The sun., 1889-11-04
BULLDOZING IN VIRGINIA.
MALONE INTENDS TO HAZE HIS FIGHT
EMS At THE POLLS


for CRsh-Fun in the Campaign.
RICHMOND, Nov. 3.-Mr. Henry Hudnall
Mahone's Chairman for this city. last night
served notice on Mr.. Jackson Guy, the Demo-
cratic Chairman. that he would insist upon
having two witnesses to the counting OF the
ballots In every precinct here as provided for
by law Chairman Hudnall proposes that the
Democrats shall admit such representatives OF
his side as he shall designate. The Demo-
cratic Chairman, in reply to this notice, In
forms Mr.. Hudnall that such witnesses as the
law provides for will be admitted to see the
vote counted. He is not authorized to say.
though, whether these will be such persons as
the Republican Chairman may select.
Similar notices have no doubt been served
| on all the local Democratic Chairmon In the
| State. The idea In adopting this scheme is
| that Malone shall have his own instruments
at the voting precinct to overawe the Demo-
cratic judges.
Another damaging thing has come out.
When Malone spoke at Rocky Mount, the own
or OF the largo tobacco warehouse there refused
to let him hold his meeting in It. Several me-
groes vowed vengeance. The next night tho
warehouse was set on fire. and forty houses,
nearly the whole village. were consumed. Three
negroes have just been arrested. A telegram
from there says the evidence shows that
George Early, a day after the fire. told white
| citizen that they had fire down town when
| Massey spoke here before, and every time
Massey comes here the town is set on fire. He
also said that he and two other OF Billy Ma
| homes boys poured one and half gallons Of
oil on the warehouse and burned the ID
town.
The investigation has developed terrible
condition Of affairs, and the white men see the
necessity OF defending their homes and fire.
| Nob,
| others have been arrested for arson. This fire
has caused much suffering. as it consumed all
the property Of many poor people. 1t was in
Becky Mount that Malone made his most in
cendiary utterances.
u" The bane OF Virginia Democrats Is their
proneness to overconfdence." said q leading
member OF the party this evening. and" he
added, when they are thus overconfident 1t is
hard to get them to the polls. For the reason
thus expressed some apprehension Is even now
felt among the anti-Mahoneites. A careful
survey indicates that Malone will be defeated
If the white vote can be got out in the country
districts. Anxiety is somewhat increased by
the depressing weather outlook. Rain has been
coming down steadily to-day. and O rainy cleo
tion day may mean the loss of many Democratic
votes. The roads are bad. and experience has
shown that the Virginia farmers are loath to
20 out on rainy election days.
weather. To him the act Of voting is luxury.
opportunity OF working his scheme for ship
ping the ballot boxes by intimidating the farm
eFS @ thEoqgh 1E lighting man. 5IS Lis l. is not prob,
In the rain. Therefore Malone is praying as
heartily for r. rain as as his opponents are prayipe
ago the Democrats would probably have been
defeated by this overconfdent stsy-at-h6uis
To-day in accordance with, a preconcerted
plan. Malone has distributed in all the coun-
mis- eSs Th 5 f6
white men who profess to be favorable to the
boes's election to be filled with the names Of
sio more When the car card Il is flied and deliSefed. %
In this way Mahone is polling and counting his
ties say the Democrats have spotted n number
OF his men. who have been picked out as the
been % Selected for his brawn. l and being ': sup
piled with ballots on thin paper
These men Gs soon as hre
will be BY their, side, from the opening to the
close Of the polls. While three men are detailed
another detail to watch the ballot box and to
see that no matter how big the row the box Is
The Democratic Chairman of smythe county
IN the southwest has lust telegraphed that
@hGRo a6nHR and hS Sa is he sss ssnnwd 9 hs
warned to be on their guard against them.
James n. Stone and his father,, Allen Stone.
ers up In Pitsylvania county. James poses as
a man Of education among the negroes. and
uting Doodle among his race and he has
gained no little prestige among them on the
With Mahone. An amusing specimen Of this
correspondence has Just come to light.
0f95 s 10 se ms 6s ~
getting different persons to post his letters for
him. Some time ago he gave ono OF these let
post post it. It. Later In the day the father OF the let
ter writer offended tho negro in whose pocket
missive was taken homo and concealed in tho |
meal chest. To-day 1t reached the Democrats.
Brght's p. o. Pittsylvania County Oct l6,
TO Mr. GENERAL MAHoNE:
Dear sir.-I write to you this morning con- |
and know how the matters is All OF the |
Colard is going solard for you and | kn3w II
shore you / will carry Aye precincts for want
you elected governor and With small sum Of
nee to
my work TO- write KssRRGGsqsy o
In the region whore Wholesale arrests OF |
Democratic Judges OF election have been made
BY United States AIarshaIs. banners are flung
from stores and dwellings each bearing this
:" For God and Home and Native, Land"
negro counties In the black belt and It has
been giving such tremendous negro majorities
spesa sRe9 aay aeSn
that the Republican maIorities In some OF the
precincts was larger than the total male popu-
lation. and detectives were sent to learn the
cause Nottoway Is on the line Of the railroad
OF which Malone was formerly President. and
the fnct was ascertained that q systematic i'm
portation OF negroes had been practiced for
years, Under the recent purging OF regstrR-
tion lists this spurious vote has been obliter-
Grated.
The Democratic Chairman OF the county
laconically reports the situation thus;
The whole matter Is this, that the white
people OF Nottoway have grown sick and tired
OF New York, Newport News, and railroad
negroes coming back nere periodically to vote
down the resident taxpayers OF the eommun.
propose to. Many OF our books OF registration
have had cancer and dropsy for years: so this
time. under legal prescription. they have re-
ceiyed the proper dose Of croton oil and been
reduced TO decent shape"
The Democratic Chairman Of hbemarle
county reports that the Mahonites are having
no political meetings as such. Tho negroes
are called together TO hold prayer meetings.
which are begun with HYMN singing The
pastor Is advertised to preach upon the text.
" What shall we do to be saved n and then he
to weave In with religion an admonl-
lion to every negro man to vote the Bepubll-
can ticket as q religious duty. as 1t is the duty
OF the saints.
yo' mount up to do heaven gate an ak to
speak wild two saints. an say de two what yo'