Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-04-12
Mndd and comntnn Contest =

Hndd aud Compton Contest The {
lowing is q synopsis Of some Of the tesiim :
taken bv Examiner Matthews in the Ad
and Compton contest on Wednesday. and /
will be seen. it clearly disproves the or
peaied assertions made Of Republican int
dalton practiced towards colored men y
wished to vote the Democratic ticket
Grandson Alexander testified that he net
threatened John II. Chew or any other man
his life for voting the Democratic ticket.
Charles II. Smith testified that he ne.
/ told j. II. Chew that he had been so bothet
aud pestered because he voted the Demoer't
ticket in 5s5, that he had never voted sin.
lie went to the polling place after that
his name was not on the list. he intended
vote the Republican ticket No one G.
bothered him in any way about bis vote 81
he had been voting.
Charles Gray testified that he was pres
al the fuss between John II. Chew aud
Smith, and it did not occur about politics
Heard Sam Smith the same day, tell
John II Hancock in the presence Of Mr 4
Sm00t, that he was going 10 vote the Der
cratic ticket last fall Did not know whSr
he voted it or not, but have heard since Z,
FffrbNS NlhuHu Aiilt up tuHt Ht ufu.
Col Wilmer testified that he saw no intl
idation at Bryantown at last election,
evidences Of Il on the part Of colored Repua
cans toward colored Democrats. AfteFel
turning to Port Tobacco remarked that it &
the qnieiest election he ever saw in Bryanto
As States attorney, or private citizen, did5t'
know Al any intimidation. Did not Tx
that he ever heard Of intimidation befordis
contest. At no time was complaint ma 70
him as prosecuting officer that voters Ire
prevented from voting in the county &c
count OF intimidation.
Samuel Thompson testified that on hrcl
9th, the day Mr.. Compton was takingsstf
mOny, that John II. Chew told him he dino
know what they wanted with him inport
Tobacco that day, unless it was to swear "a.
d-n lie The conversation took place befs
Chew testified.
+. DeSales Mudd testified that Mr.. F
Murphy drove to the polls with a colored n I
named Queen, and not Gill, as testified y
Mr.. Townley Wolfe, and that Queen et IA
Republican ticket from pillearY Wade adj
said, in answer 10 Mr.. F l.. Dent, wb al
claimed let that man vote as he wans II
Chat is just what am DOING and hnded
the ticket to the judges Of election. ID no.
take any tickets from the Grosstown eowd
or give them any. Some tickets got into tie
hands Of Richard Stewart, Republicahdcs-
ct holder, which proved to be Democrate na.
tiOnal tickets with the name Of s. f. Mud bn
them, after the crowd discovered the hand
they became Infatuated and complained about
II. After receiving straight Republicahiek-
els they voted them. Two men left willie Dr.
ranging the tickets but one was convia and
the other was not "a voter. The mau who tan
behind Mr.. Boarman's wood pile as tetihgd
to by Mr.. Wolfe was the convict. Then wa;
no force used to get the men to the polls Fhey
usually came in body.
John j Darg testified that George Slwe
who did not yote after being told Of Mr
Dents testimony on the 9th Of March, abou
his not voting at the last election SAID tha
he told Mr.. Dent that 1t was not the first tim,
he had not voted. That he had not seen M
Dent until two weeks ago and he was ther
very anxious for him Sewell, to say intimi
iation was used. Said that Gonza Wad
had asked him at Bryantown on the day 0
election to take his friend Mudd along, an,
he promised that if he got back in time, b
would get a Republican ticket from him, bu
il he did not come back he would not bur
him or Madd either lie further said thu
Dr. Mudd passed while he was talking t
Wade, aud said. GLOW ARE you getting o
GonzaY' No other person, he said, exeef
Wade, spoke to him ahoat voting.
John Queen, WHO lie to the polls in III
buggy with Mr.. Murphy by his invitation
testified that he went to the polls with the IN
-cn'inn Of voting the Republican ticket, an
he did so.
r Mlyil'e Pyne on being sworn sal
Mr. Thomas 3 Cough offered me two dollar
10 vote the Democratic ttketat the last cleo
ion, told HIM it was against my principle. =
said woald be turned out Of my societ,
sad lose What money ! put In II if did, b
rid he would give me m re than pun III. :
Mr. Cough and had five pigs between US
md he said he would give me the odd ON
t | would go Lis way. | told him couIt
iat do It. | never dill tell Ne. 9 ugh la
was sworn iu.hy any body at NewnQrt L
'ate the Republican ticket Es~s-sS~@jk~-...
Iciai SucieN to which belong has nothing
0 do With the politics Of its members. HI
Judge Robert ). Cory testified that he did
not know tt any s~eauug in Of colurel voters
II the village Of Newport "a vote the RcpaGfi.
an ticket, nor did he know Of m, sptif a
or intimidation an The pat Of The
olored population towsrl colorrd inca IN
tote the Demor. att ticket in this couatg
Samuel q Lancaster TEST lied thst he was
veil posted with regard 70 the Republican
fairs of the 4th dist.iet, aud WAS sl;ish 4
hnl no oae WAS sworn to va.e The r "a,
icket il Newport or elsewhere 10 the ds,ri.t
tad dli not SIZE or hear Of an intimid ,iian
George T. Campbell, President Of the Star
}eucf ia Society," testified lhat here w,s no
wearing in uf c3lored vnters TO vote d., Re.
ibli,Hn ikct by his sooi w. ami nars
icarl rf aty intim luton Thu l--s a.
nale o: felu.le, Democrats or Republican.
an join il without distinction That thu
,hject of the society is to all the sick and
Jury tie dead the rules OF the society do
r qnire its members to vote aut prurua.
icket, nor is tnere any rule Resting to plll
les IN ans way r Melville Payne did no.
)elong to the Star Beneficial Society, bat wis
member OF the Republican clnh. The Nom
lcrS Of the Republican club we're not sworn
II, but every member vas expected to sand
~ to resolution with themselves and to th,
NH ~ ,.f,ta the Renuhlican licket