The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-15
A CARD FROM MIR. LAWYER.
Editor New Orleans Bulletin.

| SuDHlt tne IOliOWlnS as true Statemen
OF what took place at the interview between
Kellogg and the committees that waited OF
him last Wednesday. Mr.. VOORHEES, opene,
the interview by saying:
On the part of the committees appoint Z
by the Committee of Seventy and the Stat,
and Parish Committees. | ask you that in or
der fair election can, and guarantee tba
fair election will be held in Novem!. e
next, that you appoint an equal number o
Democrats and Republicans as registrars
You have, by letter nd otherwise. express
ed yourself in favor of a fair election. l can
not conceive how we can have one without
fur re3 ,tr.t ion. To insure the latter.
would suggest that you appoint as follows
| We will take two of the city wards for exam
pie. For the First Ward, appoint a Repubi
| can as chief Register: for assistant Demo
| crat; for clerk, Republican The Secone
Ward, for Chief Register, a Democrat, for as
sistant, a Republican, for clerk Democrat
an - on throu,n olt every ward and parish
in the State
William Pitt replied that he intended to see
that the eleotion was fair in every respect, and
10 that end he had already made appointment,
OF registrars, several of which he named among
them was Mr.. Mcdonald.
Judge VOORHEES, intor ned him that all OF
them W re proressea Republicans. except Nc
Donald, who while claiming to be Demo
crat, had sold out to him (kellogg) and hi,
party
kelloy g then assured Mr.. VOORHEES, and
everybody present that the Government was
Republican, and that the patronage of the
Government would be given to Republicans.
50 cannot grant your request to appoint
Democrats"
Mr.. Lawler-(Fully authorized to speak
being appointed. with DIR. T. Chopin and
others, by the Committee OF Seventy, to call
on the de tdcto)-You may have to.
Kellogg By God. you cannot force me to
do anything that l do not want to. and the
sooner that is understood the better. Under
stand that no intimid .tlon can move me from
a purpose or from the State.
Judge VOORHEES, am the only one author
lied to speak for this committee
Kelloggg-Again I ay l cannot grant your
request and appoint one-half Democrats
Wat will do with the Independents, Llber-
ais and Reform parties who may call on me
tor a like division of appointments ?
Judge VOORHEES, should not put such
words in the mouths Of men who claim to
represent such parties; there are but yo par
ties in this State, viz: Republicans and the
party OF opposition to fraud and usurpation,
composed of Democrats. White Leaouers and
any other name you may choose to call them
AS l understand you, you Will not grant our
request.
Kellogg, Coming down. If you send me
the names of twenty men for appointment
from each ward, may see fit to appoint one
of the number as registration CLERK of the
ward.
Judge Voorlies-Do I understand you,
Governor, to say You will give us clerk to
each Register, and will accept one that we
will name?
De tacto-I may do so, but I cannot
promise. Mind, do not say will do 50.
Judge VOORHEES, -Then you refuse Let us
retire ; addressing the members of the COM
mittee.)
Kellogg, again excited ,cM appoint, ,oiu
appoint aeM appoint the clerks from the
names you submit for appointment.
As the committee retired. Kellogg or Tered
! page to follow Judge VOORHEES, and call him
back. Judge VOORHEES, returned, and Kellogg
req nested written communic ltion setting
forth the demands of the committee.
The committee adjourned to the Office of
Sheriff Patton, in the superior District Court |
Judge VOORHEES, had just commenced COM
nnnication to Kellogg when John Fitzpatrick. |
he Clerk of the Court, very abruptly entered |
md III a summary manner told the committee |
hat they had no authority to enter the build !
ng, and doing SO, without his consent, was, |
o say the least pr-sumptuous on their part
They then retired to Mr.. Charles Loque's
,ttice and Judge VOORHEES, addressed his letter
rom there to the de fncto
As to the committee soundly berating me
Or the timely remark to he usurper, as report
ID by the Times, it is false, and the Times
new it to be so, when it stated otherwise,
H. T. LAwLER,
One of the COumittaa