The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-27
FEDERAL AID INVOKED.
MARSaALS AND SUPERVISORS
WANTED wATsoN's DISTRICT

Judge speer to Convene the United
States Court Next Week for the APP
pointment OF Federal Election Off
| CONSTRUCTIONS 20 Judge Psrdee
| Charging Fraud at the Recent State
HIections IN Richmond County.
Judge Spesr will convsns the United
States circuit court in Savannah next week
| for the appointment of federal election
supervisors and deputy United States mar
shals 70 supervise the national election
Nov. s.
Tie converting of the court for that pur-
pose is by direction of Judge Pardee, whose
notification 20 Judge Spser was received
and filed in the Office by the clerk of the
court yesterday.
The application for supervisors comes
from the Tenth congressional district, and
is the result OF Watson's congressional
fight Two petitions were filed with Judge
Pardee, one from Richmond county and the
other from Wilkinson county Both are
signed by upward of 300 citizens of
those counties. The petition from
Richmond county charges that the recent
state election In Augusta was characterized
by every form of fraud, such as repestings,
intimidation Of voters, counting out, open
buying Of votes at the polls and every other
imaginable form of tllegality." Processing
TO believe that these methods, if possible
hundred fold intensified" will be used in
the national eleotion, the petitioners in
voked Judge Pardee to appoint Unite
States marshals to preserve order at the
polls and supervisors for the county, that
there may be free ballot and fair count,
and that no bribery, intimidation or ballot
box stufing may be done.
Accompanying the petition, Mr.. James s.
Barrett Of Augusta wrote Judge Pardee
bic to have an honest election in Augusta on
account Of ward heelerism and money
ISM"
United States District Attorney Erwin,
IN for Varding the petition, wrote Judge
Pardee as follows:
OFFICE OF MARION Erwin,
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY SOUTHERN Dis
TRICT OF GEORGIA,
MACON, GA, Oct. 1s. 1892.
Hon. Don Il. Pardee. Circuit Judge, Ne,0 Or
leans, La:
DEAR SIR-The inclosed petition has been
banded in TO me by Mr.. S. j. Fountain one of
the sgners. with the request that forward the
same to you for action. lam informed that the
signers are some members of the Peoples
party and others republicans and all are be-
lleye. citizens in good standing in the county of
wilkinson, in the Tenth congressional s.
trict OF Georgia, in which district a very hot
canvass IS progressing between Hon. j. O. c.
Black, the democratic candidate, and Hon
Thomas II. Watson, the Peoples party candi-
date for congress. l do not know whether you
have had any similar applications made already
for the designation OF a district Judge TO ap-
point supervisors or whether any action has
been taken looking thereto by citizens Of other
counties in this state L refer the same with
the statement simply that / know mir. S. j.
Fountain to be- a reliable gentleman, and be-
iieve the other signers are equally entitled to
credit. Very respectfully, MARION Erwin,
Deputy Clerk Gillespie received Judge
Pardee's order for the converting of the
court here yesterday. He at once notified
Judge Speer and Chief Supervisor of
Elections Isaac Beckett, Esq. Mr. Beckett
will at once take such steps as are within
the jurisdiction of the chief supervisor for
the carrying out Of the law. The SUPER
vlsorship of elections is a very good appoint
ment. The super visor receives fees for chal-
lenges, ballots inspected, registry lists
scrutinized and protests filed. The United
States deputy marshals are paid at the rate
of $5 day for period not to exceed ten
days.