The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-08-10
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MICHAEL, \. C., Aug. 2ud, 1898.
Progressive Farmer, please. copy.

EDITOR CAUCANIAN:-In Vour issue
of July 10th notice Isaac :. Smiths
letter III explanation OF "how he
come 10 engage in such unhoIy
work. and since as he mildly puts
II, your claim To infallibility MAKE
1t necessary with some for tie facts
to be known. | think no election
was ever fairer than the one held in
our township, and it was the wish
and effort of all connected with it to
treat all parties JUSTLY
Well, since it is in orde, and nee
essary with some for the facts to be
known | cast my first vote in Fork
Township in 1880, have attended
every election held here at Pine
Forest since then, never have seen
as much free fire water nor rs
many men voted who were
too drunk to fix their own tickets.
even requiring the assistance. in
some instances, of others to stand
up to be voted, as were there la /
November. This is the first
failure to perform their r+uuirt d
d t es by the poll-holders
of Fork township. that is
known. When we counted the votes
John Howell, Abbott SWANSON and
and other members of the Third
party were present and no one made
any objection to anything that was
done; and John HarreIl was pres
ent when there turns were made up. y
The language quoted in this sec
ton OF the letter IS sIch as to simply
that | was present when the Weaver
votes were counted, this Is no nearer
correct as to the counting of the
Weaver votes, than the returns that
were made are to correct report
OF the number cast.
l went to Pine Forest and spent
large part of the day inside the
house, aud renamed there until a
little after night, until the box of
ballots for county Offices were count
ed. AS soon as that was comple ted
left and went to Goldsboro, was in
the city before nine o'clock. That
mo one made any objection to any
thing that was done" during the
day. L objected to b. b. Raiford
beng allowed to vote on the ground
that he was not citizen of the
township, but upon the assertion OF
one person that he was, and Raj
fords own oath that he was. when
neither one of them could give his
residence when | demanded to know
where 1t was, if in the township,
was nrepestoriously asked if that
was any of my business.r by the
party who stated Raifords residence
to be IN the township, and who hid
been called In to say whether it wa,
In the township or not by the Reg
Istrar; ami upon the oath of Raitoi Il
who swore his residence to be in
Fork township, and without rtquir-
ing hun to conform to the require
ments Of the election law, that ali
poll holders are required to swear to
observe and comply with to prove
by at least, Ole other elector, than
the voter, his residence, Raiford was
allowed to vote as d citizen of Fork
township
HIS was TAR, "nothlng was new
er falrer,' even tho the netarlous \.
Z. election law that the poll-holders
swore to obey puts it as unfair and
and places all embargo upon such ID
practice 10y prescribing another.
John Howell took no part il max
ing out the election returns and his
Judgement nas not consulted.
In the blanks that were furnished
for returns, there WIS no names print
ed for township tax collectors, any
more than for Weaver electors.
but they were written Ill, DIS might
have been Neavers electors. Action
not words, imply practice.
ABBOTT l.. SWANSON.