New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-20

before the sonats Committee thai the Judge OF The
United States Circuit Court required the aOt OF
Congress- appointed two supervisors OF election at every
poll one from Saeh polea party; and That the United
state Executive Committee, appointed deputy Warshas
parrish Iii AZ many sb ~ ~ n, ,b Cs 81
party whose business II was 10 be present ut the polls
during The election. There could have been no srch
frauds as would have vtated the election, or have
changed materially the Jesuit without tina no wedge OF
Theses HUNDREDS OF United States oicers supervisors Of
election and dep1y narshas and the facts would have
been promptly reported the Marshal the chief of his
party in the state and would have been proved by these
officials Themselves before the Committee, The Marsf
Packard, testified before tho Committee IN reference
to the election that. IN majority OF the parishes
should say II was fair or as nearly ~ you might ex
poet" La s'igatoD 9o5 snd on psge Sls he re-
peaIs: IN majority OF tho Parishes IN my Jads
any state election" proved ~ other testimony.
and by Cotemporaneou, statements The Res,,btcas,
was one OF the most quiet orderly ana peaceful
ever hfl in the Stale that the dincules which arose
after tne election were Simply ohcai. and were not
alleged to have sprung any force fraud OF the
p'oPe; hat the controversy which grew up aftes the
election did not relate To the casting OF the vote but 70
the counting Of the vote rival returning bogF'is csimry
the night Ia compile official rsturns. and
10 pomusae the result that tho vote cass exceeded
by than 7oo'O Char aDy previous election;
and that but for the interference OF ,he fsdere author
tiles cvil and military, the Emery government .onm
duties ard functions.
Seyeias tbOusasd aihdsyts, however, purportsDS to
have Decy made Dy persons w1o had been deprived OF
the rht I" register and 10 vote we're relied Oh 10 prove
fad III ie clecuOD 'ih 10 was proved tiat inapy VI
t5ree aHldayit- were fOrgeres. aud inst person
forged more Than 1000 OF them If all these efndsyb
bsn been genuine, ana all the persons named III tnhh
and who signed with cross mark had voted the kellogg
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ahh me commissioners Oh e'eotIOn ia the soveral
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we nolio i-'S - ii"ui ann 'Velco ~
SUM- P'I ~, @ ~ WV. :, ,i,,o
"o I ~ 1870, n,,,, 10 - -, - W 80 $3.50
,,,nt., 90 c,nmissioner. of eIoc,ion 40 maj thev
- 90 hn,,iIY hr, ,I.o,e t con the vaT.s
rrIat,tis ncrnr,.d In "tber mar,shes bnt they were
~ n9, ~, ~ 80 ,,, n, ra,It az 49,, y,"d
'"t "" y, W "''v '"o w, 70 '' ,,,
before inc COnibLcci anu tuo FAC" Gun itf1aiS tndt
10y the counting Of to votes Is cast AT the election, ana
the official returns transmitted 10 the Governor as re-
QuIod by law, from tho several polling places In the
majority: , -,
ApirlfrOm me tact that very largo Dumoef OF the
am lawns r'hcu upon were proved 20 nave DoSh TOT
CERES ~ - OBVIOUS thtt no more OF udnser
should b. declared void o fraud aud sci aside upon tue
pdTfe aidaviis Of pretended voters The benefits OF
crossc xaiuuaon IN eicng the tth AMI the facility
with which crOssnark signatures can be Obtained 10