New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-06
WHOLE NUMBER 1857.


| authority; showed it, and concealed d partS
this was ut 3 4. NJ.
Deklyne said that he could enter il he
| came at a reasonable time and finally aPe
| lowed hlm TO pass; was present when
| Wharton was refused permission to enters
| the marshal said that the order of the court
! excluded him by name: was present W hew
the lynch board was organized; Warmoth
was elected chairman and Lynch secretary5
no other business was transacted that davS,
Wharton was appointed Secretary of State
and qualified as such and as a member OF
| the board before the meeting OF the boar8
| on the second day.
question was Yaised as SG what was t.
be proved by this testimony.
Governor Warmoth said that he meant to
show that Longstreet and Hawkins wereB
never elected members OF the board, an&
that the Supreme Court was brought int0
the matter by the establishment of the
Kellogg Legislature by the United States
Court, and that the members of the State
Supreme Court were obliged to recognizes
the Lynch board or render themselves
liza Bile to be addressed He would show
that there was a conspiracy, to which the
United States and some of the State judges
were parties to overthrow the State govern
ment.
Mr.. Trumbull said the committee waa
charged to inquire whether there is legal
government in Louisiana. Thought this
| evidence important.
| The room was cleared, and majority of
| the committee decided to admit the evI-
deHce touching the organization of the
board, and character and conduct of judges,
| with the understanding that they should
be called before the committee.
| Mr. Bragdon testified, in reply to Gov
ernor Warmoth's questions, that at the
second meeting OF the Wharton board, Gov
| ernor Warmoth moved that Messrs. Hatch
and DaPonte be made members; Mr.. Whar-
| ton seconded the motion; when Governor
| Warmoth was about to put the ques,
ton, Mr. Heron attempted to move
| that General Longstreet and Mr.. Haw-
| kins be made members; the original
| motion was then put. WarmOth and
| Wharton voted aye. Mr.. Lynch was busy
reading, and did not vote. Mr.. Heron at
| tempted to make motion again, and Gov
| ernOr Warmoth turned sharply and said
that he had no right to take part in the
proceedings of the board. Messrs. Hatch
| and DaPonte were then sworn in as mem
bers of the board by Judge Cooley, and
| took their seats. Mr.. Heron made no pro-
| test nor objection. Governor Warmoth
| Immediately commenced to open the res
turns. Mr.. Lynch got up and started. OFT.
| Governor WarInOth asked if he meant to-
| take the minutes with him, when he ana
| swered. "No." He made no protest against
| the action.
To Mr.. Carpcnter-Had no authority TO
| throw cut votes; merely compiled the feoe
| turns; previous to above described acts, thet
question OF Mr. Pinchback's eligibility TO
I serye on rhe board was raised, and Mr..
! Pinchback filed Judge Cooley's opinion Sra
the questions; the judge said he did NOS
sec how he (Pinchback) could act, iE views
| of the tact that he was candidate; Mr.
! Pinchback then withdrew; tho De Ferie&
| board did not publish all the returns, because
| they were stopped before the work was coma
.lx,++ rsNtn
| served one night under the Mitchell board;
| thinks that board threw out votes; they eXl
/ amined the returns from parishes where iEa
! regularities and frauds were said to HAYS
| occurred while he was present.
When questioned by Mr.. Trumball c0l9p
| eerning the protest from lberville parisuo
| the witness submitted the following:
! State of Louisiana, parish OF lbervillo.-@
/, Joseph l. Tharp, supervisor of registrGa
| tOB III and toY the parish OF loervllle, State
/ OF LOuisiana,o having on yesterday been
| abandoned by all the commissioners of elee-
| ton for the vaTi0ns vOrin% polls OF this
! parish. 0n ihe ground that there was gath
| Iets in and 6lb0ut the courthouse, the place.
! of counin. The votes, ?arge and organized
| body of meH who had come into
| the town %itb arms, side and Others
| and by whose presence characterization
and conversation they were jntimis
| dating thems the said COMMISSIONER
Il.
! counting Of said votes SO long as said body
| remained assembled aDOut SAID courthouse
| and the said body and assemb1age having
| failed to disperse, and tho said commissions
| ers still refusing t0 be present, and the treca
! holders, summoned from each y 'dy having
| also failed, for the same reason, to b@
| present: and whereas, under the state of
| feeling, and as considered, for the purpose
| of preventing any blOOdshed and injury to
| the town, |, under advice of learned cOuEs
| sci, began 10 count said vote, having the
| assistance of the leading men belonging
! to the same political party with the
| persons then assembled; that when
| the counting began the assemblage
| would quiet down and the men leave; and
| whereas, continued to count said votes
| against my desire, and continued all day
| the fifth of November; and whereas, the
! assemblage, so far from decreasing, in
creased, and has continued as largo and
| demOnStratiVe as previously, and threats OF
| personal violence have been made against
| me, and the votes do not count out as the
| particular indiv viduals think they should
| allow: therefore l hereby protest against
proceeding in this informal manner any
further in the count of the votes of this
parish, and will only count by the force
! used by the crowd, and for the purpose o5
avoiding a disturbance at this place.
| J. l.. THARP,
Supervisor of Registration.
| Mr.. Pinchhack asked some questions as
| to who Mr.. Tharp was and where he came
| from
Governor Watmoth admitted he sent
some men from New Orleans to act as su-
| pervisors in outside parishes.
Mr.. Pinchback asked some questions i9
! the fern of statements, 10 shew Sens piracy
| Oh she part of Governor W0rInOth ana
| friends te gain contyQG Of chs getuynln9
boardo
Mr. 3forssn objected so the Go51n OS ShS
! guestionso
, Sir. Pirchfar2 said is wouH& saks size
stand HIMSELF
Mr.. Morton said thas she custom 0sent9o
ing supervisors from New Orleans had BEEN
J sanctioned by General Sheridan. 1t was
done in 1868 Co less extent in 1870, anb
! still less in 1872 1t was difficult to fn6
competent men willing to serve Up some
paI fishes.
Mr.. Mitchell recalled and examined bp
Mr.. Trumbull-His board got the returns
and papers upon which they based the rec
turns from Mr.. Bragdon; his board did noa
change the results from those declared by
the previous board put the returns in the
! hands of Mr.. Wood ward, Assistant Secp09
tary of State, for publication.
! To Mr.. McMillen-1he returne SDtaine6S
from Mr.. Bragdon were delivered to the
McEnery Legislature, who admitted some
votes that the board did not count, which
reduced McEnery'S majOrityo but did nob
change the result.
$ieoeral George A. Sheridan 8voGn, @@s
amined by Governor Warmoth-Was in
! antcroom adjoining that in which che first,
| rpturuiug board met when DaPOnt& and
| Hatch Tere elected; did not hear Mfs
Y,ynch Sotc; should have heard him if he
had: would swear ne did not vote; weng