New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
FRAUD IN VIRGINIA.
BOUND HAND AND FOOT BY
RING OF sPOILSMEN

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The IVth Virginia District was few years
ago safely Republican by from 6OO0 10000 majority.
and the Id District by from 1000 TO 100 majority.
These districts have been counted" Democratic by
large maJorites OF late years. The IXth District.
which safely Republican and a white dis
rict. is now reported 1000 majority for the Demo-
Gratis. When look to the Xth District what do
we see? district, worked up to its close appar-
entity safe for the Republicans from 1000 10 800
claimed by 1890 majority for Flood. Let US look a
little into of the late Virginia election mani
festations. Farmville in the IVth District, shows
l60 majority for Democrats with 15O Mckinley bal
lots thrown out! At Browns Church near by, in
the Xth District. Mckinley got votes; Bryan l62;
Hubbard (R.), Congress. 12l; Flood CDl, for Con-
gress 17S; 80 ballots defaced.
Observation-Disclosures refused to allow voters the
assistance they asked for; there six Presden-
tIal tickets the ballot, with possible
index guide illiterate voter. but the unedu-
cated voter could count four individual names (for
Congress- and after the first Republican voter had
voted and seen the location among the four of the
name OF the Republican candidate for Congress
he could teach the others how to vote for Con-
gressman. and did so. thus enabling liz voters to
vote for Congressman who were denied their right
of suffrage as to electors of President and Vice
whethe ignorant or hoater, who wanted to vota
for Bryan or Flood was amply assisted by the
iGdseS rIaG who sU has made this BroWns preeiPet
stenca @ m with arrest the coored man wbo
was trying (away from the polls) to show his
frtands how to vote for Congressman, being una-
bic to help them to President.
''H In this county of Cumberland at Courthouse
precinct, two hundred voters signed protest and
Vent away from the polls because denied assist
ance to efrectualy prepare their ballots. At an
ather nrecinct 95 voters did the same, and So In
Snort with q total vote of about one thousand in
the county allowed to pass muster" there were
fiv four hundred voters shut out from voting.
The only precinct in the county where the voters
rare allowed a full ballot and fair count went
nearly one hundred majority for Mckinley and
In the city OF Lynchburg eight hundred ballots
were thrown out In the adloinlng county OF Am
tbaf returned Republican ma1orities were fraudu-
ientlv thrown out by the canvassing commission
ers and all claimed for Flood allowed IN full. by
strIctly partisan vote. there being torlorn Re-
nnblican on the Board of Ave canvassing commits
sioners In Allegheny (west of the Blue Ridge.
Where there is a Republican majority of LOCO TO
200 600 Republican votes reported thrown
ons and about 80 Republican majority "graciousfy
allowed. by those great lovers OF the people the
Rrvsn virginia election officers. There Is large
cniored vote lminers and furnace menl In this
county. The judges originally appointed In this
snother, q number OF them were induced to step
ss6a tirsf before the election. to enable the COM
uittes to keep its pledge to send solid dsiega-