The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1870-05-07
DarraIi vs. Rafley.

f Tor 4laAk1f 44sR4E Ia
For Darrall s,593,
Total vote Polled 26sll1
Bailey's majority 1881
BIS majority exceeds Dar- m II
rails entire vote 336
.B's vote exceeds one-hah
registered vote in district 1921
ENorE.-Per report Of board Of can-
vassers and certifcatg Of electloll predlg !
Gated thereon, B Is majority IS reduced /
tpom 1891 to 4 ,4g7. The following is /
the certificate
ttSTATE or LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE !
,3''A ABr1tHEr, NV Ont AIS, I
NovenibaE 25, 1868.
esTs an trH01n these presence may cane:
/ .fstKnow We, that In accordance with
the provisions of an act entitled AN act
relative to elections ln the State OF
Louisiana, approved October 19, 1868,
4 al election was held by the qualified
i electors Of this State. Oh the 81 day Of
EOvembbr, Ammo Domini 1865, for five
members Of Congress to represent the
first, second, third and fourth Congress
sionaI districts Of the otate OF LOUISE
ana Ia the Forty-frst Congress Of the
\ United States, and for one member Of
Congress from the. second congressional
district to the Fortieth Congress to tiAs
the vacancy Occasi0ned By the death o.
Hon. James Mann.
sand whereas thetetufIis Of said cleo
ti6n, made to the Secretary ot State ON
required by law, have been caFefldly ez
III amined. conlpared and attested by the
proper officers whose duty IT was to ex-
anime the same;
And whereas it has been iasceTtalnell
from said returns that Adolphe Bailey
received 16, 065 votes and v. B-fg Isa1rali
1865 votes cast at sald eieet4on.
@Now, therefore, i, Henry @ War
7. moth. Governor Of the state Of Lopisi
4 ANA. d0 hereby certify that AdOlpht
{ Bailey received a majority of the vote
4 cast for Representative to the tortY-flEs
Congress from the third congresslona
district of the State of LOUISIANA,
'sIn testimony whereof, have here
set my hand and caused the seal g
the State 10 be Affixed This twenty-tift
dav 81 November, in, the year o1 on
( Lord one thousand eight hundred an
sixtv-aiQht. and of the Independence q
the United States the nlnetY -tAitd
sfH. q. VYA2A0THs
Governor of the State Gf Louisiana
f'GEo. q. BqvEE, Secretsry ot state.
First In the face Of the aboy
10 figures IL is idle to argue that ia
R, alleged Intimidation prevented II
2, elect0rs i1 the district from votin
e ,117 out Of 28. .4S6 registered
T did vote.
Sacondlya Intimidation, II Il
MI sorted ~ as ameans ct controllln
a the election, which II distinctly d'
med must have been Of that zln
whioh compelled the electors
- vote, and to vote for returnedmen
ar.ll,er: and as his majority (as =
ar9s s1ueed hv board Of conyassersl
ar 97, IL must clearly appear tn
IN least one-hah Of that ma1orit
~ ~ e.. are electorsy not only We
ii breed to vote for him, but furthe
ad. Etlst those 8, 3,T49 electors won
per Otherwise, every ones certainly hal
les v4ed for contestant, thus giVlI
tba hih a maiority-ef one, and tins
tn dlisct consequence of Threats
actaal violance, or both, either
theNaav of The election and II
admitted that there was none
Chat day or assuming that q
House win sanction the new 9
extraordinary theory propoandl
especially to meet the Lo1isial
casesl bv such violence and threa
JB- employed before the election, q
reel will 4 New e. control its resaI
,gn n, The whole qne ssion hinges on
.far snficienoy al fha proof ~ sapns
Z to- oe tha last speeitleasioni ahu
contestant IS challenged lo n
loir ducs any, even tha weakest les
evidence Ia sustain Il IL tla uifa
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