Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-01
Louisiana.


The unhappy condition of affairs in LOUIS
lana. finds fresh complication in every
,ol;,ical event in that State. 1t seems to
be simply impossible to hold an election
there. the result of which shall be quietly
aeoaiesced in by both parties. Irregular
tiles take place at the polls, and in the can
yassins boards, to such an extent as to give
each side the opportunity to claim every
election. The utmost bitterness OF feeling
illustrated by numerous personal Conflicts
in the last Of which Ex-Governor Yarmouth
appears as one Of the actors, prevails ana
it j. plain that only the pressure OF strong
force Of [. :. troops prevents the setting oil
the question of supremacy, between the he
rublicans and the Conservatives or white
leaguers, by bloody warfare /
The State election was held on the ID OF
November. nearly two months ago, and the
result has lust been announced by the Ike
turning Board" This Is Board Of three
members. two being Republicans and one
Conservative. whose duty it is to make the
final canvas. Of the votes in each parish ard
Whose decision is final The Conservative
member Of tie Board resigned his place last
THURSDAY, On the ground that his associates
yrc-, returning. As elected to the Legislature, |
member. whom he believed to be "unmis-
.alahlv Defeated" The Others went on and /
next In. announced the result Of their can
vas. They return 81 Republicans and D
Democrats A. elected to the legislature anu
leave the result in four parishes to be de-
cideI b- the Legislature. This result i so
different from that indicated on the face OF
tl,. returns. which, A. received by the Board
indicated the election Of - Conservatives and |
a E,rgllicln~. that it causes intense excite /
,nent on the part of the Democrats, who de-
clare the decision of the Board to be an
oatra-e. The Board explain, in their re-
mort. how they reached the results an
nounccI. They say that the election was
..,crv loosely conducted by the Commission
err Of Election. 50 much 50 that at not one
a.. s.,., ,,-.-.. +b,
forms required by law observed. " In many
cass-. thcy sly. no lists Of voters were kept
-. ,,.....,,,;..;,no,s or they were not for
- p, III. pe,rrr;o- Board bv the
Supervisors. and many that were forwarded
10 the Returning Board were not signed OF
.fa I,,r ro,ri-o. In many
.,.... .I...r,. ,,.r. ~, tally sheets forwarded
I'LL. .l.,,.,
10 the returning h'A'u 10 e""'l' ''''-''
tc-t the accuracy ot the statement "i The
and ;.....,,,e. instances onIr tally sheet,
were returned u the hc'urh'hS h'"l"' "'-'-
,,t.. l,.- oc voters or statement of votes, and
...-. TO-. ,l, r,,, no
lhel h'' ''-"'' w 7''-"
quire~. They quote the law requiring them
.l......-....t ,l,. r,te- in cases where i'll
..l
limitation "r armed DISTURBANCE llc''N'''
4 fair free. and pcaccabic vote oi all quail
:, ~ .t... ..,..t, ..,..-- a.
hed eiec''F'' lH'S ''t ''''''
intimidation, which prevented a TAR, ire''
anil ,..o.sab,s election in the parishes If
I,--. -, lie ,,..--
',i'' 80 an
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i" l'''''- ''''' Pa 81 -.
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Fo''>, ''' '-'''', III.
k'l4'At+'i- 'sN t'il 49, i''--e"'
inc board however now IA , UNI t[o' C,l
rsrt an SATISFACTORY proof that such viola
;iln had been pcrpetrated and that 1t had
'4e ensct OF hlnllatls rT,, aF tb .D' n,c
ZION. AsaH these acts TO produce intitni-
da'ion have been peTpetTate1 IN i 4 Oh
,,,,l,iir,-, rsrtv the uolIs excluded from
compilation generally gave majorities IN
ave. oi me pemocpatt par, re3 anc ' me-
y1te Of TIM, narty. and in some Instance
had the ELECT Of returning representatives
a an otter o-Ice.5 q. ,mg 'g .b5a rs, P' ~
Snneryi-.rs. This is the natural result OF
an Illegal attempt to accomplish an object,
anu j. DO lAaI' o' '"o oOAIu'
lie i'''''o'I"''' 'l9 WI nave S''.' w ''''
accept las we" 'l 'ne case Inc! u'''''''''7
the throwing oa' oi 'Vn9e[''''I'e 'o'9N
"n''h 'he5 1egl're 10 DC ieS''i anu '''''
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''a'eu 10 We ecu Oh 'u' l"11 =, 'i-' -
tuiiis' ''i'''' .''N' '''',l ''''s MN '-'e
nature a91c'i''e'' why '"e ID ii '''l
uhuerio'h 10 doctor 'ne return anu
count III 1t i,elu0ii''" N''o.i'5, 1iu io' W.
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prove IL nave e''''eu Oo'i''I ' '''i'' a. J.
Strongly c'alihei 10 DC me case 'ne ooH-
Ser.au'oS VIII nave majority oi Two '0''
heil"SS Is 9"''eu aS saying 'iia' j the oiiV |
si''oh' IL 1hey clailn' Slhl! ue'Ie " e'n-
surname 's.s'''uie' ''''! i'''' 1t, anu J..
VIII r''''"'''-'S II PRESENT .'i' "N,''" anu
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l"' ~ i''''I'''e VI 'ne report oil Tue lie
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