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A commentary on voter fraud and disenfranchisement during the 1896 presidential election.

In Smithers precinct, excuses are used to stop eligible black men from voting.

Nine of the thirteen states which had elections voted overwhelmingly Republican.

The Planet comments on the disenfranchisement of black voters in South Carolina.

After laboring for weeks to eliminate African Americans voting rights the South Carolina Constitutional Convention believes they have succeeded.

The Planet believes the promotion of fair elections are “excellent” after the meeting of the Fair Elections conference in Petersburg, Virginia.

A white special constable was caught defrauding a colored man out of his ballot, but the case was never sent to the grand jury.

The Planet refutes an argument printed in the Washington Post on the disenfranchisement of African American voters.

Judge Goff of the Circuit Court of the United State has reversed a recent ruling stating that South Carolina registration officers could act under illegal election laws.

A justice for Virginia lets a white Democratic constable off with no charges after the constable was accused of deceiving illiterate voters.