New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-03

new registration were deposited. In the
doubtful box was placed the ballots OF
those applying to vote with registration pa
pers of 1870. But at most OF the polls those
with registration papers of 1870 were not
even allowed to place their ballots in these
doubtful boxes, which were kept for
some inexplicable purpose.
THE FRAUDS IN ST. MARY.
Population-White, 1903 colored. 1907.
Observation-Disclosures, lI50 cOlored, 2203.
Warmoth return-McEn Emery, 1888 kel-
| lOgg, 1867.
Atfidavits-Hon. A. j. Sypher and others
| swear:
State Supervisor White refused to adyer-
tise the places and times of registration, or
let his movements be known, thus depriv-
ing large number Of cOlored Republicans
of an opportunity to register. At poll
| three there was Illegal discrimination,
colored men arriving first were kept back
until white men arriving later had voted
A number CT legally registered and quail.
fed cOlOred voters were illegally rejected
throughout the parish.
The United States supervisors were
inundated and driven from the presence
Of the boxes after the counting of the
national vote. Had they resisted they
would have been killed. The boxes were
then reflled, and the Democratic coterie,
locked in the room, stuffed and counted
them to suit themselves. Though the Re
publicans carried the parish by 1895 ma or
! Ity two years before, these Democrats
counted their parish ticket elected.
The polling places were not announced
previous 20 election day. Many cOlOred
men were compelled to walk twenty miles,
and then failed to find a poll.
THE FRAUDS IN BOssIER.
opulation-White, 3505: colored 9l7O.
egistration-Whte, 587; colored, 1895
Warmoth return-McEnerv, 953; Kellogg,
| $50
| MISUNDERSTANDING Baker. NJ. Thomas,
Percy Baker and 1900 other voters swear:
| Wholesale intimidation was practiced
throughout the parish. Terrible threats
were made to revive the fearful election
! massacre OF four years ago. at which sew
| eral hundred cOlOred men were killed. The
registered colored majority of 1908, to say
| nothing of the white Republicans, was thus
| converted into a Democratic majority OF
| 393 The aftidavits of about 1900 men de-
| prived OF a vote in this parish are on file. A
| body of Ku-Klux, commissioned as consta-
| bles, did the work.
THE FRAUDS IN PLAQUEMINEs.
Population-White. 37O3: colored 9S45
egistration-White, 3d. colored 2703.
Warmoth return-McEnery, 467: Kellogg,
! 1884.
Atfidavits-The United States super
| visors and 1914 coiored men who were de-
| prived of the right to vote swear:
The overwhelming Republican majority
| two years ago Of 1888 in this parish, where
| almost every body votes the Republican
| ticket, was cut down to 567 by simply refus
ing the population an opportunity to regis
ter and vote. The nearest polling place to
most of the voters was forty miles distant.
| Each of the 1914 atfidavit5 details outrages
OF this kind.
THE FRAUDS IN IBERyILLE.
Population-White. 1863; coored, S675
Observation-Disclosures, 743: colored, 1903.
Warmoth return threw ont the whole
parish.
Afidavits-The United States supervisors
and others swear:
The c0lored registered majority of $3.50 in
this parish was completely annihilated by
tbr wing out the whole parish, on the
@roIlno. .forscoth, that the Democrats had
attempted ~ stuff $50 bogus ballots into the
Bavou GoaIa boz ard got caught at it.
THIS was. at least. the only irregularity
ever yet charged. This instance Is worthy
of especial note. in conne6. fI0n with the sig
nifcant fact that the Democrats confined
all their attempts at fraud to hepGDLcah
parishes. The failure to carry hepuo-
iican parish by stutfing the ballot boxes Is
J "a
ing board for throwing out the vote Of the
parish. Thus, in either the failure or sue
cess of Democratic frauds, the Democrats
were to be gamers and the Republicans
losers.
TIE FRAUDS II PONTE COUPEE.
Population-White, 1852: colored, 1929
Registration White, 1870; colored, 27l0.
Warmoth return-McEnery, ll42; KEEL
lOgg, 1852.
Dayries, L. Eoubre, K. McGowan, W.
Tinsly l.. Allen, aud others swear:
The United States supervisors were in.
Inundated and driven from the presence of
the boxes after the closing of the polls.
When the voting was completed, their de
mand that the boxes be sealed according
to law was disre9arded.
Almost every box was stuffed. At boxes
5 and 6, 400 Republican and 63 Democratic
votes were cast. But after sleeping one
night with the Democratic clique, the AGO
Republican votes melted to 90. According
to the affidavit of Z. Eoubre, General B. b.
Sims took box ,, after the voting, in boat
upon the Atchafayla, and with the aid Of
an accomplished clerk, in less than one day
worked" the large Republican majority
down to the neigh hOrhOOd of nothing. One
Harris. Democratic candidate for the Legis-
lature, and others, took box 3 by force from
the custody of the United States super
visOrs into private room. Some OF the
Democrats kept a crowd of cOlOred men at
the door at bay. while others inside quickly
reduced the 80 Republican ballots that
had been put into it to only 20. Just 30
Republican and 80 Democratic votes were
put into box !, but after one night in the
exclusive company of Democrats ii shook
out 30 Democratic 10 only 20 Republican
votes.
THE FRAUDS N MADISON.
Whites, $50; colored 1858
Observation-Disclosures. 363; col0red, 2365.
Warmoth returns-McEnery, S23; KEEL
logg, 1921.
Brown, J. Howard and several hundred
others swear:
The colored majority of zoos was cut
down to 1893, partly by refusing 20 register
without pretext large number of ColOred
men. 1853 of whom are already sworn to,
and chiefly by stufing the boxes. At every
precinct the chief cOnstablcs commissioned
ku-KluZ) drove the United States super
visors from the presence OF the ballot boxes.
They were taken IN exclusive possession by
the accouplces Of Cahc0n. the State super
wiser stuffed, and in one instance changed
tor another box during the night OF the
election. and made to count out as above
CaboGu is under bonds for tAis crime, and
Is awaiting his trial,
TIE FRAUDS IN GRANT
Population-White, 2078: coIorcd, eli
Observation-Disclosures, G30; colored, us
Warmoth rcturns-McEuerv, ia; KeI-
If4davi,s-G. Z Brantly. u. BraaHr.
W. :. Calhoun, l.. Wheeler. William Wa15t,
T. NJ Wells, L. B, Flowers, swear:
L. Wheeler and many other colOred men
l. I