New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-22
STEALING THE NEXT HOUSE
DEMOCRATS PLAYING A DESPERATE GAME
THE ATTEMPT TO COUNT OUT REruBLlcANs
ENOUGH TO GIVE DENocRATrc MAJoRrrx
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Washington, Nov. 2l.-There Is q settled plan
on the part of the Democrats TO steal the next
House OF Representatives and deprive the Repub-
hcans OF the majority TO which they are justly
entitled. 1t has already been stated In these
dispatches that General Clark, the Clerk Of the
House, was making up the list Of members for
the List Congress to give the Democrats .
majority of one, at least, and that this was
done in obedience to instructions which he had
received from Speaker Carlisle. They had al
ready stolen one district in Florida. and IL 10
generally believed that both districts in that
State went Republican; bnt in the lid District
Goodrich was plainly counted out by fraud. Two
districts in Arkansas were seized Clayton and
Featherstone having been slaughtered. though
fairly elected, to say nothing of other districts
in the South, which, Of course, was the fruitful
field for the exercise Of Democratic frauds OF
the most daring and audacious character.
But as the returns came in it was found that
even the districts which they had already stolen
were not sufficient to make a majority for the
Democrats and it was decided that other dis
trcts must be secured for them. or course
these districts arc also in the South where the
Democrats have all the election machinery in thoir
own hands 1t was at first thought that the
members from West Virginia would give them
what wanted, but it was discovered that even
stealing the whole four in that State would be
insufficient. The election of Wilson in the Lid
District OF West Virginia was conceded by the
Republicans bit they claimed the election OF
Republicans in the other three Even conserva-
tive Democratic newspapers have admitted tho
election of Atkinson, Republican, in the lst Dis
trict, and McGnnis in the IIId but 1t Is now
understood that the Democrats will count both
out and will give Democratic Congressmen-ar
outrageous steal OF two.
In seeking for others to overcome the Republi-
can majority of FIVE, which Chairman Quay has
announced the Republicans will have upon the
most conservative basis, the Democrats naturally
turn to those districts in the South in which it
has, up to this time, been admitted that Repubh-
cans have been successful The Id Louisiana
District was the first selected for operations by
the Democratic managers, and a messenger has
been dispatched from here to SewOrlans with
instructions to see that Coleman, tho
Republican whose election has been adj
mtted in the estimates of Democratic
newspapers, shall be counted out How this
messenger has laid the groundwork for the accom-
plishment of his work is seen in an editorial in
The New-Orleans Times-Democrat' yesterday,
and published in The Tribune this morning In
which the plan Of counting ont Coleman is out
lined. Up to yesterday there was no doubt in the
mind Of the Editor of The Democrat or
Of any other Democrat in New-Orleans, that Mr.
Coleman had been elected but after the receipts
of information from Democratic headquarters THAI
the lid Louisiana District was necessary In order
to make Democratic majority in the next House,
it was suddenly learned that several hundred IL
legal ballots were cast TO: Mr. Coleman in places
where the negroes voted in large numbers and
then it is virtuously asserted that Justice de-
mands that the vote be recounted in the boxes
where the true result was affected by illegal
ballots, This recount, if made, will undoubtedly
result in returning Elliott, Mr. Coleman's Demo-
cratic competitor, for the Republicans cannot pre-
vent the preparation of the fraud, as the Demo-
Gratis have the entire machinery N their own
hands
The I'd North Carolina District was next Sc
lected for fraud. Here the Democrats stole 4,0aO
votes on election day, as was stated in these dis
matches last week. when the tactics Of the party
in the old North State were set forth at length.
On Thursday, when the County Canvassng Board
met A. OCO more votes were stolen, and yet 1t was
found that Cheatham, Republican, was elected by
majority of GIL. On the Saturday following
Simmons the Democratic candidate, conceded
Cheatham's election by 67l, and the District Can
vassng Board, which met III Newberne on that
dav November 10, admitted his election by that
majority dispatch, however, was to-day re-
ceiyed BY the Democratic Committee here from
Simmons, stating that the State Canvassing Board,
which will meet at Raleigh, win give the certificate
to him. Where the votes will be thrown out Is
not known. but enough will be declared illegal
to wipe out Chcatham's majority and show that
Simmons is elected. Here is case where 5000
fret n
sufficient and now about 1000 more will be
stolen to accomplish brutal Democratic fraud
The last district to be operated upon is the llld
Tennessee and the following telegram received
to-day by Chairman Quay from the properly
elected Republican candidate explains how IT Is
proposed to defeat MIR. Evanss election:
Nashville. Tenn. Nov. 81, 1888.
Hon NJ s. Quay Washington;
Am satisfied Governor will to-day issue certificate to
my competitor lie proposes throwing out two voting
precincts largely Repuslican, enough To overcome my
majority important precinct Excuse Is that
two more ballots in the box than names on the
rolls. Complete returns filed with Governor and
subsequently Democratic sheri1s were procured to write
letters TO Governor ballots and he makes
this BY throwing out these two precincts Bates
has two majority. II is highhandci outrage. and
leads believe that same tactics viii be employed
elsewhere. II. CLAY EVANS
These are the outragcs that are contemplated
by the Democratic leaders in order TO defeat
the expression of the people and deprive the
Republicans Of that majority in the next House
which Justly belongs to them. The delay IN
making the count in West Virginia naturally
prepared the Republicans for the pcrpetration
of some fraud, but il was hardly believed that
such extensive anG daring outrases as those now
contemplated would be attempted The facts set
forth above should convince the people Of the
North that fair and free election at the South
is an impossibility so long as that section is
under Democratic control II these frauds are
accomplished there will be included in the list
Of Clerk Clark but four Republicans from the
South-one from Tennessee, two from North
Carolina and one from West Virginia
In the border States the state OF things is
fully as bad, for il is understood that in Mary
land Notwithstanding Comptons seat in the With
District has already been stolen, II is proposed
to deprive Stoclxbridge. the Republican in the
WITH District, Of his election and give the certh-
cate TO his Democratic competitor, Rayner
The Democrats, however, are very much mis-