The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16
TINE peosu Or SAMPSON
eoUMTy INDIGNANT



In fact, the names on the tickets
were not read at ell, but counted
''Populisi' or "Democrzt," - the
said Judge chose TO count them.
ith, That the counting Was - IL
legal aud fraudulent A. TO change .
Populist majority OF three to . DEM
ocntic majority Of from go TO Ill
*otes. Upon these charges the
counsel for the Populist began TO in
troduce evidence, offering as many
a six men Of good character TO prove
each charge. The evidence began TO
pile up against these Democratic
election officials and II was black
and siekening to behold. We de-
manded the tally sheets, TO prove
our charges of fraud In the count
and show that they had teen tam
pered with since they were signed
up on the night Of the count. We
offered the Populist judge to prove
this against them, who would swear
that two rows of the tally sheet had
been eraced a. well ~ the figures
which showed Populist majority in
the township box; whereas, IL was
made to count forty Democratic ma
jority. The Democratic registrar
admitted having these talley sheets
but refused TO produ 'e them to veri-
fy our charge. The evidence was
growing so large for these dirty fel-
lows that they adjourned the board
to meet again on Monday morning
to continue the hearing. They met
again on Monday, and upon coming
together to the dismay and disgust
of all decent, fair-minded people
they passed a resolution to admit nc
more evidence against their crowd
for it was evident to every one thai
fair and full investigation Of the
Democratic registrars and Judges il
North and South Clinton township
would not only warrant THROWN,
out both these townships, fraudu
lently counted Democratic, In
would also forever destroy the char
acter and reputation of every moth
ers son of them that participated i
the steal.
| Counsel for the Populists demand
Ell the roll cali of the Board whe
they passed this disgraceful resolt
ton, and demanded the same .whe
the vote was taken to throw out tn
flour Populist tow nships above, bu
to the disgust of all the slect,
tors they scringed and sqirmed, an
crouched behind each other and cas-
sheepkilling glances on the floor an
, voted s'nO," thereby showing t
the world that they We're ashan
. ed to go on record before tn
7 wltht ring scOrn of an outraged an
, indignant people. These are gray
r charges we have preferred agains
the Sampson county canvasin
board, and in order that the peopI
5 may know upon whom to hasten thei
| contempt, we give their names i
, full below:
3 Chief Advisor and Ring Master, J
i d. 0. Kerr. ~ II
i North Clinton, III. b. Chesnutt.
South Clinton, j. A Beaman.
Lisbon, John johnson.
Franklin, Bulie Moore.
} Taylor's Bridge, Amos Smith.
Turkey, Luke Kennedy. -.
Piney Grove, Henry L. Clifton.
Halls, Tom Hobbs. ~
NeWtOh Grove, j. w. Bryan.
! Westbrooks, George Warren.
| MingO, Eli Wilson.
Herrings, Blake Warren.
Honeycutts, w. a Bsggett.
Dismal, Lewis Spell.
Little Coharie, A. r. Harris. e.
), McDaniels, Owen Owens.
SOUTH CLINTON TOWNSHIP.
5 The Populist demanded an inve,
, tgation in this township as well a
in North Clinton, but on investing
ton was promptly refused by this
immortal ,canvassing board who's.
3 fnames we have given above. .,
RI This township was also safel
Populist, but was counted i'm fors tn
: Democrats by some IS majority b
the same fraudulent methods thu
were adopted i'm North Clinton towr
snip WIN me additional advantage
that all the election judges We're Den
ocrats. There was no Populist repr,
sentation at all, and the votes We,
lcounted by one man who countt
, the tickets "Poputist'' or "Den.
crat" according to his own wicke
proclivities-
1 | have enumerated above some 6
the crime and wickedness Of the Der
ocrats during this campaign, whic
has forever disgraced and dsmne
them in this county. Our people, r,
! gardless Of party, color or previou