The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-12-12


S~i~p4epi,iaxn is ore 81 The places IN
West Virginia wgere II was dangerous for .
Republican 10 vote. The town ami county
are e~afreiy under the control of the Dem
acrais Before the election they made threats
shs. they womb allow 10 negroes % vote
abIe~ ties voted he, Democratic ticket OF
81 least far Free Ta1r- William l. Wilson.
dor congress. Ga election day James Rob
bins. who had ? little more courage than
Other members Of his race. went up to the
polls and said he would vote despite their
nf3tesis. One Of the Democrats caught him
bg the hack Of the meek and ierked him
away. He was driven from the place and
eoiorei men generally made themselves
soarse aHer lh8i. Anumber OF heeiefs from
Baltimore and Washington were brought up
on the train and after voting stood around
and solicited votes nom residents Of the
" Thomas r. Ray, . Of the oldest
Republicans in Jefferson county. watched
these people voting. During the day he took
The names Of twenty-five men whom be
knew 70 be residents Of Baltimore and wash
ingion. The friends Of Free Trader Wilson
threw thousands Of dollars into the district
and shepherdstown got considerable Of this
The night before election twenty men we're
picked up on the streets by the Democrats.
taken 70 the Office Of a prominent gentle
man and kept drunk until after the polls
closed on election day. Five Of these men
have eince declared their willingness to make
an affidavit tothe elect that they we're lock
81 IN TIE room until it was too late 10 vote.
A band Of monntaineers who rode up 10
Harrers Ferry voting district came here
also and In the same manner put in their
votes. They came from the direclion Of
Shenandoah and it is alleged that they voted
there. as there are only a few voters in that
district but the vote was IS Democrat and I
Republican. This district has thirty col0red
men. yet only orr Republican ballots were
cast
A. the Shepherlsiown voting place before
the polls were closed some Of the ballot-box-
e were removed TO the office Of James Bra
conner. a Democratic lawyer, and The con
tents counted there. When the polls closed
the rest Of Tie ballots we're takea over and
counted James p. Fayman. one Of the
clerks Of the board, in speaking If the mat
ter, said "The board len about twenty bal
los IN tie box. SO that II there were TOO
many ballots they could easily dispose Of
them. When we finished counting there
we're Eve ballots more than there were voters
and i've Republican votes were thrown out.
Mr. Fayman. John 3 Ray andJ 5. Flem-
ing have made affidavit TO the fact that the
bail0t-boxcs were removed.
United States senator Faulkner lives at
M-aninsbnrg, Berkeley county. The night
before ihce!eclion be had a number Of color
ed and white Republicans from the city TAX
en- out TO a house in the country, where a
dance was given them. They were kept there
until ;he next morning and liquors Of all
Kinds lowed freely. IS a result; there were
a number of Republican yotes missing the
next day. This ruse did not, however, pre-
vent Mr. Faulkner's county. hitherto Demo-
cratic giving a Republican plurality, though
The United States senator stood at the polls
an day and worked FOR his ticket.