New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-06
IooNrrNUED FROM FIRST rAGE.l

anG his expenses ABOUT S-oV'V III
-: Lar: Years commission was aooGI
81. 80. expenses about SlJ,OyO: spent all
a: ". commission of last year IN elections;
We Republican. acting WIN the fusion
i... =,
:. sir. Ray-Ac.ed as she: il Of Carol.
80. ash iOg about six months. D.G no. COZ
see. any taxes there.
~ hr. Logan-GOVernOr Narmot. toid
ne General Heron wa. to be relieved about
half an hour betUle the occurrence al the
State House abOv. described. Governor W ar
moth said there was provision OF law that
CepsrsOn should hold Oitic. after beng al
Udgrd deiaultCr The court had 80 ad-
judged General Heron about two months
t4tJ:p. and on that ground he was !"
le !.luovtd. Thought that he had the
:uG .mtut Of court. and that - delaultt!
ma, be restored I" al pr! llegts upon
.n-br. .uch rest tuition; don't know
whether ~. removal bad been Announced
90 members Of the board before !! Wa al
bounced =, him
To Governor WarmptiI-Thc .sc. o. col
Rector 81 taxes were the same as those pre-
SipusIy made, until the last Legislature cut
down commissions !gcIiI ~" :" I"o an" .
half per cent. -. 4, ,,.
Mr. Piuchback examined by Mr.. Morton
Eanyasscd ten or fifteen parishes or more
G!uring the last campaign; don thlhh ~
EDlored people in the State supporter Tue
ont might have been fifty or lVo NoLrn
sgainst General Grant: thinks 5000 or lV'oVo
Sshitcs voted for Grant and Kellogg.
To Governor WarmOth-Has canVassed
chiefly along the river; there was great
dissatisfaction among Republicans at the
nomination of Kellogg thinks protest
0gaiust Kellogg's nomination, on the
s,r1TI,d of cust0mhouse interference, was
drawn by a defeated candidate, 'but 1t was
AHMED bv only three members OF the con
Ucntion; difficulties were had before the
election. ,a-o
To Mr.. Morton-The election in 1870 was
The creatett fraud ever perpetratedj Gov
srnOr Warmoth was responsible; IN one
parish colored man, who was candidate,
said. after supervisors had declared the re-
sulf 'WelI, is it possible that amt got
one vote out of thai box Fore God, l
know | voted for my self" [LaughterJ
To Mr. Warmoth-DOn't think charges
of corruption III elections mhue dS"In'II
Governor WarmOth were all by personal
and political enemies; does think most OF
them were either Democrats or Custom
house Republicans; never thought DlmSeH
that the frauds were general tnroughOuI
the State in 1870; has very little personal
knowledge of the matter. The election III
1865 was considered far; results in 1908 and
1870 were about the same. The suppose
zion was that Governor WarmOth returned
Democrats or Republicans, as he chose.
In enc parish a man was returned VINO Han
nor been known az q candidate: could give
nc other instance without sending 10! per-
sons and papers,.
NcEnery, Jonas. Ogden and others &C.
uounred WarmOth.
To Governor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Kay
also.
Colonel Tharp. OF the Wharton board,
sworn and examined by Governor " ar
motha-Mr. Lynch made no protest against
lis Appointments: he, with Governor War
moth and others, was ruled into court on
charge of contempt on the day the Legs
,ature met; attended several days.
Colonel Wharton, sworn and exam ned by
Governor Warmoth-Received commission
as Secretary Of State about /! AZ NJ. De
ceulbcr II; took possession OF the office that
morning; when witness surrendered MS
commission 10 the board, Governor VA
moth recognized him as member OF the
board: Mr.. Heron mace some sort OF pro-
:csf: don't remember what he sad; witness
moved to fill tho vacancies OF She board.
Mr.. Heron p Otested agi inst his removal;
Governor WalmOth pulled out a paper
which witness supposed was q court record.
showing past deialcations, and read
it: Mr.. Heron said, We'll pro
ties. against the whole thing; cor
yohorated by slbseuuent dUngs. as stated
by other witnesses, Mr.. Heron asked
Dir. Lynch 20 withdraw, saying, ''all these
proceedings are irregular, and that II was
due to themselves and their friends that
they sheuld withdraw. Mr.. Lynch got up
and said: ''WelI, | will withdraw under
.he circumstances. | 'er, well,ter and er.
and withdrew fLaughter.t Mr.. Heron
made nc motion in regard 10 Longstrtet
and Hawkins. and none was put. II Mr.:
Lynch made protest. !. WAS mcAta. and
not verbal.
To Mr.. arpenter-tnierstooi ne was
appointed because Mr.. Heron went to Sc
cure the appointment of Longstreet and
Hawkins. with tho ANoweu intention OF
counting in the CustOmhOuse candidates.
To Governor Warmoth-Went to the
state House on the sixth of January. and
- soldier opened the door and would not
admit him. sent in his card; the officer
came and .,led il BE was COlone; Nhar.
ton, aud upon his replying atfirmatiy.lv
said u an. instructed not 70 admit Won:
subsequently, Governor WaymO.R had linn
admitted.
20 Mr.. Trrmbuif-Was ~ uninterrupted
Possession of the office of Secretary et
State from December until January D,
except for q short time when Heron and
Bovce attempted to take possession, and he
Ead them removed by the police; signed
The returns OF legislators returned by the
beFcriet board and affixed the seal OF the
State thereto; was then in full possession
ri the office.
10 Mr.. Logan-DaPonte and Httc1 were
In the ante-room, ready 10 take their places
as soon as elected; expected 10 elect thelA
when he went there.
Mg. Woodward sworn, and examined hy
Governor Warmoth-Was Assistant SecFc-
vary Of State on January 6; was appointed
3y Mr.. Heron; himself and Wharton We're
III uninterrupted possession of the Office
from November II to January 6.
Mr. rTup,hull i.,us In NnynDl',a-s
9: Mr.. lie ron had been absent three
months; he did not come to the office fu.
iour or five days after he returned 20 the
city: during the compilation OF the returns
by himself and other clerks under Nix.
Bragdon, Colonel Wharton was in full pos
session Of the office; persons whose certitio
Gates as members OF the Legislature Col
Onel Wharton signed were those elected
according to the official returns Witness
iuade up the list himself.
To Nj. LOgan-Certiicatt were sent 20
;he McEnery Legislature; Colonel "har-
ton was detained from sending them to
that at Mechanics Institute, the usual
place of meeting of the Legislature.
To Mr.. Ray-Thore was no list of newly
elected members returned to the Clerk and
Secretary of the last House and Senate.
To Mr.. Norton Mr.. Heron was az the
door of witness office when Colonel Whdr-
ton passed liz and showed his conan sSioD:
there were II" police Isl the building AT that
9imo: soon after witness sent tortVo pcllcc'
men and stationed them as the door. where
theV remained four or five hours. certificates
of election were addressed TO tie secretary
of the Senate and clerk of the House; de-
Evered them to the officers OF the Mcknery
Legislature after their election. was not
positive whether he delivered them 80 these
officers or to the committees Ot the two
houses.