satisfaction.
i have taken nothing on hearsay, aud in-
vestigatCd every fact | shall refer to. Re-
publican voters who applied by letter TO
The Democratic registrars for transfers re-
CCved their transfers the day after the cleo
ton, ard in each case called to my notice
the transfer was dated n week before, and
tie postmark was so blurred as not TO be
dcc!phored and the date not to be dstin
gushCd, showing clearly cOllusion between
the registrars and postmastcrs. In many
cases where an ignorant negro applied In
person for his transfer the registrar gave
II defective transfer leaving out some i'm
pCItant part, either the name Of his former
Or present precincts.
Some ignorant negroes were Informed by
Democratic cmissarics that their precinct
boundaries had been changed, and that they
must got Transfers 10 another precinct near
by; they rot such transfers only to fud they
had leCn hoaXed and could not vote at
either precinct, Letters and public docu-
mcnts sent to Republican leaders were not
delivered in many cases for three weeks.
| Packages of circulars and party matter sent
licons came to hand at last, opened and
with postmOrk torn Oft.
A telegram sent from Richmond about
the destination of some ballots shipped by
| express was dated Saturday, Oct 81, and
never delivered until Monday, Nov. 2, too
late TO be of service.
Messengers sent out to distant county
| precincts with Republican ballots were
| bribed not TO deliver the ballots. Demo-
cratic judges Of election at several precincts
| took the ballot boxes to u private room and
| stayed there an hour before they returned
thcmto the sight Of the people or allowed
/ any Republican to attend the court; in one
| such case twcnty-onc more ballots were
| found than voters on poll book.
| So fer us ] can ascertain there was but one
Republican Judge Of election in Pittsylvanla
county, including Danville. There are
twepty.ninc precincts outside of Danvile,
three in Danville, and one in,North Danvllle,
Every precinct has Democratic registrar,
three Democratic judges Of election, and
two Democratic clerks. Every postmaster in
tie county is a Democrat
The men who distinguished themselves
in the Danv!lle riot Were sent to the voting
| places Of Danville and the country precincts
In the vicinity Of Danvillc. They massed
themselves near the polls, aud by insults,
threats, and mCnaciug gestures frightened
away the timid colored voters. At one pre-
| CllCt, where tlcre were DUD COIOreu voters
last year, there were only 1873 this year; IN
DODyillc only coo colOred voters ont OF
about ECO voted.
This intimidation was only resortcd to,
however, where the Danviilc DULLES were
sent; but It cost us at least 1909 votes
fTnud cost us several hundred more. This
lcs now become the banner Democratic
county. Up to the date of the Danvlllt
massacre The usual ma jolity was less thar
SEQ; now It is nearly2,O00 | send You an cx
tract from to-day's Danville Register dem
CCratic), which speaks for itself:
WOLF IL SIEErS CLOTHING.
FDIToR DANviILE DAILY REGISTER Coleman
| l.. llRN kihs ColOfed, who has n meat ANA veg
etablc stand on the market ard has b, en- yer!
| literally lGtroniZCd by the white ladies AMI
gCntlChCIl Of The town, voted the straight r..
| publican ticket Tuesday. Now will the PEG.
ical when there are 30 many good white Dem
ocrgts on the market that they. could dea
| with? DASvILLE.
| November 4.
The bourbons Of Danvllle paraded cav.
airy company at daylight on tn e day o
election. This company, at least lift,
strong and fully armed with pistols
marched up the main street Of the town In
order fully to impress the negroes. They
then proceeded to precinct in the county
three miles distant, where the usual Re
publican majority is 800, took possession o.
The grounds around the precinct, knocked
down several negroes, and drove the bal
ance away. Truth.
DANvILLE, Va, Nov. 8.