Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-14
THESE ARE FACTS, GOLD FACTS.
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 At Birmingham in beats 21 and 37 un- der the fraudulent pretense that colored voters who would have voted for Aldrich were intimidated and driven away from the polls, the Aldrich committee gave him sixty-nine votes that were never cast This mendacious committee says of the election in beat 21: "The conduct of the officers was generally boisterous. threatening and disorderly in this pre- cinct," whereas, it is a matter of com mon knowledge that the November cleo tion in 1894 was one of the most quiet and orderly ever conducted in the history of this city, and this fact was proven be- fore that committee by as reputable men as live anywhere. Chief of Police Mo- Donald swore that he spent most of the day at the different polling places and that there was no violence or intimida- ton of the voters" J. H. Bell, on duty at the court house, swore; There was no disturbance and colored voters were not obstructed nor interfered with" Capt. L. J. Haley, who acted as deputy sheriff at the market house. swore: 'There was no intimidation or bull-doz- ing of voters. It was the most quiet election l ever saw in Birmingham" J. s. Oldham, police officer on duty at the market house, swore: "There was no disturbance, violence or intimidation of voters" George s. Bodeker police of- ficer on duty at the Southside market
 
 policeman and one deputy sheriff on duty at that box; no one arrested; every one came and voted as he pleased; there was no. bull-dozing or intimidation of the voters" Gus Ellard and G. B. Burkhal- ter testified as to the good order and quiet that prevailed at Southside 21 and that the only disorder and disturbance at that box grew out of the repeated at- temps of w. H. Mothershed, one of AL drich's henchmen, to violate the law and so on ad infinitum.
 One who carefully reads and analyses the report in Aldrich's favor can but agree with your editorial and join in your Announcement of 1t as infamous"
 An intolerable outrage has been done the white people and the democracy of the Ninth Congressional district by rob- ping Congressman Underwood of his seat and right to represent them in the house of representatives and putting in his place one whom they repudiated at the ballot box, and whom not even parti- san committee of his own party could have foiSted upon the people except by the wholesale disfranchisement of intelli- gent white men and tax payers in Perry and Hale counties and the counting for him of several hundred ignorant and ir- responsible negroes in Jefferson county who never voted at all.
 The democracy of this district should right this outrage to themselves and their representative at the earliest day possible by re-electing him in November by such an overwhelming majority that 7 not even corrupt and partisan republi- can majority would have the hardihood to assail his title. DEMOCRAT.
 Registration in Morgan.
 Decatur, June 13.-(Special.) 1.-The reg istration returns for Morgan county are in, and while the figures below are not of ficial, they have been compiled from the returns as soon as they were all received and can be relied uDOn
 Beat 1, Decatur-Total registered, 745; white, 390 colored, 364.
 Beat 2 Lanes-Total registered, 119; whnte, 9S; colored, 21.
 Beat 8, Danville-Total registered, 195; white, 144 colored, 51.
 Beat A. Gibson-Total registered 21S; white, 9183; colored, 35. s
 Beat 5, Falkville-Total registered, 3S3; white, 359 colored, "A.
 Beat 6, Lawrence Cove-Total register ed, 112; white, 112; colored, o.
 Beat ', Apple Grove-Total registered, or; white, 96; colored, 1.
 Beat 8, Springs-Total registered, BIO; white, 225; colored, S5
 Beat 6, Somerville-Total registered B93; white. 303; colored, 90.
 Beat 10 Hartselle-Total registered, 467; white 3S1; colored, s6.
 Beat il, Trinity-Total registered, 233; white, 116; colored,' IF.
 Beat 12, Carters-Total registered, IA; white, 92; colored 52
 Beat 13 Flint-Total registered, 1s7; white, 96; colored 91
 Beat IA, Nunn's Mill-Total registered S5; white, 76; colored, g.
 Beat 15, Wolfs-Total registered, S2; white, 82; colored, 0.
 Beat 16, Shady Grove-Total registered, 99; white, 45; colored, 54.
 Beat IT, Eva-Total registered, 57; white, 57; colored, 0.
 Beat IS, Ryan's Cross Roads-Total registered, s1; white, s1; colored, 0.
 Beat 19, New Decatur-Total register sd, 731; white, 555; colored, 176.
 Total registered, 4747; white, 3541; col cred, 1206.
 Registration in Coosa.
 Rockford. June 12.-(Special Corre- spondence.)-Th returns of registration have been sent in to the probate office for sixteen out of the seventeen beats in the county and shows that 2574 voters have registered. Of these 1928 are white and 746 are negroes. In these same beats two years ago 1864 white voters and 7S9 negroes were reg istered Estimating the other beat with others heard from the registra ton in this county will be about 75 short of what 1t was in 1894.
 Too Innocent to Live. Wetumpka Democrat
 The fellow who calls himself a populite now and fails to recognize that he has donned republican raiment is too inno- cent to live.
 Got Elm on the Run.