Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-09-27

sued by Governor Warmoth to one BoLtte,
as assistant supervisor of registration for
st. Charles, in atlantis place; !: that affiant
camc to the city of New Orleans to see Gov
ernor Warmoth regarding this matter that
Governor Warmoth told him that the Fu-
sionists complained that he was Grant
man and was not sufficiently in the Fusion
interests, and asked affiant what the vote
was in ST. Charles parish that afiant told
him about 1909 Republican and 300 Demo-
cratic; that Governor Warmoth then asked
him how much he could cut down Kellogg's
majority in st. Charles parish: that afiiant
replied he could cut it down several hum
dred; that Governor Warmoth askcn affiant
if he could not cut Kellogg down to 300 ma
jority, and afiiant replied that he might do
could do what he liked with the parish
ticket, but Kellogg must be beaten; that
Governor Warmoth promised afiant 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 War
moth, in this same conversation, told aft
ant he wished Gibson to be counted in as
member OF Congress from this district, and
Sheldon to be counted out that on the
morning before the election. viz: Sunday,
November 3, 1872, affiant was informed that
he had been removed as assistant supervi-
sor of the parish of st. Charles, and he i'm
mediately came to the city of New Orleans
and had an interview with Governor War
moth in a room at the st. Charles Hotel I;
that Dir. Gibson was present during part
OF the interview; that Governor Warmoth
said that the Fusionists were raising hell
with him for keeping affiant as supervisor !;
that in order to retain his position affiant
must make strong pledges to work in the
Fusion interest in st. Charles parish, by
carrying the election for them; that afiant
said he would do what he could, but that
there was a chief constable in the parirh
who did not work in harmony with him;
that Governor Warmoth then gave affiant
a blank commission for chief constable,
saying affiant could appoint any one he
pleased, by just inserting his name that if
affiant would work right and cut down the
Republican majority, that affiant should
be appointed tax collector of st. Charles
parish that Governor Warmoth further
said that he could control any appointment
in McEnery's gift, if he (McEnery) were
elected Governor; that affiant asked if
Governor Warmoth was sure that emery
would appoint him tax collector, where
upon Governor Warmoth took afiant to
Mr. McEnery, in the same hotel, and intro
duced affiant as the gentleman to whom he
tGovernoa Warmoth) had promised the tax
coileetorship in st. Charles parish in con-
sideration OF his services to the Fusion par
ty as supervisor of election; that McEnery
said 1t was all right. Affiant further says
that ne is and has always been Republic
can, and that he returned st. Charles par
ish as Republican by 1000 majority, which
was what the Republican party was enti-
tied to in said parish.
These extracts will, perhaps, be enough.
Half dozen smaller lights in the Fusion
ranks give corroborative testimony.
Governor Kellogg, with this evidence
and any number of exhibits, tables, ETC.,
IN N his possession, left this evening for the