New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-09
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Jew ORLEANS, -HaHtL CO -e'-o
EDITOR REPUELICAS:
Since the fourth Of November. 1872. che
people OF LafoUrche. bu. more especially
the several candidates for parish offices.
have had a hard time of /. The NcEneTy
faction have done al. IL their power 20 SUI
vert the lega! state Of things, SO a. % pre-
vent the Republican candidates who were
duly elected. and declared SO by ne legal
returning board. from taking POSSESSION OF
the offices TO which they are entitled uy law.
Unaware that .heic tricks ana frauds
would be detected. crg Fusion friends play
ed a very dangerous game 10 carry their
point With the assistance @. Governor
Warmoth and Eis friends. they seemed 20
be in security. and felt sure of success. We
Il ave the power IL urhands, and lntenc :"
use it. was the!G constant boast. They were
slow to believe that their Well laid plans
would or could be frustrated, and seemed
to be entirely ignorant of the effects OF the
enforcement. act. and .ne powers ard du-
ties OF United States supervisors OF election
hereunder.
Thus they wer. On VIII lavish expendi-
ture and sma! tricks, and even threats, 70
prevail upon individual Republicans al!
over the parish 20 ;ote the Fusion ticket or
remain away from the pol!s, but they failed
The Republican voters were true to their
principles, an, STOOL b. tLei: candidate -
man oa e'2c.:3n day. as the result aas
shown.
Notwithstanding .le number O. .o,ct"d
voters who were prevented from registering
they teI: .nsec re. and consequently many
WHO were duly registered wer" prevented
iron. ,iepos;'ng .heir ballots b. lie com
missioner, Of election. That was rot
enough. In six:v-one we. established cases
two votes were Gas: OF the s2n ne NUN bered
certitf cate for tie Fusion candidates, MAXIM,
- votes against the Republican candidates
in a single item. Thirteen We. established
cases o: minors, who voted the tasicn
ticket. were a,4o thrown OFT by tie board
Of return n. off GERS as well as tllr.y-three
votes cas-. for The same ticket by names rf
nersOns who never had existence II the
parish making ~ votes deducted .coM The
aston ticket.
This plan was admirably arranged. ard
NOltIu nave NbUt circuit ~ INC o+iiiAAG--iN
sachems. but the United States supeTy so:s
we're vigilant and thus the frauds have neen
exposed, and thus, also, the rule OF run
party has come I" grief. Twenty-six per
sons who were refused 20 vote by the coM-
missioners at the polls. and who would have
voted the Republican ticket. as vel as Sly
who were refused registration. and wno
would have voted the Republican ticket.
were added TO tie Republican party Vote.
This was Justice il equity and law.
Not satisfied with This result. the :.-oE-
;sts tried TO carry their point through the
courts. I'll the evidence add.cet b: the
Republican party as above stated was ever
ruled by the Fifteenth Judicial Distinct
Court. ard a repor. made. by orae! OK TIE
court. through d liberal majority o: eE-
perts. upon - sheet OF paper furnished ny
Mr.. John NJ. walsh. late supervisor .. re-s-
tration for our parish. pu!portlng 20 ne
true return q: the late election to- that
parish. and FROM wliCi. The Co.!t decided
that the Fusion candidates had been duly
elected. 81 that tine evidence OF single
rusiOnist who was bent upon the run o. tie
Republican party IL our parish prevailed.
and the sworn eyidep G CT twenty one n[ted
States supervisors o! election, duly commits
stoned 30 watch the polls, and acting N thei:
respective apacity III tVeGty-one G!tterem.
places. wac oyerruied so as 10 ov"rtu"n the
decision OF the legal returning board II the
matter q. issue. VIZ you pleas. nUt this
Question - vCTr readers. Is this rIgnt or
is this WOE and We vii! pause 10Y an az
sweI. i. H. REESE.