New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-11
STRONG HOPES FOR VIRGINIA..
ONLY A FAIR COUNT REQUIRED.
REPUBLICAN EX- CONFEDERATEs INSISTING OF
PURER METHODS AND FAIR PLAY.

REPUBLICAN EX-CONFEDERATES INSISTING ON
PURER METHODS AND FAIR PLAY.
There are some hopes of securing Vlrgnias electoral
vote for Harrison and Norton and that five Republi-
can Congressman will be returned from that State, two
surely having been elected.
The great Republican victory in Virginia two years
ago led many people 10 hope that the old Dominion
state would place herself In the Republican column
at this Presidential election. Inside facts on the
election in Virginia have Just come to the surface
from which 1t will be that the Republicans were
justified In claiming the State by 1900 majority
Colonel II. c. Parsons, well-known business man
Of Virginia, ardent Republican and friend OF "en-
eIal Harrison, is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel lie maze
last night strong statement for the cause OF the
Republicans of that State. 1t appears that 2o,ooo
OK Confederate soldiers voted the Republican ticket
OF the ten Republican candidates for Congress. five
of them were exCOnfederate soldiers, two were the
Of Confederate soldiers and ono was Union sol
der These former Confederates who supported the
Republican ticket now in high state of nd!gna
ton at Democratic attempts TO count them out, and
they are all declaring that our votes shall be
counted
The complication which grew out of the Malone and
Wise sagreement and resulted in sending dclega
lions to Chicago and in having two State Committees,
caused the Republicans to conduct their by Con-
gress Districts. The ex-confederatcs nomi-
mated for Congress by the Republicans
brought edch large PERSONAL lOiiO"lnR'
In the With John Z. Roller staff officer of Geaerd
Lee nominated; Jacob Yost, son of Major Yosf,
in the XIII. and the Others were good men. General
James A. Walker, who succeeded " sto?ewau Jackson"
in command of the Jackson Brigade, strong sup
porter OF Harrison.
INTIMIDATING NEGRO VOTERS.
Now the Republican ticket came out of the white
counties with gain Of 10000 votes. These were the
Democratic districts, and the vote fair there be-
the exConfederatcs who supported the Republican
ticket determined that II should be honest
election The Democratic County Canvassers respected
the will Of Il ose here 100 counties in the
state, and three canvassers to a county But when
the Republican struck the black belt then there
a marvellous falling off Of Republican votes. The
unfortunate disturbance created by General Malone in
the WITH Congressional District where he insisted that
the able colored Republican professor John NJ. Langs
ton should give way to another In spite
Of the overwhelming protest OF the c0ored Republ-
cans, cost the party 5000 votes, according TO an
estimate made yesterday by ex-Congresman John S.
Wise.
Mr.. Parsons, while not giving any figures in this
case, attributed large loss there to tho factonal
fight. But Colonel Parsons claimed that In spite Of
that loss Republicans had carried the State fairly
by 1900 votes, and Mr.. Wise believed that Virginia
had gone Republican.
1t appears that in the black districts the
Democrats resortcd to obstruction, the Of
crowdlng them away from the polls, and
even held the county returns back In instances
In the I'D District where Judge Edmund Waddil ran,
the Democrats kept the negroes from voting as long
as they could They asked the colored men irrele-
want questions, such their age, snames Of parents,
wife, grandparents, number Of children-anythng 10
Kill time. They crowded between the negroes and
balOt-box and by these and other means kept some
500 900 colored Republicans from voting But
by order of the United States Circuit Court second
ballOt-box opened and these men all cast their
votes, writing their the backs OF the ballots
This certified TO by tho United States Commits
soner and If these votes are counted George d. WISE
the Democratic candidate will not go to Congress
Colonel Parsons has seen IT stated that nearly
1000 names struck, without hearing, from
the registration books in the Dsnvie district. lie
knows, too that IT. is a fact. Three hundred voters
negroes, DISTRACTED by emergency employees
of the Navy Yard al plymouth. One thousand men
IN line at Petersburg when the polls were closed
Worse SIN, gang Of cOnvicts from the peneniiary
who working railroad, voted In the county.
The Board Of Canvassers OF Norfolk County, which
gave Harrison $500 majority, have adjourned In
definitely, without certifying to the result. Forced
des peration, the judges Of election In Richmond
elected the United States Supervisors from the room
where tho votes were being counted But the United
States Commissioner there promptly arrested those
judges.
Colonel Parsons said that he asserted positively
that Harrison had 300 majority In this STATE because
the data had boon obtained from the statements
Republican special agents Ire night of the cleo
tion before, however tho result known 10 be in
doubt. lie believes that Blown and Bowden will
GET their certificates of election TO Congress, while
MessIs. Bowen Waddill and Blackwell win have to
contest their seats LIE believes that tbs Harrison