The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-11-16
gHE STATE ELECTION !!
aubernntorial Coup d'Etat.
F. ]. Heron Ousted from tho Office OF
Secretary Of State.
Two Boards of Returning Officers
A Legal Tournament Opened,
Counting Of the Vote Of Orleans Parish
o5t Nearly Completed. aoll.a+ s,
A Fusion Majority Of 12, 900.

A Fusion Majority Of 10, 900.
Official returns Of the result of the
election continue to come in slowly
from the various parishes, but they
are yet SO meagre, and other reports
so conflicting and confused, that we
prefer not attempting to give sue
cinct table Of returns SO far received,
but rather to await the official an
nouncement Of the Returning Board.
One thing is clear, however: The
Fusion State ticket has been elected
by majority Of 5000 or 10000, and
unless the power Of the National Gov
eminent be lent the defeated party
to prevent, the Fusion candidates will
be indicted into the respective offices
to which they have been chosen by
the voice Of the people. .a ..a.,
As u natural consequence of every
election, the vanquished politicians
cry "fraud and intimidation" but it
remains to be seen whether these
complaints have any foundation in
fact, or if, i'll that event, the frauds
have been of sufficient magnitude to
materially affect the general result as
now foreshadowed. tt+ 1'F
The State Board Of Returning off,
cers-Goy. Warmoth, Lieut.. Gov.
Pinchback, Secretary of State F. j.
Heron, Gen. Thomas Anderson and
Hon. John Lynch-met at the Gov
ernor's Office last Wednesday for the
purpose of organization. The Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court was
present to swear in the members, and
upon being applied to, gave it as his
opinion that Messrs. Pinchback and
Anderson, by reason of their. candi-
dacy for Office, were disqualified from
acting as members of the board. This
necessitated the selection of two per-
sons by the remainder of the board to
fill the vacancies. Mr.. Heron moved
the election Of Gen. James Longstreet
and Judge Jacob Hawkins. At this
moment transpired coup detat Of
Governor Warmoth that fell like a
thunderbolt upon the astonished
senses Of Messrs. Heron and Lynch.
The Governor, as chairman Of the
board, declined to put Mr.. Herron's
motion, and simultaneously with his
refusal Mr.. Jack Wharton entered the
room and displayed commission duly
signed by the Governor, constituting
the bearer Secretary of State in place
of F. J. Heron, removed. Messrs.
Heron and Lynch withdrew and
went through the formality of elect.
ing Longstreet and Hawkins members
of the board elsewhere, while Gov.
Warmoth and Mr.. Wharton selected
F. H. Hatch and Durant DaPonte to
fill the vacancies. The ousted Secre-
tary of State applied to Judge Dibble
Of the Eighth District Court for an
injunction restraining any and all
persons from interfering with him in
the discharge Of his duties as Secre-
tary Of State. Heron and Lynch also
applied for an injunction restraining
Gov. Warmoth and Messrs. Wharton,
Hatch and DaPonte from assuming
to canvass and compile returns Of the
election. Both these injunctions were
granted. On the other hand counter
were applied for by Mes
SIS. Wharton, Hatch and DaPonte,
out their applications have not yet
oeen acted upon. 4an s.-..et.
This is. the phase of matters at
The coming week will no |
loubt bring new and startling devel-
'pments. The next act of the drama
will probably viii probably introduce
lew actors, in the persons of Judges
# U. S. Courts, and before the cur
ain falls blue coats and bayonets
nay have appeared upon the scene.
We fear our prediction that Louisiana
las not yet witnessed the end of her
POLITICAL troubles, is likely to prove
'ut too true. ... +... -..
The counting Of votes in Orleans
arish is almost completed, but half
oxen boxes remaining to be opened.
he Liberal State and National tick
is have swept the parish by nearly,
not quite, 1900 majority, which in
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