The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-09
We're Defrauded Of Their Rights
and Ballot Boxes Stuffed
by Democratic Judges.
A FEW FAIR EXAMPLES
That VIII Serve to Show tho
Need Of a Federal Election
Law in the South.
The Assault on Malone The Intelll.
gencer Representative was Present
and Saw 1.-THE Latest Re.
ports from Other States.
Iowa all Right.
Spctal cOrrspOndalce Of lie Intslliqe,oer.

Special COrn1nOHde'Iee Of Tie EtlslliQale1.
PETERsBuRa, Va, Nov, G.-Now that
the results Of yesterdays election have
been fully realised the cry goes up from
all honest men in Virginia for a federal
election law or any remedy that will
even partially assure them against further
insults Of the same kind. Words fail to
do Justice TO the unprecedented and un.
blushing fraud and chIcanery witnessed
in the cities Of Richmond, Petersburg
and Norfolk, not TO speak OF the rest Of
the State. All the northern newspaper
men, aud there are plenty OF THEM Oh
hand, agree that never had they dream.
ed that such performance could be tol.
Grated In this country. No language
can state the case too strongly. Il has
been an insult Of so gross and prenedi-
tated a character upon men who are
supposed to have rights and liberties
under a common law, that nothing
which can be said or done can even
wipe ogt the dark stain upon the history
ofVirginia. II the Republicans OF West
Virginia think they received rough treat.
ment last fall, they need simply come
down into this Commonwealth to be
CONVINCED that our home Democrats are
as yet novlCes In the art OF conducting
an election. Every newspaper man
here saw the commission ol crimes
against the ballot which should be made
10 ring in the columns OF the northern
press till Congress shall be forced 10
provide some remedy or, declare that this
state he atl9TeA Ia dlGReAsS With the
formally oil an election.
CORRUPT ELECTION OFFICIALS.
Ballo. boxes were stuffed by the
judges themselyes. As stated in my
dispatch last night, in The Second
ward Of this city the single Republican
judge caught one Of the two Democratic
judges taking ballots out OF his pocket
and pushing them into the box. He
warned the Democratic judge, and In a
few moments caught him again 10 the
act. Then tho Republican came out
and proceeded to swear out u warrant
and demanded the Mayors signature TO
1t, who was present. The Mayor re-
fused on the ground that he could not
arrest an election judge on election day,
but promised to sign the warrant next
day. The Republican returned 10 his
post, aud atter'bein9 solicited by various
Democrats 10 Yitlidraw or hush the
mAtter.up, and declining To do go. was
set upol within the polls by the Judges,
Joined by Democratic friends from the
outside, and brutally beaten. An inlrm
old man, 5S years OF age, who attempted
to pull of some Of the assailapts, was
clgbbed on t9s, ,AsSd THREE tipes BY 9
the very feet oi the Mayor, Who with
great promptneSs declined "a Interfere
with tho policeman, No arrests.
This Democratic Judge had been con.
vlCted Of crimes SO foul as to be unmen,
tlonable.
GOT AWAY WITH THE EVIDENCE.
In the melee the halles box was care
fully destroyed, tho ballots scattered
over the floor aud torn up, and by thil
means all evidence Of fraud presumably
done away with. l only give this as one
instance which came under my persona
notice. Any number OF similar oasei
might be cited. IN every case where /
Republican Judge WIS allowed aud ht
offered to make any objection 10 palpa
bic fraud, he was either fired SUMMARY
or the slection at that PRECINCT stopped
The phgtaCteF ot the Democratic
judges selected throughout was:in itsel
4 give.away Of the purposes required o
them. A tougher looking gang ont
could not see Id the slums Of any larger
city, and their records support the tes
timony. Taken In connection with tht
police forces, regular and special, they
formed Gh ofganlEed band Of heeleih anC
blug;uglles WHICH cowed luUdensive Citi
gems into SILENCE per force,
As iB here explained, very little actual
violence was necessary. The arrange
lnents were perfect for otherwise obtain
Ing majoriues.
AFEw EXAMPLES.
lIeye Ate q lew exanpleSi Az The
Fourth ward precinct Of this city, Hon
], D. Brady, United States Collector o.
Internal Revenue for this district, while
giving in his ballot noticed that the re
CoIvUr folded II In peGgliat manner
turning dawn thG appohlte corners. Thu
next man 10 vote was Democrat. Hi
ballot was folded straight, aS is CuSto
mary everywhere. Collector Brady
watched until lie had established Arecort
Of the practice and then demanded q
the Judge by what right hO adopted thiI
method oi folding. Tue Judge was a
llut 90 confused as to be unable 10 CIV,
All Intelligent answer. In the CUnipslot
tle heelefS crowded upon the Collector
With threats andabTse, Meanwhile Thu
| Judge had partially recovered aud with
out deighlhg an answer Joined 10 urglnl
All assault on Mr.. Brady who Waa will
difficulty pulled ayay BY 4 few friends
lOVS aby Reasonable man doubt WIZ
these tickets were 20 ioldedP
Id tho midst Of the election Demo
cratic messengers would suddenly ap
pBaF al polling plaCeH' crying out tha
ieleprams had been received that Re
pubIlCanB we're voting tissue ballots ant
70 buWaFe Of them This, oi course, I,
inulte The hpelets 10 fresh vlgot
In open defiance oi the law at Boml
precincts Of the Jackson ward, the col
oIed stronghold Of Richmond, ellhe
separate ballot buXeg Hgbe used 10
willie and OOlored votes, or else Their
Jofo two different opening 10 the ban
box, and All white votes went lhio on
opening OnA oil golVred votes ihIo an
Olhet
FaE CORRESPONDENT SE1 FOR HIMSELF
The writer was enabled TO see thlSan
other practices In this ward through th
medium Of Bafgeant ol police who, bt