New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-16

uncate OF election
stractoD a H0'sf y the law Miller. majority l4as and
liberal R%i ssa%f S Titn Hcrs FS'f majority s
DC ia dS as tRs R St as1:rvPs M pstf s
hearty thanks of every friend Of honest eiectons no
the report favors the retention Of Judge Morgan the
Democratic sitting member It Is eSuemey sdho uoIo'ia he o
any Of his political friends In Congress wlil thank Mr
Dazell for The valuable service which ne mas
most people who have been raised in o,,9Sa; com
ne' mSIas and TASFS av,aton fair IS fdaSd 5afs
sppi Democrats measure 1fences oraf Standard
II IS to be expected therefore, that Morgas chole
will be excited by the first paragraph Of me :e1or, ~
the last sentence Here is the Introductory paragraph
The Committee Elections. having had under con-
sidcraton contested election OF James H. Chames
contestant against James b. Morgan. contesee from the
lid Congr District Of Mississippi reports 'hst IL
is not proven by the contestant elected
nor that not but 1t is proven that inc
election question Characterized by frauds dsgracefu
to our civilization and such 10 call Tor severe ahiau
version on the part OF every honest man
II anv further proof had been needed OF the de-
termination OF the Elections Committee 70 hold IN"
rules Of evidence and not 10 be sWaycG by partisan
bias ii is furnished by this report. III Is evident
that the author more than orce was compeued 10
exert all hi, power, Of serestrant in order 70 hew
to the line" stronger temptation to surrender c0oi
Judgment ana nlrt, Strlct RFdl ItdNVnlhS W ."D
demands Of generosity and honest indignation has
seldom been offered. After saying that there was
an honest election in two of the nine counties winch
compose the I'D Distrct-and it NAV be remarked
that those white countcs'-the report proreeds
With respect 10 other counties there l.
number Of boxes testimony taken. but
10 may safely be affirmed that in not OF these counties
taken as a whole election honest one Fraud
various forms including intimidation Of voters corrupt
manipulation registration. stunng and stealing OF D'ot
boxes and Illegal voting. lind ample illustration IN all ot
Tho committee seems to be convinced that ta the
stealing i, not done directly by the best citizens
hut that they do it by proxy and the testimony OF
:, Buchanan a prominent Democratic lawyer Is qio'eu
on this point, as follows
H. taxpayer in Mississippi, the two alternatives
erc presented being ruined by taAston or having
come fellow besmrch his conscience by balloooN
stunng would interfere 20 prevent the success, ot
the Democratic party by little the retail plan
But IL had the oath of ohce and perJuie myself
IN order TO procure triumph OF the Democratic party
I'd let party TO the devil
In the same relation the testimony Of Henry Wood
Is quoted. speaking Of the Democrats who hoh the
elections and only Democrats have any official author
ity-he said 40 moneyed man amt never found
there they get few bulldolers 70 stand around there
gentleman never dos nothing dirty, but he puts Ont
his money and gc> these dirty handed men 10 handle
dirt for him. he does nothing dirty himself
Henry Wood IS Republican. who has been for
forty years resident of Desoto County. I'M, lS oc
Of the counties which the Democrats were bound TO
have falr election at any cost and accordingly on
october 10. i7-o, the Dcsoto Blues military
company which originally organized IN
rcorganzed. Il is pertinent remark here by tie
way that ts military company Ike other volunteer t,T
guns paid for out Of an apprcprlaton mace oy tT. Tr
captain Of the Blues d. NJ. socnm who was
Rcformcra Clevelands reform postmaster at Her
pcncd that the Blues were rreorCanizcd' in every
Presidential year few weeks before election Cap
tain >locum artlcs,ly replied Before elections We
have no excitements here disturbances They are
more likely to occur in campaigns and as before
statei to prevent disturbances or violations OF law
riots etc. reoreanizations made 10 I'LL up the
dcGcencies and % make It eectHe ,-c in rrevent.
ing ~d,trbancc, violations Of law, ETC., A., viii c be
M@es ,ncos sSootSe TS Ig into houses and eando
on Inc nsmt @ e Sei9e hc t Soes in the bndnss next
morning but when asked Did YOU WIN YOUR com, com
pany. did any officer In Hernando aucml, To- fp sDp
the election II So state who made the Effort. and
don't dol Know that any ofccr Of the company did
Another witness who had something to say about
man. seventy live years of He wanted to vote
for Chalmers, but the shooting was 50 heVy Mouaa
night before the election. and the next day a Eood
deal ! was afraid to 20 out the next day because
some stray ball might h me- ..,.. ..ouo. -. 10
Display, of military force and shooting were by no
means confined to De soto County. ~ the committee
found but took place wherever they were c0hNlueiVn
necessary IN the interest Of "a fair election on tne
The report continues: Your committee find d, ther,
were other method, pursued In the I'D Congressional
hi trict Of Mississippi TO shut down upon the EepD @
ucan voter, which were in contraventlQn OF Jaw.
Among
boards having no members other than Democrats tc
appointment in many Of parties on such boards
t6 represent the Republicans. who bv reason Oh !.
"or,ucr and illfcracv were not competent ai>i suit
able. the unlaW ful removal oi baIot boNeN HSiu c
polling places and from the view of the lhitcd STATS
supcrvsors the Illegal crasurc from the iNira3n
l, OF duly qualified and registered voters anu ,i'
hoHrs5 ST Earv Grove Marshal County. no election
held The reason, are SET fortn N tlc , ~
IF Or. I. NJ. Lyle which the committee quotes as
follows ,-.. 4,
No election was held the Early Grove precinct IN
november 1858. Tho Judge, who were aprom'u % no'o
the election would open the box to receive th' W.
ndor tho prctencc that present N quafy
h nolnted out and read from the code the sections
empowering Judges Cn the absence OF any one
n administer OATH competent 10 administer o''' ~
ual,fv t,e other, be qualified himself ny any
onc of those 50 qualified to act This question was dc
h,, until about | D. m. when thc judges, one by one
loft tho room without informing the electors thAt no votes
| would be received. leaving the electors po"''''S'
| under the law open the pll'' i"''' W
lly one hundred present u 'aS' W'U No'' 'o'
| John r. Chalmers for Congress S'N'nN 'o'oF'u si'
and about thirty whites There Is majority sn'p'no
cratic A. this box when fairly counted For the "sO u"
year, the tho Early Grove box has o''h " open
a., ,u. vben the chance, indicated Demo- ratio ma
,rlty or the majority would be counted Tor ht party anu
II the indicatoN pointed to majority being c'' 'snsI
tho Democratic party not to open inc Po''' VI W,
counted and the majority found to h' ahup'"o''''' w
! 70 .,nd tc box up to the County Court House
In hrcf the report shows that there was an actNe
Democratic conspiracy in existence III le % liu
The object OF which was 10 lNc any ana an % c, " ,.
r,rc Thought - be necessary TO roll up >uch , ma
| oritv" for Morgan that Chalmers would De ue'sr!'u
n, making contest and thus bringing ont the i"to.
- f,r a, that object Is concerned the coh'Pn''N,
has bccn a future. and il Is not beyond tne Dp.u9 oi
| n"asnn to soy that had IL not been Tor ons'a'Ir,
| ,,r,rn i'm hi, wav by Judge Morcan> lenus during
hr pro,rcuton of the contest General Chalmers Wot
ad Lccn allie 10 prove what many persons believe ID
h~ thr fact that he fairly elected Representative
| i'm The List Congress. - T.. a., o,,,,,,,
of ynIr committee following the rule, OF law 70 whicn
hv h,vr already given adherence the conceded ialr'
NO. ~ thr election in Tippah and Union Counties:
and the legal assumption IN favor OF the unasSalcd
huo must save To the sitting member his seat, not
In ondin, the fact that garing and rcprchensihle
Ns ,,crc committed in connection with his election