New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-13

interrupt him too much) precisely the stats.
Mr.. West-If have not stated the Sen.
ator's position correctly he will pardon me.
for the reason that l have not his remark.
before me. I caught them by ear, and /
know that he asserted, if he has not ex-
plunged it from his speech, that there were
seventy one votes cast that day.
This report alleges that q majority of
Twenty-Five had been changed, and thew
took exception to the action in the cases Of
Bienville, Grant, De Soto and VIM par
lshes. should like to have read from the
ohclal report of the Returning Board what
was the action in those parishes, and to
snow that the board acted in strict con-
lormity with the provisions Of the law
wren IL absolutely and positively excluded
euo coun1 OF those parishes from their
retuFns. There was nothing transmitted to
Ine legislature. 1t was a mere ministerial
act, ~ accordance with law that, being
| satlshed themselves that such violence and
outrage existed in those parishes as yitiated
the election, they had. the right. and Il was
their sworn duty to exclude those marshes
from their count. 1 ask the Clerk TO read
what Is SAID about those parishes in the
! report of the Returning Board. '"'
| The Chief Clerk read as follows:
"BIENyILLE.
''This parish was entirely rejected The
the parish of Red River, in which the Con.
shatta murders took place, and that MANY
of the persons who participated in those
murders were from this parish; that soon
after these murders. and before the tour
tenth of September, 1874, the tax collector
Of this parish was forced to resign by COM
mittee of White Leaguers; that colored
school teachers were whipped and driven
out of this parish; that the leading Repub-
lican in this parish was advised, and acted
on the advice, not to attempt to organize
the party or to vote. There was not a
Republican vote cast il this parish. That
the registration shows that $50 white
and 4l2 colored voters were registered.
and the pretended returns from this parish
showed 779 votes and nearly the same num-
Der OF white registered voters. The board
was satisfied there was no fair, peaceable or
free election in this parish.
GRANT.
"The vote of this parish was thrown out:
the evidence satisfied us that the election
was entirely irregular in this parish, and
that intimidation prevailed at every poll in
the parish. The direful effect of the Colfax
massacre is SO severely and generally felt in
this parish, thatit can not be- said there was
free, fair and peaceable election at anv
poll in this parish. This parish is strongly
Republican.
DE SOTO.
Under the fourth head of objections TO
parishes or polling places being canvassed
and compiled, it was found that the super.
visor OF registration for the parish Of De
Soto had made no return OF the election in
this parish to the board 1t is proper to
remark that the first supervisor of registra-
ton appointed for this parish was one of
the men murdered at the COushatta massa-
Gre. There is no officer authorized to
make the returns of election to the
board except the supervisor OF registra-
ton; it is to him that the list of voters and
tally sheets are to be delivered and by him
to the board, as well az the
statement of votes and condensed statement
Of the votes of the parish. Coming through
him, the legal officer, it carries with it that
al the other forms Of law have been com.
Piled with, and leaves the board only to
canvass and compile the votes. In this case
The clerk OF the court of that parish offered
10 produce to the board the duplicate state
nent OF votes said to be furnished him by
he commissioners of election, also tally
heets; but in order to verify those docu-
ments as genuine, and such as ought to
lave been produced by the supervisor, it
would be necessary for the board TO 90 into
evidence on the subject.
1t was stated to the board during the
anvass and compilation of the votes, that
he Democratic counsel in attendance on
he board had had the supervisor OF regis
ration OF the parish of De Soto arrested
nd brought before United States Commits
Toner Craig, on the charge OF corcealing
he returns OF that parish from the board.
was also stated that the supervisor had
he returns with him when brought he
ore the commissioner, but that he was
discharged by the commissioner on some
made with him by the Demo-
ratio counsel. There was no evidence
efore the board that prostitute had the
eturns and was Offering them for sale.
UGH a thing was casually stated to the
oaro, OUT not as evidence, and was not
educed to writing, and was not considered
y the board as anything more than
ass'ng remark. Not being a court of
eneral jurisdiction, it was the opinion of
10 BOARD that 1t could not verify an act on
lch documents, and declined to receive
nd act on them. The counsel for the
emocratlc committee applied to the proper
receive such evidence of the election and
anvass and compile the votes therefrom:
ut after pleadings and full arguments OF
,unsel, the court refused the mandamus.
he decision of the court sustaining the
,sitlon taken by the board, the board, in
'ner cases where the supervisor OF regis
alton had failed to make returns of anv
'll, held that the default could not be-
lpphed, and that 1T any party should be
Jured by it they would have their legal
course, as the law is understood to afford
nple relief in such cases.
Under the fifth head Of the protests and
'JectlOns, as above stated, comes the par-
4 OF VIM. The evidence showed that
mes L. Reidheimer, resident of that mar
D, had been appointed supervisor of regis
alton for the parish by Governor Kellogg
the seventh day Of August, 1874. but
at by letter to Governor Kellogg he had
slgned, OF rather refused to accept the
pointment, and had failed to qualify.
terward Governor Kellogg appointed {.
Randall to this office, who qualified and
mt forward to discharge the duties of the
ice. Upon applying for the papers and
anks which had been forwarded to Reid
inner when he was appointed, he refused
deliver them to Randall, who WAS then
reatened with death if he did not leave
, parish, whereupon he left the parish
without any notice TO Gov
Tor Kellogg. Reidheimer proceeded to
IKE registration under which the cleo
n was held, and he (Reidheimer) made
urn to the board Of said election.
the board also had before them the
'tlhcate OF the Secretary of Stat. show
that Z. 5. Randall was thu legally
pointed supervisor of the parish.
~ was from this evidence the u,,,nion of
} board that there had been Ii, legal
'istratlon OF the voters of this parish.
5hout which there could be no legal aloe
q, and that the unlawful act of ReiShs;-
r IN not turning over to Randall the
'Ss ana blanks to enable him to make a
al registration. and the violent acts of
cltizens In ordering Randall awav from
parish On pain of death, made il the
y OF the board to reject the nretenSa5
arns and vote Of this parish.v
~. vest was calling attention