New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-08
THE ELECTION
What Has Been Done. Nhat May BE
Done, and What Ought Sos TO Have
Reen Onnen

| Of course. the undetermined condition OF
| political matters gives satisfaction to none,
and the delay in furnishing results Of any
sort arouses all kinds OF suspicion OF foul
| play. Developments Of illegal and fraud
ulenc proceedings are beng brought 80
| lghS, however, and the proper parties are
| coIlating evidence TO be used before the re-
| turning officers and the courts.
! Such assertions as these are made: -
boss brewer voted his fifteen employees at
every poll of the ward in which they lived"
| He is wanted
Thi. dodge was generally practiced. it is
| asserted.
1.-THE State Supervisor, after receiving
from the police the lists Of voters removed,
dead and not found, submitted them to
committee of fusionistg for revision" We
DO not know that there Is law against
this, but. if true, it vii! have weight in
making up the case for the general contest
which seems unavoidable.
In Jefferson parish, at q strong Repub-
lican poll, where 400 men are ready to swear
they balloted Republican tickets, the box
was sealed and the United States super
visor excluded from the carriage in which
il was taken 20 the State House When he
got in sight Of it again and il was opened,
not single Republican vote was found in
the box. All who participated in the plot
will find the inside Of the Parish Prison
today, and in the end perhaps. get q tree
ride 10 Baton Rouge. In fact, we begin 20
~; hot
fifty persons, high and low, will be sent TO
the Penitentiary as the result of election
frauds, will fall below the truth.
How will contest be made up is Ques
which puzzles Che minds Of many. Can
two separate governments be erected and
tile question of legitimacy decided by the
recognition and support Of one OF them by
the federal government
If the questions involved should be
brought for decision into the State courts,
would the Governor and members OF the
Legislature be reached'
In deciding the question of conspiracy 90
deprive voters of their rights, is it not in
cumbent 70 show not only that registration
was refused but that effort 70 vote was
made and refused by the election commits
siOners! IN other Words must not every
means provided by law have been e1-
Lausted before the courts can be appealed
10!
What will ;he thirteen Republican Sena
tor. holding over do in case Of rival gov
ernmentss
These are nuts 20 be cracked.
AvOYELLES.
We some time ago urged the Republicans
Of this parish 10 reunite or disaster would
result. The old Warmoth-Pinchback Re
publican committee and the regular parish
committee could never arrange satisfactory
terms of compromise. and the nomination
of rival tickets followed. The consequence
is shat the parish gives McEnery the
astounding majority Of nearly one thou
sand. The only ray of consolation lies in
the fact tha: even the Democrats so appre-
ciated the services Of Hon. L. J. Souer in
the last Legislature that they have return
ed him by handsome majority, notwith-
standing his pronounced Republicanism.
This is high compliment. but NOT unde-
served as Mr.. Souer has done well for the
interests Of his constituents, particularly in
the matter Of public schools.
The vote Of this parish gives the district
judgeship and attorneyshjp to the tU-
sionistso
WEST EATON ROUGE.
The Republican defeat in this parish is
asccibed to the following cause: T. Z. Al
lain, d colore9 man. and the nominee for
Representative, entered into bargain with
the susionists to trade off the Republican
vote for the State ticket provided the Dem.
oCrats voted for Grant and himself. The
fusionists acted in good faith so far 80 the
President is concerned, but played him false
on ;ha: point in which he was most nearly
interested. Grant carries the parish by 500
majority, and McEnery and the Democratic
candidate tor the House by 700.
Mr. Allain will probably have q long Sc
cluyon from official life in which 20 med!
tate upon tho results Of his "oht:ca! strategy
and party treachery.
ASSUMPTION.
This parish Is legitimateiy Republican by
about 800 votes. but has given % small fusion !
majority. Senator Swords attributes this !
disastrous result 10 the earne.: efforts of
Mr. Escheyeria, the tax collector, who has !
turned Liberal, and the lack OF organiza-
ton. Sheriff Tom Divine was liberal at .
first. but returned % his old faith in time 10
be nominated for recorder by the Repub- !
lcans. By Tefgaining frcm active work in
the canvass. he secured enough fusion votes |
to secure his election
EAST BATON ROUGE.
Ihe Republican chiefs claim shac rot
the reports 10 the State au- !
thorities, this parish voted in their favor. |
A majority Of i87 Republican votes is
claimed 20 have been east, no matter what !
may be counted out Of the boxes. j. Henri
Burch claims the SenatorshiP.
The name Of every voter and now ne
voted is said TO be matter of record: and |
afidavts TO the number OF 300. prepared |
in accordance with the enforcement act, of !
parties who were refused registration are
in the hands OF the United STATES marshal.
Most .: these have registry papers OF 1870
attached: also Republican sicke's which !
The aftiants would have cast if permitted.
P0!NTE CoUPEE.
It almost gook our breath awar 90 Near
that General 3. B. Simmes had teiegraphed
Governor Warmoth that this parish had
given 80 majority for the fusion :icl8es by |
official count. /. is claimed 3ha: the old
and bitter feud between the muiatto or old
free coICred class on the one side and the !