New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-27
MORE CARPENTER Chips.
The Suppressed Interview-Cnid Comfort
No Show for slcEHery.

| Tho PCGylI,ic interview, conducted by
Harry Wilde. Booth. VOORHEES, and others.
| was. as that journa! acknowledged. not
printed in full. Tae following are some O.:
the important passages which were cup
pressed:
Questlon-Do yoi really think. Senator
Carpenter. that C.nscess wi.! order new
election
NJ. Carpen.e.-f think il depends in
great measure upoo whether yo. make
strong case. Ii ycu- case we:c 70 stand as
il did when submitted to rs las: winter.
other thing. being equai. think it quite
possible that Congress. viii osder an e!ec'
,ion. But am frank to say tina: from
wha. have heard since have been here.
especially from leading coiored men. am
strongly impressed with The conv:c:;on shat
they will make very much better case
next session; besides there has been grow.
ing conviction in the minds of the Northern
people that the Republicans are really in
the majority in this STATE. and tina: the
co!ored people would No. be p:otectsd if
the Eusionists, Democrats, or rather. I
ought TO say. the opposition. get into power.
Question-Was 40. tao case fully inyes.
tigated and understood las: session.
Mr.. Carpenter-No. do no: think i: was.
I am free to confess that di'! no. under.
stand some points as Wei as l do now.
an not 40 clear as was tina: the Supreme
Court Of the State had no: Jurisdiction. I
am informed, by tue way. that there are
several cases now before the Supreme
Court, involving contests for office under
tie intrusion ac:, where there can be no
question as to the Jurisdiction. Il. which is
likely, the court decides il favor of the
legal status of the present State govern.
ment. it will. th:uk, impair the chances of
a new election. There were two points not
fully understood by ou: committee. One
was how, after Warmoth signed the elec-
ton bill. the old returning board was con.
t:nuad. But l find that point is not an
open question, having been decided by
your Supreme Court in some case. Again,
it was the general impression TIA. the kel.
logg Legislature had sea.ed minority can.
didates in place of those who remained in
the Odd Fellows Hall assembly. when the
fac: appears that the seats OF some thirty
odd members from tile lowe. house and
several Senator's. all OF whom we're returned
bv both boards. were kept open and are
still open for them wheneve: they choose
to take them.
Question-Tnea. cir. YOU do no. seen: 70
think our prospec: CT a new election very
favorable.
Mr.. Carperter-I can no. say hat. bu: I
mean to say that /: vii: depend upon the
case, mainly. A. have said I an. told
the Republics ana did not make anything ike
the case they can. and l am inclined TO
think that such il the truth. You must not
forget, gentlemen, another thing which will
operate to prejudice your case. and that IS
! the Colfax massacre. and this ta:tIou. OppO-
! s:tion to the existing State government.
Question-We would Ike to ask YOU.
! Senator Carpenter. if Cotone! McEnery
| ever had any chance os reco: o:ni:.an by Cou'
| gress!
Senator Carpente1-l vii: rep'y to you
frankly, that, in my Judgment. he had not
the slightest chance.
Question-Is the Senate committee or
! the Senate as a whole az now constituted.
anv more likely to favor a new election
| Mr.. CarpenteC-Weii. hardly think it is
yuu know. Oglesby IL place Of Trumbull
and there are some other changes no;
| likely to be favorable to your SIDE.