Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-03
The LOuisiana Election

THR STATE CLAIMED BY BOTH PAKryRs-IN-
TlAlDATIoN CHARGED By TIE REPUBLI-
The election yesterday IN New Orleans passed
of quietly. LAST night the indications were
thst the city had gone conservative by IL 600 to
l3 COO majority. Many prominent conserva-
tiyes claim u 900 majority in the CITY. II was
generally believed that Gibson has defeated
SypheT for Congress in the let district. The
conservatives claim the election OF Ellis In the
% district, though the vote will be very close
The democrats claim the state by 8 200 10 5000
majority. Yesterday the republicans estimated
they would carry the state by 10000, and now
the most sanguine only claim il by 1O, 900, and
others by a small majority. The vote for Con-
gress In the Sd, 4th, 5th, and 9th districts will
he very close from present Indications. All
points heard from report heavy colOred vote
IOr the cOnseTyatives-estimate at 20 per cent
of the colored votes pOlled. Telegrams from
fourteen parishes in the state report that th.
election passed of quietly. Governor Kellogg
last night thought the republicans would carry
the state by good majority, and elect four,
probably five, and possibly six Congressman
Governor McEnery thought the conservatives
would carry the state by q small majority, and
elect three CoDgressmen.
At midnight last night the conservatives
claimed not less than ten and possibly fifteen
thousand majority. Reports from the parishes
are meageT, but show conservative gains over
the vote of 1872. The indications are that the
vote in the state will be close. The COnserva-
tiyes claim feur COngressmen. The republicans
admit the loss of but one. No disturbances are
reported from any quarter.
port by from 800 to 500 majority. Claiborne
parish is expected TO give from JOD to 700 con-
seryative majority, and Webster 800 majority.
The poll book ana ballot box OF FarmvIlle and
the poll book of the original registration of
Union parish were stolen Sunday night from
the sheriff office.
Judge j. NJ. Edmunds, of this city, who is
secretary the Republi can Con gressional Com
mittee, last night received the following dis.
patch from s. b. Packard, president OF the Re-
publican State Central Committee:
"IntimidatiOn was heavily practiced against
the blacks here yesterday. Flaming signs with
skulls and cross bones were posted up and pa
raded through the city By the White Leaguers
which terrified many OF the voters. Many en-
plOyers made their black servants and employees
go with them to the polls and vote democratic
tickets on pain OF discharge. Bold threats were
mace by armed leagueTs at the polls. and every
means short OF cOnssTalning Interference of the
troops was adopted TO alarm the republicans.
A full republican vote has been polIed in the
river parishes where no intimid alton was resort-
ed to. The steamboats, Lee, Pike, and Katie,
due here last night, were kept up the river TO
prevent large black crews from voting. The
White Lesguers captured a bslot-bOx in ward
r. Baton Rouge, the strongest republican ward
there, and stole the poll lists and box at Farm
eTsville, il I niOn parish, where a heavy black
vote was certain, because of the presence OF the
troops"