New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04


was detailed 70 duty president OF the Board Captain
IT. B. Robson was ordered = member OF the bonr'
place Of Commander A. T. Crowninshieid VINO WIN i-'
the school ship ST. Mays Captain hoo sou
will be detached from his present duties III te
Navy Yard February %.
Orders have boon issued by the Secretary o the navy "
the United States steamship Dolphin To prc'el 10 '"pA
raise and report Admiral Kimberly for duty Oh mo
Pacific station.
FRAUDS OF A NOVEL DESCRIPTION.
HOW DAVIDSON WAS "ELEcTED" TO CoNGkEss-
M'pUFPrr's VOTES COUNTED FOE HIS oP-
PoNENT.
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 tSpedan.-The contested
election case OF McDuffe against Davidson OF tho
WITH Alabama District possesses some features
of peculiar interest. The uncontradicted testi-
mony shows that Davidson wa, counted in by the
most unblushing aud systematic frauds. Inc ne
publicans were allowed to cast their ballots-there
was little or no lntlmida,on-but the ballots cast
for McDuffe were counted either for his Demo-
cratic opponent or for man OF straw set up tor
him, who did not actually receive 100 votes IN tne
district. Bearing in mind that the lFth DiSIrict
was fixed by the Democratic Legislature so as W
contain the heavy Republican conntles, Wnt na S
aggregate Republican majority of 1000 TO ZuVoo'
some facts shown b. testimony which tine Deno
cratic contestee did not try to rcbut VIII oe VI
interest.
AS to Orvile Precinct, Dallas County, " Harrison
Ellis swcars thai he issued DAB McDufte tckets 10
/
Bry ant, witness for contestee swears that II .h'
inspectors only counted "a votes ior con.
testant they failed 70 count some OF the votes no
received that 300 Republican voters cast tnelr
ballots and only 4 tor cOntestee. Yet the IN,
spectOrs only counted "a for contestant but LOO
for coDIestee.
Nathan StrattOn swears that he issued 3o4 NC
Daflo tickets to electors. and Ned lietway sTsa's
tns ne saw the osets 80 issued S to the
counted only Is for contestant, but $40 Tor con-
tesise"
Respecting Mitchell Mil Precinct Dallas County
-" Lott Thomas sweas that he issuel 307 NC
nufiie tickets ana saw 1903 put their votes In me
window. snlI the inspectors counted ouiy thirty
four for contestant. but 200 for con'estee.'
At Union Precinct IN the same county me paiio'
box was stuffed : A1ie Jones swears that ne Is,
sued eighty six McDutfie tickets to electors ana
them handed to the Inspectors stu the 10.
spectOrs only counted nineteen for contestant Dut
$40 for c"ntestte."
As to Browns Precinct, also in Dallas Comfy
outside outside of voters for >icDutia and 1t con-
tanned tho names of 2S2 electors; that after me
electors BY
dissatisfaction and that am-eting was called ano
$50 electors put down their names as having
voted for McDutiie Lewis Berid swsars that ne
issued McOuf6o tickets TO electors and saw 2So
electors vote these tickets and they were anxIons
to vote tue McDnnle ticket. w. NJ; kllerson
swears that he took down the names NJ the cleo
tors who voted for McDuffs. aud that he took
down %. Carson 40 and Hoimes rs; that they
sent for Democratic tickets and after explaining
the difference seat them Ia the woods toy gn wahs
and that The voters wanted only the kepnolican
tickets, and still the inspectors only counted o2
for con estant. bnt 207 for contested"
The facts relating to Snow lIIl Precinct IN the
same county eplOmlzed as follows: DAME!
CARMICHAEL swesrs that he was issnin!
that f2j electors voted there that day for John V.
McDutfie. Started 10 take down the names Of voters
but MIR. Bnrson. Democrat issuing ont Davidson
tickets. stoppsd him. Carmichael then tallied ON
piece of Das,eboard Saw them all vOte Six col
ored voters voted for E. $; Turner. and one for
and one white for McDnfIle On cross or animation
says he knows exactly how the ooored voters
v,ted Nathan scott saws In his cross-cxaminatIon
that he stood IN front OF window: also sav each
and e'orv on deposit his vote wi'b inspector:
votes counted for contestant ID, contesse 45l."
So much TOR Dallas County; At every precinct IN
r nT"s gave ~ baSidson 5,ias Votes ' and
One more TnH Citation from the brief Of s2@1y
viii be found interesting 1t relates u Uniontown
precinct. Perry County, In which Davidson, the
Clarke swcars that he issued s3s McDufie tickets
to electors and took down their names and saw
them vote those tickets. Fountain Hudson. an
inspector, swcars that 400 electors voted open
McDuhic ticket, and that Alex Pitts, nephew Of
c0ntestce, counted the ballots, put them In sack
and took charge Of them, and that he told Pitts,
if you don't give McDufbe more votes than that
they will take us to the big house. and that A. ID.
Pitts replied that Uncle Aeck might as well have
them as McDuffie' Ned Braxton swears that The
colored voters were anxious 10 cote the McDuilie
tickets, and that he watched them and did not SEQ
any Of them change their tickets David Lacey
swears he was keeping tallv the door Of the
city hall and tailed over 90, when A &. David
son contester stopped him. saying that he Lad 10
legal authority 70 DO 1T"
The record Of testimony shows that at every
precinct investigated In four of The five counties
which compose The district like frauds were com
mtted In Loundes Comfy. IN which contestant
llvns there were two Democratic factions. In
the August election Of 1895 NcDuAie lent his aid
TO one f ~" factions in consideration Of which hn
WAS assured OF fair pav-which he receired at tho
November election. The result was-th" votes
being counted cast-that lie was credited with
2G70 votes and Davidson with $40 votes. OF
course the frauds shown in thu testimony could
not have bean So easily committed II the election
machinery had not been II the hands of Davidson
ard his friends Other gross frauds Of n 4 f"rcrt
ratur. from the one above described are show q by
the record of uncontradictcd testimony.