The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-22

There are yet before the board for delibe-
ration the cases of Assumption. Bienville,
Bossier, Claiborne, Caddo, Grant, Lafourche,
Lincoln, Iberia, Rapides, Terrebonne and
st. Martin. Three of these are Republican,
and return three Representatives, while the
balance are largely Democratic, returning
nineteen members to the House,
Herewith is given statement of the votes
cast in these parishes in the Representative
contest:
Assumption--Democr $500; Republican,
1854
Bienville-762 Democratic majority.
Claiborne Democratic, 1886; Independent
ga.
do-Democratic, 646l; Republican, 1897.
acknowledgements, 3776; Republican,
800.
Lincoln Democratic, 932; Republican, 551.
Iberia-Democratic 1920; Republican, 1881.
Rapides ~ Democratic, 1867; Republican,
St Martin-Democratic 1910; Republican,
14lO.
Bossier gives two Republican representa-
tives, and Terrebonne one Republican and
one Democratic representative.
These are the figures as shown by the re-
turns, but the public is doubtless aware that
the board has way of regulating figures to
suit their own notion, therefore, it would not
be surprising, if they were to wiring in nine
teen Republicans, and only three Democrats.
However, we know to q certainty, that nine
teen Democrats have been elected, who, with
the forty-seven mentioned, will make the
Democratic representation in the House 66,
and the Republican representation 43.
ST. TAMMANY PARISH.
Another gross outrage was perpetrated yes
terday in the ruling in the case of St. Tam
many parish, whereby the Democratic candi-
date, who was fairly elected, was coolly put
aside to make room for a negro.
The votes cast in the parish for Represen-
tatives were Armand J. Cousin, (colored) Re-
publican, 5S5; Max Cousin, Democrat, 500.
It was part of the programme to return Re-
publican from this parish, and to do SO it be-
came necessary to throw out poll Infor-
mality was accordingly declared in the returns
from the Pearl River poll, (No. - and accord
ipgly the votes, forty in number, and all Dem
ocratic, were thrown out
This elected the negro by eleven majority.
The facts touching informally are these The
supervisor OF election in the parish failed
to furnish the commissioners of election
at this poll with the proper kind of paper
upon which to take the tallies. They were
therefore compelled to take their tallies upon
paper used for making statements, which,
when offered the following day to the super
visor of election, he refused to receive them.
claiming that it wss Informal.
He furnished them, however, with the reg
ulation paper, and the Commissioners made
the tallies out in conformity to law. This
work they accomplished in about two hours,
being Assisted by one Mr.. Thompson, whom
the Supervisor instructed to see that it was
done properly. The tally-sheets were then
offered to the Supervisor, who declined to re-
ceive them, declaring it was late that twen-
ty-four hours, the time prescribed by law for
the giving in of returns, had expired.
The afidavits of Mr.. Charles Heintz, United
States Supervisor, and Max Cousin, candidate
for the House, setting forth these facts and
reciting the injustice done, were duly filed
with the Returning Board also copy of the
Vaudeville Wace, Republican newspaper,
and official journal Of the parish. which ad
mitted the election Of Max Cousin, stating
expressly that he had been elected by colored
votes but these papers we're not found will
the st. Tammany returns when they went be
fore the Board. They were distracted, as il
the case of Lafourche and Natchitoches.
This thing of important papers turning NJ
missing every day is getting rather monoto
nous, and it is about time that the board in
stituted that investigation of which certain
members thereof spoke SO loudly when tn
Natchitoches affair was disclosed.
THE MONCUGE-DUBUCLET VOTE.
The vote throughout the State for Treasu
rer was as follows:
Moncure 74,67O, Dubuclet SO, 719. B,
throwing out DeSoto parish and five polls il
the parishes of Natchitoches, Red River, Sa
bine and St. Tammany, Moncure's vote is re
duced 1880.
Presenting that the board will decide, de
spite the earnest protests OF the Democfau
Committee to promulgate the returns fror
Carroll parish, where Dubuclet's majority
1885, Moncure's majority will be reduced
1866.
There are twelve parishes left to canvass
nine of which give large Democratic major
ties therefore it will be seen that the figure
will have tn he extensively manipulated i
order to overcome these 1865 votes, tha
Dubuclet may be returned as Treasurer.
The emphatic denial Of Wells, Anderson
Kenner and Casnave yesterday, regardin
those caucuses mentioned in Sundays papers
urged Mr.. Cavanac to prove the assertion col
rect, and to that end he procured the follow
ing affidavits:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Orleans.