New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-09

ing his vote by any Illegal OF wrongful
means of the commissioners of election
'NoTE.-f any legal voter has been prevented
from casting his vote, from any cause, fill out the
following affidavit and deliver same to United
states supervisor Of the polls where he would have
csst lis vote, who will return same to F. A. Wool
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Tammany.
On the fourth day of November, 1872, I.
Richard Waddle, a duly qualified voter in
che parish of st. Tammany, presented NY
self at the polling place at COvington, in
said parish, which had been designated by
she supervisor Of registration as poll, and
offered to perform all acts required to emit
sic me to vote, and was prepared to exhibit
90 the commissioners Of election at said
poll a certificate Of registration furnished
Inc during the registration of October a
copy Of which is attached showing me to
he entitled to vote in the aforesaid parish
further state that, owing TO the Illegal
acts of the commissioners OF election, was
deprived Of my right to vote as a citizen
and legal voter, to wit: Required by the
State supervisor to furnish three qualified
1-oters before he could register him.
tNoTg.-Here state means used in preventing the
voter from yOtng.I
further state that | was prepared to
offer, and should have offered to the com
mi=sioners Of election at said poll for de-
post in the ballot box the ballot hereunto
attached, had not wrongfully been pre-
vented by the illegal acts of the aforesaid
commissioner from SO doing and that the
wrongful acts or omissions OF said comrnls-
eioners to receive and deposit ny ballot to
be counted. is a denial Of my rights as
citizen under the act of Congress entitled
An act to enforce the rights of citizens of
che United States to vote IN the several
States Of this Union, and for other Pur-
roses" approved May 81, 1870. further
demand that my ballot be counted and re
G1rned for the several candidates named
SlSercon, as provided by said act.
his
RICHARD x WADDLE.
mark.
ballot attachedI
Regular National Republican Ticket
Election November 4, 1872.
For President, General u. $. Grant.
For Vice President, Henry Wilson,
Presidential EIectors-At large, NJ. F.
?}1uzano, Jules Lanabere, Charles E. Hal
o-ead; first district, L. G. Roudanez; second.
district A. X. Johnson third district, Mil
con Morris; fourth district, Joseph Taylor;
ofth district, John Ray
State Ticket-Flection November 4, 1872.
For Governor, William Pitt Kellogg; for
Lieutenant Governor, c.. G. Antoine; for
Auditor of Public Accounts, Charles Gin
ton; for Secretary Of State, p. q. Deslonde;
for Attorney General, A, P. Field; for SUI
iEf1QJeHuGDD
Brown: for Congressman at large, 7. b. s.
Piuchback; for Forty-third Congress, j. II.
Sypher; for Judge, Sixth Judicial District,
W B. Kemp; for district attorney, Sixth
Judicial riot, +. d. Bankston; for Sena-
tor. Eleventh Senatorial District, E. E. Her
Parish ticket Of st. Tammany-Parish
Judge. Hiram Newell; sheriff, William Tai
If; recorder, GustaYe Dupart; clerk OF
court, +. e. Guedry; coroner, Thomas Ba-
dsaux; House of Representatives, 4. j. Cous-
III; police jurors first ward, Henry Helseri
second ward, j. L. Smith; third ward +.
ROquet fourth ward, Louis French; fifth
ward, Fritz Mathis; justices OF the peace,
sixth ward. John Davis, Jules Maillie; con
stables, Moses Davis, E. r. Shaham
signatures Of two witnesses who are cog
infant Of the truth of the affidavit.
GOSSE 4 WILLIAMS.
mark.
Subscribed and sworn to this fourteenth
Gav Of November. 1872, before me.
HIRAM NEWELL, Parish Judge.
PARISH or ST. TAMM4xY,}
November 4. 1872. 5
certify that l was at the polling place
ab,ye mentioned, on the day of election,
November 4, 1872, and that the statement
OF Mr. Waddle above subscribed TO, is true
in every particular -
~
United States Supervisor Of Election at
said Poll.
EXHIBIT II.
Form OF affidavit to be used whenever any
person has been prevented from deposit
ing his vote by any illegal or wrongful
means of the commissioners OF election:
rNorE.-If any legal voter has been prevented
from casting his vote from any cause, NIL out the
following affidavit and deliver same TO United
States Supervisor Of the poll whore he would have
cast his vote, who viii return same to F. 3. Noi-
fey chief SUPERVISOR
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans
ON the fourth day of November, 1872, |,
R0simond Thomas, a duly qualified voter n
The parish of Orleans, first ward, presented
myself at the polling place located at Con
stance and AnnunciatlOn, IN SAID PARISH, |
which had been designated by the super !
visor of registration az poll, and offered to |
perform all acts required to entitLe me to |
vote, and was prepared to exhibit to the |
commissioners OF election at said poll GER |
ritcate of registration furnished me during |
the registration of 1868, showing me to be
entitled to vote in the aforesaid parish. l |
further state that owing to the Illegal acts |
Of the commissioners Of election, was de- |
priyed of my right to vote as citizen and |
legal voter, to wit:
That the commissioners alleged that my |
name did not appear upon the registration |
list. |
tNorE-Here state the means used IN preventing |
the voter from v0tlDg.l
further state that l was prepared to |
offer and should have offered to the COM |
nissioners of election at said poll for de. |
vosit in the ballot box the ballot hereunto |
attached, had | not wrongfully been pre- |
Tented by the illegal acts Of the aforesaid |
commissioners from so doing, and that the
wrongful acts or omissions OF said commits |
si0neTs to receive and deposit my ballot, to |
Se counted, is denial Of my rights as |
citizen under the act Of Congress entitled |
=. An act to enforce the rights OF citizens OF
ghe United States to vote in the several
States of this Union, and for other Pur-
poses" approved May 81, 1870. further
demand that my ballot be counted and re
turned for the several candidates named
thereon, as provided BY said act
ROSAMOND X THOMAS.
mark.
ballots attached.l
Regular National Republican ticket, cleo
gfon November 4, IS72.-For President
General T. s. Grant; for Vice President
Henry Wilson.
RESIDENTIAL Electors At large, NJ. +. Bon