The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16

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satisfactory "a ~V~Syt.ly aaffi tAs
ooaSs t-S.n. rhe el~sioa 90. h~s1
In an old shop and tis- rgistrsr h&d
himself roI.-i o- and crusch-d in
or- curp~r uf ths -hop- wh-a h~
ley.n tb- c0uni ell alnn-. dcayinr
th~ light cf any qu.lia-i Nosrr -
ing the coani {. provti~i nr IN III
cicction lac. his r-~-ua nor ma
allowing any oo~ 60 cuu~ n~~r him
wss that II ~-as 500 hot" ons cf
the eoys On thc oatdd~. la ori~r o.
give this bat" rrxts,zr mor~ air
and Ventilation taok OF t~o Ilank.
90 the sid~ of tho shop. This rx
istr.E. when his deNIliry cOaid no
long~r h- hidd-n. r~fa-rsi Ia coatin-
ue the count. but II wAs prumpaly is-
ken up and completed by oshcr pzn-
outs who -ign-d the r~turns and
s~orr Ia their curr.TD-~- rh~
Judg-~ and r,,yissr.r ~ho rrra->i Ca
make this count sre indictable under
the election law and thr code for fAil
ure to perform their duiis-. hut their
refusing to do ~ did not inV.iidst~
the r-turns. A. -nbsituts- ~@rr AZ
I.oints-i sho promptly lid the work
aud signed the riurns- Ne, ihi.
stultifcd gang nf opuniy cAnvA~-r
proossied io throw out the rntlr-
township with ai8 NOie- simply -
cau-e the Populis,- had a majority of
So vote.
This bring- us to
NORTH CLINTON Tuw >sHIr.
This township 10y actual count Ma
Populist by three majority, anil ih"
Populi-i poll book in which ws- ~
corded the name of each Populi-i Va
( ter a. he votei dsfie~f this statement
by showing q majority of thr,e Vote
( for the PopuliStS, Yet the ncmocrsi-
ic count in this township Ma from
90 10 III majority for the Demo
Gratis. IL Wa done In this way; The
boxe- were rop-d OF and the count
was made by the ncmocrAiic judg-
OF election, who not only nefu-ed the
presence Of any sIsctstons 60 verify
thc count which Was demanded, and
which IL reIuip-d 10y the election Law,
but failed to read aloud the name ou
the tickets, and many Of the ticket~
were counted ior the Democrats with
out even being unfolded. Thi- Wa
done In the presence of lsrga mum
her of Populist voters and Populisi
candidates for Office, who by this ar
bitrary ruling of the D,mocrstic reg
istrar and Judge OF election, enforud
by Democratic hsiliffs, were COM
PEELED TO stand off and -ee the voter
they cast counted for men they did
not vote for, and counted for men
they would have died before they
would vote for. The Democrats,
Judge counted all the boxes but the
: township box. and the Populist judge
counted this box, which showed a
] majority of three votes for the Pop
ulists In North Clinton township.
and it was - recorded ON the tally
sheet when the count was made.
I In the absence Of the Populisi
: Judge, the registrar and Democratic
Judge changed this tally sheet after
I it was signed. to show Democrats
J majority Of about forty votes. Thi'
! was done 10 prevent too great q va
e Rance between the township box and
ID the other boxes, and To prevent their
q rascality from being too noticeable
sorTH CLINTON TOWNSHIP.
When this township was resciIed
by the canvas-ing board they pa-set
;cl Il over without investigation, a. i
-. was one of the two Democratic town
ships in the county. The Populis'
p thereupon demanded an investigs
!, ton; il was at first refused, tn
:. through The appeals Of the coun-e
80 for the Populists they fualiy agree
a to admit evidence. The Populis'
-. preferred charchsrge- Of fraud an
=. irregularities in North Clinton towr
ship a. follows:
LIST The registrar and Democrat
IL Judge Of election were not sworn o
'r- the day Of election A. requirsd b
:. Isw. Tine PopIiisi judge ~'
sworn
2nd, The oounting ~S done p
I'D the Democratic Judge Of election, 3
cretly and frsudulently, not psrmi
ting any one to ,ee the face Of II
ist tickets az they were teing coun'e'
Of. as is required by lsw,
nd Continued on 2nd Pag-.l