New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-03

ernor, for that particular time and COCA
sion, to appoint those police juries 80 that
the machinery Of eleotiOh might be per-
fected to return members of the Legisls-
ture. He re-enacted 20 muchof that iniquity
returning few men for the Legislature
when We had already majority there, and
as soon as we got Q full Legislature we re-
pealed the law, and all the iniquity under
which the people Of Louisiana have com.
planned that they have labored for years ID
now obsolete, and the next election in that
| Stateean, with proper protection, be held
| IN peace and give fair result.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Maryland-I wish to
ask the Senator question, if he will allow
me to do SO. Has not that Legislature
passed law repeating the one allnded to,
and lsgt not now in possession OF the Gov
ernor or to be held by him until after this
Congress shall have adjourned
Mr.. West-The Legislature has passed
law repeating that act, and the Governor
has signed it..
| Mr.. Hamilton, of Maryland-Have they
not passed another repeating that act, and
reviving and confirming the fret act?
Mr.. West-No, sir: not that I know OF.
| At all events we know nothing about the
laws of Louisiana until they are promul.
gated. After having urged IN two success
sive annual messages to the Legislature the
repeal of these very election laws, after sue
ceeding in getting such repeal effected by
| the Legislature up to the point of his ap-
| prevail of the law, that act was put in his
pocket, and Warmoth audaciously avOwed
that the old law was good enough for his
purpose just then. IL it not plain enough
that it was his intention to defraud the
voters of the State in the manner referred
| to ia the testimony which the Clerk has
read,
Follow up the proceedings in furtherance
of this design, follow them step by step as
illustrated in the testimony and by the doc
uments transmitted to US by the President
in his message of January IL, 1873. Among
other evidence we find the confidential cir
cular of the State registrar of voters.
Mr.. Carpenter-Will my friend allow me
to say word on the question of the repeal
of that election law! / understand that
| the law which was passed by Kellogg's
Legislature about a year agoq and which
has been published, was repealed three or
four days ago, or within very few days,
| about the time this bill was introduced
| here, and repealed because the friends of
| Kellogg's government thought it would be
| bad point to show in Congress. am in
| formed and have seen a telegram from
| New Orleans saying that although Kellogg
| did have that law repealed 30 as to have it
have its effect here in the Senate, ON the
| last day OF the session they passed another
| law in substance reinstating it, which KEEL
| lOgg is keeping in his pocket until after the
| adjournment of Congress- and then is to
| approve and take the power back. If the
| Senator has any knowledge on that sub
| ject, l should like to know whether that is
| so or not.
Mr. West-I am not so familiar with the
| laws that governors Of Louisiana carry in
their pockets, it seems, as the Senator from
Wisconsin. He gave US the evidence of
that year or two ago as to how adrOitly
these things could be manipulated. do
| not know the fact.
Mr.. Conklipg-Did you ever hear of it!
until they are promulgated; and / do not
think the Senator need be apprehenAve-
Mr.. Morton-I never heard of that before.
Mr.. Carpenter-I saw a dispatch yester-
day to that effect, and from the source it
came believe it to be true, though have
no personal knowledge.
Mr.. Morton-I have Kellogg's dispatch
the morning of the last day OF the Legisla-
ture announcing the passage of the other
act.
Mr.. West-Mr. President, ask the SEN
ate's pardon for my apparent tediousness;
but am telling the true story of Louisiana;
l am telling the story that we can take be-
fore our constituencies in the coming tall
campaign, and4ay the true facts before them
and let them judge between right and wrong
in my State. Here is the confidential circu-
lar Of the State registrar of voters under
date of October "a, 1872, to the supervisors
of registration, appointed not by the Gov
ernor of the State, but throughout the State
by the Democratic State Central Committee
with the proxies of the Governor in blank
in their hands; not single Republican was
allowed to witness that election held that
day in Louisiana behind the ballot box, and
what were the instructions to these conven-
lent tools!
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Office Of State Registrar OF Voters. )
New Orleans, October "a, 1872. }
SIR-In addition to the instructions con.
tanned in circular No. 8, from this Office;
you are instructed
First-In counting the ballots after cleo
ton, count first the votes cast for Presiden.
tial electors and members of Congress,
keeping separate tally lists on the form No.
l, provided for that purpose, and making
up and completing the statement of voters
for each poll, upon form No. l. Then close
the box, reseal it, and proceed in a similar
manner until all the national votes have
been counted.
The Republican party, in the counting of
the national votes. was allowed to be rep.
resented under the law of Congress by the
supervisors appointed by the district or Cir
cult judge, but as soon as the counting of
the national votes was done with they ex-
cluded those men and practiced their frauds
in secret
Then proceed with the counting of the
State and parish votes, bearing in mind the
fact that the United States supervisors of
election and deputy marshals have no right
whatever to scrutinize, inspect or be pres.
emit at the counting of the State and par.
ish votes. -.
Then on November 9, 1872, the same State
registrar OF voters, in reply to the request
OF the chairman of the Republican Central
Committee. that republican Judges or COM
missioners should be allowed at the polls in
the State of Louisiana, fatty denied the Re-
publican party a single representative.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Omce state Registrar of Voters ,
New Orleans, November a 1874
SrR-In reply to your communication of
date, must respectfully decline compliance
with your request to appoint one commits
sioner OF election at each polling place, from
the Republican party, at the general cleo
ton to be held NOvemb Der 4, 1872.
In regard to your second request, have
the honor to inform you that the list of poll
ing places in this parish will be published in
the official journal and other papers to-mor.
row. third instant
Very respectfully,
B. P. BLANCHARD,
State Registrar of Voters, and Supervisor
OF Registration, Parish of Orleans.
Hon. s. B. Packard, President State Republican
Committee.
Now, sir. will any Senator ON this floor
rise in his place and say he c0untenances
such proceedings as that! Will he rise in
his place here and say that he believes
fair election could be held under such cir
cumstances, or that the returns show any,
thing like the choice of the people when
that choice had to be submitted to such an
ordeal as that Whera il tho Sana4or .,Ln