Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-07
A FRAUD CRY RAISED
By the Peoples Party Leaders Who
Are Chagrined at Results
IN THE FAR TOO SOLID SOUTH.
They Still Fave Hopes That Florida, Georgia
and Alabama
IN THE FAR TOO SOLID SOUTH.
WILL sHowUp ALL RIGHTIN NOVEMBER
rFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT


WASHINGTON, Oct. 6-To say that the
Democrats are pleased at the reported re-
suit of the State elections in Georgia and
Florida is putting the truth very mildly.
They are iubilant, and not only are con-
yinced that the bottom has dropped out OF
the Third party movement, but that the ma
iorities indicate there is no weakening of
the Democratic ardor, and that the old
time victories are but awaiting the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of Novem-
Der.
With the Republicans the feeling is quite
different 1t might be expected that the
old parties would be equally pleased by the
suggestion of the elections that the new
party is about to 60 the way of the numer-
ous new parties that have sprung to the
surface since the war, but that is not the
fact with the Republicans so far rs the
South is concerned. Possibly in Iowa,
Kansas, Nevada, Nebraska and other Re
publican States where the Peoples party is
supposed to have considerable strength that
new aspirant for popularity could not be
too weak to suit the Republicans, but the
South is quite different matter
If not known before it has come to be
known within the last few weeks, that the
cause of the Peoples party in the South is
the cause of the Republicans, so far as the
leaders can have anything to do with the
shaping of affairs, and though high Republi-
can officials are averse to discussing the
question, it is easy to see that they are
much disappointed at the outcome of the
elections this week in Florida and Georgia.
They are aware, however, that at these
State elections there were reasons for the
adherence of many Democrats and Third
party voters to the old party which will not
obtain at the elections for Congressman and
Presidential electors; and they hope that in
November greater progress will be shown
toward the breaking up of the solid South.
As for the representatives of the Peoples
party at their headquarters in this city,
they do not seem to be dismayed at ALL n.
A. Dunning, editor of the National Watch
man, the national organ of the Peoples
party, said to the correspondent OF The DIS
PATCH this afternoon that the result in
Florida and Georgia was no worse than
they expected.
A Matter of Life aud Death.
''They had to carry those States" said
Mr.. Dunning. "Where would the Demo-
Such a catastrophe would not only have
ended the political career of such promi-
nent figures in politics as Crisp, Turner,
Gordon, Colquitt and others, but it would
have sounded the death-knel of famous
politicians all over the South. They knew
they had to carry these elections They
gave notice some time ago that they would
carry these States in October, one way or
another. No matter what means had to be
taken, they would win anyway. 1t appears
at this time on the surface that they have
made good their promise, but it is more
than likely that with all the frauds they
will not be able to make any such showing
of majorlties as is reported in the daily
press.
"You know how it was in Alabama. The
Democrats claimed the State by Q majority
of $4,000, but, the claim rapidly dropped
down to 10, 600, and it is admitted now by
all honest men who know ANYTHING about
the matter that Kolb the Independent can
didate, was legally elected. 1t is absurd
it is worse than absurd-it is idlotic to as
sumo that the negroes will vote the Demo-
cratic ticket to any appreciable extent. 1t
is possible at this Georgia State election
many of them did so on account of the per-
sonal popularity of Governor Northen
with them, but they will not do SO at the
Congressional elections, nor tor Presidential
electors.
Colored Membership of the Alliance.
'It is not generally recognized by the
members of the old parties that the negroes
are closely affiliated with the whites in the
Alliance movement 1 do not know the
extent of the membership at this time, but
not far back, when 1 was last informed of
the condition of the organization, there
were a round million of the negroes in the
Alliance. They had their own organiza-
tion. They did not meet with the whites,
who had their own branches, but they were
in all other ways treated as brothers in the
order, and in business they were advised
and protected by the whites as kindly and
thoroughly as though there had been no
difference Of color.
'Now, is it not the height of absurdity to
assert that in such circumstances these
negroes would affiliate with the Democrats
rather than with the party that is based on
the organization to which they belong, and
which gets them a generous and fraternal
consideration from the whites of that organ
ization? Whatever may be said of the
negro of the towns, whose vote may be
controlled by the bottle or the Doodle, the
agricultural negro is with the Alliance, in
preference to the Democrats, every time If
the Democrats have, as reported, carried
the States of Florida and Georgia by the
large IUdJOrlbits CldlucQ, GDey nave zone so
by tremendous frauds, which may not so
easily be accomplished at the November
elections
Federal Marshals to Be Demanded.
'It is proposed to ask for supervisors and
deputy marshals to be at the polls to see
that honest elections are held, and we have
in defense of this action Pre- esident Cleve-
land himself, which is good enough Demo-
cratic authority at this time 1t is fact
not generally known, and has but now been
recalled, that on October 8, 1883, one month
previous to the Presidential elections of
that year, President Cleveland directed At
torney General Garland to take charge of
the execution of the statutes of the United
States, to use his own words, touching the
appointment of supervisors of elections and
special deputy marshals His instructions
were general, but they were evidently in
tended to fit a particular case, for Attorney
General Garland Immediately sent instruc-
tions to S. +. Wilson, United States Mar
shal at Nashville, the important portion of
which reads as follows:
'SIR-In pursuance of letter of the 5th
inst, from the President, direct
ing the Attorney General to take
charge of the appointment of special
deputy marshals. the performance
of their duties and their compensation.
together with the compensation of super
visors, at the Congressional election No
vember next, your attention is directed to
the provisions of titles "a and 26, chapter
z, title 70 of the Revised Statutes. Under
sections 2022 and 2024, r. s., you have
power to keep the peace, protect super
visors, preserve order, prevent frauds and
enforce the law in towns of 20. 900 inhabi-
tants and upward.
Much Taff tn DiecrofIor