New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-10

- o clock A. NJ, and NO tally lists were
kept until late in the day. On counting the
votes in this SAID box of poll No. 7, first ward,
about five hundred and fifty votes were
found in the said box, and not correspond
ing with the tally list. the United States
supervisor protested-a copy of which will
be filed with the proper committee OF the
Senate Of this State.
3. The ballot box of poll No. 10, second
ward. was tempered with, the seal broken
during the night of November a, 1872, and
remained broken until the votes were
counted. The protest of the United States
supervisor to the count of this said box was
made. copy of which will be fled at the
proper time.
l. In the third ward more than $40
names were stricken from the registry lists:
more than 800 OF them we're cOlOred men
and Republicans, and would have voted the
straig ht Republican ticket, on which was
my name as a candidate for Senator; and
these men were refused the right to deposit
their ballots at sAid election.
C. f. GLACDIN.
We, the undersigned, citizens and voters,
residing in the second ward, do hereby GER
tify the foregoing allegations to be true
and correct.
William S. Wilson. No 3.3 White street.
J. Garcia, Baronne street, near ITALIA.
George u. Geddis, No. 30 EratO street.
NV ORLEANS, December 10, 1872.
70 ff,e Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate;
The petition of Glermont +. Glaudin, .
qualified voter of the first senatorial dis
trict OF the city of New Orleans, Louisiana,
respectfully represents that he was the
candidate of the Republican party at the
election held On the fourth day of Novem-
Der, 1872, for the position of State Senator,
and Edward Booth and j. II. Wingfeld
were candidates for the said position.
There was more than 100 Republican vo.
tiers refused registration by the assistant
supervisor of registration, sometimes by
peremptorily refusing, and by means of de-
lay and technicalities in the said first SEN
atorial district. all of whom would have
voted for your petitioner had :hey been
permitted to register and vote
Your petitioner further represents tina:
at poll No. !, first ward. the polls were not
opened at 6 A. NJ, as the law requires; that
the said poll was kept closed until s: 10 A.
NJ, and thus prevented more than 10 duly
registered voters from voting Being col
ored laborers, they would have voted for
your petitioner had they been permitted to
vote, and at the same poll no tally lists
were kept. On counting the votes of said
poll No. 7, $50 votes were found in the said
box. all OF which should not have been
counted. because there we're no tally lists
kept at said poll. aud nothing to show that
the said votes were cast by men entitled to
vote. At the proper time the protest OF the
United States supervisor will be furnished
TO your honorable body. The ballot box Of
poll No. 10, second wafd, was tempered
with, the seal broken during the night OF
November 4, 1872, aud remained open for
several days, until the SAID votes were
counted, and SO glazing was the fraud at
this poll that the United States supervisor
be furnished your honorable body.
In the third ward more than $40 names
were stricken from the registry lists, of
which more than 800 were colOred raen, all
of whom would have voted for your peti.
TONER had they not been derived of their
just and legal right of voting by the fraudu-
lent acts OF the registrar. On the investga,
ton OF this case, other frauds and unlawful
acts OF the registrar and STATE commits
sioners OF election in this senatorial district
will be proven TO the satisfaction o. .our
honorable body.
Whereupon your petitioner crays that he
be declared elected State Senator OF the
first district OF the city Of Lew Orleans aad
entitled to his seat as such. instead of
Edward Booth, who ella ms to have been
elected. And your petitione. will ever pray.
CLERMONr .. G.AUDiS.
The undersigned, qualified voters o. the
first senatorial district, do .ereb: certify
the allegations in the tore ;oir, petition to
DO trne and correct.
Laurence Brown, No. .1j -ra.o street.
Z. Harnan, No. IS Calliope street.
W. M. johnson, No. 81 johnson stree:.
d. i. Colburn, No. g. liberty street.
e. M. Norton. Carondelet. near Calliope.
Thomas H. B., No. 2l2 ST. Joseph et-eet.