He found the following to be the character of the work done at headquarters.
A poll of all the voters in the state was made.

The number of white and the number of colored voters in each voting precinct was secured.
The number of illiterate voters of both races was ascertained.

With these facts in their possession, they had conducted all the campaign necessary for them to carry on an election.

Of course speakers were sent out as a sham, but they were not needed for anything more than appearances.
Having the figures indicated above before them, they proceeded to assign to each district, each county, each city, each precinct just such majorities as they desired, taking pains to make the figures appear reasonable and differ somewhat from figures of previous years.

Whenever it would do no harm, a precinct was granted to the republicans for the sake of appearances.
Ballot boxes of varied patterns were secured and filled with ballots marked just as they desired.