New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-04

-, --.....,,t spDervisors of reglstra-
s!ruo.o- .ha narish of Orleans, that ~n ne1n
1ion 49, fonnd upon the registry VI
ever .noo IF nersons making their M",n an.
NY Nd suuposed 10 be negroes, anu .1yo
Known personally to them, TO pr; , rssnec
versions. registered voters ~ ~: tn0 ~ suchc
tive wards, 10 prepare a - +ba. thew
namas and make an a1ndafn haIava,,
Ian ,..son 10 believe and did peAoso
10 na .be rersons named therein were no'
nS;S;n1 N the ward on the tenth oaS ~.
ea;na the election, and the ass's ..,,
snnaryisors were directed TO eras9 IN
sLpp i;sts IF y.ters all names put 1o"n ~
sncb atfidayits. and this was done; ai'ro ~
the law made it the duty OF 'ne % -
of METROPOLITAN Police ComInls n'laans
oauaa a canvass of the city OF Ne" VI
oaaSo 'rascrihe1 that the names OF slch
VERSIONS as should he reported ~ . .,
~ Not fornd- only should be stricken run Ln
the registry list. and resulted IN the erasoi9
en-, he hooks OF the following numror Va
no,nas snnnosed TO be all colored Hlfn ~
namel,. First ward lS2, second wara 30
third ward $780, making 49S votes u CO..
ored men and Republicans lfauu''-on'-J
erased from the registration. ob;ef
And Walter Sully Long who was enio.
clerk to B. P. Blanchard. then hoioln5
| the office of State registrar OF Voters
for the State of Louisiana. In tnat ca
nacity he was in the fullest cnhHuei.o y.
bis chief and was aware of all ana every
| transaction of political ature III Tue oAii'o
| during the campaign OF 1917. ,.;ar
The necessity OF carrying we elec.itA
| for the Fusion party was frequently d h:
ter of discussion between biantn nars, ia
self and others, and plan OF operations
was finally adopted at his suggestion anu
carried out as follow:
The sections monthly returns OF bUr1a!>
of persons over the age OF tWenty-one years
were carefully compiled by wards, che -e-
gistration number ascertaIned anu I'tou'
ard list made of them.
III. A thorough examination was mace
of the registry looks OF 1870, IN ORDER 10
ascertain the number Of names Of fictitious
persons registered in that year. In every
ward where the persons having control OF
n,ese false registry papers We're actihS
with the Fusion party, these names were
nse,l. but in wards where the supervisors OF
1870 were not acting ii harmony with the
Fusion party, particular care was taken 10
prevent their using the fraudulent papers,
and to detect any attempt at 80 DONG.
III. A system was established requiring
all persons who had been registered as
voters in 1870. and who had subsequently
removed. to deliver up their papers OF that
wear before receiving certificates OF regis
tration in 1872. These were sent 10 the
Office OF the State registrar OF voters every
week, and were carefully sorted out by my
self and others, and all that showed 10 evil
dence Of having been examined by TIE
United States supervisors OF election We're
yet aside TO be used by repeaters on cleo
tis>o day.
~ During the ten days preceding tie
election a list was made out by me of tto7
registry numbers and names OF the DEAD,
removed and fictitious persons before de-
scribed and given to each assistant super
visor of registration Tor the city wards.
Two or more persons in each ward, who
were to serve as commissioners OF election,
were set TO work making lists OF those
names upon sheets Of paper similar to that
designed to be used on the day OF election
in keeping the written list OF voters re-
ouired by law at each polling place.
V. The poll lists were printed, contain.
ing the entire reg stration OF both 1870 and
1872. No erasures were made until the
Saturday and Sunday preceding the cleo
ton, when the names that could not be
made available for the Fusion cause were
certain polls in eacn ward and in number
to correspond with the written lists OF
names before alluded to.
These preliminaries having been com
pleted, it was mere question cI manual
deXterity on the part of the commissioners
OF election to ret within the box a nDmber
of ballots to correspond with the names
crossed Oft in black from the printed lists
and written in advance upon the tall Y lists.
The estimate OF the number OF votes re-
CURED TO carry the election was az follows
For the first ward, 800; second Hard, 800;
third ward 1890.
VI. The number Of fraudulent votes ar
tually counted, aud which can be- proved
by my own testimony and thar OF other
persons concerned, is
- -ul
III ne secpliu "hrd..'.... 2rj
IN Tho third ward. tb5
lot"I''
Beyond this the papers given 10 repeaters
were about 20O0. | can not at present re-
member the exact nuI.ber, bat think that
1900 were given out 10 be used in the First.
Fourth and Sixth Municipal Districts. ANA
600 TO be used in the Second aud Third
Districts.
Making total OF 2lJ3 traudaleu. votes
cast IN the First District.
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