Politics of AlabamaManning, Joseph C. (Joseph Columbus)
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Politics of Alabama
Manning, Joseph C. (Joseph Columbus)
Alabama -- Politics and government
hundreds more of uncast ballots placed in the ballot-boxes and
counted for Governor Jones, that were never voted at all by anyone.
The names of hundreds of dead men appear on the poll lists and
ballots put in for them and counted for Governor Jones. When a copy
of the poll lists was demanded of the judge of probate, which I
charge would show these facts to exist, we were informed that said
copy would be furnished the next day; but lo, and behold! when next
day came, we were told that the poll lists had been stolen the
night before. I charge that the vote of Lowndes, honestly counted
as cast, would give me over 2,000 majority, instead of over 1,600
majority for Governor Jones, as returned, which would make a
difference in my favor of over 3,600 votes. The same facts exist as
to Wilcox county. I charge that not over 3,000 votes were actually
cast in this county in the August election, and if honestly counted
I would have received a majority of not less than 500. Yet by fraud
and ballot-box stuffing and holding back the returns for over a
week after the election, a majority of over 4,300 was given to
Governor Jones. An honest count in this county would show 4,500
votes in my favor. But it was reserved to Dallas county to outdo
all others, in the way of ballot-box stuffing and fraudulent
returns, by which a majority of over 6,100 was figured out for
Governor Jones. An honest count of the vote as actually cast would
give me over 3,000 majority, making a difference of over 9,000
votes in my favor, from this county alone. In Selma beat the
returns show that 2,642 votes were cast, and a majority of over
2,300 returned for Governor Jones. The facts are, that not
exceeding 1,400 votes were actually cast in Selma beat, and fully
600 of those cast were for the Kolb ticket. The census gave Selma
beat a population of only 7,600, all told, and yet, they return
2,642 of this population as having voted. One voter out of five is
above the average of most populations, but Selma has found a way to
manufacture nearly three voters out of every five of her people. In
some of the 'black' beats of the county, only thirty to forty votes
were actually cast, by both white and colored voters, and yet the
returns give from 400 to 700 majority from these beats, to Governor
Jones. I charge that not as many votes were cast in the county of
Dallas for both Jones and Kolb as the majority claimed for Governor
Jones. The truth is, that Governor Jones did not actually receive
over 1,300 votes, all told, in the county, and yet he is
fraudulently given over 6,100 majority. In Perry county the same
frauds and ballot-box stuffing were resorted to, and hundreds of
dead men made to vote for Thomas Goode Jones. With an honest count
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