New-York tribune., 1890-01-27
ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE FRAUDS PRAC
TISED UPON COLORED VOTERS.
METHODS EMPLO

TlSED UPON COLORED NOlEhS
METHODS EMPLOYED BY DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS
TO OBTAIN DEMOCRATIC MAJoRITIEs-
THE SUBSTITUTION PROCESS
;Br TELEGRAPH THE TRIsUSEl
Washington Jan 26.-some account given
in Yesterdays dispatches Of Inc frauds upon the
suffrage practised by the Democrat, Of Virginia, as
described before the House Committee the Election
of President. Vice President and Congress, by dele
CATION OF leading colored men appointed by recent
cOlorcd convention in Richmond. The statement
By delegation is, perhaps, the clearest and
most convincing yet given Of the methods by when
Democratic maIorities secured IN Virginia and
deserves a wide publicity. The men who make IL
are representative and influential oolored leaders and
what they say fairly expresses the feeling OF their
race. IT j. noteworthy, therefore, that they urge
upon the committee 50 extreme measure "a the
reduction Of representation in Congress in their state
II the right to vote j, to be denied them il the utfe'
As il has been in the last few years. by the WhIte
Democrats in the southern States The statement is
| in part ~ follows:
We present for your consideration few facts
concerning election frauds and ontIdgeS perPctrdted
IN the Stat" ot lrgInd. ,
with the sole purpose of allowing corrupt election
omcia, to return DcmpcitIc maIorltes and eject
| democratic Oincldl>. We nave 4 >t'tc Oah'd'alnS
board o. i've members, all DcluOcrdt> we nave
/ ana cities, IL Elct tOrdl lsodIu',
| ali Democrats. These $50 men are not appointed
Uy elected Dy the people, but hdihed III
! u Democratic caucus ana ec'i'd GA one ballot DS
resolution Of the Legislature. They appoint all 'i
the Registrars and Judges Of Elecuon, ana tlis
partisan democratic caucus controls the eIccll2h III
! every precinct II. the state Acting under dd'lceS
from Democratic headquarters, these Electoral boaips
select Registrars and Judges oi Election men VINO VINO
are willing 10 con nit the cline "i Nsio ihe'v inoi
are rivc'. Ia understand al the Outset that pc"V
cratic victory must be achieved at all hazards
Then begins y stem 81 u!si iIhcli'ins .c- $3.50
The Registrar arbitrarily strikes from his REGISTRATION
lists the name, oi hundred, O qualIhed coiorcd voter,
marking them dead or removed from t'e
county, the dan of the election. when these
men oncr 10 vote. their baot- are REJECTED ana ana ',rl grey
either told that thet are dcd or ihN tlrl ildu
/ removed from the county. In tins manner, on t"o
saturday before tac last election, 10000 legal voters
were -hameiuy di~frduchi,cd n the stat" OF ii%lha
| Ou election dly 100 Virginia extra ,pcciai policemen
are sworn boz. armed and mls,ed AT the various Vot,
| iuc places. With Instruction, = inumidate col'rcd
voter, hy u-clc-, and foolish arrests. In precincts
where there are large numbers "f co'"rcd Notcr,'
dIatory proceedings a.c kept mp throughout ne dal.
the puip-c of delaying the vote, un'l the sun SET,
vhci hundred, of yotcf> lcfi standing M line with
| their ballot, n hand Then. when nl-t comes, the
ballots TO Dee counted. If the canv!-, Of the vote
! show, a Republican majority. the substitution pro
! cess" b, ID. Ey thi, process manf RcpuO
can ballots withdrawn. and an equal number OF
Thus Do they maze Democratic maior'te' in VIZ
| gina. Ih, is the va II 3, done ID Jacl,on ~aFd;
| /. 800. il wa pretended that the Democratic man
a,crs feared trouble 90 ti- ward, and Governor L'.
! ordered out r.e militia Young "mte men armed
thcm-clvc~ with pistol. and repaired 10 the Hing
place, ia thi- ward. rhe polls opened fcw minutes
| after Is. Tie same ra,~ that saw thc young white
! mon of Richmond l.miu- Themselves. also saw
rcrc they had been .ucc me night before. with th".r
small a.c.. t,ylnr 20 keep warm. Their wives or
| breakfast Al night long tn, lad been wait
plce, IN That Inc tiat nsat ,ul
.tYo-I ion lrc the following -cttiu. of the sun. When
| oyer ,.iDr.d man vpgld offer io voto Democratic
challenger would protest against hi- vote. The JUDGES
would ,lu. Ton the voter lD-I-,lg and If h.- uamo
T Inc NJ d. tlsf lp D lfl
ui'A lr-c " r~. If Dee couldnt tell his vot" vas
rejected. 1he ohal"nr"r- would ar-n" The Gu, ,'.on
! Win the judges. thc judge would li~urcly listen
| fp tlr ar-l..etf> then discuss Oh" question iu aII
2, phases The olcra, wouM take plenty oi time
,.on vogla Dc rcachcd. and the voter shut ont the
rate of votr- Throughout thc day helns about Hn"eI
,,,~-' .-o'. IN ~, n.rl gcrc not allowed TO vote
Iu thr Fourth Ward oi Pcter-hur- - opn Ecpub
p,m,r',t u,atr.,,. b, thr Substitution process.
...,c t.ce.,l,,. g majority of $40. The tail, -hcct7
9 ,,.. ...'t a., 'n t1. second D.~jrr tAr Ec
IHhun- n'.' r"d o' 80 'oic, .,, 1 iie % I,,irI
! r rIu Doe .~cr uat upon thl- ratio being k"pt up
throughout ilc li- ,DuutIr. and ,tr- iu tr state.
rc Republican party loses. hy Democratic Unfair
N. ,rr -i,a - possess ihc right Of elective fran
l'1.-i cN,r.-r Of 'Ht .I-hi D., l' l'-- i.'N an
I'r la-.', ana the pursuit OF imppnc--. and i'ai
| tnc enjoyment nt i'f r.-hi i- '.-, ''I '' lIi,p
., t..t ct.r' l,..--trS 20 c.ct4'" and lup'"'r Ms
| condition. ard ''u- ronI"'" i'r general "''-i' -
| .... and Itfr,.- Ot orsauif"t .n'.''V. scr. tih
ur tAt u, .,r.,.-r Of tat right h- become Dr.!
| Fill. state urd,. tl. manipulation of rr pi'''nt
| election law it fhr Democratic party. -mrf h"I
! ni.. rcr. iar,r. trd t'At wc arr. VIII large
! number of Hh'r p'0rl" d" tlI> COZ"
aonv-,th. practically denied p'''''p m
! .. and fu ,l.r officer of thc STAT" Gofcrl.urnt .
,.t t.lr,inr g. ur d, tni representation -h,4d ue
a .t ,,,, ft.f pYpuifior which d. represented '' ,
or,ir.d c..,t.- vlo arc permitted 81" c,'f, 30 ile
,,rlt z .f."-.. rYrt "art'-it tp''h i' iH' -"
| ..t.,. of fNr Nafnn -, t' chang" th" existing "a
/ f,,lf ,l.,fou la~ f'u Do snail n' l''-'I ID" Iu '.'
,,.~ az AUS E,-..-.is or DfNrr 'l''i i'u o'h''F 10
f.t,l, .. a,h1.lr. tH' voter TO whom - gwen me
..t q tr, ballot it thr Constitution oi ih- ,'Hil t
,rt ti.., r. t.r .ial h" allowed ' ii me polls
AND deposit h.. ballot nrhld"t"d j' aiI a,'"i, Ir"
90 - ..fr.- lf tfr officers "t election. coz "' con-
tending ra-ti sans, al-' hy ."v"r' ''tlir~. lr" J.,
iic n, OF morr, ir controlling directly or Indirectly
! tfl. ballot q fr voter.
,rf ,,. f.rflrr earnestly auT"ll 20 t'nSr">- I"
r,,.t, tn. v,-nr- ,id th" evils ~ which So" complain
n I, DID. .,.~ ut. reducing thr f"prc-"n i'"h at
ii 10, tl. fo-. ~ R,pro-c' tttv"- t"thtt Gwen ii
,b no .r rra,. .n me- -ogtcrH state, and especially
[ -, JOSEPH WILSON,
' ". " ~ NJ.
l. 4. CDrRIGAN.