The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-22
Meaning They Took Part in No
CaucuSeS.
Pelion on Ossa.
More Outrages by the Sainted Four.
They Defraud Us Out Of st. Tam
many.
What We May Expect.
Those Caucuses-They Were Held,
and it is Proven.

and it is Proven.
Wells. Anderson, Casanave and Kenner came
70 the front Monday morning, all claiming
that the papers had wronged them, and offered
30 bet money that the assertion about those
csucuses could not be proven they were one
and all very indignant
The board was called to order at 11:3O
O'Clock, all members present.
No minutes were read.
Nj. Zscharie entered q motion for recon-
sideration of the case Of the parish OF Natchi-
toches, citing the fact that Democratic testi-
mony. which was fled with the returns, was
mot present when the matter was decided by
the board.
He urged his point, further, that Democrat
IL witnesses were on hand who could prove
that the Republican affidavits which were
filed in the case were made by parties who
are not known in the parish, and who do not
reside there.
Mr.. Zacharie desired the board to receive
the affidavits which the Democratic Commit
tee would submit, setting forth that there
was no intimidation at polls and 6 OF that
narish also asked that the board receive the
AFFIDAVIT of the Democratic counsel, wherein
it is proposed to recite what evidence was abb
stracted from the package which contained
the Natchitoches returns.
Mr.. Wells made his usual objections and
further said that the board knew what had
&ranspired in that parish, and particularly at
the polls mentioned, admitting however, that
the evidence which had urged them to the
decision made, was not of an official char
acter.
Mr.. Zacharie nailed, SO to speak, the
doughty President right here by saying that
he thought the board only acted upon infor-
nation. which was placed before them in
the proper way, and was not influenced oy
hearsay and personal prejudice.
MI. Wells, suddenly realizing that Mr.. z.
van making it rather unpleasant for him, and
would probably make 1t more SO. if the dis
cussion continued, concluded to receive the
aaidavits when they are presented.
Before going into secret session, Mr.. An
desson said he had noticed in the Sun
dav papers statements that q caucus had been
held at his house Friday night, and he de-
ired It understood that no such meeting had
occurred to his knowledge, and that the man
vho aid 50 made mistatement.
Mr., Cavanac here came forward and a.
frmed that he had received the information
from parties who are willing to make affidavit
that what has been published is true. and
~ould have such affidavit made this evening.
The board thereafter went into secret session.
THE E1AM-rwrrcHELL CONTEST.
Here is the way the returns from the par
iGhes composing the Twenty Second Sen
atorial District were manipulated by the
board during the session Of Saturday, in
order to elect NJ. H. Twitchell over j. B.
Elan.
The vote in the district stood, Elan 1913
and Twitchell 1854. Taking therefrom the
vote of the parish of DeSoto, which stood
Elan 1857, Twitchell 219 (DeSoto was thrown
out it must be remembered), it leaves the
vote thus: Elam 1862, Twitchell 2S17.
Deducting Poll 8, of Red River parish.
where the vote stood, Elan 118, Twitchen AZ,
leaves the Senatorial vote 2544 for the former
and 2275 for the latter. Reducing this still
further, by throwing out the polls 8 and 6 in
Natchitoches, where were given 294 for Elan
and 9 for Twitchel, it leaves q majority in
the district for Twitchell of % votes.
This il predicated on the superstition that
the case of Sabine parish will be reconsid
erred. the votes cast at the Fort Jessur
poll counted, and Elan given the 70 votes
which he received there. Should this not &C
chr. however, and the poll is left out, Twit
chelrs majority in the district will foot W
lOl.
Twenty-Five majority is all they want TO
Tvitchell: it is q good as a thousand TO
their purposes, and the object in reconsider
ing the Sabine case, is to count in poll fou
in order to elect Smith.
MONDAYS BUSINESS.
The board yesterday passed upon the case
of St Tammany and Jackson Parishes ant
have subscribed to the returns Of the follow
ing named parishes, declaring them ready to-
promulgation
Ascension. Washington, Sabine, West Fell
ciAna, franklin, k0ervlle, webster, 4anel
pahoa, Livingston, Richland. St Mary. Cata
koula' Cameron, Caldwell, Lafayette, vermil
lion, East Baton Rouge Union, East Fell
ciaua, West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee
Madison, St Landry, Calcasieu, Morehouse
Ouachita, st. Helene, Concordia, Tensas, Yer
non.
The Radical members of the Board, Wells
Anderson, Casanaye and Kenner, subscribed
70 the returns from Carroll, Red River, s!
Tammany and Jackson parishes, but Mr.. Al
royo declined to do 90. Affirming that he de
sired first to compare the figures IN thes
cases With those ON 6le ct the rooms Of tn
Democrats Conservative Committee. tn
gsspeellss representation il ths House staad