The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-20
ELECTIONS.
A North Carolina Republican Describes q
Methods Of the Democrats.


A North Carolina Republican Describes the
Methods Of the Democrats.
Washington Special TO New York Tribune.
Secretary Harris. of the North Carolina State
Republican committee, and several other North
Carol,nians were in Washington yesterday. aud
from conversations with them a Tribune GORE
spondsnt learned some of the methods en-
ploysd by the Democrats 10 suppress the real
vote of the State at the recent election and give
it to Cleveland and reform, when it righttnlIy
belonged to General Harrison. Ii was est
mated that there would be an increased Repub-
lican vote 10 the State and in the white districts,
whore the voters were allowed to deposit their
ballots and the same were properly counted,
the results showed the correctness Of the Re-
publican State committees estimate. In the
portion Of the State west Of Raleigh to the
Tennessee line there were large Republican
gains. and it Is stated that 20, 900 ex-confederate
soldiers voted fer General Harrison. In the
"black" counties. all of which were heavily Re-
publican. the rascsiity began with the appoint
meut OF the inspectors Of election. The Democrats
had two; the Republicans were entitled TO the
same number, and the registrar was q Demo
crat- The Republican State com recon-
ncboc ~ Llc or dH-
pointment to represent IL, but its reeommenda-
tons were entirely ignored and ignorant and
weak men, negroes, for the most part, who
could aot read or write, were appointed through
out the State at the suggestion of the Demo
cratic State committee. and compelled by threats
to serve.
In Halifax county, in the Second congress
sional district, an arrangement was made &c
when ySis dh the sh White. and e. slsef IN IN rS alysr 1s4s s 9sSsa,
the re registration lists were alphabetically ar
ranged so as to facilitate matters. and there was
not the slightest delay; but when the blacks
turn cams they were hampered and delayed by
challenges, so that when the polls closed thers
were 2 900 blacks who could not deposit their
ballots. In one township in this district the
original registration books were lost A second
set was made up by eiection-day. and all the
names were there, but when the votes came to
be counted, this township was thrown out.
There is no doubt that the books were pur-
posely lost, knowing that the vote OF the town
shin would be thrown out
Money was freely used-the Democratic ma
tional COMMITTEES having thrown about 5000
into the State at the request of Senator Ransom.
There were some tissue ballots used. but only
for State and comfy officers, none having been
discovered bearing the names Of the national
candidates. The details or the frauds perpe-
trsted in North Carolina, when fully made
known, will show how desperate are the Dem
ocrats ia that State in their endsavors to keep
II in the Democratic column, and will astonish
those hepuDllcanS VINO have not looked into the
matter of the real Republican majority that can
rightfully be claimed.
Why" said Secretary Harris, I'VE could
afford to let the Democrats steal 10, 900 votes,
and then have carried the State for Harrison By
a majority Of Is. 600, but they counted US out by
the most barsfaced frauds. and have given the
electoral vote To Cleveland"
Notwithstanding ali the trickery and fraud,
tbs Republicans elect three members OF Con-
gress, namely, Cheatham 10 the second, Brewer
in the Fifth. and EwarI In the Ninth districts.
The Fourteenth district, which Is new repre-
sented by Nichols. is lost, hut there is a gain OF
one TO the Republicans over the present delega-
ton ia Congress. The most remarkable change
was In the Eleventh district, where Johnston,
the present Representative. was defeated by
Ewart, Republican, who has q majority of l,043.
At the last congressional election Johnston had
q majority OF 4,140, and not only has this been
wiped out, but Ewart has been elected by the
majority stated above. The district il composed
of white counties. There was a strong effort
made 90 count in Simmons, Democrat, in the
Second district, but IL is now out Of the hands
of the county boards, and the State canvassing
board cannot avoid returning Cheatham- 1t has
long been claimed by Republicans that North
Carolina belonged 10 them IN q far election.
and the statements made by Mr.. Harris and the
others now here prove cOnclusively that this
claim is we'll founded Had thsIe been q fair
election, the Republicans would not only have
carried the State for Harrison. but would have
elected their State ticket and q majority OF the
Legislature by q good majority.