The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-01
THE SECOND ELECTION.

THE SECOND ELECTION.
And so the Returning Board, las
completed its labors, at last. We shall
hardly be accused of unfairness in re-
ft,sing to enter into details to establish
q fact SO we'll known throughout the
State, by this time, that the labors
thus completed are only conspicuous for
a lack of decency, honesty and an utter
disregard of the sacred rights of the
people. Never, perhaps, have four
men discharged a grave public trust
under such high incentives to admin
lister right and justice, and never,
beyond doubt, have four men discharged
that trust with such universal disappro-
baton. Not less than seventy-five
thousand freemen of Louisiana are
ready to arraign Wells, Anderson,
Kenner and Casanave for wholesale cor
ruption and political frutality and to
subscribe this day to u fund to erect Il
monument commemorative of their
infamy. What a 1ecord!
As to the result of the Boards action,
it may be stated, in general terms, that
the House of Representatives stands,
according to our estimate, SO Republi-
cans, to SO Conservatives, counting Mr..
Hood, of Jackson, who ran as a Demo-
crat Independent, and has wrongfully
been counted in, as a conservative. In
the Senate, two conservatives duly
elected are counted out, giving the
Radicals two-thirds majority in that
body. Dubuclet is declared elected
treasurer by majority of 95s. The
parishes of Desoto, Grant, Bienville and
Vim were not counted but referred to
the legislature for action, the Board
alleging intimidation of a character so
violent as to warrant them in rejecting
the polls of each. Enough of the vote
of these parishes, however, will certainly
be counted to make Moncure Treasurer,
his majority in the four parishes being
nearly 22OO. The Board return the fol-
lowing members of congress: Gibson,
Ellis and Levy, democrats and Darrall,
Nash, (col.,) aud Morey, republicans.
By counting the vote or Carroll, where
the most unblushing frauds were COM
mitted, Capt. Spencer is returned beaten
by over 1900 votes. OF course, Spencer
will at once serve notice of contest upon
Morey, and we believe will have no
trouble to obtain the seat upon testi-
mony which can be collected in ten
days.
We are glad that the second, and, in
law as it stands, the real election in
this State, is over, and we think we
may safely congratulate the people upon
the prospect of a certain miscarriage of
the schemes of the Radicals, without
degree harsh, on the part of those who
have been so base1y defrauCed by the
Returning Board. We feel quite GER
tain that the House will organize on
the 18th with Democrat as Speaker,
and that the subsequent proceedings
will be in keeping with such selcc-
ton. Perhaps the Radical clerk, who
holds over, will intcrpose some obsta-
c1es if so, they will be speedily re-
moved and the clerk with, them. The
question of 4 future policy for the
House, thus organized, may be remittcd
to developments yet to come, but it can
hardly be doubted that the general
plan of battle will be u vigorous on
slaught upon the rascals who have
plundered the State and given it the
reputation abroad of IL political pest
house to be avoided by every virt,,o,,s
immigrant of means and intelligence.
Here is moro intimidation, The
President, not relying implicitly upon
Gen. Emory's discretion and loyalty to
Radicalism, has directed Gen. Sheridan
to repair to New Orleans. Sheridan. i,
Is stated, is expected to assume cont