The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-01-10

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that at sherman precinct my supporters fred
int colored voters and drove them from the
polls; nor were guns hTeu into the room Al
Abbcyile, when the United states supervisor
was watching the count, to intimldate him;
nor that co;ored school teachers were threat
encd with removal IL they supported the Re
publican party; nor that tho superintendent
OF public schools at Holly Springs watched
the polls and IntimdatCd colored teachers
fro, voting; nor is IL true that in neS3to
and Panoia counties teachers have been dis
missed since the election for supporting the
Republican party.
BALIOr-BOx sTUFFING.
IL is not true that there was regular
systematic plan. adopt and carried out, by
me aud my friends for changing votes as
they were banded in at some boxes, aud 10y
tax M tho 10 es to dinner ut others aud
changing them there as charged by you.
REGISTRATION
IL Is not true, as charged by you, that
frauds were pcrpctrat d in the registrations:
nor tn Il there was n systematic plan adopted
anu carried out of erasing the names OF Re
publican voters from the poll books TO pre-
vent the r voting.
COMMISSIONERS AND INSPECTORS.
deny that the Commissioners ard lnspcc-
tors of election who h cid tho elect on IN the
several counties of the district were illegally
appointed, as chIrged BY you. ! aver that
sal | commissioners and inspectors were aI'-
pointed in str ct ace ordnance with the law,
with view alone 10 Il lawful and honest dis
charge Of the duties required of them. and |
deny that the appointment OF any of the en-
tire number was made for the purpose of
facilitating bal'o-b $ uifing, as c arged by,
you, or for any other purpose than lawful
and honest discharge of the duties required
by law.
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
/ charge that, for various reasons, never as
many rs two-thirds OF the emOcrats turn out
and vote Mt primary elections, anu such
was the case in the election referred to by
YOU The contest Is always between friends
of the same pol tcal nous hold, and is wholly
peis nal Voters are unwilling to choose
between friends, aud in ur their disp.casure.
Your own evidence conclusvcly establishes
the truth OF this p"opOS. ton. Your census
tables give the white vote in DeSOto county
at I,p3. and charge that It is 8 greater now,
yet your primary election tables give 1889 for
DISH. CT Att rney, aud l,i~1 for state 81 nator,
and challenge the world to name but tT0
white men IN this county who voted for you.
And your census tables give The white vote in
Marshall county at =,I!O, and the vote between
civilians ana Miller at I,64i. and DEFY you
to name eight white men in this county who
voted for YOU; and charge that the white
vote in MARSHAL county is not less than 3,tHH
defy you To name two white men at Senatoba
out OF the iU there who votcl for you.
BENTON COUNTY.
deny that the box at Lamar was stuffed
and that 100 Republicans voted for you. and
only - Demo rats voted for me, viii IUl
votes were counted for inc, and only u for
you; nor did - legally qualified voters oferto
vote for you whose names were erased from
the books.
DESOTO COUNTY.
deny that in this county the negroes were
better organi. G and better registered than
the whites, as charged by you. and tiat by
ballot box stuihng Il majority of l,lH for you
was converted into ma orIty of ,2! ornie:
nor did you have ma. GRITTY in Stewarts, or at
ngrams, rs charged by you.
At the primary election referred to by you
nearly one.half of the Democratic voters did
not turn out and vote; nor do tLcy ever turn
out and vote in primary elections where the
con est Is wholly personal, and the choice is
friends
LAFAYETTE COUNTY.
1t Is not true, as charged by you, that 800
Republican voters who dcs red TO vote for you
were dsfranchised by having their names
erased from the pol books Nor is it true
that 400 had their names erased from the poll
books Mt the two oxford boxes. Morris it true
that If there we've 81 more votes in the box ut
Aubeyille they were put In by my friends, /
deny that the Republican Inspector at College
Till was changed: he failed to appear and
another one was chosen in his place. Nor is
t true that you hal 3S1 votes at that box, and
had on "A, bat was counted 10 Tor me and
% for you. -
MARSHALL COUNTY.
1t is not TRUE, as charged by you, that was
unpopular In the istrict, ali / especially so in
Marsha county. Nor that did not receive
within per cent of the Democratic vote of
this county; on the contrary | have ever car
ricd this county over you by decisive ma
jority. Nor Is 1t true that any frauds were
pcrpetratcd at the East Holly springs box. or
any other box in the county. You charge
that my fr ends refused to hold an ell, ctiun Mt
Ear.y Grove, because you would have a mt
jOrty there of ID votes, July exhibits the value
of your charge. The laws of Mississippi per-
init the electors, ut any vot ny p ace, who may
attend. when the Inspectors fail TO open the
polls to Sc ect others and hold the election.
ct you charge that my friends refused to
hold the election, when you had "a more NJ the
box than had 1T anv election 10 held and
you do not come out ahead, it is because of
frdui. If one is not held. 1t is because, il held,
you would ONE out ahead, anh this is fraud:
This is tGe Old game you wish to play, OF
heads win, ia Is you lose!'
PENoLA COUNTY.
deny that IN this county, IA charged by
you, your majority of l,2 was, by fraud and
bao box stutng. counted into majority
of 5 0 for me; nor is ii true that the names of
Republic III voters were erased from the poll
books; nor is IL true that anything illegal was
lone either in the absence or in the presence
OF the United States Supervisors.
TATE COUNTY.
deny that, az charged by you, the box at
Sen Il obia was S,itffC,i at dinner time. when it
was taken from the presence of the United
tate supervisor if II was taken 1Iom bic
presence, which is not admitted; and l deny
that the Inspectors of Election in this county
were appointed in violation of law. In this
county Il now mention it exceptionally be-
ca 8, your Old Confederate Quarter Master,
ohm s. Jones. who was converted to Repuo-
licanism about the same time you were, is
Chairman OF your District Republican Exccu-
tive Comm tteel not q man ever ma lie srecch
AM you we'll know that both white and color
ed declined q uitett your published meetings.
And | charge that such was the contempt in
which you were held in tins county, 10y white
and colored, that no one for you or in your
interest, or in the interest of the Repub lean
ticket, which had been burdened with your
name. ever suggested the name of a single
Inspector or clerk. at any voting place in the
county, when, in TACT always before, by what
yer name known, The opposition has ha
some friends in the county feeling sufficient
interest to present to the Board of Election
Commissioners a list of names for appoint-
ment, to hold the election in behalf of the
opposition. Although no names were present
ed, yet the commissioners. on their own
motion and unaided, co nplied With the law.
IT it is true, as charged by you, ihatthe b hot
boxes were taken from the presence of the
United States Supervisors. wherever we had
any, | deny that anything illcp al was done in
their absence | deny that in Coldwa:er you
had 10 votes cast for you and that when
counted you had ony I. In this county aver
III t your disastrous defeat was AIT 'ibutabie
to the fact that you and your Chairman of
your District Executive Committee, John s
Jones, w"re well and thoroughly known, by
both white and co!ored.
TALLAHArCHIE COUNTY.
deny that In this county you had a ma
iority of 3 0, which was by all manner OF
frauds converted into major ~ OF l,0l! fol-
me. as charged. Every qualified voter who
desired 10 vote for you did so, and his ba lCt,iI
leg al, was counted for you.
COUNTER CHAEG 8.
As a further defense to your said contest o
my right to seat in the Fiity-trst Con :rrss
that shall rely upon the following: section
OF Article l of the constitution of thu
United states prov des: That no person shul
when elected, be an inhabitant OF that tat
in viii h he shall be chosen"
i charge that on the tth day of November,
claim you were elect d to n seat in the fly
trst Congress OF the United states you were