The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-16
THE PEOPLE OF SAMPSON COUNTY INDIGNANT.
The Simmons Democratic Machine Forever Doomed in That County
Deprived Their Votes BY The Democratic mss 6uHd
Five Hundd Qualified Voters Refused ResshuaA Graphic Story Democratic
OmraseT County Still Pupuis After the Gigantic Steal BY $50 Majority

he expr,ssed them la J. II. Kerr to
Clinton via Wilmington In Oricr to
cause delay, aud consequently fn
about 10 days there Was ne registrar
or registration book In the township.
The county board then appointed
another and after considerable delay,
he resigned, and then another vAs
app 'inted whn war n praciicinr ply
sicisn with many sick fever patients;
anil Of .our-e IL WAS understood he
was to rsign. The h.meCrAts
and Populists of the township then
recommended another who Mas
democrat and who, PROMISED la serve
a. registrar, and ne came 10 Clinton
TO receive his appointment, but the
board refused to appoint him, hut
appointed another man who they
knew before hand, would resign.
Finally the last day Of registration
came and no registrar and les than
one third Of the qualified voters In
the township registered. Every In
telligent man in the township and
Sampson county thoroughly under
stands the trouble in Lisbon town
ship. II was a contemplate con-
spiracy between the election board
and the chairman of the Dcmocratl"
party Of this county and these IT,
gi-trars. And To complete their
dirty work, they took advantage Of
their own wrong and not only refused
the las voters they had denied the
privilege OF voting, but threw out
and refused TO count the 90 votes
properly registered and properly vo-
ted, thereby throwing cat the entire
vote Of this township, consisting of
PAT votes.
The cause Of their cowarily and
niggardly conduct is explained by
the fact that the Populists had
about 2l5 majority in the township.
Their next steal WAS at
/ TURKEY TOWNSHIP.
This was also Populist township
and the election passed off orderly
land quietly and the registrar and
Judges declared that II was a fail
IelectiOn. When the canvassinl
board met Saturday the word wa,
given and passed around by J. ID
Kerr, the chief mOgul and adviso
/ for the sheepisn-loOking outlay ant
Turkey township, with its entir'
vote of 22s, was dumped on th'
litter heap. Luke Kennedy, TIN
Democratic registrar, and brother o
the Populist candidate for the Sen
ate, j. T. Kennedy, in order Il
throw out the township and defea
his own brother, took the Hol.
Book and swore that there was in
timidation at the polls, but said h
Was not intimidated, and whe
asked who was, could not name
single man or produce single wit
ness; yet, upon this hearsay evidenc
which is inadmissable in any couri
, and evidence which would be In
competent and insufficient, even
it were admissible, this board thre'
out Turkey township. II was don
al the instance of the registrar {
that township, the ungrateful brotl
> or of the PopuIist candidate for tf
S. nate. II was AL exparte hearin
and their conduct is without prec
dent in North Carolina and wi
without authority Of law or sha'
ow of evidence.
= The CAUCASIAN is informed fro
!" another source that 6ve or SIX VI
" o. sses were put on the stand 70 co
p, r, borate the Democratic registr
and every one of them svore tn
III l. rs was 20 iptimid>,i"n :" Tar
VI Is could ..
~ They began their ra-cality aga
IL when they reached
Id HERRISG's TOWNSHIP
U.s. This was another strong Popul
'g township and must he disposed
I'M The election passed of quietly a