The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-09-26

there was no sufficient proof or good
reason why said parishes should nave
been omitted; that had the vote of said
parishes been included in the pubhca-
ton of said purported returns, as Of
right it should have been, it would have
added several thousand votes to the
Republican ticket; and depOnents fur
ther say that fair, proper and correct
canvass of said returns would have
shown that William P. Kellogg was
elected GoyornOr, Of Louisiana at the
election held on the fourth of NOvem-
Der, 1872; and said deponents verify
believe that said William P. Kellogg
was elected Governor Louisiana at the
election held on the fourth of NOvem-
Der, 1879; and said depOnents verify be-
lieve that said William P. Kellogg was
elected Governor of the State OF Lou
isiana by the actual votes cast Mt said
election.
WHAT wARMOTH AND M'ENERY KNEW
ABOUT THESE LITTLE GAMES.
Robert H. Chadburn deposes: That
on or about the seventh day of Septem-
ber, 1872, he was appointed by Cover
nor Fl. C.. WarmOth assistant supervl-
sOr of registration in the parish of st.
Charles, in the said State of Louisiana
that on or about the twenty third OF
October a communication was issued by
Governor WarmOth to one BOutte, as
assistant supervisor of registration for
st. Charles, in atlantis place; that atti-
ant came to the city of New Orleans to
see Gov. WarmOth regarding this mat
ter; that Governor WarmOth told him
that the FusiOnists complained that he
was a Grant man and was not suttl-
0JnnfIu tho Er1einr InfarnatG and
asked affiant what the vote was in st.
Charles parish; that aftiant told him
about 1900 Republican and 800 Demo-
! cratic; that Governor Warmoth then
asked him how much he could cutdOwn
| Kellogg's majority in ST. Charles parlsh5
that affiant replied he could cut it down
several hundred; that Governor War
moth asked aftiant if he could not cut
Kellogg down to 300 majority, and aftiant
replied that he might do so; that Gov.
Warmoth tOldafiant he could do what he
| liked with the parish ticket, but Kellogg
must be beaten; that Governor War
moth promised affiant he would keep
him in his position if he would do what
the FusiOnists wanted him to do in
making up the returns of the elections
in st. Charles parish; that Governor
| WarmOth, in this same conversation
| told affiant he wished GiEIOl to be
counted in as member of Cons Iess from
| this District, and Sheldon to be counted
out; that on the morning before the
election, viz: Sunday, Novem Der, 8,
1872, affiant was informed that he had
been removed as assistant supervisor OF
registration of the parish of st. Charles,
and he Immediately came to the city OF
New Orleans and had an interview with
Governor Warmoth in room at the
st. Charles Hotel; that Mr.. Gibson was
present during part Of the interview ;
that Gov. WarmOth said that the Fu-
siOnists were raising hell with him for
keeping atfiant as supervisor; said tha6
in order to retain his position atiant
must make strong pledge to work in
the Fusion interest in st. Charles par
ish, by carrying the election for them F;
that atfiant said he would do what lie
could, but that there was q chief con-
stable in the parish who did not work in
harmony with him; that Governor War
moth then gave affiant q blank COM
mission for chief constable saying affi-
ant could appoint any one he pleased
} by just inserting his name that if affi-
ant would work right and cut down the
!, Republican majority, that atfiant should
be appointed tax collector of st. Charles
parish; that Governor WarmOth fur,
| tHSL SttIu GLIttb Io COulu COnIIOl any dp-
pOintment in McEnery's gift, if he (Mc-
Enery) were elected Governor that
affiant asked if Governor WarmOth was
: sure that McEnery would appoint hin
tax collector, whereupon Governor w ar.
moth took aftiant to Mr.. McEnery, il
the same hotel, and introduced afiant
: as the gentleman to whom he (GOv
, Warrnotn) had promised the tax col.
1 lectorship in st. Charles parish in con.
sideration Of his services to the Fusion
, party as supervisor of election; thai
: McEnery said it was all right. Affian
s further says he is and has always beer
2 a Republican, and that he returned ST
5 Charles parish as Republican by 1O9(
9 majority, which was what the Republi
| can party was entitled to in that par
3 isl. .|'0
These extracts will. perhaps, bG
? enough, Half dozen smaller lights in
the Fusion ranks give corrobOrativ
testimony.
: Governor Kellogg, with this evidenc,
s and any number of exhibits, tables, etc
: in his possession, left this evening fO
: the North.