New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-08
defeat the election of complainant by pre-


Atfiant denies that complainant is in pos
session OF any evidence under act Of thir
ty first Of May, 1870, or any other act
amendatory thereof, which goes to show
that any Of the complaints Of said bill
against atfiant are true.
| He denies that there are documents, hav
ing the least truth in them which show
that from three to five thousand persons, OF
any number Of persons, were refused their
right either to register or vote. on account
| of race, color or previous condition.
He denies that he has c0nsplred with
| supervisors or assistant supervisors OF reg
istratlon, TO cause a dishonest incorrect
and false count Of the votes cast in the seE-
| eral parishes, or that he has caused false
and untrue returns and certificates Of the
| result and canvass of the votes cast IN the
several parishes as charged, by not count
ing the ballots deposited by persons OF
| color. or that any ballots cast for complain
| ant, whether by coIored or white persons
| have been suppressed or not counted, with
| lis knowledge or by his connlyance OF con
| sent.
Afiant denies that Jacob Hawkins or
| james LUngstrect were ever elected mem
beers of the board of returning officers, OF
| that said persons were ever recognized
upon said board, of which attant is presi-
| dent.
That it is utterly untrue, as charged,
that atfianU refuses to open the returns, in
| fuenced by fear that the board of return
ing officers would make true and proper
| investigation OF The truthtuiness OF returns,
| and the scheme for excluding ballots would
| be defeated or that evidence of frauds that
| had been committed and Of the fact that a
| large number Of persons had at such cleo
| ton offered to vote and had been refused,
| contrary to law and laws Of the United
| States, would be discovered and preserved
| i'll such form as that the same could be used
| ana made available in any action or pro-
| ctedIng instituted by complainant to deter
! mine the right to office.
| All of tins is specially denied by atiant
as without the least foundation or appear
| ance of truth, as well as the charge that he
| caused an adjournment OF the board OF re-
| turning officers for the purpose OF conceal
| ing or covering up frauds, or to prevent the
| proper and legal canvass, or that he elected
| +. j. Heron from the office OF Secretary OF
State for the purposes charged.
Atfiant now denies that he is party to
| any plan and scheme, or conspiracy OF any
kind whatsoever, the object of which is
to suppress or destroy, or place beyond he
reach Of the complainants any documents or
evidence OF any kind relating to the elec-
ton, which might avail OF aid the complain
ant IN any suit he might have the right to
bring either before this or any other court
Of Justice.
n,S IS da1o a. C,!a,,,
or of this State, in the year 1871, to discharge
the duties of Secretary of State daring the
suspension of George +. BOvee, who had
been elected Secretary of State at the gen
era ele0Gon u L9o3, anu Milo @s ~
ny ms uePoueIt loi 4 N ~ met
g!laI ne say . So l. ~ 'l.4
t,+a : hp +birtpan+h MI nupT1 hpp 1879
as he had right to do; that at the meeting
OF the returning officers OF election, Z. ii.
Hatch and Durant DaPonte were duly Sc
lected returning officers; that at SAID meet
ing HerrOh having Deeh removed ana JACK
wharton appointed Secretary Oh stare, thls
depGnent, IN me presence el sald W marion
ana Lyhen, moved the appointment OF sara
Hatch ana Duraht DdFohIe as returning
olhcers, ana salQ mollon was put ana De
cIared carried, tie sad Lynch not Young
yea or nay.
This deponent further says, that suits are
now pending IN the Elghtn DISTRICT C0urr,
parish OF orleans, II "hich tI9 s"lu Long
street, HAWKINS, Lynch anu HERON claim
70 De tne legal returning oihceis' ana th&G
Ghis sun Is oT94GhI aea'hSI saiu marion
DaPohte ana hatcn, anu tII6 suit Is uhue,
teFmlEea, ana similar SUIT ofous M III sald
court oy S$ud AefrOn agalDsJ salo v hafCol'
claiming me once OF secretary OF stare. Is
Pendlhg Already, a. appears ~ COPIES Oh me
peQuon II salo SUITS herewith hit"'
ms 9eponeitG say tnaI tne T"ln ,.alhaht
al the IlLne OF Tue eI7cIl"h' On 'n0 loul I'll q.
N0Vemp eF' y, :, and ever hiuee, az" 10" -
senator OF the Cnlte4 S5a a res ,,,,,r,,
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To the Honorable the Eighth District Court for the
parish Of Orleans:
The netition OF the State of Louisiana.
on tha relation of the Attorney General
and on the information of the returning
officers of election, to wit: Henry C. War
moth, Frank j. Heron, John Lynch, James
Longstreet and Jacob Hawkins composing
the board OF SAD returning o1ncefs respect
iully represent Ih51 Tue ABOVE ha'heu utn
ing ahcers are ouIy quallneo as saeh ior
MAKING Ihe u ~ ~ lelu ~ Er,ta
state on Iae lohr'1 u N - Instant
G % JACK hatloh, -. IlaScn anu pttanV
bdL onte are !'5elenuIus " po otioh
ING o4cets "na dtteHiPlinS ~ az 90 SUI,
anu are ihI 70 wiz tie a"oE0 ilai1 5:
returning oiIcers y elec1lons ~ u tne US
eharSe % tHetf Iullos al sqGn olileoi T. @nu
especially "ltn Franh y Ileiion' o4lIeS
L2hg3!Ieet "N' oacoo Ia Ai - az "l
nv uH!h& Ai!to "H0 u9uliins ~ o1i 49, ~
returning oliieti' q! o.!otl'As VI INC sU'.I0'
contrary ana ia 'l'laIl"n u -" ~" 1i1e
llglts Oh petl1ohoF' .,...
heF"1oFe' ue litl'1eh II - II
JioneI pray ',la. 80 ''l v ,l' a't
hd!FA s's" ~ :sN' 800 w III H.
swer this petition, ana tha1, a'S9l an eG0
proceedings. LheY Oe deCFeca 10 oG lutr"o-
ers into and us4rper5 OF Jhe once ORE, 81 re-
turning DIEeefS OF tIecLlOu anu tttaL T lSfLA