New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-24
WHOLE NUMBER 2397.

be as small as possible. Mr.. Ray stated |
| that he would not require more than thirty
On this the committee adjourned until
Up. M.
At the evening session the lights we're not
as bright as a MONDAY sun, but just sufi-
cient to make an excuse for shine and
throw treble shadows on everything
Mr.. Zacharie began on the parish of La
| fourche, giving his information on the cleo
| ton transactions in that section. He as
serted that previous to the regular hour for
voting fifty-thTee cOlored men had appeared
to vote, having the numbers of their regis
tration papers He then branched off on
other parishes, but our reporter was unable
| to hear what he said on account of the noise.
Mr.. Zacharie stated that the highest
Democratic vote in the parish of Rapides
was 1915 and the highest Republican vote
| was 1909. He also told what he had heard
| about the election in the parish of st. Tam
| many, but as it was entirely ex parte it is
not given here The vote of this parish was
represented as sos Democratic and 5Sj Re-
| publican; but the Pearl river poll was
| thrown out, giving the Republicans ma
| jority in the parish The parish of Winn
was thrown out; the vote was 404 Dem
| ocratie and l6S Republican. The supervisor
of Grant parish protested against the re-
turns, and reduced his protest to writ
ing, on the ground of informality. In
Grant parish the Republicans elected
everybody except the Representative; the
Returning Board made no disposition Of
this parish; the Republicans carried Red
River parish by large majority; poll No.
3 in this parish was thrown out by the
board; the five persons seated by Mr.. Wilt
were for Bienville, Grant, Winn and De
Soto parishes. We had several names
under which we fought the election battle,
namely, Democrats, White League, White
Mans party and Conservative party, used in
different portions of the State as suited US.
Mr.. Zacharie announced that Major Mon
cure had requested him to say that he
! acquiesced in the resolutions offered by Mr.
Wilt. Witness stated that he left the
White League simply because that name
was adopted, not account of its political
complexion; was eognizant of the incidents
of the fourteenth of September; think that
the entire White League force ont on that
occasion was not more than 700 or 300 men;
a reserve force, armed, was in the Crescent
| Billiard Room, corner of st. Charles and
Canal streets; there were armed men, out
on that day who did not belong to the
White League; I sympathized with the
White League purposes.
AT this iuncture Mr.. Wheeler asked some
questions concerning the conduct of the
Returning Board.
Ex Governor Wells stated that on Mon
day he would submit statement concerning
the conduct OF the Returning Board which
had been prepared TO be laid before the
Legislature.
j. H. Levy was a clerk for the Return
ing Board. Witness stated the manner OF
business as conducted by the Returning
Board, and produced a memorandum book
of the parishes, but the committee pre-
ferred 10 have certified copy from the
original. However, the book was allowed
to go in, simply for reference, not proof J
Witness stated how he had made up the
figures of his book by taking some figures
from records in possession of the Returning
Board before be was discharged; the re-
mainder he gathered from newspapers.
Another witness was introduced to con-
firm all that the last witness had testi-
fed to.
Mr.. MARI read portions of the election
law and explained his understanding of the
sections quoted. His understanding is that
the board has nothing to do with returns
from parishes where there is evidence that
intimidation, ETC., had been used, and that
they have no right to touch them until all
other parishes are completed.
The committee here adjourned until ten
O'Clock Monday morning, when Mr.. W. R.
Whitaker will be called as the fret witness.
Grand Concert.