The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-28
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MAJOR
BURKE TO KELLOGG.
4" What Will He Do With It.s'

New ORLEANS, La, Oct. "a, 1874
Gov. ". P. Kellogg:
Deer Sir-ln accordance with the resolution
adopted by the State Central Committee O
| the Democratic and Conservative party, Oc
| tober %, 1874 copy of which I inclose here
with, have the honor to suggest the adop
ton of the following regulations concerning
| the revision OF registration, with the view Of
| striking from the registration books the names
of parties discovered to be fraudulently reg
| istered; also a proposition for the location OF
polling places and arrangements for the man.
ner of voting, with the view of preventing
illegal voting and repeating.
l. The representatives of the Democratic
and Conservative party will prepare state
ments showing the names, numbers of regis
tration certificates, residence, and evidence
against parties charged by them as being
fraudulently registered, with the names of
witnesses to establish the alleged fraud.
The representatives Of the Republican party
to prepare like statements OF all parties
charged by them as being traudulently
registered and the statements thus pre-
pared to be submitted to canvassers Ito be
selected in equal numbers by the representa-
tiyes of the Democratic and Conservative
party and the Republican party said c.nvass-
ers to proceed to investigate the facts charged,
and upon veriication, on the oath of said can
vassers, of the information set forth, the Su-
pervisors, or Assistant Supervisors OF Regis
tration shall cause the names fraudulently
registered to be stricken from the registration
book.
In the parish of Orleans the representatives
Of the Democratic and Conservative party
have caused to- be made plan Of each and
every block within the limits of the parish,
with the number Of the block, number of the
square, and street numbers designated there
on. Upon these plans are indicated each
residence, school, church, or other edifce and
vacant lot. The work Of revision, therefore,
for the parish OF Orleans, can be Systematically
and promptly commenced. By means of this
plan the number of the house may be seen
from which the fraudulent parties have regis
tered.
This proposition seems necessary, as it will
evidently be impossible for the Supervisors or
Assistant Supervisors to personally investigate
the vast number Of frauds charged in each
ward
Should objection be raised on account Of
there being no legal provision for payment of
said canvassers, We respectfully suggest that
the expenses thereof be equally divided be-
tween the respective parties. Should the Re-
publican party, however, decline to assume
portion Of these expenses, am authorized to
say, that the Democratic and Conservative
party will, to secure a fair revision, pay the
entire expense attending the execution Of
these arrangements.
2. In order to prevent repeating" we re-
specially suggest that the voting lists be
divided into alphabetical sections and that the
polling places be SO arranged as to conform to
such alphabetical divisions l. e., SO that all
xrhnSo ypifh tho
letters B C, inclusive shall vote at one poll
in each ward or that the voting lists be
divided into numerical sections, in accordance
with the numbers Of the registration certifi-
Gates, and that the polling places be SO AZ
ranged as to conform to such division, j. e.,
certificates numbered from l to 200 inclusive
shall be voted at one polling place.
Should objections be found to the two prop
ositions suggested above, We respectfully sug-
gest that each ward be divided territorially
and the boundaries fixed to each section with
in which the resident voters shall vote at one
polling place.. e., the voters residing on the
squares between the river and river side Of
Tchoupitoulas street, northern side Of Julia
and southern side of Canal street to vote at
one polling place.
Upon adoption Of either one Of these pro-
positions, (neither one of which conflicts
with the law,) the polling lists can easily be
made to conform, as they have not yet been
printed.
3. In accordance with the recommendations
of the Advisory Board, and in harmony with
the assurances received from you and other
prominent members Of the Republican party,
guaranteeing a fair representation of our party
in the selection of commissioners and clerks of
election, We respectfully ask that the represen-
tatives of the Democratic and Conservative
party be permitted to select one-half the COM
missioners and clerks of election that is to
say that poll No. l, two Republican commits
sioners and one Of our party poll No. 2,
enc Republican and two of our party, Gas
there are three commissioners and one clerk
at each poll
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedient servant, E. A. BURKE,
Chairman Com. on Registration and Election.