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June 23, 1880
Vermont Watchman And State Journal
Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont
What is this article about?
Judge Tourgee warns at New York ratification meeting that southern census officials will manipulate counts to preserve the 'solid south's' political power, akin to ballot box stuffing.
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Judge Tourgee, the author of "A Fool's Errand," does not believe that the present census will dispose of the solid south. He said in a speech at a ratification meeting in New York: "I am acquainted with the men who are to take the census in the south, and they can as easily pack a graveyard in the census as in the ballot box. If I am not mistaken, you will find more graveyards in the census than voters to match them in the north. The south is not going to lose its grip upon the nation if it can hold it by any ordinary or extraordinary means."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Census Manipulation
Solid South
Judge Tourgee
New York Speech
Political Fraud
What entities or persons were involved?
Judge Tourgee
Where did it happen?
New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New York
Key Persons
Judge Tourgee
Event Details
Judge Tourgee, author of 'A Fool's Errand,' spoke at a ratification meeting in New York, expressing doubt that the present census would undermine the 'solid south.' He claimed familiarity with southern census takers who could manipulate counts like ballot stuffing, predicting more 'graveyards' in the census than northern voters, and stated the south would retain its national influence by any means.