New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-11
ANOTHER BILL IN CHANCERF
MODEST DEMAND FOR THE SUPPRESSION
OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
wz,sed sCatos Circuit Csurs-D. Is. PenA VI.
G.. c. Antoine.

District OfLouisiana,
Davidson Is. Penn, who is G citizen OF the
6tete of Louisiana, and residont OF the
eity of New Orleans, exhibits this his bill
of Complaint against Cesar G. Antoine, who
ia a citizen of the State Of LOueIans, and
residsnt of the parish Of 9fleans, and
against Charles II. Merritt, p. o. DeslOnde,
William p. Kellogg, George e. BoVee,
Archibald Mitchell, Is. K. FOTmaD, 3 M
Todd. o. 4. Hunsaker, s. IL. Thomas +. b.
8 Pinehbaek. A. Is. Harris, J. L. Alexander,
George Y. KelsO, RafOrd Blunt, William
HaToer. w. j. Black barn, Allen Greene, y.
n Breyster, Curtis Pollard, Robert WOr-
rell. w. w. Wharton, J. II. Buroh, Il. i.
Weber, Z. f. Herwig, I: G. Anderson A.
j. Sypher T. a. Cage, T. H. Stamps' d. f.
Herwig. A. T. Barber, j. IL. lngraham, Ed
ward Butler, F. Daigle, L. H.. jerks,
NH. Twitchell, T. Ii. holland, II. j. Lewis,
R. G. White, j. Al. Thompson, A. =.
Heron, L. NJ. Graham, j. w. Mcdonald,
A. II. Leonard, C. j. C. Puckette. James @.
White, J. r. Kelly, ID. >. Cage, J. A. Mast
cot, H. y. Swords Hugh j. Campbell, w. l..
McMl o., +. X. SOHsamayd, all of whom
are citizens Of to State of Louisiana,
and thereupon your relGtor complains and
aays that on the fourth day of NOvem Der,
1872 q general election was held IN this
State Tor State officers and members OF The
General Assembly, at which election your
orator was u CdDNfNhbc lVE ihO OAliSO VI
Lieutenant Governor, and Cesar G. Antoine
was also a candidate for said Office, and
none others wero candidates for said office;
shat at said election your orator received q
majority of I5,057 votes over said Antoine,
and was duly elected 60 said otbcei that all
the votes poiled for your orator were those
of duly qualified VO:ers. entitled I'd vote
according TO the laws and constitution of
this State.
And your orator shows that the following
persons we're returned by George 4. BoVee,
James Longstreet, Jacob Hawkins and
John Lynch, noting as a returning
board for said election, as Senators elected
thereat to wit: j. r. Alexander, GeorgeY
Kelso, RafOrd Blunt, William Har-
per, W. J. Blackburn, Allea Greene
w. w. Wharton, 0. IL. Brewster,
Curtis Pollard, Robert Worrell, j. H.
Burch. +. l.. Weber, Z. F. Herwig, T. c.
Anderson. A. J. Sypher, T. A Cage, 7. i.
Stamps b. +. Jonas, A. VOORHEES,. Edward
Booth; the greater part of whom, together
with p. +. Herwig, A. f. Barber, j. Ii.
Ingraham, Edward Butler, 0. +. Hunssker,
+. Daigle, L. d. jerks, III. II. TwItchel, t.
II. koand, A. Is. Harris, 8. NJ. Todd, II. l..
Swords, s. Nj. Thomas, Senators hOldingOyer
from previous elections, convened as the
Senate under the call of the executive Of
this State on the ninth December, 1872, said
returned members heiDg admitted to seats
in said Senate and participated and are
now participating in It'd SAID session; said
esession being presided over by Haid i. b.
\, Pinchback AS Lieutenant Governor, and
afterward by sand a. Is. Harris; that sub |
segueDtly said Senate admitted j. A. Masi
got rs q member thereof; that the follow
ing persons have also been returned as
Senators elected at said election, to wit:
A. j. Lows X. G. White, j NJ. Thompson,
a. :. Heron, T.. VI Graham, j w. Melon.
aid, A. II. Leonar CD Puckstte, James
@. White, j. +. Kelly, d. ). Cage; said ~
turns being made by Archibald Mitchell,
ID. x. Forman, +. K. SJuthmayd. y. Ii
Thomas, o. f. Hunsaker, 5. NJ. Todd, who
also claim to he the returning board tor
said election, ana that w. Il. hohiien and
Hugh j. Campbell are also Senators hold |
ing over.
Your orator further shows that at said |
csesaon Charles H. Merritt was elected |
Secretary Of said Senate; that at said elcG- |
tion w. =. Kellogg and =. q. Deslonde |
were respectively candidates for Governor |
aud Secretary Of State. and that said |
George Il. BOyee. James LoDgstreet, Jacob !
Hawkins and John Lynch returned that |
sand Kellogg was elected Governor, and !
that said Deslonde was elected Secretary of |
State; that said p. b. 3. pinohbaCk now is |
acting as Governor or this State, claiming |
said capacity by virtue of his election as |
President of the Senate in 1871.
And your orator had well hoped that ne !
disputes would have Iiscn touching bis |
right 10 said Office, hut 30 Ii Ia, may il please |
your honors, that said Caesar G. Antoine, |
oontriying how 10 injuTe your orator, and |
unlawlully designing and intending to de-
priVe your orator OF said office, for that pur-
pose combining and cOntederatiDg with |
George e. Bovee Jacob Hawkins, John |
Lynch and James Longstreet; and in fur
therance ot said design OF said Antoine, aud
in furtheTance of said combination and CON
Tod. . kas ~ 1,e+
acting in the premises as said returning |
board, made returns of said election, which
have been filed in the office of the Secretary
OF State, said Bovee being Secretary of
State, and copy of said return has been
published in the otic, al journal of the State
Your orator further shows that by said
returns it is falsely and fraudulently made
to appear that the said Caesar G. Antoine
was elected 10 said office of Lieutenant |
Governor, and your orator charges that in
making said returns said returning officers |
unlawfuiiy excluded from the number of
ballots actually cast for your orator IL ,9ll
ballots, the benefit OF which were thereby |
nnlawfully denied to your orator, there be-
ing no cause or reason whatever for said
exclusion and denial. but the same being |
done in turtheranoe of the said unlaw-
full design TO deprive your orator of
the said office; that in making said
returns said persons, acting as re
/
to the ballots cast for said Antoine l6, 933 |
ballots over anu above the number actually
CAST for him; thab said returns were thus
made, notwithstanding the statements of
the votes east the persons and officers voted
for, the memoranda aud tally Lists used IN |
counting the votes, the ballots themselves
,cOnstitutiug the evidence of said election,
show that a SAID election IS 25l votes were
cast for your orator for said Office, and but
53.l94 votes we're cast for said Antoine. and
that your orator was elected by large
maj r.ty.
And your orator shows that it is the inten-
GioA and design of said Antoine. by and
through said false and fraudulent returns,
TO suppress and make Of no avail to your
orator said evidences nj Raid election, and
under color OF said false and fraudulent re-
turns said Antoine now claims to be the
Lieutenant Governor elected at said eleo,
ton, and he will attempt TO enter upon and
assume the duties of said office. apply Tor |
the commission to said office, demand and
receive tho salary thereof, uLleos he bo
restrained by the order OF this court, all &c
the great damage, injury and desriment Of
your orator.
And further complaining, your orator
shows that he believes and charges that the |
said George Il. BOvee, L. G.. DesiouCe, |
William +. kellogg and 4. B. Harris intend |
To aid and promote the said unlsw-
ful design of said Antoine, by CO.
operating with him IN procuring said
false aud fraudulent roturns, to DO reoog 4
nizrd az emitting him TO SAID office q
D: Iieutenany Governor, and TO receive q I
for said Office, and ms emitting 2
Iiui. said Antoine, 10 enter upon the duties q
# said Office, aud TO receive the salary | +
hereof, and to this end your orator believes t
80 charEes that unless restrained by the y
n of thls court commission WI be t
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