Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 265, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1916 — 60,000 Negroes Brought North As “Repeaters [ARTICLE]

60,000 Negroes Brought North As “Repeaters

Washington, Nov. 3.—An official estimate that 60,000 negroes have been transported recently from the south into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and other states was made by the department of justice in a statement declaring that a number of th enegroes have fraudulently-registered, and that other election frauds disclosed include padding of registration lists reaching into thousands of false names in one city alone. The statement, issued with the sanction of Attorney General Gregory, gives warning that conspiracies to intimidate voters will be prosecuted promptly. It is the department’s first official announcement that actual cases/of fraud have been developed by its investigators. United States distinct attorneys and investigators have been instructed to be fair and nonpartisan in investigations and prosecutions. Information received by the department of justice shows that within the last three months approximately 60,000 negroes have been transported from certain southern states to northern and western states, mainly to middle western states, particularly Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.