The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-27
REPUBLICAN EFFORTS TO CARRY
THE ELECTION BY FRAUD.


Information has been received that
in a county of this Congressional dis
trict a Republican sheriff has refused
to serve the notice of the challenge up
on negro voters, unless the challengers
nav the fees in advance. The cleo
ton law makes it the duty of the reg
istrars TO have these notices served.
and of course the expense is part
of the general election expenses to
be borne by the counties, and when
the counties pay the expense no Of
ficer has the right to demand his
fees in advance.
In one of the Oldest precincts in
Halifax county, the fusion registrars
refused to send the notices to twenty
eight negroes, who were properly and
legally challenged on challenge day.
OF course the Democrats will take
proper and necessary steps to see that
these illegal voters are not permitted
to vote, Notwithstanding the illegal
action of these registrars in refusing
to perform a plain duty.
In western county a correspondent
writes that some of the young negroes
are alarmed at the challenges, and are
admitting that they are too young to
register and have been persuaded to
register by others, that the negro
INV he laay-
of names they got on the registration
books. which made it to their irsferest
to register minors and felons. This
is why it is that SO many convicted
negro felons have registered all over
North Carolina. Every day it becomes
more and more apparent that Russell
will use the same means to secure his
election that he did to secure his NOM
ination, which was admittedly done
by wholesale bribery and corruption.
In this connection, it may not be
amiss to quote what the two leading
Populist papers recently had to say
about Republican election methods. In
its issue after the Republican State
convention, the Caucasian said:
sThe Republicans have been
"whooping her up" for honest cleo
tions; have been crying out for an
honest ballot and fair count, and
yet the very first thing they did in
the convention rs to begin to
fitch and steal votes from among
themselves. Good Lord deliver us
from any such honest ballot and
fair count system as this"
This was before the Republicans
put Editor and Chairman Aver on their
ticket for State Auditor Since that
hour, no more prayers to be delivered
from "any such honest ballot and fair
count system as this" have been heard
from Aver On the other hand, he has
appointed notorious Republican negro
"heelers" to represent the Populists
on election boards.
In it's issue of May 10Th, the Pro-
gressive Farmer, answering an argu-
ment of ex-senator Mewborne for
Rep-Pop. fusion, said:
Speaking of the 'sanctity of the
ballot we just wish Senator
Mewborne could have been here to
see a Republican State convention
count out it's strongest candi-
date. Col. Dockery, using the most
improved Democratic methods
known. If any one thinks he can
have honest elections by fusing
with gold bug Democrats or Re-
publicans, he will surely get left"
1T seems that these two Populist
papers knew the frauds the Republi-
cans would perpetrate and warned
their people against trusting them.
Recent events prove that they fully
understood the genus Radical.