25 Jul 1890
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1890
Page
1
A sprawling discussion on Georgia senatorial contests, factional clashes, and Republican reactions unfolds. Figures named Norwood Lester and Col. Lester are debated, with local insurgent sentiment, party strategies, and potential electors shaping the coming vote scenarios.
A chaotic morning report from Jefferson recounts a fatal melee on the railroad near town where a man named Wal was struck and killed, another white woman injured as her horse bolted, and a crown of burns observed. A second item notes a large meeting in the black district endorsing Hillary Brayton, with fears of a mulatto candidate.
A large Atlanta gathering denounced the Federal Force Bill as unconstitutional and dangerous to the union. Speakers including Captain Howell Colonel Albert Cox and Colonel Hammond urged peaceful protest, warned against sectional war, and called for North South cooperation to preserve law and home rule.
The article discusses Judge Hugh Bond and Judge Pardee as power brokers appointing canvassers to sway elections across Maryland to Texas. It details alleged partisan manipulation, trials in Charleston, and the suppression of dissent by Democratic factions, with Bond’s role in sustaining white supremacy through legal means and the resistance by defense counsel and jurors.
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