Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1872 — How the Georgia Election was Managed. [ARTICLE]

How the Georgia Election was Managed.

- ' ,7 Washington, Octobers. The following dispatch reached Judge • Edmunds this morning: J \ “ Atlanta, Georgia, October 5. “To lion. Jamer M. Edmunds: “No Republicans were admitted as managers or clerks at the election on Wednesday. The officers were all Greeleyites. They refused to open Republican preeincts, and freeholders attempting it were dispersed. , democratic votes were received as fast as offered; Republican votes only when no Democratic votes were offered. Repulican precincts voted only one per minute. Thus thousands of Republicans failed to get in their votes. The exhibition of tax receipts was unlawfully required of Republicans, but not of Democrats. Republican leaders were arrested early under false charges, in order — toin timidate voters. Challenges were made to delay voting and to intimidate Republicans. Those attempting to assert their rights were assailed, amHn some cases murdered. Four were killed at Macon. The Enforcement act was openly defied. Many arrests are being made by the United States Marshals. Less than half the Republican vote was polled. “ Heiiry Farrow, Chairman." The Chronicle has two letters from Georgia, written on election day, one from Savannah and the other from Micon. At Macon the Democrats took possession of the polls when they opened. A crowding of negroes toward the voting place led to a disturbance, when the whites began to fire promiscuously. An organised party of chivalry of the place, 100 strong, then took position fifty yards from the polls, and from that time, which was 8 o’clock in the morning, no colored -menwere- allowed to vote. - The Savannah letter is from a well-known ex-army officer. It makes the following statement: ‘ Over 2,000 of our voters, all colored, were kept from voting. Our oppo- . nents had an armed. force drawn ; tip in front of the voting place; and early in the day 1 one of our 1 workers, J. E. Bryant, Deputy Collector, was beaten and carried off to jail, and ani other one which led to trouble and stopped* from ; Under recently enacted laws it is a penitentiary offense-to carry arms to an election, so we were all unarmed. Imagine our surprise on finding over 100 of the , citv roughs with badges on as special i policemen, all armed with clubs, and takI ing an active part around the polls. They ' would club and arrest any one they pleas- ' ed. I ne.ver saw a greater force to be called an election? We hear by. telegraph i of riots outside the city, and may never 'be able to Know how many of our votera have, been run off. They have the ballotboxes, managers, police, militias special police, Sheriff and posse,... JmUMl-.JbA