The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-24
NEW ORLEANS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81 1874

Tervallon said that when the election was
over he had called upon the State Registrar
with the view Of making his report. Not
being familiar with the English language, he
was directed to Judge Meyers, of Natchi-
toches parish, who wrote his report for him,
and that If the parts therein stated were as
represented there, they were false, and his
good faith had been deceived.
Because on reconsideration of the vote re-
jecting that poll the Supervisor presented q
report in accordance with the facts, denying
the allegations of frauds and malpractice in
his first report, and in which corrected report
he shows that Maxine Cousin was duly and
fairly elected to the House of Representa-
tives.
The board nevertheless persisted in adher-
ing to its decision in adopting q report which
the signer thereof declares and have been
signed under Misrepresentation, and which
was obtained from him by an artful subter-
fuge. OSCAR ARROYO, Member of Board.
SECRET SESSION.
The board announced that the cases Of
Winn, Grant, Iberia, and Claiborne parishes
would be deliberated on yesterday, but it ap-
pears that change Of programme was sub
made, and the parishes of Terre-
bonnie and Iberia only taken up.
In Iberia, poll No. was thrown out upon
the plea of intimidation. The vote of the
parish was, 1920 Democratic, and 1881 Re
publican, majority Of 139 in favor of the
Democrats, to overcome which it became
necessary to dispense with one of the polls.
Accordingly, poll No. l, where 308 Demo-
cratic to 154 Republican votes were cast, was
thrown out, which elects L. A. Snaer (col.
TO- the House over VIM. F. Schwing by ma
jority Of lis, and reduces Moncures majority
154 votes.
1t was claimed by certain Republicans that
they had been prevented from voting at this
poll, all of which is untrue, for the names of
the men who made these afidavits appear
upon the poll-books.
1ERREBoNNE PARISH,
It was thought the board would certainly
make no change in the returns from the par
ish Of Terrebonne, but it appears they de-
sire everything in sight, and accordingly threw
men, Mcclellan, DEM, and the
Keys Radical, overheard, and in their stead
returned F. Marie and F. R. Knight, who ran
On the straightout Radical ticket. To do this
the throwing out Of four polls,
Nos. 8, 8, 10 and II, which was done on the
ingenious plea that the returns from said
polls were not transmitted through THE
proper channel.
The Commissioners Of Election at these
polls inadvertently placed the returns in tha
fact which the several COM
On being informed Of their mis-
lake, communicated to J. W. Board, Super
visor of the parish, and requested perm ission
TO take them out This was refused, where
upon q writ of mandamus was served upon
lie clerk of the court in whose hands the
boxes were, compelling him to produce the
He ignored the order of the court, and was
removed by Judge Beattie, who appointed an
other clerk. Thereupon the returns were
Eaken from the boxes and duly transmitted by
The clerk of the court to Col Wright, the
State Registrar Of Voters. When the case
came up before the Board the President ruled
that they could not be considered because
hey had not come to hand properly.
Mr.. Arroyo protested, and cited prece-
dent established in the cases Of Poll 3 Of the
Tenth Ward and two polls in the. Seventh
Ward, of the parish Of Orleans, where SIM
liar mistake occurred; that is, where the re-
turns we're placed in the box, and remin ded
The board that the ballot-boxes were pro
auced, opened, and the papers taken from
Them and duly canvassed.
Mr.. Arroyo thought that rule which
worked in the parish of Orleans should be
applied in the case of the parish Of Terre-
bonnie, but no attention was paid to what he
said. Incensed beyond measure by the cool
assurance Of Wells and Anderson, to all Of
whose propositions the two negroes, Kenner
md Casanave, readily assented, Mr.. Arroyo
finally dcnned his hat and left the room, in
lending to send in his resignation.
This he did not do, however, but may send
It in to-day.
The vote in the parish stands thus:
Compromise. Republican.
McCollum -. 1,533 Marie. ........ !, Alb
Keys ,4S7 Wright. ......1, 49,
The returns from the rejected polls show
the following vote:
Compromise. Republican.
Poll 8. 1Uo Ao4
Poll B. LII 10
poil II .132 III
526 1888
This compromise majority is LAB, but as
The vote is cast out, Marie is elected over
Mcclellan by 1913 majority, and Wright there
BY beats Keys by majority of 70 votes.
Not only does this change return two Re-
publican members to the House, but the tax