The polls were thus surrounded by United States marshalswith their pockets full of warrants. whose business was in that way to intimidate the voters. This was admitted by Mr. Davenport in his testimony. Numbers were deterred from voting by being arrested before they could deposit their ballots. others immediately after they had voted. others again were deprived of voting by the voluntary surrender of their certificates of naturalization and their failure to receive others which had been promised. Some of them had. their certificates fraudulently taken from them when handed up for inspection and not returned. In many instances arrested men were assured by the officer making the arrest that they would not be arrested if they would vote the Republican ticket.
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