, 1875-01-18

HsFly "aH Rt1eIal!7 &l!oHeu ~ pfou11ce efIEcpcG
TO rlPport tho objection, and tie other party to
reply By at1'davits.. 4 day w.s tIxctl for these
proofs to to closed. After these public aehaiona
tho board went into private. or, AZ they we're
called. executive aessiofA, wllcrn thu pronfH aud
matters in dispute we're dec.1..cd, and a eciron
arrived at. The minutes ct tho 1soFgd arc very
in"Rs1e. They contain littlo more tlln1i record
uf lta meeting, going into executive. sesrion sud
IT, ndjpHrlinE. and some formal public orders.
They contain no rninutes whataver af tho pro-
cccdnps In executive session, md furnish thete-
fots ittio hight upon tho findings Ut tho Eoard.
THE RAr1bEs rAnlsH Dgtfsios.
The Pkrlfh nf. Natides chose three members
Of the Legislature. The returns elected at three
Conservatives. When the polls cloHed the only
paper flied with tbs Returning I;uara was the
affidavit Of tho United States Supervisor that tho
election vas ia oil respects full. fair, anti free.
1t Was not knoan in tile pasiHh that my contest
existed tSaifHt those members. They left their
hnl4es aid proceeded to New Orleans To lie
Intention OF contcstinE their ecats, ur objection
to their election, having hctn given by tier a1-
tonents. At olle Of their last seHhlotln the He
turning board Declared all the 1;cpuGlican MEM
Of the Returning j'1ard zero produced btfcro
sourtsomlnIt'ee. there werc found among them
all affidavit by Mr. Wells. the President OF the
Board declaring that intimidation had existed
as certain poinsa III that patj4h,, aud
therefore, bo rejected. The counsel for the
Democratic Committee testified TINT they had no
opportunity to contradict tho statements of thus
paper that thcY had never eeeD or known Of it
tcforc, and tlat upon All examination Of the
papers before tic board when tic proofs closed
It was not hrnons them. Tho COUNCIL for tho
1et,JbIcan Committee reserved the right to
matte explanation upon this point, b1t offered
nonc 1ho affidavit was dated - day Of Dc
NOT himself IN the parish On the day Of tte cleo
tton, aud though At the opening Of the frat ses-
elon your Committee declared their in-
tcntion to e1am!no into the action Of tue He
turning Board. Gov. Wclls mover came forward
as wltueEs. At tile close OF CUR proceedings
Icaro WIS asked that Ills deposition might be
given. Tl1is WAS declined aud atr. Wells wna
invited to appear bctore tho Committee, but Ao
never came, Leave was also given for taking
Lis Testimony by Commissioned II he declined
to appear, bit this vaa 10. ayailed Il. Ycnr
Committee. therefore, arc constrained to declare
that tho action of the Returning 13ua.ti in tho
rejection Of ihcEo 1oturnB in the Parish OF
lapider, and giving tue seats for that parish to
tho Rerublican cand,aatee. was arbtrarr, unfair,
aid without wnrrant Of law. II tho Committee
wero to 60 behind tho papers before tie Boatd
aud consider tie alleged charge Of Intimidation
upou the prooia ltfore the Committee, their
ttndlng would necessarily be the ha,le. 1t NAs
asserted in Gov. Wells affidavit ttat tho Nc
Eucry officials Lad uEurped tho Offices Of tho
parisl, nnd thereby lutmtdated voters. 1ul-
modiately after The 14sll Of septernler,
when tho Kellogg authorities ln Vow Or
leans we7o ru: cut by tho Penn authorities.
certain cl,snsea took place it' so1ne Of the par
lslca. When the BOWS irum Heu Orleans reached
these parishes the 1teEncry officers deinaplcd
their places OF the Kellogg officials. anl they
we're at ouca given up. When tho Federal
Government iutcrycued and unscatcd tho Nc
Euory authorities, the Kellogg officials demand
cd mud recaired back tlcir plhce4. but Eomo time
kcomcd to have elapsed before the kcllugg Of
fe.als took their places back. Indeed, The a1c-
Ht,
rhen your Committee wclc IN New Orleans, tlo
Kellogg lea'ater ncyar having conc to reclaim
tho place, which waH faid to bs worth nothing
now. In faplacs l'a1 lra tho kellueg Clerk wan
Mr. Wells BUN, Who having Welded bis place to
tho McEacry compe:.tor IN September, does Rot
appcar to have reclaimed 1t, aud LIE waB accord
inSlv sent for alter tho election to como from lis
1esidence SONS miles dietant. to ei2p tho returns
ot tho clectlous, Hlicn he did. Your Committee
are ut ioes to feo iii their action sur intinida-
lion Of Mr. Wells, still less Of tho electors Of the
parish.
INTIMIDATION.
IT eo happens that this parish WAS taken as a
sample Parish Of intimidation, Ianr witnesses
from Which, Of both parties, were examined with
reference to it, They fhor beyond question
that thers Was free. full, fnir, aud peaccable
election ard registration there; there MSS no
evidence Of any intimidation Of voters p1act,cpd
OIL the Gay Of election. Although it was asserted
that intimidation Of colosed mon before the elec
s,,1,Ir Ham ~ ~ aisca reo tI,e, T. thay vntaa
tt,o ,;cnu,I;c.n ticIet ~ er1iepca sither NJ
disebargo nr NJ refnsst IN crnrloT m. nrnanred
raTtnn vitnnaaaa them,elrca avery ara ~
otiics.ho1tier tast;1ed rcnarai1y tn s,,cb antior
1,nt hnr1l. INV nne wss sbio n specifr = 4inr1o
instanca in vhoh h. hcnrI INV emninSc,.
a. tlIrc,tnn ~ dischoroa anv rotef ~
Enow ~ anv amniovo fe,po n tf,rsatoned
~ Gssch,,on1 Nnt nnc s;nrfa cotoreI n,sn
ti,-ot,t,hnrt ths entir. nn,ish 3yns n-od,,ccd r.
tcs,ifT oither To sneh thre.t ar tntha er ecntinn
of smc, - n,,ennse whathar hafore nr sfter 1ho
e1orI;nn Thp ocf,nn NJ ,ha 1Setn1oin,, nnsrd in
tt T,ar,ab nf ]tsn3,'e. a,nno c.nnrr; liz nn',,;.
al cornnia,I In ~ tho f'owar Hoxan a"4 their
act;nn IN the other marshes vay oorxllv ohien,
tionnhla. Far ;nstancee II, rharja parjah Il Waa
rln,,nai bofo,a vorr Ifomnnjttc. .L.t thn vnte lv
Taii Nn ! in tI,st nnnsh ha,a hem 1afecte,1 ~,
arco1nt ~ int;r,fiaf;nn mi thn n.ners n-n-
dnced 10 t,,n r1a-1 ~ tho 10, I'd Inv u 10 smc
nroof wha'syer nm n I'm connss, III Iisvl
ii,rosucnd somc ae3dorits wi1eh he tieeIered haij
bes,, sntn;ftni, r. si,e Tr.rfi ~ .notha- nf s%s
tle roursoi 1Gan ~ ramnf~S rl'a Gnns.rratise
cnunssi r a;stci th.i t,snsa rsncra ia nnroT
i,oan hefnIo the iioa,,1 whon ' ia onns,,tnnitv
va r;ysu tha M Tsnnh;ican couneol IJ to enw III
liz N ,,er Ind hee., suhn;ttaa t'nt tha tcst;'
,o,iw Pofrnrad Snr t,st ,,'n,a H.. 1hsn a.
fap Io,rSver trn,n ss'"S;sfi,t. that fart rstD1,
it,nd ~ .a.o r. mna Ill., ti'st
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