New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-01

frauds By force. The hope and reliance
| Of honest men is therefore upon tht
superior and lawful force Of the nstiona
| government, which has guaranteed ana
owes them protection il every right D.
citizenship.
| Better than generalities will prove rght
here few facts illustrating the basis 0:
the claims to seats ia the Legislature 0.
some Of the parties declared by he Times
"tabulated statement to be elected.
| II Rapides parish, Mcssrs. Z. Tezada,
]. J. Swan and J. G. P. Hooe, three fl.
sionists, are announced as members Of the
House, Notwithstanding there is at least
1900 Republican majority on fair vote.
How this result vas accomplished may b
judged by the hundreds Of sworn state
ments, filed in the United States Court,
which show That the ballot boxes, IN
stead Of being taken to the courthouse, to
be opened. as the law directs, were con-
yeyel to the private apartments Of the
| State supervisor, the Federal supervisor
| being excluded, and there manipulated
| that such Was the intimidation employed
that at one poll only five Republican votes
were cast at four others the United States
| supervisors alone were permitted to vote
our ticket, and at the poll known as
"Pauls" not even this Federal official
was permitted that privilege. Three Re
publican candidates make oath to peronal
knowledge Of more than one thousand
Republicans illegally deprived Of registra-
ton, willie many persons known as be-
longing to the opposition were Illegally
registered. Every trick that ingenuity
could devise to defraud Republicans, first
Of registration and then Of their ballot
vas unscrupulouS]y brought into play,
end that sterling patriot. Ex-Governor j.
Madison Wells, makes an affidavit that
clearly establishes the fact that Ran
dolph poll vas rifed Of its legal votes.
In Caddo parish fusionists are returned
IS elected by similar means. n Shreye'
port alone, by reason Of insufficient. poll
ing places, and other obstacles, fully FIVE
hundred Republican votes we're excluded,
and at the Nooringsport poll mora than
two hundred and fifty Republican votes
were cast, yet after the boz had been ma.
nipulated by the :ps;oD election commits.
sioner, only eighteen such ballots could
be found. The: the large: 13Embes were
deposited IN the boz IS shown BY the ali.
davits Of the srlftagans themselves.
In I}ossier the registration shove! seH.
enteen hundred AMI ninety-two cologei ani
fve hundred an6 ninety white. Q: the lattes
many being Republicans. This parish hes
d 'front.' on Red rives o! : hundred miles,
and along the .jger 2"&rIy al the colo:e.!
people reside Only four polling places
were established in the parish. and these
il the pine hills, 50 that the mass 81 Re-
!ubljcans; even had they been informed
exactly where 20 g., WOULD have been
forced &c !ra9ei from twenty e :orty niles
in order TO realize their desire to sote fog
Grant ana :ho State ticket. Gle ..re.t
mass Q: Republicans wess :h3s Ae.ie3
thviS sights.
L. Natchitocnes 2a::sf, again. ''!a 81.
pery5sor vas himself 6 fusion candidate.
ana Setnrns himself % .he :icus.. 70
notice vas given Of the location o: polling
Booths Except 20 his Democratic friends.
o.. Saturday. :ho second Gay preceding