New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-28
LOUISIANA.

| tIOHs-ExRmInaflOn Oh "ltnesscs-B
IL. Forman, Governor Warmoth, OH
Lynch, Etc.
WASHINGTON, January 27.-Tbe Louisi
| ana investigation was resumed this morning
by the Senate Committee on Privileges anG
| Elections.
Mr.. Morton called for the official returns
of the election, which were presented by b
K. FOrman, of the Forman returning board
who was sworn and examined by Mr.. Nor.
ton. He stated the returns came into his
possession on the eleventh of December;
that they were delivered to himself
and colleagues by Mr.. Bragdon, the
secretary OF the previous board; some
OF the returns had been opened; can.
vassed all the returns received; there
| were three of the parishes thrown out; the
| returns have been in possession of the
board since the canvass, under lock and
key; did not examine the vote for President
and Vice President; rejected a few of the
returns; poll eight of the parish of Orleans
and No. IL of the parish of Jefferson were
| thrown out upon the evidence that they
] bad been stuffed by fusionists; the whole
vote of Iberia, st. James and st. Martin
| were thrown out on account of the intimi
datiOn practiced during the voting.
Mr.: Forman was questioned as the po-
| htical complexion of the parishes thrown
out or not returned, but could not speak
| positively, though he thought most of them
were Republican.
| Governor Warmoth sworn and examined
| by Mr.. Morton-As Governor he did not
make any certificate of the election of elec-
| tors; the law does not require il; he made a
| certificate of the result of the election,
| which showed who were elected: sent
| copies Of these certificates to the
parties elected; these were the Gree
| ley electors: issued the certificates
! on December 4; no canvass had been made
By any board of canvassers; were issued Oh
the report of Mr.. Wood ward, Assistant S. e.
retary of State; Mr.. Woodward gave the
figures of the election; Mr. Woodward had
no authority to count the vote; had returns
from all the parishes but two; these returns
were opened by himself on the second of
u, cem5er in the presence OF the members
OF the Wharton board; the returns were
put into the hands OF Mr.. Bragdon, the sec
retary of the board, who was directed to
employ cle! Ks enough to make calcula-
ton of tie vote Of the entire State; the
board was then enioined from counting or
canvassing the returns, aud no canvass w.ts
made; the vote was tabulated; no votes
were thrown out.
john Lynch sworn and examined by Mr..
Mortun-His name was inserted in the orig
inal act creating the board of canvaseers.:
was not present when any returns made di-
rect by the Gov, rnpf were opened was
pIcetuG uHIIl MI. w naFJGu came III the
witness and Mr.. Heron voted for Long
street and Haa kins; the Governor voted
for DaPonte and Hatch; did not hear
Wharton Heron had been removed by the
Governor before the vote was taken; the
board canvassed the vote for President and
Wee President before the fourth of
d, cemher, and gave certificates 10
electors elec'ed on the morning of the fourtE;
sent these certificates to Mr.. Bcvee, Secre-
tarV of ST31p. when the fpp a1.athra
was counted, the board had before il, first,
the returns from the United States supt r.
visors; second, returns from the State au-
perVisUrs; third, atfidavis from certain in |
.dIvlduais IN certain parishes; had returns /
from the United States supervisors from all |
but two or three parishes; the evidence be |
fore the board showed that the supervisors |
had been driven from the polls in many |
places; IN New Orleans, comprising about |
oneiourth OF the vote of the State |
the tally sheets agreed with the |
returns OF the supervisors; we're sworn |
as correct by the superS isora; these |
returns were received from the |
registrar who was appointed under the laws |
of the United States; the State supervisor
OF registration issued Instructions that the |
supervisors should count first the votes for
presidential electors and members of Con
greSs; IN many cases these instructions
were not carried out, and fell statements OF
the entire vote were sent to the United
States supervisors; think this was the case
ia about half the parishes outside of New
Orleans; from the parishes only abstract
statements of the result we're sent; from the
parishs Of ST. james, Tensaa and others; the
hoard had full returns from State officers;
did not generally have full statemen ~
the results from State supervisors; one Of
Che supervisors submitted TO witness h" re
sulns he sent 30 the Governors of thtse
papers witness made an abstract in She
presence OF the other mem bers of the bDarr.:
thinks the board did not have reports from ;
State supervisors from % majority of the
parishes; there were few parishes from
which tire buartt had returns ffeHf f-@-itltef |
State nor United States supervisors; in
some instances parties came before She |
board and made statements concern |
ing the returnso these statements
were generally reduced to writing and
sworn 80 before the proper officers sy tho
partiee making chem IN some Cas- ohe
board acted upon infusmalioS which was
not svu.n to- shese atiidavits were some
times .. 90 .hs Sesuits OF the "Vteo aue il
.cm. - to Oh. reason why so returns wseg
'nadt; il. some cases the !.Arish ae hole
was elrown oue, ana :hc board cGuntfte o.
votes Of VersO.ss who swa.e that they bad
been Illegally .ieprivsd Of voting; in Gursler
parish :l59 suCL! 'O'Cs -sTs counted some
D: 'h. .artSes "hs sens these atfIi saste
.h!c. were counted as SOtcs wtSo oDo J.
cOiu.t d. some q: the eol0Ted mes SO .y.ine
lid not sWeaT 'ha' they had been .ieHSiTes
Dfvoiing on account OF race. solor HS yreo
9ious cDndItipuo sume of the atfidavite we're !
n The form OF printed blankss most Of tho
itiidav!ts were printed and it made no
'etrrence to the cOlUS OF the party by Shoss
! was presented. Pie "itnoss aVaileS hS,u-
'eit of all the means in his power to sota.n
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