New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11
HUI M p H REYS'
SAMPLE WHITE SUPREMACY
HOW " F. ALDRICH is DEFRhTDFD OF
HIS ELECTION TO CONGRESS
IN ALABAMA.
METHODS or COUNTING OUT NEGROES IN TIE
WITH DISTRICT.
From y. y. Herald.

While North Carolina was the storm centre. other
safes including Alabama have heard the deceit
I'll how ot white supremacy" which is employed
solely ,or the purpose Of preventing any Repub-
loan candidate from being returned 10 Congress
from the Southern States.
" F. Aldrich Congressman from the WITH Dis
met, Is the only Republican elected in this State,
and ne Will be obliged to prove his election IN
contest because his Democratic opponent. CASTOR
A Robbins. has received the certificate Of election
on fraudulent returns from one county Of the dis
,ric, Nj Aldrich was compelled to go through
the same process In la4, his first term, and again
In 1876 his second 'erm
A curious fact about Mr. Aldrichs experience IN
Alabama Is that he has always received his major
,res In the white counties Of his district while q
Democratic majority has been cooked up in one Of
m. strong black counties though it IS a we'll
known fact that a free expression OF their viii
nine out Of ten Of the black men are ardent Re
nuhjcars The methods employed by the men
who how white supremacy" are not without in
.sr.st especially In the light Of the fact that the
white vote % the district is absolutely nuhed by
them through the alleged use q black Democratic
votes As matter OF fact the black votes are
mt cas-. az all bat the white supremacy howlers
G, Dallas County. where the white vote does not
number quite TWO thousand. have frequently re-
turned majority ~ five thousand or more In orHer
10 overcome Aldrichs real majority in the white
counties.
CERRYMANDERED DISTRICTS.
tn. NTH Congress District gerrymandercd.
IKE several others in the State. for the express
-Yrnosa ~ rendering easy such manipulations
These districts all have their southern eXtremi..es
T. ~. black belt" the section in which tho ne
gro.s are IN large majority. but are not a"o"ed
10 exercise their political rights The lNth EXTENDS
obliquely nor.h and south over TWO hundred 'hnes
IN length whe Il Is less than fifty miles IN "lo'n.
There are six counties IN the district ana az
north Of Dallas have clear majorties OF "hlte
voters Cleburne has 2l3 white voters ana Iof
oolored. Calhoun 5765 white and 30 coofed'
Tsuadega 3g57 white and 2S0i colOred. shelby
sir White and l.73s coored, Chiffon. 2Sl' "hlte
and 80 colored. and Dallas, 700 white ana eool
,o,ored Yet IN 1894. when Aldrich had a majority
q l44 in the white counties. this vote was NULL
a4d hv fraudulent returns In Dallas where the
.-ooked-up" majority for the Democratic canal
Gaie was nearly 5000 Mr. Aldrich proved az Wash
ineton that a large majority Of the vote IN DaAas
County was really no; cast a. all. bu; counted loi
his opponent
As soon as the contest could be tried Kooo'n7
was oustel and Al1rich secured the white peops
Q. rs district from dsfranch.sement through
@raud The Democratic members Of the committee
were forced 10 admit that 100 votes nad oeeh
fraudulently counted for Robbins
IN ,ss5 the Democratic candidate against AloTch
IT. TIE IVth District was Thomas . f4o"Hiu'''
Again A.drch had good majority IN the ""llo
counties but Powman got the certlhcate 'h'Ous'
the old game IN the black belt The rule COW"
there Is 10 count every black Republican vote as
. Democratic vote. and If the black men stay
avay from TIE polls TO count enough OF them
snyhow 10 XII the majority Of the Republican can
dida,. IN the white counties. This Is one knd OF
white SUPREMACY" and the regulators OF baNaS
County Go not seem to discern the irony VI 49,
Oven som. o. the Democrats are olssOs'eu w.
the idea Of knocking out the WHITE vote u NV
counties By fraudulent black votes In the Only
county Of this district whe1c Ha"" i"''
good
IN 1874 the Aldrich managers Instructed many OF
tie coored Republicans Of Dallas 10 say away
from the polls In the hope that they "ou'u "o' NC
counted on either SIDE II they were not cast q, an
But the precaut!on proved useless IN 'he P'.'Ooo-
Pay Of The Dallas County gang. It IS not Necessary
for the o:tlca. returns 10 bear any e"'s
Ion 10 the actual vote cast
DEAD ME-. AND CONvICTs VOTE
The names Of dead men and convic's "e.' rus
On the nou lists In order 20 stuff the returns ana
:, wss e.on.r mat many of tho frauds were coohcd
IN after tho election was over. In one precinct
where ONLY thirty-fye persons. includlhg '"e
0; election. entered the polling-placo cu'''e '-
dsy. n. returns gave vote Of IT, Only W. 0
whom were credited 10 Aldrich. III a''''' -.
CHG. the vote was padded 10 4o0' ""'I ,.os
proved on the testimony OF creulO'e l,1,n,-
that only fourteen persons en'e'ou ''o nj
place So II ran through all the ~ ..rohors
las County in which the total white VOC
shos. ,u,o .bousa,d and the coored vote e's"'s
five hundred Nearly all the latter slo 49,
leans there being at least as many VINO
lica. as there are colored Democ'a'.o -. nh
county Yet the Official returns OF -o9' s,s-,ob
bins Dem 54s2 in Dallas. agahs. - 49, ,a.o was
Rep In the entire district hoDD.Hs D,'. ,bo
given. as 1884 against Aldrich9 49,. we've.
true figures as shown by the contes'""1 ,r,,,,
Al6r,ct $40. Robbins. AIS; Aldrich's HaJo' -
1SS The Peputlicau candidate was l4ies",,S 49,,
,riyed OF any representation at the po''S AZ g.,
COUNTY 50 that all the clerks, ina'Ae''
spectors were Democrats al that e'o0''O" .ac,,cs
In he late election precisely the same -
were resor,ed TO- The republican nnS"rity Of SO
Bur In Dallas county where there ar ILL., arc Re
groes 10 one white man. ana t he ., ~ the Demo
crsfIN ~s,Staste IS credited with V9Se %
and the Republican win oi"S ''-'
'"a}oI'y ot ~ with which these frauds hsVe
been prsctised In order TO deiea' ,i,,Tnt inc case
Repufi,osn from mis- State mas DioIs"' coyeruor
10 = nos,,,on ~ National importance. 90 Pob.
Johnston has again given the 90 no substantial
citizens OF ALBANIA a man who has cone aeeifar4
build up the STATE. and 70 promo s,ruegle 10 I'm
prove poIi,cs Conditions here But ne mas heen in
70 make contest this time; any "a Ina, he tells
IA Talas County 70 collect data mo
The Tribune about It
MR. ALDRICHs WE'VE.
"Ths ss,. ala methods have been tricd as"'"''
m. third time but the frauds are NOT qu'', ,,o,
extensive as formerly owing only to the ia1s 70.
the alleged vote is much lighter Inc Da,'" from
turns are always made up after the wa wa and
other counties in tho district Is cam cam a figure
then the ma fority IN Dallas is regulate coun-
which viii overcome the vote OF the ""'''
tee or,ed 70 in
"A sonAvha, rovcl scheme was Iesoi' - nal
sorne Of the strongest Republican voters ap-
"a this year: When the Republican