Evening journal., 1891-06-08


tics for time, but before long they as
certained the fact that persistence In
such methods would precipitate a riot IN
which the Republicans would De worstso,
and abandoned the field This makes
the second defeat White has given Cur
lett. In 1889 he carried the ward by 90
majority. This shows 3 Democratic
falling off of A votes
The Twelfth ward is Republican. This
was not surprise, The Democrats did
net expect to carry il Shea, the Demo
cratic candidate for Council did, but the
Democrats at large conceded it to the
Republicans. Ratledgo Republican,
carries the ward by majority OF 40.
This is a Republican gain, In 1883
Samuel @. yandegrift, Republican,
carried the ward by only % majority
Mltcheli and savers Assessors.
The election of Captain Edward Mitch.
ell. Jr., as assessor and collector of the
Northern district, and Eugene M. Sayers,
to the same offices for the Southern dis
trict. was simply matter OF course
The nomination was under all ordinary
circumstances, equivalent to an slestion.
Cotton and the Nigro Mob
Cotton, Mitchell and negro mob ran
matters to suit themselves, in the Sixth
precinct of the Fifth ward. Never, Ia
the palmiest days Of muscular politics
on the coast, was such violence knswn.
Intimidation, fraud ard corruption
reigned supreme all day; Democrats
were forced to leave without voting, and
when all other methods failed, Cotton
and Mitchell melted a gang Of negro
roughs to raid the polling place and
force the Democratic inspector and chsl
lenger to flee for their lives Then TO
cover up their own tracks they entered
the room and made a hypocritieal at
tempt to restore order. The history Of
the day at this polling place is fully set
forth in the following interviews:
Joseph L. Carpenters Statements.
In an interview with Joseph L. Car
pointer, Jr, who was Democratic chal
lenger in this district, he said
''As there has been much done, aud
may be mush said about the conduct Of
the election in the west end Of the Fifth
ward, which constituted the Twelfth
election district, November 4, 1891,
and the Sixth election district
name as we'll as my sons has
1 DtIQulb EO tlO1cAJ hc5O1i6hpAf a 1OA VIII
permit me the space l will endeavor to
/ explain how was drawn into it.
II went TO the polls on November 4,
about 2 o'clock, to vote. 1t then became
| apparent to me that gross frauds were
being perpetrated In the holding Of that
election and immediatly set TO work TO
hunt them up, and found that lis per
| sons had voted that day in the Twelfth
4 trk lro M onalfhnd NN nf
| whom did not live in the district, and
believe did not have right to vote any
where in the county; some of the results
OF that days work are TO well known
through the courts and other publications
to need mention here. Following mi
work Of ferseting ont the fraud until tn,
registration for June 9th election
found some of tue persons registered oil
May IS who were not qualified on No
vember A. / Immediately called on /
member Of the Department of Elections
to know what to do about it. The infor.
nation received was to let them regis
ter and we can strike them of il they ar
not qualified. Acting upon that, / pai'
very little attention to the registration
of May 49, except to continue the worl
OF hunting up the qualifications of those
believed to be illegally registered Afte
the completion of registration l made tn
matter known TO the member of the Elec
ton Board, who advised me to allow theI
to register. when to my surprise h
informed me that they could not strik
anyone from the lists unless they wer
registered twice or in more than on
district This brought the fight down
the day of election June o.. then wen
} to work to verify what l had alresd
done, with the result that there wsr
forty seven registered that were no
qualified, beyond any question, an
thirteen others that possibly we're net
7 il depending upon the year for whic
, they held receipts for taxes This brough
the contest down to the day Of election
the time that 1t should have been aVoide
1 If possible However, acting from
sense Of duty, ! went there as citize
and challenger for my party to see this
! the election was conducted fairly. Th
q polls had net opeEed when | heard th
D announcement from Thomas Brown
, colored, that by G. he was going
d vote there that day or some one woul
9 be killed. :"
Ibid you think tro uble was brewing
"Iknew that there was trouble brewir
that was premeditated as had been to
!, before the opening OF the polls by ma
{ hat believe and who was in q positic
. TO know, that meeting had been he
. for that purpose before the day of ele
= tion. The plan was to get rid of me an
+, my son or compel us to receive the vot
Il L of those that they knew as well as / wei
y not qualified to vote. The polls opent
:, and progressed quietly for few minute
y presently Edmund Mitchell arrived al
" took charge of the mob and became vel
9 insolent and abusive, and held the
., around the window and declared tn
y there should not be another vote pole
until the votes of those refused had be-
. taken. This continued, finally the D
partment Of Elections was SO
% for and Messrs Cspelle al
y. Wilson arrived and the police we
le called, and came out in the patrol wag
~ with one or two sergeants. Threats
. violence continued. such as throw {
10 sons of D. ont and we win do tbs
up;" I'VE have it in for you" I'VE W
2, lay for you and do you up" This
81 occurred ia the presence Of men claimi
eI respectability. and not a word said
90 quiet the increasing mob, which b
~ LIQUOR in the rear Of the house in whi
Oy the election was held, and suppl
themselves as frequently as desir,
y Matters kept growing worse, and
appealed to the election board,
=, Capelle particularly, for protection, q
As asked him to get some officers to ks
OF the peace, those that had been there
~ fusing to interfere. At intervals
~ Republican vote or two was taken,
90 many turned away after waiting In Vi
~ F1sa 4vnr 80 FuvA