New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-27
kEEpJNG THE SOUTH SOLID.
r,,v WAY TT Is DONE IN ARKANSAS.

THE WAY 1T Is DONE IN ARKANsAS
x,.uns AT THE POLLS rERPETRArEp
nv ms prMocRArIo ELECTION 0rFIoKKs
I,rr,r Rock, Ark, Sept. 20.-A long letter
IS v..,erday adore ssed to tho Hon. sn on Il Huxnes'
r,overuor Of Arkansas, by Judge john meO'urc' e"a
s.r Of tho Republican Central Committee OF 'nis
Ipn,..n county In 1t the Democratic party Is formally
srrasusd for carrying tho recent election 10 'n''
49,, ssn,ember o. by Illegal methods Tho detasoi 'he
,,a with the dates and OF persons aud places
A.. a, forth with convincing faness Following are
som. of tho salient passages OF the letter.
s.o,,o, 100 OF the election law declares The Judges
sssss Of ,ss sS
that Au. sa p 81 ne ss. Pc people Ssp
1s 10 the County that RepuScsr
be spps,atSa wss ssTo~S aside ana the law
s"ssSSa ana 81. Judges ana Scss
who acted of the political party to whca you nrc
nsSs 70 sppcint ono Ropuocsn each voting pre-
cnct a. Judge election an honest com, ars es
be" DISHONEST count Was aimed at -. vote IN tho
nv Ss. se'' A. : IL. 80 ns So'
IN November Of 1854 there ws. s, S foS Bioiss
s.s and ines: ss, x.rs for os.ST,
This show. that the Rerase.ns Sn were
ny , 81 Fed Fede conrs cs,
:. b , ssrsss a, the .n'y o vote q city Little
Rock county officers we: Ss7s oc,siis ticket with
}nases OF eeHuSH XII votes aud Republican with
having 1902 voice At ss secno or NO was a.
loan ss so witness the count, altheasn Democrats
sss r.; from Ffs ssi to
Democratic votes Ans o ns and ssS total vote Of the
S1s S..s come Of ~ NGvsm6er
o. we're oOssa on 3Go orS syesi Gepuy sheriff
1, found at printing ONCE In TINS c,y ga nv man
err " Ss sesT p..sr ' alter the oye The
count WAS finished In the First wnId hnrdv. The
srd Ward until wednesday afternoon, and he Fourth
w.d Tuesday night IL ssrss P ss fees ""'
The rht be election twenty armed men %e9
Is said they deputy shers Can You ie WI" yoIe
WAS Ssa in pos i DO found wno could trusted
or relied upon to act as deputy sno'i t nm cons
o; srn.d santneis and compelled to pass
troush them In single me- 10 TO take the
o. lss voters and watch of the tickets voted
s.d a ~, msn clerk who was acting deputy sheriff
The judges were asked to allow Sn,sa The re-
,eTps were made out the CONCLUSION the ]nages
non:o,s their TIA, duy Ee q RspnDcsns had
mo precinct by over 100 majority unner snh"S tn
city and finally after passing through Democrats saa
quarters the COUNTY 0sT * ss o carryn,
ths precinct by 100 majority AS the JuuseS Vi "a
sS 4.a had rp 9,sw Of the iaot KnPcso
made affidavit that they voted ro 'ns Tasn
snp az ROCK precinct there 676 votes p,lled
Alter the polls were closed, request was made tns1
Republican be allowed 10 be present q. ru1 me
thsn began proceeded with un.,. ,dr n"I
the morning. x; Inns nss Sa' apI that time and
had then been completed So9 s,ra5 bspocrs c
Al This Junosurc motion was made 10 poI,p'n 'on
further counting int a, u ias ss SAVING that votes
in day or two than thy Were ., tSe ude
making this remark escort OF armed men, ana III
judges and clerks separated unui T % Rspuhicar
were If any Of them desired TO Wines n se
exposed and in condition be tampered with for mo,
than hours. The offer was dec'heu a. iio sn
who were appointed take the names OF tue voters
watch the tickets. report 10 me ena a.
ssyeppytmo Knights Of Labor tickets and 2o1 Democa
knights OF Labor voting Tor the iS, M
answer that the three not printed on Il
other across the street made we n
She Republican vote on county omeerS ,t is vbi
10 the Ssss saviSs
40 that instead 81 psa ehe Sse Tsaurns Only
wen sseSS,y-.iS theTeuDSn is pe asSas
Victory has been achieved In Big Rock Township
Township The Republicans in september lSs4 70 .,
$50 votes for their ticket ana inc
the city printed on yellow paper ana sno leu
ss.e on Sh Ticket sH wa. prDod GU plain
At that poll person to note the name nave co
with persons who were at the eecv0 IA p WIN IN
statements l have confidence, ana tuey toii
alter the polls closed they saw the judges Oh ere
ton take Republican tickets from the box anu y
otner therein, and In proof OF tneir asSeson
have nroduced to me, and have In my possesslC
Republican tickets with the numbers thereon WIZ
they declare were voted on Tue ON mn V w6
tember. 1856, IN Ashley Township, anu WI
room in winch the eeetion was ned, the u
aesst and IN addition to his eight reputable
10 me, and viii furnish you with ther haiDes' loi y
pose OF prosecution VINO VIII swear ana' uTS sSss
Inc polls closed In this township iho hi :,
Democratic vote polled In that township Is ni is !.
make out their Ashley Township - male 10
ia votes for the Democratic ticket aud loS or tue
publican, whereas, II the vote had oeeh reIurneu a.
vas cast the Republicans would have had ESQ ana
Democrats So. and again the weIHin 70 ina1o W -
with shouts that "Democrat'c Victory HAD ~
In the township Of Hill the mode Of carrying the o.
ton was somewhat different from that pursued III
other townships named. have the Statements III !"
ing OF five persons who eye witnesses 10
matters OF waIch they speak, who win .o'
That after the polls N ws5s C oUs they saw
tudges OF election pasting names on the uohots oa
names therefrom. writing names thereon an 81" n
tutIng Democratic tickets for Republican. -FOUR y
orsd and ATTY persons have already made affidavit
they voted Republican candidates Oh tue cou
ticket yet the -eturns show that 324 persons so'ou
iDemocratic ticket and only 260 the Republican,
again the young men OF your party yen tne.n
hoarse overs democratic victory In hlIl lo"hsn,
have now detailed to you IN what nanTr nn
called q Democratic victory " was oOtaineu. 70
supposs these fraucs could have Oeen m ~
each township AS the law required nun 10 uo'
you suppose these frauls would have been comm
II you had allowed the people OF eacn township
ward select their own judges
You the in the secretary OF Stt
Ss s snd evsT Ny Gm Sa Is that Under
law you have bnt one thing 10 DO, and that Is 10 ]
,es srd quo ot the WORD. Exposing great
fiencs aud trust in your fidelity, where they oec'