New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-19

cast and counted for said J. " Bonner. and
, the remainder .Or said fusion candid tte.;
ina. N, . Peace street. IA the seventh
wa:,. :. 81: down on ths re- gls,rr - Vt
voters the residence OF thirty iecs rs.
w.J t:at:iuienCly registered and voted:
those votes were case az polls one and Two
II sad seventh ward and at least fifteen OF
hem voted an, We're counted Tor said J.
| II. Bonner. and the remainder iOr the
| :uaoD ticket: that Mo- Erenchmen street
i given "a the registry book as the :esl-
dence =: thirty persons VIII, t-aUd,.t-nt.y
registered ANA 'Ored on san election day:
thir q ;hi> number. twelve votes
Wy, Gas: ant counted Tor J. NJ.
Bonner. and III. remainder for t.i-
:;,!"n ti.ker: Tat in the last named D.aor=,
:" Wi: NJ Peace street aud No. French
men street. Lo one resided: that seventy
ave persons trau1ulently registered ard
voted whose residence Is set down "a y
81 Victory street. in the said seventh ward.
thai al least forty OF those Illegal and tr,..-
.irtant votes we've cast and counted Tor y.
y. Bonner. and the remainder for the t,is on
c2rC!t;a'.s: those fraudulent ballots we:.
cas-. az polls Nos. / and = in said seventh
ward, the proprietor OF said house being At
the time the only legal voter residin.
therein; tha: seventy fraudulent votes
Were registered and poiled by persons
claiming NJ. 81 Victory street, IN sad
| Ndiu. d- tltlE ItSlututt. VI " IICL ItAt
and fraudulent votes at least thirty were
polled AMI counted for said Bonner. and
the remainder for the fusion ticket, tIIs
making altogether about -. voters Who
claimed the seven above named hp-s : as
their T, sidence.
Respondent, further answering, sars Tia:
800 names of colored Republicans and forty
names of white Republicans were traUdu-
len;!v scratched from the registry Of voters
for the second ward; that said 3iQ Names
were scratched and erased partly in the il,
| terest Of tnc reform or Beaur. gard ticket.
and partly in the interest OF said fusion
ticket: that the persons aforesaid, whose
names were erased, were legal voters. and
We're. owing TO such erasure, deprived o. tie
! power 10 vote Oh election day; that if per
mitted to vote at least nine: enths ct them
| would have voted for this respondent Tor
| the office herein IL controversy: that IL the
| third ward Of said city $50 names weC:
fraudrlHntIy and illegally erased by DEM.
| cratic officials charged with aiding in ear.
rying the State by illegal means to: the
Democracy: that said $50 names
tenths G: whom would have voted
Tor respondent, if they lad not been cieat",.
out o. .hei" votes by such scrafchin. and
ere ~u'e@: that in the sixth ward 300 co!0,e..
men were .iIe:' :! out Of their votes IL {.
similar manil.r. at least n'ne-tenths OF
whom would have voted for respondent il
they had not !, deprived of their legal
I.gAt to vot. or election day by persons
charged with registering voters: that 90
more c0'0red men. nine tenths Of whom.
would have voted Tor respondent. ver.
GeiTauded OF their votes in the eight.
ward ~ a similar manner. to wit: B,
having their names secretly and traElu-
lenslv erased from the res t:y rolls Of s,..!
ward. making altogether $50 na24es i'll
on. u
OF the four wards above named; that a. poll
No. |. first ward. fOrty-three names were
traGdu,ent!v added to the list Of those Who
voted: az poi! NJ. 4, SANE ward. there were
ninety-tcur Republican ballots pat il
the hog. and but tnirtv-tive OF SAID oa,.o.s
counted cut az -" Mcdaniel Institute: .:
psi. Nc. :. Il said ward. -py hcpuUii, =. |
votes w-ye ?U. into the b., aud only 50 |
Rspuuicau votes Counted out OF i a. lie |
Mechanics Institute: at POI! No. :. L.. Il. |
publican votes were pa. into this box. AID |
On!C seIeIty-ttTe Of the sane were cuu1c.t |
cur az the Mechanics Institut tn az III. |
last three named polls this respondent va: |
thus Cheat.,. ont Of l9S votes. Th1t o.: |
man. Il ;:-c '.itl ward. !ottd on forty res.
tly papers. five times each. That l.; votes
were cas-. i. the eighth ward Tor 4 :, Atm
strong. independent candidate for he i ,e
Senate. the Yam VI respondent ..avI.- zee.
on large number OF these ballots. Tt
ballots cast for SAID Armstrong we're IN
ed :o- Lewis. his competitor: III !, tier. vas
not single ballot reported foI Armstrong.
although lie Is known to have received al
least J)i votes in the seventh. eight. anu
niEti: ward: 4 at many OF c!- hal boxes
Remained in the registration office UNI.
seTe,. oc.o,A ca the morning u eIcc1 III
day.
Ees;oncea: tU;th answering. saTs lie IS
informed and believes, ana expects 10 i..ovr
talt S3Jj was appropriated by a Demo
era .!c organization 10 purchase frauGuleI.:
registry papers to lie voted on al Ia. c..e-
tioa aforesaid: Tat said II gistra tiCn ce.t!t
c.a-"- were .Ui,. aSai to the nHuber o: -.
and the holders e: the sdma ,ot d 80 fraud
ulert ..te> sAe.eJn IL tayol of the iUs.,.
ticket: t!.at I. Democratic cs.,ra-se. o. -.
t.l:sG day Ut October, 1872, cXi:)it.,. So
fraudulent re I;stration certificates ru.p,:.-
liz 20 ''e .uT the year IS. :. and r..e...i "a.
!cr - 10. -: price g. $500.
Respondent ayers tat: he i .:.tit:e. =
have counted tor him, il addition I. tie
i2.4-j votes above referee. 10 the fellow
!as votes: 1903 Of tie uIie y;stersti ya:l. Z:
Republicans illegally refused registration
-, out o. the 1893 Republican vct.s l.
Lee tir Rejected a. tie polls cE t.. Lar o:
election. tjJ Of the go ker.hi.c.:. ,u---
" licl. We're secretly erased t"cnI I! e T. is.
try books. Us votes o.: Republicans ~:
Ii - different 'esi grated ballot hCxe<. al
never thereafter counted there.rou: = at
least 80 ba.,":= distracted from tue t9rc.tT-
oue b0xe. tam. I'D with il the Interest o:
the fusion ana Bea;,.cgagG parties, maxim.
= tuta. q: i..'-" votes: that tie vote q. -
,. ). set down tor J. NJ Bonner by Sis: H.
Turning bcaId, sAoU.d have deducted :Lr:.
f:ol.. iU)" votes for frauds conn: It'd n .:e
favor il IL. ;..aLi. 1u'at!"n Of tie a.p;c -
scrired twenty-"1e ballet boxes. also ::