New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-10
place. styled by said Blanchard az poll No

did not comply with section - OF the
State election law and seal up the ballot
box at the closing of the poll, but the said
N ballot box was allowed to remain open
while being brought to the Mechanics In
NJ Institute and for several days afterward,
II and that in the Mechanics Institute. on the
night of the fourth of November, 1872, the
seal of ballot box No. OF the said fourth
4 ward was broken open by Thomas Duffy.
q assistant supervisor of registration for the
s. said fourth ward. And this deponant sol
EMMY believes that the aforementioned
circumstances were the cause OF the defeat
of Emile Detiege in the second senatorial
3 district, and that the said Detlege is legally
& entitled to his seat as Senator from the said
5 district.
"a Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
"a fourteenth day OF December, 1872.
n Z. Il. MENTZ,
Assistant Secretary of State.
NJ 70 he members of the Committee OF Elections
VA and Qualifications:
III | was a United States supervisor OF regis
.ration of the sixth ward. Two or three
DAYS previous to the closing of the registra-
q lion saw the clerk, Mr.. William Lart sche,
9 erasng names from the registration book of
q 1870 He had a list before him upon which
81 numbers were Inscribed; he was calling the
u numbers and two young men eraslng names
II of voters from the registration book as they
i were found registered opposite the number
n corresponding to the number called by Mr..
n IIaresche.
a INQUIRED from Mr.. Laresche the reason
why those names were stricken from the list
Y of voters; he ans wered that he was acting
"A according to orders received then asked
the assistant supervisor, Mr.. NikOll, by
n what authority this was done; he answered,
BY orders from headquarters"
| touls it for granted that he was acting
q through instructions from Mr.. Blanchard.
Inc State supervisor. then told him that
wanted list of the names of all the
!, voters erased from the registration book.
He answered he would furnish me with one,
H which list obtained subsequently through
Il The deputy marshal, Mr.. Houat, TO whom
mad given orders to see that the list should
lie made out.
have given to Senator Ingraham copy
n of that list; each number is the number of
n a certificate OF registration issued to voter
nv Mr.. ID. Houston, as registrar OF the sixth
n ward in 1870. By referring to the registra
NJ ton book of the ward for the year 1870, you
will find the names erased corresponding
with the numbers of the certificates of
il veters furnished to Senator Ingraham. l
n believe that the names erased from the list
n of voters are the names of Republican
81 voters Of the sixth ward, city of New Or
leans | believe that they have been lie
& gally deprived of their right 10 vote.
q further believe that had they been permit
n ted TO cast their ballots. they would have
q voted in favor OF Emile Detiege. the Repub-
III lean candidate for Senator Of the second
" district.
n The number of names OF voters erased
NJ from the list of the sixth ward for the year
XII SO amount to nearly 300 as can be seen
FL 10y referring to the list l have given to
# Senator lngraham.
~ EUGENE sTAES.
81 New Orleans, December II, 1872.
Al Sworn to and subscribed before me this
8 seventeenth day of December, 1872.
81 GEORGE Z. BOEEE,
Il Secretary of State.
Il /. the undersigned, Joseph Pascal, hereby
testify that | was appointed DIS canvasser III
q the fifth ward of the parish OF Orleans by
Il the Republican parish campaign committee
Tor the election of November j. 1872, and
mat have been at every poll OF sad ward.
know Mr.. Detiege, the candidate for the
n second senatorial district OF this city and
state. I believe if all the voters (R-publi-
camel were allowed to vote on SAID election
n day, he would have been elected. ] know
of nv personal knowled &c more than twenty
H voters, under hey control, that would have
voted for Mr.. Detiege and the whole Re
H publican ticket if they were allowed to vote
on said election day. viz: Mr.. Daniel 5.
Y Arnold, re gistration No. 1886, and Mr. Der
1emi, registration No. 1926, who are well
q known in the fifth ward. We're refused the
& right to vote In my presence, ana many
II Others that can produce before the Com
II lnttee on Contested Elections and Qualiti.
" proper time. j. PASCAL.
vi sworn and subscribed before the this
NB twertv-tssc day Of December, 1872.
nj GEORGE Es BOVEE.
HI Secretary Of State.
VI TO H.. Honorable Committee 81 the Senate of
III Louisiana on Elections and Contested Elections:
N The petition OF +. Detiege respectfully
Represents that he was candidate for Sen
ator from the second senatorial district at
Xthe general election held November 4, 1872,
said senatorial district being composed of
rhe fourth, fifth and sixth representative
districts OF the parish Of Orleans; that the
*petitioner. believing himself to have been
&luly elected over all other candidates for
bald position Of Senator, presents tins his
petition for the consideration OF your hon
#Crable body.
# Petitioner states that since The diourn-
#1nent of the Senate on the fourth OF March,
I'd S13, he has. instituted an inquiry into the
31nanner in which the election was held III
Y said second senatorial district, and has OBJ
Hstaned from various official sources evidence
Nearing upon the election OF petitioner,
wi ich shows various frauds committed to
#the prejudice of petitioner. and fraudulent
s)y in favor OF his opponent 10 the extent OF
y pos votes.
81 And vour petitioner further shows that
had it not been for the complications caused
by the litigatons as TO the status OF the
4 Returning board he woud have adduced
The proper evidence of such alleged frauds
n before the proper returning board, and have
Established the fact that he had been duly
&leeted by a majority OF the votes legally
kast, and he respectfully submits to the
honorable committee the following com
karatiye table of legal and Illegal votes cast
3or Senator. second senatorial district at
lie general election of November, 1872.
$ompiled from official sources, from which
will appear that had fair. legal and I'M
hamneled election been held, anu the legal
Totes actually cast been properly and truly
4 Bounted, and properly brought before the
eturping board, the petitioners would have
cen declared elected by majority of the
Dallots OF qualified voters.
- Table showing the number OF legal
ld Illegal votes cast at the general
Deetion OF November 4, 1872, tor Senator
Rom the second senatorial district, as
bown by the testimony OF Ii. p. Blanchard
nd others. in the case Of Kellogg vs.. War
10th ct ais in the United States Circuit
ourt,
rExtractI
Nj Total vote rs returned by Fusion board
tiege ,................ 1857
& - ..............-.. 1858
= rtiticates of deceased persons voted upon
~ by Fusion manipu ators. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lbl
DloIed voters fraudulentiy stricken from
auduent votes on SURRENDERED registration
z papers and persons removed since 1870.
| ,ast for Fusion candidates ................ t11
& Total fraudulent votes TO he deducted
#W from count of Fusion candidate. ii23