Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11
A CARD.
RfcuWoSD. Va. November ?, 1889.
n THE REpURIICANS OF THE

NO THE REPUBLICANS OF THE
4 THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF
VIRGINIA: FELLOW CIfIzRSA-NoW that mo
smO go ~ baltic has pested away ana you hAss
Won such q splcnd1 victory "a the country ~
large and ~ this state End district, u T. bchlunS
Rat l. ~ your candidate for Congress. ana "
whom you stool W.T. 20 mu,h hieli1y, shoun
bri-ay set forth 10 you tho real situation OF a.
far' in thls your district, ami return 10 you ny
si1-ere thanas Tor the loyal support you gave nc
For years Eats al itrci has been TIE Gibrhlihr
OF Democracy, Standing e~it were. hke stonn
wall, but nOw IL is only claimed ~ our lTleil-'
the enemy by Tho puuy majority Of some tFp
hualrcd vofos; while. Ia fact nnd IN truth, W
dlst.i-t .s yours oa SIC congressional vote ~ a
leas. on thousanl mfionty aud on the ptcai-
dentist v0t. ~ az least I've hundred majority .
Ouf4iGe OK tho general partisan rejection OF
I LEGAL ro.cr. and the admission ~ Illegal voters
A. TIE several precincts in tno district (fhl.A
woul1 moro n AZ overcome tho 30 votes clainclli
so jackson Ward u This city alone over I'D leghi
votes wore supprrsssl. nni br wicked AMI iaW-
/ los. methods that 70 il hard % believe would
have been rc-Of.od D. IN this our IaW-apilihB
qhe METHODS adopted were. "a far ~ possible.
20 intiuidafe tho cllore1 voters by arrcsnn2 ana
taxing Immediately 20 prison as many 81 thrIi
ns yuss. Die uggu az sJris o. fimsy PREF - r.
This was done a. the more suggestion 81 'Le
/ Demo rat.c challen gers until a. nRny AZ ioNf-
F ten voters at one precinct had been put under
arrcaf without any wqrrant rr O.ler 1Ieflhcauoii
L OF cnnrg "A. au1 among Them ZONE oi mo Lf7'
known ga MOST respected coiored citizens. Tho
[ other AMI more effective method 81 5uppresslnE
tie vote Was % delay the voting 20 tnhi inc iuli
vote could not be gotten in Tor tots pufp9'e, az
well a. fse genera intimidation ~ iegai F'l''7
+ byarresi, . lArce number ~ men from Othcr
portions % tho cty. styling themselves chal-
F l"ng9rs. wero c3pNegfted Hn1 prOceclei -
/ challenge practically me entire colorel VOC
/ AZ q cpIOrei VOter Won 4 appear, rogarllee- OF
T his g2c, how vol kuoTn he Wa, or hOT long no
/ hla li,cl Wl;hin stones throw u tho clecIon
preriDct. he would be challenged. sometimes
/ without any alleged cnuao ana reiulftl 10 10
sworn. and after taxing tho cath ne WOull 20
sur fs~fed o. nj sOrfs o. Irrelevant AMI foolish
/ questions. In other cases the questioning
would commence nrs; and after cons h'ns
/ some dmc in that way the oath would be s'org
/ Administered by fhe Judge Of election, ana the1.
/ after an exploration by me Judge 20 ne voter
. a. % Inc meaning n Tie oath nnd the daufeF OF
| taking u false oath. tho voter would De above ]
% vote. Another systematic plan oi pfcVeSbug
4 thc polling o. TIC fan vote was Tor the judge on
election 10 aet NJ ticket distributor ~ tne BAL
7 lots OF tho constitutional amendment question:
naI affar prszen.iug the ticket % every Yplof
. mo indigo V0uli. wherever ne could got a voter
I ~ Listen 90 MIN or ~ oJnvHrsc WIN MN on m
subject or ask % question. pr3cced u cNpiHlh
WIN. va meant by yDNhg Tor or against lho
Ry nose ana o;tcr Ike lagle's methods on an
/ average enough time We consumed 10 voting
/ cocn v1,rr q vote four, an the rf'ut wn7 that
o. sunset. cXcusiv- II TIC large number ol vot ~
vino .cra rrel % account ~ busIuc 1s engage
mcnt-, hunger, Ald no lact Of physical strength
e. longer siCnd bro iiu", q; ihrco 0i the icur pre-
/ ciu.ta fn Jacssrn Ward large numbers OF voters
+ wore foInI waiting with ballots In the.r han Is,
/ reay a whom had been al o., rols since ue-
fore dag OK the morning 81 election I'm antci-
. patton # tlis fraud upon tho community ahl
upon t4o kcruoii IN v1iers ma chus 'l bhiot-
. texes 4, DO prepared and United St1te' COM
fli.eion.ra 20 De- appointed ana a. tho cloa Ing u
the polls hIl az op'h precinrl IN JACOBSON W Ill
. United rfa'cT CONF seioncr win p0li-ppoH am
. q clrrt and caused tho VOlef' 10 ItIe I'd ut'
rustf their ballot lu the box. And az onth was al
| ln.uI-isr.d DE- the Commissioner tAat they ma
boon in line and were In line when the pylls
closed with ballot Do mana ihAl lne ~ W.
h.D1 was fho nallOt they would iavo voted, &c.
npI 81 AZ They Wore legal voters within tne slli
precinct. OF this number OF pef-oh+ thus re-
/ lnGiuuy iu line md prey"ntoi from Foung ihrre
. wore enough votes alono 10 have carried 'ha
district for inc Tor CoLgress and General liaTi-
son f,r President ny handsome majority, and II
j. impossible o. .lrate'y 20 estimate ne numbei
Of Notos lost hy this procedure, but ihere Wefo al
lenst 1000 in NcAuOui city.
However unpleasant 10 may ne 20 me 20 '' en-
IN .od in q controversy Of This sort and in the eI-
F rrsure Of facts that DO not spcah wei Tor inc
ojrlmuuity. 10 nevertheless becomes and is my
duty o. tnko tho necessary stops as VOL 10 right
the wrong urrpa'rated upon che Republican
voters 0i This district ne to punish those engaged
iu thc uul % s.. uupC' i0u', and aTl PROCEDURE
And f..sg iu mind mas In the dis hlrco OF ms
oufv shall have ihe moral support N many OF
the honorable aul true men 81 ihe DcWoorau.
rl.'y. AMI OF the awarding, lnw-iov!ng, and
tsui-.ertiuc portion ~ TINS community.
Tho ,reat mass Of tho people n TINS CITY aud
a. fnis dietric; 80 mos End will not con iono ihi-
fraud. Ihey are good pcopio. Good. Intelligent
. siizeue kro% iiCht from WionG, ana have % thou'
sand tines more respect for you aud Tor me Ia
T or effort 10 maintain our rights linn II We were
iofamcly sur mi 90 tll5 OUTRAGE. We nave tnt
7 urouI satisfaction of knowing that we ar,
h right, AMI hat IL eufiicicnt OYcr-euthu.ih- u.
' fri.ule f.ofng what waa done whore Wa
strong, urged me 90 n'1pt similar methods al
+ oIhcr rrc ,ac,a whore e vote was against me
4 Iut eaii then, and ! saw now, without meaning
fltmrusr the no ives ~ hers Or 90 be On" keep
c~ os other p-of leis eonacieIcns. hat would uo
accept m o'fc., rom the smallest 20 the great
est II it had tO Do robbed of IT, honor. by Tie
use Of such unlawful means 20 obtnin 10.
Inpronl 90 You. my friends, TO he patient, 10
+ 30 prudent: do and say nothing thnt will creHie
I Excitement or cause bad feeinc, however
I yricv1us you may hago been ouIlgeI simply
] net when the tino comes ana al viii De well
/ s.. TO the result ol tho contest thcro can and wi
Dee mo- Doubt s Congress 81 either phriy VIII b
/ Quick % rput such an Outrage, and, believe me
therc shall uc odclay about ~ and rofailuro on
/ my part 90 press the mailcr 90 thc end.
aud iu the decisive htops which VIII u
! tqscn Co redress TIE wrongs OF which we right
. fully complain. You may rest assured there
VIII d. mo di- position In TIE future 20 repeat me
questionable methods adopted ga The election
just closed
Returning 20 you and 20 eachOf you and 20 thC
. many Democratic who voted for me my humble
. nri .iucrro thanks FOR your arknowi'd sincn|
| of confidence and esteem aud for your arden
/ and Jealous support. AMI 60 the % gentlemen
/ for me. refused % vote against me. am, VIII
/ prent r. -Yett, your fciloW-citzrh.
/ uoll-ff EDMUND NADDlLL, JR.