New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-22

HOW DEMOCRATIC MAJORTTIES ARE MADE
IN PARTS OF THAT STATE.
y = MYERS 4 FORMER DEMOCRAT. TELLS OF
OUTRAGEOUS CONDITIONS IN THE NTH Con-


OUTRAGEOUS CONDITIONS IN THE IXTH con
Grrss pIsrHI,~r-TIiE CONTEST NOW on.
D. +. MYERS. n notary public Of Birmingham'
A,a.. and a prominent Republican OF ina, '"'''
has been In this city. He was seen by iliD""
reporter recently and was asked ABOUT 'h' .'"
reported 10 have been perpeirated by the Demo-
erals I'm Alabama at the time o; th" last congress
elections lie said: I'm Birmingham we are IL
the IXth Congress District. which * composed Ut
Blouni jefferson E.hb. Perry ana Haze '"un''9'
the first three being white counties "hh' '''''
and Hale are in the black bolt Inc i'''''' d"
You probably know. is a tier of counties where the
negro population is large and gcnrraiF p''l'"
art AZ the time o: the last Congress election the
Democratic candidate in the district was oscar w.
Underwood. OF birmingham JEFFERSON 'ou''''' "'''
the anti Democratic candidatc-by when 'hc''
the candidate Of the Fusionisi party, composer u
Ropublicans Populists and Jeffcrsonian Demo
crais-was Truman H. Alirlch. OF Hrm'nSh'"'
formerly general manager ana director oil 'r
Tennessee coal and Iron Company. TIE result OF
the contest was the counting in Of nd'r"''' pS
barcfaccd fraud the pert OF the I'i''"'''''
election officers in manner - ou'rhF'o"N Una.
can hardly speak Of Il with patience. and c'-
tailed account Of which would take columns "'
,our manor Aldrich is contesiing the election
and the testimony given and now being ITin''d
viii undoubtedly show that he is emitted TO " seat
In Congress from the IXih District WIS "P
pointed a Commissioner and took Hos' oi IN o''H
irol testimony I'm the contest case and speak
with nm bsoluic knowledge OF IN" iri" ia''S- ~
would take a great deal o. space to describe '''
Democrat. frauds throughout the Stai". and even
In my district. but Will 'cl you ~" 'h'hSS We
uncarthcd in the lNth
WHAT HAPPENED At HESSEMEN
AT Rcsscmcr election beat III ''"'''"'
County. there were 80 registered voters II me
time Of tho Congress election. ndrr our ne"
.f..t.. z -
Sayrc Election Ian g. l. the duty Oh 'ne '|"'
Iplrn OF the county with the Sheriff and 'ie'H' I"
COO that a sufficient number OF ballot forms az"
son, ia each beat n voting pr"c.rci. W nat nap
ncn.d A. Iesscmcr? Why. on.y "a u'N''S W.T."
sen, there AMI. Of course. th" Democrats 'o'''
thorn our people couldn't get tickets "h'n '"'N
went 70 The polls in the morning. ana 'h'N To-
turned home We heard Of = At birmingham.
go, ,,r,s ,vav demonstrated with Probate JUICE
por,er and Mr. Adrich. AZ Ms own expense ma
90, tickets printed and rushed 10 h'S~'h'f- IL
was too late. however. most OF our voters MAJ
been told there were no tickets ana hal gone nome
And as a result the beat showed majority o'
eight for Underwood. II was as clear case OF
,ro,rel,,a,.1 fraud nnl conspiracy AZ have over
hoard o. and II deprived us OF u substantial nor
nal majority In the beat
"A, Elyion another beat thr"" miles rom by
m,ngham about two hundred negroes were pr
vented hv the Democrats from voting IA inc No.
crocs were Ropuhicans. their names appeared col"
the registration lists anl they hal ~" proper ''r
,iacaf.s But when they attempted 70 vote ih'F
war. ,o'l hv the Democratic election "'l cf7 tit
.rarilv AMI without legal lus'ncaon hat ih"f nH9
be Identified bv persons Satisfactory 'p '"' ONO '''
We'll The negroes couldn't nni good Demo iH'7 ''
,,a,.,,v ,h.-n AL they were thus dis'ranrhs"i
illegally I'm "A hoiy for a purpose. In H"" '''n'ft
although the sayrc Election .aw expressly iT''l'''
.ha, tho oufoairg party shall have - ih' ihf'"
.c,,o,, iusue-ors the Democratic Oh -i'l- PROBATE
r,1y. " :, Christian sheriff Il Is Drake nni ~"