New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-08

ing his vote by any illegal or wrongful
means OF the commissioners of election
LEoTE.-f any legal voter has been preYente,
nom casting his vote, from a 7 cause fill out tn
States supervisor Of the polls where he would hs v
cast his vote, who will return same to F. A. Wool
htF, chef supervisor.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, /
Parish Of st. Tammsny. 5
On the fourth day of November, 1879,
Richard Waddle, duly qualified voter in
the parish OF St. Tammany, presented my.
self at the polling place at COyington, in
said parish, which had been designated by
the supervisor of registration as poll, and
offered to perform all acts required to emit
tie me to vote and was prepared to exhibit
to the commissioners of election at said
poll a certificate of registration furnished
me during the registration OF October, a
COPY Of Whichis attached showing me to
be entitled to vote in the aforesaid parish
1 further state that, owing to the illegal
acts Of the commissioners of election, [ was
deprived Of my right to vote as citizen
and legal voter, to wit: Required by the
State supervisor to furnish three qualified
voters before he could register him.
fNoT2.-Here state means used in preventing the
voter from voting.
further state that | was prepared to
Ofer, and should have offered to the com
missioners of election at said poll for de-
post in the ballot box the ballot hereunto
attached, had not wrongfuIly been pre-
vented by the illegal acts of the aforesaid
commissioner from SO doing, and that the
wrongful acts or omissions OF said commits
siOners to receive and deposit ny ballot to
be counted. is a denial Of my rights as a
citizen under the act Of Congress entitled
can act to enforce the rights of citizens of
the United States to vote IN the several
States Of this Union, and for other pur-
poses" approved May 81, 1870. l further
demand that my ballot be counted and re
turned for the several candidates named
thereon, as provided by said act.
RICHARD X WADDLE.
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ballot attached
Regular National Republican Ticket
Election November 4, 1872
For President, General U. S. Grant.
For Vice President, Henry Wilson.
Presidential ElectOrs-At large, NJ. +,
BOnzanO, jules Lanabere, Charles Z. Hal
stead; first district, L. G.. R0udanez; second
district, A. K. johnson; third district, Mil
ton Morris; fourth district, Joseph TAYLOR;
fifth district, John Ray.
State Rehabilitation 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. G. Deslonde;
for Attorney General, a. P. Field for Su-
perintendent Of Public Education, w G. |
Brown; for Congressman at large, 2. B. S. |
Pinchback; for Forty third Congress, j. H. |
Sypher; for judge, Sixth Judicial District, |
w. Il. Kemp: for district attorney, Sixth |
Judicial d riot, F. NJ Banbston; for Sena-
tor Eleventh Senatorial District, E. 4. Her.
wig.
Parish ticket of st. Tammany-Parish
Judge, Hiram Newell; sheriff, William Tai
IL; recorder, Gustave Dupart; clerk of
court f E Guedry; coroner Thomas Ba-
deaux; House of Representatives, A. j. Cous-
in; police jurors, first ward, Henry Heser; /
second ward, j. Il. Smith; third ward, E.
Roquet; fourth ward, Louis French; fifth
ward, Fritz Mathis; justices OF the peace,
sixth ward, John Davis, Jules Maillie; con
stables, Moses Davis, E. II. Shaham
Signatures of two witnesses who are cog
infant of the truth of the affidavit.
His
GOSSE n WILLIAMS.
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Subscribed and sworn to this fourteenth
day Of November. 1872, before me.
HIRAM NEWELL, Parish Judge.
PARISH or ST. TAanAxY,}
November 1, 1872
certify that was at the polling place
aBJve mentioned, on the day Of election,
November 4, 1872, and that The statement
o. ME-. w duule ABOVE subscribed TO, IS true
in every particular.
WILLIAM A. HUTCHINSON,
United States Supervisor OF Election at
said Poll.
EXHIBIT II.
Form OF affidavit to be used whenever any
person las been prevented from deposit
ing his vote by any illegal or wrongful
means of the commissioners of election;
[EOTE.-If any legal voter has been prevented I
rom casting his vote, from any cause, fill out the
Glowing affidavit, and deliver to United
cates supervisor OF the poll where lie would have =
asst his vote who will return same TO F. A. VOL
ley, chief SUPERVISOR
State of louisiana Parish of Orleans /
On the fourth day OF November. 1872, l.
Thomas, a duly qualified voter in !
he par SD of Orleans, first ward, presented t
myself at the polling place located at Con- {
tance and Annunciation, in said parish, {
which had been designated by the super d
-isOr of registration as POLL and offered to I
'erform ali acts required to entitle me to h
-Ote, and was prepared to exhibit to the I
commissioners OF election at said poll a Ger. /
iticate of registration furnished me during
he registration of 1868, showing me to be
ntitled to vote in the aforesaid parish. | I
Irther state that owing to the illegal acts
f the commissioners OF election, | was de-
rived of my right to vote as citizen and
ogal voter, to wit:
That the commissioners alleged that my G.
anne did not appear upon the registration
st.
[NorE.-Here state the means used in preventing
10 voter from velinG. o.
I further state that | was prepared to
fer and should have offered to the com
of election at said poll for de-
osit in the ballot box the ballot hereunto
ttached, had l not wrongfully been pre-
ented by the illegal acts of the aforesaid a
from SO doing, and that the n
rongful acts or omissions of said commits O.
oners to receive and deposit my ballot, to IL
o counted, is a denial OF my rights as a
tizen under the act Of Congress entitled I
An act to enforce the rights Of citizens OF
10 United States to vote in the several A.
5ates of this Union, and for other pur-
9ses,' approved May 81, 1870 | further
emand that my ballot be counted and re
trned for the several candidates named
Lere0n, as provided by said act. a
His s.
ROSAMOND 4 THOMAS OF
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ballots attached. A.
Regular National Republican ticket, cleo So
On November 4, lS72.-For President, til
eneraI Z. S. Grant; for Vice President. 81
enry Wilson. cl
Presidential Electors At large, N. f. Bon m
no, Jules Lanabere, Charles E. Halstead; fu
- li.+r;n+ T. n r Oulonaz. second diS- i,