The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-25
THE FRAUDS COMPLETE.
OUTRAGEOUS ACTION OF THE
RETURNING BOARD.
THE GRAND FINALE.
MONCURE BEATEN.
RADICAL LEGISLATURE.

No one knows what the Returning Board
means to do regarding the cases Of the re-
naming parishes, but inferring from the action
in Terrebonne and Iberia parishes, it is fair to
presume that . fair majority for the Repub-
cans will be returned.
It is the opinion Of some that the board
will pass upon two or three Of the parishes to-
day, returning therefrom three or four
Republican members to the House, with .
view Of making a good working majority,
and, then refer the remaining cases to the
Legislature. This is doubtless their pro-
gramme, for it would seem absurd that the
board would assume the responsibilities Of car
rying fiaud to the extent Of throwing out six
teen Democratic members who have unques-
tionably been elected, as the returns, which
we published few days ago, and which are
before the board, prove.
The Board went into
SECRET SESSION.
The deliberations of the evening resulted
in q final decision regarding the parishes
Of Claiborne, Caddo, Lafourche, Lincoln,
Rapides and st. Martin.
The parishes of Grant, Winn, Bienville
and DeSoto were referred to the Legislature,
that their several cases may be adjusted.
The representation, as returned by the
board, now stands, Democratic So and Re
publican "a, making q majority of 2 for the
latter, although it will be observed that
neither party is given a quorum in the
House.
It is somewhat suspicious that the board
did not take unto themselves a sufficient
number with which to organize the Legisla-
ture-that is, q quorum-however, it suited
the purpose of Wells and Anderson to make
the returns as above given, and doubtless
they knew that there are three among the
returned, sailing under Conservative colors,
who upon an emergency will offer allegiance
to the Kellogg regime, and repudiate utterly
the cause of the people.
All the parishes before the board Thursday
were largely Democratic, but by extensive
doctoring aud manipulation, they were re-
turned as follows:
CadSo Republicans Lincoln l Republi'
can, Rspides Republican, Claiborne 2 Demo
Gratis, ST. Martin 2 Democrats, Lafourche
Democrats, Bienville, Grant, VIM and De
Soto thrown out, making as q representation
in the House 50 Democrats and "a Republi.
cans.
The throwing out Of the above named
parishes and the several polls in Caddo (seven
were thrown out to overcome the Democratic
vote) and the other parishes, Moncure il
beaten by nearly 1000 votes.
To instance the extent to which the returns
were manipulated, we herewith give the vott
in Caddo, Rapides, and Lincoln, as given by
the returns before the board and those in the
hands of the Conservative committee:
Dem. Rep
C00 10, .V1O0 ~
L0COl OC1 ~
Ranides .4567 1856
Wednesday evening Mr.. Arroyo left tn
room of the Returning Board, being utterl.
disguised with the proceedings, and repaired
to the committee room, where he prepared
the following resignation, which was formal!
transmitted to and accepted by the boart
Thursday morning.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. "a, 1874.
To the honorable, the President and members O
the Returning Board:
| Gentlemen-I hereby tender my resignation
az member of the Returning Board, plac'
on which I was rendered by you without soil
citation on my part, and which wasacceptee
by me with great reluctance, and only IN vleV
of the important service I might render m.
native State.
am impelled to adopt the present cours
by the ruling of the board in the last few
days, in returning to the Legislature as elect
ed members who were unmistakably defeated
| Rulings which, to my mind, are 80 clearl!
partisan and unjust, defrauding the peopl
Of Louisiana Of their chosen Representatives
that my self respect will not allow me t
longer retain . seat in the board.
Very respectfully, OSCAR ARROYO.
Accompanying the resignation was the fol
lowing protest Of Mr.. Arroyo. prepare
wednesday:
protest against the rejection Of polls 3, {
i 10. IL, Of the parish of Terrebonne, giving
total of 1888 Republican against 526 Demo
cratic votes The number of votes registers
lin the parish was 1897, white 1882 black. tn
total number of votes polled were Repuf
llican 1907, Democratic 1859.
The abstraction, as shown by the registere
and election lists, amounts to 213. TIL
Icround upon which the above four polls AZ
rejected are, that the returns thereof were nc
] transmitted through the Supervisor of Regis
I tration. These returns had been inadvel
Election in the respective ballot-boxes.
The Commissioners Immediately informe
I&he Supervisor of the fact and applied to til
Iclerk Of the court in order to obtain til
Ihores to withdraw the returns therefron
The clerk positively refused to accede to tn
demand. Proceedings were instituted befo1
the District Court Of Terrebonne In Il