Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1880 — GEN. J. B. WEAVER, [ARTICLE]

GEN. J. B. WEAVER,

me vreenimcK rTesraencuu ißtervieweft kgr a Better. r —— He and Coafirms His Forawr Stateto ss to the Alsbam Frond. Indianapolis Journal, August 28. General Janms B. Weaver, of lowa, the preeidentlal candidate of the National party, waa tn the city yesterday, stopptog at tbe New-Den-toon. He attended Roberta Park Chureh at the morning service, and listened to a sermon by Rev. 8. M. Vernon, D. D. At tbe notel during tbe day he was visited by quite a number of his friends and admirers, although during the greater part of the afternoon he was not accessible to visitors, being engaged in revising the shorthand notes of the sppecn which ho had delivered the previous evening st Terre Haute. It will be remembered that when General Weaver waa last in the city he received a great deal of attention fltom members of ths Democrat!* party, and spoke to an audience at the Grand Opera-house which was composed very largely of Democrats. That was when tbe programme of tbe party waa thought to include a'renomination of Dr. De La Matyr for Congress In thia district, and the Nationals were expected to be In active partnership with the Democrats in the 1880 campaign. Now the whale thing ha* ehanged, and scarcely a Democrat thought worth while yesterday to call and pay his respects to the gentleman who a few months ago was received with open arms and most enthusiastic plaudits. A Journal representative visited Gen. Weaver late last evening, and upon sending pp his card was promptly accorded an interview, and very courteously received. He explained to the General that while he was ready to give publicity to his views upon general subjects, the particular topic upon which he desired to interrogate him was the condition of affairs in Alabama. •

"As to that,” ropilsd the ‘General, “I have no hesitation In saying that there - to no prospect whatever of a fair count and an honest election in Alabama without tbe intervention of Federal su itervisors at the polls. The Democrats down there make no secret of the fact that they counted out the votes in opposition tq their candidates. Both before amtafter the election they made an open boast of doing this, and then reported a majority of sixty thousand, which cannot be explained in any other way.” “What is the relative strength of the parties in Alabamai” the reporter asked. “The Democrate have not, upon the most liberal estimate, more than seventy thousand, votes, and yet they gave sixty thousand major--ity. Tbe thing is absurd. The total vote 4S about one hundred.and seventy thousand, and the combined opposition sto tbe Democratic party, if it could be polled and counted, would have: a majority of over twenty thousand. If you want proof of the frauds committed at the Alabama election in the absence of Federal supervisors, here is a specimen chse. I have Just received a certified copy of tbe vote in Montgomery county (where almost tbe entire population are colored) at tbe last four elections that have been held. In the November elections there were United Stater supervisors; in the August elections there were none: .

President. Senator. Nov., 1876. Aug., 1878. ■•“ JJ TT Barnes’ 626 68 t t Rives’ 641 97 | , t Old Elam * * 206 130 Kendalls*.... * • 228 149 Exchange 1,167 620 349 688 Court House. 1,631 727 204 737 Walker’s Store. * 100 242 Mt. Meigs.’. 695 82 370 117 Pike Road * * 98 368 Dootoy’s * * 104 140 McGehee’s Switch * * 119 489 Keeler’s,. * * ’ »89 192 Robinson’s X Roads.... 468 114 200 265 Porter’s 461 91 112 320 Pine 1-evel.— 207 162 110 185 Dublin 125 230 108 214 Tucker’s 243 190 165 287 Union Academy t t . 110 149 Total 2,381 2,672 4,632 Maj0rity,.3,8811,960 Congress. Governor. Nov., 1878. Aug., 1880. > tn 3 a f h d pi f j? B g • » g Old Elam 252 24 i i Kendalls’s Exchange..../ 796 377 409 907 Cour House.,... 9u2 422 315 843 Walker's Store. 328 44| 71' 382 Ml Mriga 133 106 24» 337 Pike Road 229 66 197 265 Dooley’s. ~250 44 218 308 McGehee’s Switch #217 ||252 132 540 Keeler’s. t 1 73 311 Robinson's X Roads..... 3'o 93 4 6 Porter’s 173 63 5 § Pine Level 182 95 104 222 Dublin 91 178 146 201 Tucker’s 125 226 168 302 Union Academy...*..... 81 91 137 217 T0ta1......'4.059 2,081 2,219 4,885 Majority 1,9782,61.6 * New beats organized after 1876. f No election. . ’ i Old beats discontinued after 1876. i Thrown out. ■ 1 ' HNo United States supervisors. Deputy marshals counted 417 men who voted Armstrong tickets. . .

State of Alabama, Montgomery County, as. Momtgomkby, ala.. August 12. I. Charles W. Buckley, Judge of tbe Probate Court iu and for said county, de,hereby oertifj the above to be a true and correct copy. of the official returns of the last four elections held in this oouuiy, as appears from the official records ou file in this office. Charles W. Bucklby, Judge of tbe Probate Court "While you were in Alabama did you ever bear it alleged that the presence of supervisors at the pells prevented any Democrats from voting.” “No. they don’t pretend to say .that, but they have a hundred ways of preventing the colored people from voting, and that without resort to actual violence or murder. For instance, whenever a negro attempts te vote tbo Republican ticket Me Is challenged, and all sorts of questions asked him, so aa to take time probably ten or fifteen minute*; then when the hour for closing the polls arrives, there is sure to be a great crowd of the colored men who have not been, able to get tn their votea Then they will circulate a story the day before the election that there is liable to be a row at tbe polls, and will advise the negroes, unless they want to get killed, to stay away. Here is a letter that has been handed me from a resident 01 Montgomery, Alabama—a man whom I know to be thoroughly reliable, but whose name I must withhold, for the reason that it is not very safe for a man who stales the facts to oonunne to live in that section of the country. I will read you what result of the Alabama election is of course known to you, and .probably alho the means by which it was attained. Fraud was practiced openly and unblushinriy an over tbe state. and counties that gavp &rge majorities for the Greenback and Republican candidates were. under the new system of counting, reported ■ as giving most astoutebinr - majorttira for the Democratic nominees. In some of the precincts of Willcox county the returns show a larger Democratic vote than the total numoer of males over 21 years of age, os shown by tbe last census, of all parties combined. From Greene and other counties the same kind of returns have been received. and itis now evident that there waa a preconcerted movement on the part of the Democratic managers to Bako an immense majority, probably tn tbe hope of eroaaisg out all onNsMen; but they will not sneooed. Those la a MMo band of us hare who

ore detensinodte stead bp for e«r rights, anffi to veto them to tbe las*. Wswill nil a date tor Cougrees in opposition to tto Danseeretto nominee, and If wo could rec*l v* • fate nonnt aad th* aid of tha Dalted *►>->.. visors, we Wuuld elect him? ' " “in view of Wbas boa occurred to Alabama rtill khat your party will cany “I am, aaoNcteeMefflnaßd my ruin for to log hopeful is that the meu who compose mv party will net submiHo each outrages. They preYenk the public discussion of iwlitlral issues will endanger the peace of the State There eupot be a repetition of tbe outragee prneticed In Alabama without provoking vtetbeYam 011 ,n^2 ml,ng South again (taring here I shall go to Maine. Ante whether tbe fusion in that State will be adtarofi to, I cannot say anything until I arrive upon tbe ground and have talked with the leaders of ear party. From Maine I shall go to MississippL Georgia, Texas. Tennessee and Mlssouri/ani close the campaign in lowm*