The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-20


on the afidavits of men employed for
the purpose that they "did not be-
heve" said voters had been residents
of the ward ten days preceding the
election.
In order to annoy and hinder col
cred voters from registration, assist
ant supervisors were instructed to
throw every possible obstacle in the
way of the U. S. supervisors and mar
shals appointed in the interest of the
Republicans, and to refuse to submit
to the requirements of the enforce
ment act whenever large numbers of
colored men We're awaiting registra-
ton. This conduct frequently result
ed in the closing of the offices and
preventing many voters from procur-
ing certificates.
In several boxes which were known
to contain majority of Republican
ballots the commissioners of election
were instructed to place number of
tickets in order that the ballots should
not tally with the polling lists. These
instructions were faithfully carried
out, and the vote of several polls ex-
Guided to the detriment of the Repub-
lican candidates. In all other cases,
where the stuffed boxes contained Flu
sion majorities, they were included in
the count, Notwithstanding the pro-
test of the U. s. supervisors. Mr..
Blanchard cites instances and figures
to verify these statements.
Assistant supervisors in the country
parishes were directed to hinder the
registration of colored voters by ev-
cry species of sharp practice available,
such as alleging they were out of
blanks and closing their offices when
large numbers of Republicans were
awaiting registration; announcing
that the Office would be open at GER
tain place and then locating it in a
distant portion of the parish estab-
fishing polling places without due
notice, except to white men, ETC., etc.
A new registration was ordered in
the parishes of East Baton Rouge,
West Baton Rouge, St. James and
Tangipahoa, on the pretext that the
old books had been lost or destroyed,
in order that the known Republican
majorities might be cut down and if
possible, entirely overthrown.
Duplicate ballot boxes were made
and used in many instances, and, in
short, all manner of unfair. dealing,
fraud and intimidation INDUCED in to ]
increase the Fusion vote and lessen
that of the Republicans. Mr.. Blan-
chard estimates the result of this
swindling in the city of New Orleans
and the parishes mentioned abovean
in Iberville, St. Martin, Terrebonne,
Webster, Morehouse and Jefferson
parishes, as follows:
Increase of Fusion vote .... 6,T27.
Decrease Of Republican vote. ....1 1884.
This exposure is supplemented by
affidavits of Senators Todd and Hun
saker alleging that they did not affix
their names to the canvass of votes
made by the "Forman Returning
Board of which they were members,
nor did they authorize any person to
do SO for them that q fair and i'm
partial canvass of the returns would
have proven the election of Gov. Kel-
logg and the entire Republican State
ticket.
Hon. R. H. Chadbourne, who was
Supervisor Of st. Charles parish, also
makes affidavit that he was promised
by Gov. Warmoth and Mr.. John Nc
Emery the Tax Collectorship of that
parish if he would cut down the large
Republican majority and give plur-f
atty of the votes to Gen. Gibson, can
didate for Congress upon the Fusion
ticket. @ 5~
This exposure has fallen like a
bombslell into the Fusion camp, and |
spread CONSERVATION among the fol- |
lowers of the virtuous Warmoth and |
high toned McEnery. The organs of |
heir party do not undertake the |
hopeless task of denying the truth of |
,lr. Blanchard's confession, but fall
back upon the forlorn hope of declar-
ng that none of the old citizens