New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21
AIKEN Tor seventy-seven witnesses whose names an.

taken for seventy-seven witnesses vhose name. m
EovembeerP upon me T polling list as having voted on
,touIauc constable to serve and he made a sworn
out of the before the commssoner showing that
i ,hoIe man three: that sick in bed; that
produced the other sixty-seven were fctitious
The proprietor Of the Albert HOTEL in the CITY ~
orn a. was directed to bring his hotel register be-
,Soowns names, with residence on the dates given:
N SSysmSer Claude d VILLAINS LysrpoS EnsaHd
nember $-lrby Morgan, Baltimore The hotel pro-
the poll for SN Preans SO N g certified COPY Of
lis answer spS"r was at Nos 49, @ and 500 respectvs
~ Claude Jones: No $50 J. Wiliiams U'S""' NJ
,ba, 1iurtnei shown by a large mass of testimony
state few months pervious TO- the election regis
tinr ana voted on Election Day in direct viold-
in the State. ''' '''' ' "Ne
REPrDIATED ONCE BY HIS OWN PARTY
But this is lot the first time that Mr. Plowman
mas endeavored TO profit by frauds upon the ballot
ender the title. There is Danger Ahead" The
Selma Times" OF October 3. 1894, when Mr. Plow-
man was first nominated for Congress and COM
n nh,ed to Withdraw because of the manner in
winch he secured that nomination, said
, me FINES Is Democratic. warp. wool and fl-
and VIII 3nf d 6s Hl hS Ss
faults r follles the vices OF the white mans party
ana wisest capabilities of the black mans party
III tnc SOutn. A primary election. SO-called, TO
nominate Democratic candidate for Congress in
THIS district. has just been held The frauds In
That election were patent gross palpable and indie
fens1ble. The nominees best friend dares not try
70 DEFEND them on the stump; the parties most
devoted adherent Is powerless to condone them on
the hastings. The means by which Mr.. Plowman
was nominated are not irreguarities-they are the
preconcerted predetermined. preconceived pre-
arranged plans to nominate a certain can
gard 10 the partys good: We appeal TO
party authority to save the Democracy OF this
threatened it in many long years, We hoist
name at our masthead. We wish we could do so
without the blush of shame We await Mr.. Plow-
mans decision. We are listening for the party's
command"
The result of this declaration by THE Times"
Gratis OF the district the withdrawal Of Mr..
Plowman the candidate for Congress and the
substitution of Mr.. Robbins. But the frauds on
the ballot thus inaugurated by the Democratic
workers OF that district again bore fruit In the
November election and Mr.. Robbins was returned
So ii again I'm the election last November,
wherein Mr.. Powman is certified as having been
legally elected.
General Sherman. as far back 1880, pointed out
the fact that the continued recurrence of Demo-
cratic frauds at elections would eventually react
street. enunciated the same truths In public
address in Georgia few years ago. and IL has
been clearly shown that these men spoke wisely.
A case In point Is the recent election in the Xth
District Of Tennessee. Josiah Patterson. than
whom no loyal and consistent Democrat
ton by the very methods which he himself de-
Tended less than eight years ago. and he is
now contestant for a seat in the next House OF
Representatives.