New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-26


nittee to statement. At . suggestio
made by one member. of tho committees We,
terday, examined and found, and If til
committee will act a. experts they vii
ind, that the commissioners of elections /
several cases In the parishes have tbei
names forged to the afidavits."
Mr.. Carpenter-In the parishes named
naming four parishes.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen-I do not think tina
10 the meaning; but will read it just Q
it is:
elf the committee will act "a experts the,
will find that the commissioners of election
IN several cases in the parishes have thei
names forged to the af6davits. For in
stance, there is one from Madison parisl
lexhibiting the papers), and so in the par
lsh OF Grant also, and in the parish o.
Pointe Coupee and the parish of Eas
Baton Rouge, which, if the committee will
act as experts, they will find it very eviden
In some cases that they were forged.
1.-THE Chairman-We will now consider
the evidence in the Louisiana investigation
closed, as | am advised by both sides tina,
they have laid all the testimony before the
committee that they desire to present"
MI. Carpenter-The returns being before
the committee.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen-Mr President, w
is not Governor, when it was in proof before
the committee that in several cases the re
turns were forged, the witness instancinp
four cases, and not question was asked OF
any testimony taken in reference to the
matter. Why, you might as we'll throw up
figures on cards, to see how they will land,
in order to solve mathematical demon
stration, as to establish majority by such
testimony.
Mr.. Carpenter-Will my friend allow me
Q worda These returns were before the
committee. Mr.. Ray, the witness called
there, did not pretend to have any know
ledge about 1T except what arose from look
ing at the papers.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen-That is all.
Mr.. Carpenter-He and Mr.. McMillen,
both being Senators, as they claimed, and
therefore perfectly competent to settle this
question for themselves, attached no i'm
pOrtance to that, from the fact that it did
not change the result, if it was 90, and the
returns were left with the committee after
that time.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen-Iw will pay attention
to those returns before close, and in few
minutes. 1t is clear that the committee
did not attempt to find ont what returns
we're forged and what were not, for on the
whole testimony was closed, and the re-
port is based on the testimony as it then
stood. ..
Again, from six out of fifty-eight parishes
we have no returns-Iberis, 1berville, st.
Tammany, TerrebOnne-as appears by the
certificate of the Eorman board found on
page eighty-one of the report. It is said
that three of these six parishes were re-
jected because of violence. F0rman says
80 in his testimony on the seventy-sixth
page. They have given no evidence of
me the violence excepting in one case, and
thirty-fve pages of evidence relating to the
alleged violence in the parish Of Iberville
This was q Republican parish, having
. strong prep0nderance of colOred
votes. There were from 700 to 800
white votes to 5000 qcolored votes
registered. The white vote was made up,
as We know, OF the Democrats; and in that
parish of Democratic planters, to their
no man in the parish who suited Mr.. War
moth as supervisor, and q Mr.. Tharp was
brought from New Orleans and was made
supervisor. The commissioners took the
with the poll lists to Plaque
mine. The cOlored men were orderly, but
when voting was over they armed and fol-
lowed the ballot boxes to Plaquemine.
They claimed the right to 20 into the court.
house. The sheriff prohibited them. They
in. They, intent and earnest, watched the
ballot box. When one party would grow
weary others would relieve them. and they
stood at the windows watching the boxes.
In all the testimony of thirty-fve pages
there is no evidence Of one act Of violence.
What the violence was in the other two
parishes they have not had the grace to
give us one word of testimony to inform us.
There was no violence. There was no rea-
that the ballots should not have been |
counted and the returns made up, excepting |
that it was strong Republican parish. l |
will show presently the effect Of the exclu- |
,oD.
The returns from several of the parishes |
IRE forged, but they all 60 m to make up |
McEnery's majority, AZ we shall see pres.
,Dtly. The Senator from Wisconsin very |
airly, in q calculation in which /, having |
zone over the figures, entirely agree, makes
deduction for those parishes. From one
# the parishes the returns were manufac-
ured, and then my friend asks me for evil
ence, and will trouble the clerk to read
rom pages 909 and $40 of the testimony
hat which have marked.
The chief clerk read rs follows:
State of Louisiana, parish of Orleans, city
+ New Internationally came and ap-
cared before me, Robert H. Shannon,
)nited States commissioner in and for the
VI AUuIsihu0, OOuu AOuttsubb, VI |
he city and State aforesaid, who, being
uly sworn, doth depose and say that during
he month Of November, 1872, and for four
ears before, he was justice of the peace
,r this parish of Orleans; that in the month
foresaid, after the election held in this
arish for Governor and other State and
arochial officers, "what date can not re-
Dllect, but it was while they were count
,g the votes at the State House, at the
|nn 1,av, q, Tv,CN .A,pkA I'D
rect" one Jack Wharton, also of this city |
nd parish aforesaid, came to my Office,
tuated No. 80 Exchange alley, near Custom-
ouse street, in the city and parish aforesaid,
nd requested that should go with him in
certain place in this city of New Orleans,
order to administer the oath to one Of the
lpervisOrs of election in and for the parish
Madison At said request went with
ack Wharton, who took me in q house stu
led on Gravier street, some where near
arOnne street; the entry doors were closed,
I'D at the signal given by Jack Wharton
hree consecutive and hard raps) the doors
ere opened. In the said room saw one
ahoon, whose first name do not know,
1t whom Fhad seen before in this city; he, L,
10 said CahoOn, then and there informed
Q that he was the supervisor of election !
r the parish of Madison, appointed by
enry c. Warmoth, then Governor of
,uisiana, and that he wished me to :
rear him as to the returns of the late
ection. l saw there several persons
hom did not know; they were making
, tally lists-of the returns of the election
r the parish of Madison. The lists were
,ned in blank by the commissioners of 8
action. inquired from CahoOn. the
pervisOr, how it was that he had not pre- :
red the lists and returns in the parish =
here he came from. He told me that he
uld not count the votes there; it was a :
publican parish, and that he had to run
'ay because he wanted to count the votes
d admit no one except few, and he 4