New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-29


these returned by the De Ferret board
fifteen we're in the fusion aud four in th
| Kellogg Legislature. All holding over Ser
ators went to the Kellogg Legislature o
the dav of its organization, but some OF theI
entered a protest against what they con
sideted an Illegal manner of organization
and withdrew. Four OF them Withdrew
Immediately after organization; two, VIII
had not arrived at that time, subsequent,
withdrew: after that two of those wh'
originally withdrew returned and actet
with the kelloggites during the renainde
OF the extra session, and thereafter with
drew with four others and united with til;
fnslon Senate in the regular session. Thre,
OF the new Senators went into the kellOgs
Legislature at the time of the first organi
zatlen, but subsequently withdrew.
The fusion Legislature was organized or
the twentieth of December in the CITY
Council chamber. A small number of the
new members of the fusion Legislature
have at some time acted with the kellogg
body. The fusion Senate had a Quorum et
! legally elected members on the eleventh.
It was the Generals belief that neither
House of Representatives has ever had 81
quorum of legally elected members Could
| not say how many the fusion house lacked.
The number was made up from the returns
of the DE Feriet board. Thinks the fusion
| house lacked Six or seven of a quorum OF
legally elected members Does not believe
that any defeated candidate was admitted
TO the fusion Legislature because his oppo.
hent went to ube Kellogg body and they
Were the only persons who presented them
selves.
! To Mr.. Trumbull-The Legislature that
met on the ninth December was called in
extra session by Governor Warmoth, then
| the admitted Governor; those OF the new
| members returned by the DeFeriet board
| who did not assemble on that day had been
enjoined from SO doing by the United States
court, and bV the United States mars hal,
| troops under whom stood at the doors of
| the State House and forbade them TO enter.
| General McMillen read the order of the
| court directing the marshal to prevent the
| assembling of the persons restrained from
| SO doing by the injunction of said court;
| there were two companies OF artillery on
guard at the State House; those who as
sembled on the ninth were only such as
| were permitted to assemble by the United
States marshal acting under orders of the
United States court; the members who as
sembed in the fusion Legislature had a
pl ina facie right to their seats.
His answer to Mr.. Morton meant that as
a matter of fact some of them were not
legally elected. AT the time of assembling
the Supreme Court had not decided which
was the legal board Witness believed at
that time that the De Ferret board was the
legal board, AID therefore the fusion men,
bers had at the time they first assembled a
prma facie right to their seats. The De
Ferret board was never enjoined The
Lynch board made its re turns in defiance
of the injunction of Judge Dibble; thinks
the Lynch board in Junction never went to
the Supreme Court and has never been an
nulled.
After long series OF questions and an
sv t.rs concerning the multitude of iniune
tins issued against the v9rious returning
b.. rds, the committee asked for tran
Sc pit of ali the proceedings before the
CO rts in relation to the election.
Mr.. Trunlbull then continued the exam
inaticn of General Mcalillep, who testified
that the recent election in Louisiana was
exceedingly quiet and orderly. The vote
cast was 10000 larger than any other pre-
viously cast. There were not more than
$500 white Republican voters in New Or
leans, and not more than 1000 such in the
State outside OF the city. There were
probably about as many cOlored men who
voted against as whites who voted for the
Republican nominees.
General McMillen read a talegraphic ex-
tract from an editorial published in the
New Orleans REPUBLICAN, on the nine
teenth of November last, assuring the Pres
ident that no people were ever more quiet
and orderly than those of Louisiana, at the
time of the recent election, and that the
difficulty that had since arisen was net in
regard to the election, but in the counting
of the votes.
By Mr.. Morton-G, neral NeMillen did
not know personally o. any cOlored men
who voted against the Republican n0mi-
nees. The ten members of the fusion Leg
islaturc, whom he thought were not legally
elected, were counted in by the DEFERRED
board, and had the certificates of that
board, or of the Secretary Of State. The
county supervisors have no right TO give
any certificate OF election. The witness
imagined that there were ten men In the
Kellogg Legislature holding certificates
from the Lynch board, and representing the
districts represented IN the fusion Legisla-
ture by the ten men whom witness thought
were not as matter OF fact legally elected
can't say how many votes he received in
the House when elected to the United
Stairs Senate: believes it was all but three
don't know how many members were pres
ent.
Governor Wurmoth-Filty six.
There were twenty five members in the
Senate. all Of whom voted for wiRess ex-
cept himself.
Governor Warmoth questioned the wit
ness at some length concerning the votes OF
the State in 1868, 1870 and 1872, respectively,
the object being 10 prove that the abolition
of the di5lranehising clause OF the State
constitution wou.d moro than account for
the large increase Of the opposition vote in
the latter year; the whites took much
more general interest and part in the elcc
ton IN 1872 than 10 any previous year since
The recOnstrHction the vote f0r McEnery
was, witness thought, less than the entire
white vote Of the State.
The entire Republican vote was united
ib 1870. This was not the case in 1872. In
1871 there was division in the Republican
ranks which resulted in two distinct and
fully organized Republican organz zatioDs--
one representing the State, the other the
federal administration The two Organiza-
tions fought each other more deteFminedly
than the Republican and Democratic par
ties had ever done. These two organiza-
tions were in full existence during the can
vass and election Of 1872 In the conven-
ton which nominated Kellogg for Gov
ernor, there was determined contest. Mr..
Billings came within one Yate OF being
elected, I'd some of his friends carried
their opposition to Kellogg so lar as 10
support the Greeley candidates during
the campaign and at The polls. The
opponents of Kellogg called an in
dignali n meeting at the adjournment
of the convention, and resolutions were
adopted declaring that Kellogg was
nominated by fraud; that the couyen-
ton had been packed by the CustolNhouse
ring, and demanding the removal of certain
federal oiiice-holders at New Orleans; an
o; her wing Of the party assembled at New
Orleans and nominated Pinchback as Gov
ern0r; believes that the falling off Of 1000
votes il the Republican party in 1872 is in
part accounted for by these dissensions
never knew that Kellogg was popular
man amoBg the Republicans Of the State.
TO Mr. Ray-Think the organization of
the Legislature on the ninth vi December
vas not in accordance with law; the organi
cation Offered from the provisions of law