New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-18
Total reduction from the actual Republi-
ean vote, as shown or estimated above. g 81
WHAT BLANCHARD BELIEVES.

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| Total reduction from the actual Republi-
| vote. shown or estimated above. aJl4
! WHAT BLANCHARD BELIEVES
| pepOnent further says that he believes.
| and has reason 20 believe and knows that
| had not The fraudulent practices as above
reeited been resorted 60 and made use of
| by persons in the interest of the Fusion
! party. and for the benefit and advantage of
| said Fusion party as herelntefOre set forth,
| and had the election returns been properly
and fairly made by the supervisors through
| out the State, and had the large Republican
| parishes which were thrown out, uniustIy,
| and for the purpose of reducing the Repuo-
| lican vote, been counted, as they should
have been, the candidates for Presidential
| Electors, members Of Congress, and State
officers upon the Republican national and
| State tickets would have shown to have been
elected by large majority of the votes cast
in the State at the election held on the
fourth of November, 1872. And deponent
further says that he believes, has reason to
believe, and knows that the Republican ma
tional and State tickets received a consid-
cradle majority of the votes actually cast
at the election held on the fourth of Noveu-
Der, 1872, in the State OF Louisiana.
THE RETURNING OFFICERS TAKE THE STAND.
Samuel III. Todd and Oscar +. Hunsaker
Gepo5e, that they were members OF the State
Senate Of the State Of Louisiana, sitting in
the Mechanics Institute Ga the ninth day of
December. 1872; that afterward, to wit, on
| or about the tenth day Of December. 1872,
said depOnents left the Senate sitting at the
Mechanics Institute, and united with the
ASST LII blage known as the McEnery Senate,
sitting at Lyceum Hall, in the City Hall
building of the city of New Orleans; that
the Senate of the said McE1ery assemblage
Ia
the date last named said Senate proceeded
to eject returning board or board OF can
vassers, who were to correct, canvass and
compile the returns of election for State
officers, Presidential Electors, etc, under
the act approved by III. G. WarmoIh No
| vember %, 1872; and said deponents, to wit:
S. NJ. Todd and .. +. Hunsaker, together
with S. NJ. Thomas, q. X. Forman and
Archibald Mitchell were elected as said
board; that the said board proceeded to or
ganizs by the election of Q. f. Hunsaker,
one OF said deponents, president thereof
that the said returns We're then produced
from trunks and carpet bags i'll a small
room on an upper floor OF the st. Charles
Hotel; that said returns were brought to
said room by one O. D. Bragdon, ,sho ap-
peared to be in possession of the same; that
SAID returns had been opened, compiled and
| canvassed before they came into the pos.
session OF said depOnents and other hem
bers OF the board; that, although said de-
poEents did carefully examine said returns,
and made themselves cognizdnt of the ma
ture o1 ehe same, and the mode and man
ner in which said returns were compiled
and The result sought 10 be shown. yet said
Opponents neither Jointly nor separately nor
II any way whatever, signed or authorized
any person 90 sign for thein the purported
canvass OF returns krowa in the congress
siUuAl report on louisiana aft air as
the "EUrmaa returns" dated Decena-
Der d.. 1872, b. whic! returns it
was snate to appear cha. John
NcEnery va. elected Governor, and that
the Fusion State tic.1ec was elected: neither
Cid they cc either ot them at any time
consent or agree shat said purporteI eaH-
rass was or Is correct, or authorize the pub.
ilcation Ct Tie saile il any mannev what
sUeveI; that soon after the meeting OF eaid
board OF canyassers above referred 10, one
of said board, to wit, ). II. Thomas, left
the city. and il he eve: resigned as /. mem
ber OF said returning board, it was not
known 10 either of said Geponen,s, nor did
said . 4. Hunsakef, as president Of said
board. ever at any time receive any indica-
ton III any communication Ut the resigna-
ton or withdrawal of said S. N. Thomas
from the said beard of canvaSsers; and that
neither of said deponent. ever met or par
tlcipated ln any canvass of returns after
the said 5. NJ. Thomas left the city, nOr.diI
they ever complete the canvass Of said re-
turns. Aor did they ever authorize any
person or persons 70 do 80 for them.
Said .teponeUts further kt.re that. by
the pretended canvass Of said returns as
published without che censent of said
depOnents. she returns FROM the following
parishes are shown te have been entirely
thrcNl out. Go wit: St. Martin, iberia,
aerreboDne. !berville and St. James; that
the said parishes were and are well known
20 be largely Republican, the two parishes
OF st. James and I5ervilIe alone gieing
n.oTs than $500 Republican ajority; that
there ~as no sufficient proof or good reason
why SAID :,arishes shculd have been omit
te'.. taat .AJ the vote of said parishes been
Included II the publication OF said pur-
ported <>etarn~. as Of righ. it should have
Desn,i would have added several thousand
votes TO th. Republican ticket; and depo-
1eIts further say that a taN, proper and
correct canvass OF sail returns would have
shown tina. William p kellogg was elected
Governor OF Louisiana a: the election held
on the fourth OF November, 1872: and said
dtpolents verify believe that said " llllam
Z. Kellogg was elected Governor ot the
State of Louisiana by the aa .l.al votes cast
a. said erection.
%5sAT ESEMOTH AND VI EMERY KNEW AB0C1
THESE LITTLE GAMES
Robert II. Enadburn dcposes: THAI on or
~0out the seventh day %. septem Oer 1872,
he was appointed by Governor II. {. War
moth assistant supervisor Of registration in
the parish OF st. Charles, in the said State
OF Louisiana; that on or about the twenty
tbirI OF October communication was Is
sued by Governor Warmoth to one Boutte,
as assistant supervisor of registration for
81. Charles, in atlantis place; that affiant
came to the city OF New Orleans to see Gov
ernor armoth regarding this matter; that
Governor Wa-mCth told him that the Fu-
sionists complained that he was Grant
man and was not sufficiently in the Flsion
interests, and asked atfiant what tie vote
was IN St. Charles parish; that atfiant told
him about 1900 Republican and 300 Demo-
cratic; that Governor Warmoth then asked |
him how much he could cut down kellosgs |
majority in st. Charles parish that attiant |
replied lie could cut it down several hun |
dred; that Governor Warmoth asked aifiant !
if he could not cut Kellogg down TO 800 ma |
Jority, and atiant replied that he might do |
so; that Governor Warmoth told athant he |
could do what he liked with the parish |
ticket, but Kellogg must be beaten; that |
Governor Warmoth promised atfiant he |
would keep him in bis position if he would |
DO what the FusiOnists wanted him to do IN |
making up the returns of the elections III |
ST. Charles parish; that Governor War |
moth, III this same conversation, told atfiant |
he wished Gibson to be counted in as mem |
Der of Congress from this District, and |
Sheldon to be counted out; that on the |
morning before the election, viz: Sunday, |
Novem Der ;, 1872, atfiant was informed that |
he had been removed as assistant |
supervisor OF registration of the parish OF
st. Charles. aad he Immediately came !
to the city of New Orleans and had an
interview with Governor Warmoth in a
room at the st. Charles Hotel; that Mr..
Gibson was present during part Of the in