New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-31
TIE PEOPLES COLUMN
Brief ComD,unications Publisted-Lo'ag
Ones Invariably Reiec.ed-GTe Editor not
Responsible for the Sentiments Expressed
III tie CO;NM..5licntjoNs.'
The Lafourche Election Cases.

81 tie SOjtstc.illcHfto>5.'
The Lafourche Election Cases.
New ORLEANS, May 50, 1873.
EDITOR REPU3LICAN:
Assuming that YOU" purpose IS 70 deai
fair ' with the people OF the State, request
space in YOUR columns to ans Yer your art
Gle o: this II orn;ng, headed Lection Con
tests. referring t. tha PARISH OF La.ourcue.
You have been led into grave errors. inteI-
t;onaliy OK through ignorance matters not.
as the e1f-c. 0. your article to tals,!E the
facts ami nis.aai ths pubic mlao IS pre-
c.seiy the same under either supposltiDn.
As vous say. the Republican candidates
Sled contests within the legal delay OF ten
days and. after the Lynch board had pco-
claimed the.- result, the + ls!ou Candidates
fled their contest within ten days Suo-
seuuentlv the State intarTeneo 20 test tne
rights Q. both parties, and these three
cases were consolidated. IL the lower
court al! thee were tried thus consolidated,
AMI full AMI thorough Investigation was
had: al proofs offered as TO 1raIG were ad-
m:tt9i: al. charges were~eXaMilec: all e"l-
denca offered received, and resulted IL the
esta biishne.lt OF tie tact ny Henry Franz
In. one OF the contestants Claiming the OF
fee of c,e,k. one o. the Caited States ST.
pervsors and one % the experts appointed
by the cont - examine the returns OF the
supe.y SOY. that there had baen no fraud.
HIS testimony IS as follows:
Qlas.Ou-If you know o. your own
isn0 wiei -a os any iaiiy.dla. VINO, a. tie
+ last elecclDn OF tie fourth c. November.
1872. voted more than once, or voted upon
the certificate o. another. give his name,
that i. may be recorded. An5wer-! DO not
know Of any 20 nv own pecs ola. knowledge.
Duc refer > nv previous sea-eMelr
D. II. Reese. appo.ntee OF Kellogg. pres.
en-. supervisor OF registration tor LatourI le.
test!tes-Tlele we're two votes refused.
which, in nv estimation, neither OF them
had right - vote. A. the pol. which
| | attended 40 ta:te: election could have
oeen held :.ia.i what was held az that place.
Hence yo., nus: perceive that the exam
nation o. Ia. lover cou-. was complete on
| al. the questions az issue, and !. was upon
| this examination that tle lover court de-
creed al. tie Fus.ou canG dates fairy
e.ec.ed.
I.wa. from tie decision rendered in these
| three consc! dated cases-tle contest OF the
Republican candidates timely fled, the con
| :es. Of the Fusion candidates likewise filed
| ti!ne.v ald the inter vention ct the State
tina. the Republican candidates appealed
| TO The Supreme Court.
I The transcripts tiled By these appellants
we're impertec. alti Mu.i...esi copies troul
! the eo;iginals-evIIaIc. OF great importance 3
- the ao.5,iaes had been suppress ssed-anc
| these taC.s we're specially ca..eu to the a..
.eltoa OF :le Supreme CoIr5 by motions
timely file! 70 dismiss tie appeal. ana. IL
| t:le case o. Collin 80 knol..ock: contest
70. the Office o. pa..5l. Judge by lengthy
| argu,uelt IL the b-iei o. counsel, by ora!
| arcumen: and IA an Application tos re-
| hearing.
J Moreover. Il cae said case O. Collin thf
| attention o. :ae Supreme Court was called
| to the tact tll. rs vas an a-leu, p:oot O!
| which is IL tle reCo-G-and taa: in conse
ouence. under article Is 0. tae State con.
| s.;tutiG:,. le was ineligible.
.vicls:aHd;n2. the Supreme Court,
| wita3U: even noticing :As applications &c
| dismiss the appeals. without passing thereon
| in aly shape o. to-M-an occurrence which
never before has taken place. SO tar as the
! annals o: ou- jct.sp.udence sh0w-tlus
overriding arbitrarily o2e o1 the leg "a. r. Is
| of rle aDDeiiees. assumed that tie case.
came under :le Intrusion laws and suinma-
| riIg declared tia. ne Republican Cand;.
dates were a. entitled t, tAa.r Offices. Ia
| :l:: they persisted. although al taa facts
! were place.. before Them ol 8 nlot.oa tex q
| ra.neal:u. IL :la case o. C0.-.n.
! And tie :e.u,: IS NJ, Editor. tha. Che i;i-
dic:a! Gco. Is nov. Iocme:.ca--y scaled
| again,: tie Fus:og caai,dates-the decision
| is & tAiil. a1;uiget; u a. t4e case5--a-o q
| no ioaye. can Az Legal coG.es. De carried
| on gi".Ig hope tls- any one - the u5;oa-
lists VIII eve: Oe pe-a,--oG 10 go hoa.e 4
! LarDy mar'
". sir the t:l:..- a:Xed q. az: beer. done
| We. done. alG i :o.-ows tat Conn. Win
| vote Of Ief,. "a as. his adversary. !icI.
as snow. ~ the repor. Of tai: MAJ FRANK
| In, az declare. by re love. court. to...a-
| foreigner. an al.tl-t-.G constitution tc
| IN: contrary Notwithstanding. - parish
iut! - Of La..y:.ciic - -..e grace o: tle eIic: