The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-11-22
THE MAJ H!AE At WORK.
I NO COUNTIES As SEgPLeS WHERE
FRAUD WAS ATTEMPTED 81 TIE
WHOLESALE

is now perfectly clear that the
Democratic machine had planned 10
steal the State. The conspIrators
bad figured that they would have to
steal 49, 900 votes and rob about 20
members of the Legislature of their
seats IN order for them to keep con-
troll. They picked out certain coun-
ties where this work was to be done
But the majority against the ma
chine was so much larger than they
had figured on that their plans went
awry. They could have planned to
have stolen more if they had only
known it was necessary to hold ~
Robesons to save the State.
Last week we published an ac-
count of the work of the machine
IN Wayne, Craven and Currituck.
This week we give reports from
Cleveland and 'Pender:
FRAUDS IN CLEVELAND.
BOILING SPRINGS, n. c., Nov. u.
Hon. MARION BUTLER, Goldsboro,
n. c. There were frauds commit
ted here last Tuesday that will black
en the tair name of Cleveland coun-
ty for years to come.
On Wednesday it was conceded by
all parties that the Populist candi-
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been elected. The canvassing board
met in Shelby at noon Tuesday,
was composed of 7 Populists and Re-
publlcans and 10 Democrats. OF
course the officers of the Board were
Democrats. Fearing that therelmight
be some dirty work, we went to all
Of the Democratic lawyers Of the
place to employ counsel but none
would serve US. We telcgraphed to
there IN time.
We have eleven 1D townships in
this county and the following condl
tionS were found to exist on reading
the returns from the various town
ships; No. l cast 70 votes while only
SO were polled. Decided to pass this
case by till the others We're examined
as it might not effect the final result
All passed on smoothly till No 6 lShel-
by precinct was reached. Here it ap
peared that large number of per-
sons had been challenged (all Dem
ocrats) and that the number of votes
cast for the Populist candidate
for Clerk of Court had been changed
since the night of the election. 1t
was also set aside for the present as
in case of No. l.
No further trouble till No. II was
reached. Here it appeared that i
persons had voted by proxy (sent
| their tickets sealed up in envelops
| which were opened by the judges
and deposited III the proper boxes.
The member of the board from this
township was the first man on day
of election to vote to receive tickets
by proxy, and then on the Board he
was the first to suggest that the
| township be thrown out. Of course
he, too, was Democrat. The Board
Wrangl, d over this ease till dark and
adjourned, without further action
till 10 a. m. Friday. We insisted
that the Board adjourn till Saturday
in order that we could get counsel,
but the chairman ruled that the body
could onl y adjourn from day to day,
On Friday morning witnesses We're
present to testify as to whom each
of the 1 men voted for, as We were
willing to cast them aside, but the
chairman by advise of the Democrat
| ic counsel ruled that the Board could
receive no information from any per-
son not a member of the Board. So
in absence of any information as to
| how the + men voted" this august
body decided to throw it, the town
ship, aside by vote of II to 5, one
Populist voting with the enemy and
another not voting at all. One of
the men that voted by proxy voted
only for Constable, two voted the
Populist ticket, and the fourth Dem
ocratic; yet to keep the township
from being,throwu out we proposed to
the Board that they take them all
from our candidates. This wouldn't
carry out their satanic conspiracy,
SO go the township must.
LIGHT TURNED ON.
By retaining the township J. B.
Byers, Populist, was elected over j.
S. Wray, Democrat, for Treasurer by
l3 majority. By throwing it out
Byers was beaten by Wray by IS
majority They had one other OBJ
ject in view; they claimed to have
defeated J. H. Quinn, Populist for
Clerk by = majority including No. IL.
Throwing out No. IL defeated him
by 81 majority which they thought
made things safe.
FACTS IN THE CLERKS CASE.
On the day following the election
it was conceded by the Democrats
that Quinn, Populist, had de-
feated I D. baltimore, Democratic
candidate for Clerk by 3 majority.
AS stated above when the official
count was made Lattlmore was de-
clared elected by 2 majority, which
you will observe is an increase of 3
over the count made the day before.
| The fraud in this case is perfectly
clear. 1t was at the Shelby precinct.
In counting out the county box-Tues
day night R. NJ. White, Populist,
and B. E. Hamrick, Democrat, act
ed as tallismen (neither one was a
| iudge). After counting and re-
counting a number Of times, it was
found that each made Lattimore's
vote 548. Both signed a paper the
same night declaring this same re-
suit. j. F. Tiddy, Registrar, picked
up Hamrick's sheet together with
the sheets from the other boxes and
left the room without making out
abstracts or having the judges to
sign same. 1t seems that nothing
was said by the judges as to who
should hold the papers or when the
signing should be done. Wednes-
day evening Aaron Ma auney, the Pop
| II. E1oo IL