New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-02
VIOLENCE IN ARKANSAS
DEMOCRATIC OUTRAGES AT Yesterdays
ELECTION.

MURDER, INTIMIDATION and BALLor-Box
sruFF1NG THROUGHOUT 1HE sTATE-LAw
AND ORDER OPENLY DEFIED.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THL TKIBUNEl
Little Rock, Ark, Sept. l.-To-day's election
has been rcpetition of the fraud. budOzng and
her crimes of greater magnitude committed by
the Democratic partisans which have hitherto
bcen reported regarding elections i'll this State.
II was even more violent and illegal than the
election two years ago. which Is generally known
10 have been carried by the foulest and blacklist
crimes AGAINST free ballot Reports have reached
this city up to o'clock tonight showing that
in many counties in the State armed bodies OF
Democrats visited the polls and not only in
tjmidated the voters, hut III more than one H.
stance assaulted and murdered Union Labor men
and Republicans Excitement here is at the
highest pitch and trouble is anticipated and will
doubtless come if the Democrats attempt TO carry
out their threats forcibly to take possession OF
ballot-boxes which contain large majorites for
fizer the Union Labor and Republican, oanoi-
date for Governor.
There is not any doubt but what fizer has
carried the State by at least $4,000 majority.
But already the Democrats have begun th"'r
lellish work of destroying the ballots and stuins
and stealing the ballot-boXes. In Lee County
the ballot-boAes were stuffed and other frauds
practised In Lafayette Township Ouachta
County, last night. an armed mob killed ke-
publican and took forcbe possession of the | mon
Labor ballots. In Conway County, where Johh
NJ Clayton was assaSeinatcd While taking tes'!-
mony to contest the scat in Congress held by I.
L. Breckinridgc the usual deviltry and fraud nave
bccn perpetra,ed The Democrats in Wasiingt III
hot in a1y
have arranged things insure majority for their
ticket By foul means In Union County high
handed outrarcs Oh the bailot-tOACs n repored.
In ST. Francis County, where a fair election WAS
held. Fizers majority is admitted by the Demo
Gratis to be over 900.
In Castland, Ashley. Hill. Union and other
srecncts in this Pulaski co0lty IcNc'e "rfe
forcibly taken from ane Union i@o'r E'ch al"
Republicans and destroyed, and III some pr'ih''s
the Democrats held separate elections ami urh'o
the regular and legally appointed judges "I
.lection boldly asserting that the courts W"u!1
no, punish such offences, bat would sustain ''lch
yillany In the Third Ward OF TINS ci'| rh'
Democratic Sheriff of the cou:Iy went I" '.'e
polls with an armed posse of deputies. an" 'oi'i"H
elected the legally appointed Judges OF election
ard installed Judges Of LIS own ''ic' ''"I' 4
partisan Democratic afternoon since, gives thlS
The Sheriff and posse III the Third Ward:
In IN. Third Ward all cXcitable scene was eiac'cS
Shortly before O'Clock. god lied c!"Wd jiad cog
cied iere before tha, hon,, al" "Iot Vii
Allen md W. II. smith. the irg"lr aii.iH,." S,,,
Who are Republicans. " McIe q" n"u r,rol O, the polls
dificuIty occurred. and they We orsteo nirw w:
o. r. Husscl the third judge. having ialed to pat ~
an appe.r.hce G. W. wnsted; Ecpahi@iSsn @ v,;n wa,
c"c ,cd to MI the vacancy. The )nuse .nr' 80, wy"
s"nh ON SinthSt shortly aftHrwaM Siie!im nhuyr nn
son Mill vim srs nuner 70 Get ct Sep The ster
end were ordered ont -, . .
Reports do not vary as to Tue eA'eh' ah'i
amount Of violence committed In various por'iohs
~ the State and the unlawful actions OF ti'o
Democratic partisans are severely crlticlseo Wy
Ohio conservative and law-abiding citizens OF all
noli,ical parties il is impossible to cstna" jus'
now the extent Of fraud and crime which mas
loon c.,nmitted in Arkansas to-day AMI the re-
s,l, is dreaded by all who nave The 'rst Interests
of tho State at heart. Every hour fresh EeWs l.
,.cc;,.cd Of more and greater frauds and lntlnii-
d,,ion Law and order have been superseded oS
chaos and crime and the responsibility Is upon
,bc Democratic party and its vile metiIoos "l
Carrying elections =,
nrivate message from prominent gentleman
at Camden Ouichita County. vii" is peiit'"N
trustworily says that an armed 'aiio o' i''"'
Gratis visited the houses Of color" I"P""i'"""
lo,, n;gb, and broke in The doors. fired into
,he houses. and warned the negroes not 10 NfiO
The uols on pain Of death. At Henry fH'chef
.h., nrocu,cd AN axe and smashed in th" door
md fred a vocy at Fletcher. one ball taxing
esect Fletcher returned the ire and w"Nilr"
ore of the mob who then dispersed. Inns moIilii1
armed men patrollcd the roads and waTn"" '"e
colorcd voters not to come TO the pohs u"l'>S
they would agree TO vote the Demo ra'ic 'ckf'.
This they refused TO do, and the Democrats 'hcn
forced them to return home