The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-03
The Democrats Will Sweep the City by
at Least $4,000 Majority.
Thousands Of Negroes Voting the Demo.
cratic and Conservative Ticket.
The City Quiet.


[From our Evening Edition OF Yesterday
Never before in the annals Of this State hay
the people evinced 80 profound an interest i,
an election. Never before in any community
have intelligence, wealth and virtue been 50
solidly combined against ignorance. vice snt
corruption. Never before have people
ground down by taxation and ins1ltet
and wrosged by every species OF in
science and assumed authority, conducted
themselves with more patience and forbearance
than has distinguished the people OF Sew Or.
leans TO- day when appealing to the bslot-boz
for those rights which were once presumed to
be Inherent in republican form Of govern
ment, but which have been for mary years de-
MED TO us.
So far as Business is concerned, the day
might readily be mistaken for the Sabbath.
Stores and aliaost all places of business are
closed, and men who were never before known
to take an active part in elections are march
ing up to the polls and performing their duty
fearlessly and nobly.
Everywhere is observed the same quiet de-
termination, and each citizen seems to be
thoroughly impressed with the momentous
importance of the issues involved, and of the
necessity Of rolling up as large a majority
against the Radicals as possible.
Notably there is TN absence of drunkenness
on the streets, and the FIRST man who becomes
too much enamored Of john Barleycorn Will
be properly attended to.
Let tae good work go bravely on and let us
not lose any advantage through negligence or
inattention to the counting, etc. 1t will be
glorious thing for US all if We can proclaim
grand victory for the Conservatives over the
usNpation, backed up as it is by the Federal
power, its infamous registration and election
laws, and by . Returning Board composed
wholly Of bitter Radical partizans. We must
al work hard to that end.
Consideration ut Radical Headquarters.
Among the faithful assembled in the Office
Of Marshal Packard at the Custom-H House, this
morning, were cole Feel" Beckwith, B.
<Perjurer) Blanchard, H. G. Dibble, one or
two influential Radical negroes, and kellogg.
There was not that degree of hilarity observa-
BILE among them, which might have been ex-
pected, from the boastful assertion Of Packard
and his man Friday, kellogg. On the con-
trary, there was an air of detection which was
rendered more and more observable, as the
news came pouring in about tho manner in
which the negroes were voting the Democratic
md Conservative ticket.
This was an entirely new experience for
these men who had hitherto ruled the negro |
with a rod Of iron. That man with drop
Of African blood in his veins should vote |
against the Republican ticket and openly defy
The authority of the "Boss" himself, was
enough to create CONSERVATION among the
leaders and cause them to ses with painful |
the handwriting on the wall. Lou
isiana is to-day slipping from the grasp Of
khese rapacious and unconscionable men, and
they are alarmed and disguised accordingly.
First Ward.
Everything progressing quietly, and q heavy
vote being polled, with the whites considers
bly, in the lead.
At poll 5 the ballot Of one Of the faithful
Vas accepted and deposited under circum-
stances that, to say the least, were peculiar
The negro presented himself and his vote was
challenged on the ground Of residence. His
registration paper declared his residence to be
IN Gaiennie street, and the man stated aud
It the polls swore, that he resided on Amman
iation street. and had never lived on Gaiennie
treet. but Notwithstanding this, as he had in
lis hand straight Republican ticket, he was
flowed by the State Commissioner to vote.
protest was Immediately filed.
Second Ward.
In this ward voting is lively and the ballot
'oxes are receiving majority of the green
ack ticket (Democratlc-C onservative) The /,
egro vote is. comparatively speaking, light,
nd is being polled at three or four precincts, t
'ostly all in the rear, and the majority of col
red men voting at polls in the front of the
ity. are going the straight Democratic. !
The Radical Commissioners are making S
pecial lists Of oolored men voting the Con- j
'rvative ticket, and already several Of them !.
ave been assailed with threats and maledic-
ons by the black faithful. t
At Poll No. II, White Bridge. Carrollton J
venue, there was disturbance threatened :
wing to the action of two negroes, which 4
~, however, quelled BY citizens. With this !
'ception, if exception it can be called, the I
ard has been exceedingly quiet.
There is considerable complaint agains. the
ate officers in This Ward on account of the =
owness with which they proceed at those A
Ills in which the whites are in the majority.
Third Ward.
Tho faithful are out in numbers in this Il
.rd. but are congresated IN the rear, where 8
rtain polls are entirely given over to them. =
lite number Of negroes are, however, &
ting the Democratic ticket, and it is very &C
,nifcant fact that the strongest Conserva. to
. vote BY colored men in any precinct in +,
, ward is being polled on Elephant Johnnie's pl
It, Delta street, above Poydras. III
Ct,as. Montaldo, Republican candidate for Dt