The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-14
rEyNEsSEh'S BIG FRAUDS.
Republicans Gathering Evidence OF Illegal
Voting.


voting.
MEMPHIS. TENN. Nov. B-Ihe coun-
~ executive committees Of the Repuoh-
cans In Tennessee have begun enerseu-
oallv 10 gather evidence Of frauds com
u,,,,ea in the late election with view OIL
contesting the result Tile hepuo"'''''
viii not announce their plans unth the
official returns are given out by lne -
-, az the state. They viii then kho"
nov many Democrats votes must VIC
shown 10 be Illegal In order 10 seat - ~.
\ Tillman RepD as Governor iiis'e"u ~
Robert l.. Taylor lDem.), VINO mas Il" ne Nc
iority on the face Or the re'u'' ~. -
psn,,hlicans would like also To contest
isepu l,',orol vote of the State and give
- - Ntctxinlev but as Bryan ran apou1
- ~, yotes ahead OF Taylor in the STATE
- n, r.obahle that they will not hhu SUI
-, ero,,d IN overcome the Democratic
electoral majority 49,. c.oli,,,
Chairman l.. ". Dutro, OF the She'py
.o,,ntv 1N.mphis) Republican county anu
Compress Committees is nsuilhs upo'.
,o,fest for the GoVernorsnip' nc IN
,,a,,a. that the face OF the returns ~
- eel I'm the contest between eV'
~ -, n,a,.ior and Mir. Tillman, ana ne
n, so-to man up the line OF 'he
,,rots Central 10 investigate the n''''''N9
-; in fhe western tier OF the 'o''''''e
- tha state. This man Will DE- cape,
80 snend most of his time pe'Neo"
lev and Union city. goihs ou' 'l'' T,b.
,ountrv from the railroad 7la'loi'7' 49,,
pon,blicans do not Ike the 7l%V
,n,ioritv turned up in Madison -, a..
the banner Democsauc CUM i,,t,
ais
S'd'e' a'' that enough fraud VIII DC
II - -, overcome Taylor's plurahty'
io ~ ,,,,norters OF Colonel JOSIAH a.
mo sound-money ana Ies"'"'
rDS'1~at,c congressional nominee '' wv
,,.r,,,bis district. are at woih s".'' &c
H,.i1cnces OF fraud in ORDER 20 SEA -.
~ patterson over his iree-sllNe' opl9
-, l. " Carmack. who receNeu no
IL, ~ 9ss on the face oil the '.,"' a.,
Jos,|,b thev are not working WIN .n7
1e',,slse,,s vet il many frce-slvei w,
80 ,hrown out in this district
Sr.,.tor's majority Will also ne GU. ~,
In Favette county the iiauu9 ~
aarrant on the part oil eie.'ie ,i..... No.,
,bst IL Is believed the Ire '.,,,t,,,
III 90. no forced by fear OF pfoSecu'ioi,
wiz r-,;,ad states Court 70 accord
~o,onel paterson his righttui majoIiy
49, ~, county. which would return MN
Coneress without a contest before tnA1
-, THE method will be for the sher-
- - throw out Illegal free-sllNer poNcS'
,,,hara two elections were heid ID one PIC
c,nct and substitute the lesAl Dei"o-
- nv In other precincts. u IS
boned that the returns VIII De reNise",
Ar somo polling-places. wheie No'oii'i
Patterson got an overwhelming m"Joiifs,
the vote was simply reversed Oolo"c'
Patterson's vote being gwen 10 ar
,,,,o, hv the election officers. THIS was
also done in Tyton county AZ Niaso"'
hi tt,t county. there were TWO poiilh--
nloces Al one box II was feared from
10 start that the enemies or Colonel
p,tterson would resort TO unfair meth
ods for at a meeting OF the County
court the friends OF Colonel Patterson
we're unsuccessful IN securing proper rep
resentation.
Early i'm the morning az box 10 there
vas trouble. The men in charge OF the
box denied certain rights TO freeholders
which We're ;heirs under the law, and
this in spite Of the law being read 20
them Iue flIends OF Colonel Patterson.
however. were determined 10 do all IN
their power to secure fair deal and
to this end determined men resolved 10
keep a tally OF all votes cast. and in
structed the Patterson voters 10 east an
open ballot. A close check was kept
all day. II was seen when the votes
were all I'm that Patterson had PIP votes
and Carmack II After the polls closed
the Patterson men demanded the right
OF being present NJ the count. This was
denied. 4 parlcy followed, and the
holders OF the box shut out the others.
Another effort was made. but in the mean
time the box had been taken out from the
rear OF the room, and down an alley.
Later IT was brought back Cor a box Was
brought back. and the count proceeded.
rho ofnccrs reversed the vote giving Car