New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-28


gusted the religious members. and some Of
them joined the Democrats; the feeling here
relative to colored DemocFats amounts to
oseraCi0m. H
To NJ. Townsend-I am barber, On
Common street; have addressed large Dem
ocrstic meetings; the colored people OF this
State know moro about politics than the
white people do; they have been better
echooled in the decentralization of that
science; do not exactly know tho p ,pula-
ton Of Louisiana - to white ana black
people; very few COlored men hold respect
able offices in this State.
Direct-You might put all tho white Re-
publicans in this State in circns ring.
William Cooper, colored-I live 10 Now
Orleans; VOTE d the Democratic ticket last
election and have been . Democrat since
1868; heard of threats against colored Dem
0orats before the election; policeman told
me that l would he hung il voted the Dem.
ocs ATTIC ticket.
To Mr.. Townsend--Do not know moro
than one Of the mems names who struck
mo in the fifth ward; did not prosecute my
aseatlants because 1t Wa no use; in 1875 ]
was on the police force, and was suspended
by Jim Lewis because I would not swear
that . man was beaten to death in the
station; after my suspension resigned;
whenever . Democrat IL locked mp in the
0AAV OSoUAOAA NO H0t~ - 00oVy OUUCS OBU4V
got NO Justice in Judge Stses' court; 70
signed the force because I knew that /
would be discharged; NO respectable msn
can stay ON the police.
Lewis Henderson, cclored-Voted .
straight Democratic ticket last election; be-
longed to . Democratic club, and the meet
ings were broken up twice; was knocked
sll to pieces; I called on the police to arrest
my assailants, but they refueed, and the
T.
fined me SIS; while the finers were taking
me to Jail they beat me oil the way; vas
beaten on other occasions; Cockeyed 10,
the policeman, beat mo bad; he 10 . pick
pocket on the public streets; paid 90 to
get man TO sign my appearance bond.
To Mr.. T0Wnsend-WAs fined $40 becsuso
they said I was drunk and disturbed the
peace; had . witness to djsprove the
charger; when arrested BY Cockeyed 10
and 10 did not appear against me; 10 has
boon dismissed the force for meanness: my
club was in the third ward, and 10 Craig
was tho president; tho colored people who
live in my neiKhborh0od are willing 70 hang
me: 1 would vote 1000 Democrats tickets
if could at once; have nothing to do,
and want to see . change. ti
William Henry Berland. colored-Livein
New Orleans; voted the Democratic ticket,
men who struck mo might have been play
ing with mo. =
Henry West-I reside in Rcd River par
ish; c0lored men were intimidated on cleo
ton day; ono man told me thas it he voted
the Democratic ticket his wife would leave
him and he would be turned ont of the
church; some few c0l0red men left the Re
publicans and joined the Democrats, and
moro wouli have done 80 but they were
fwnsHs Woa1n~ Dnnnh kn1A hat IS hA
voted the Democratic ticket he would be
turned out of bis society, but he voted the
Democratic ticket; that was not the only
case of that kind.
Arthur Thomas, colored-Live in New
O,leane; voted the Democratic ticket last
election, for which was tackled; some
loafers asked me what ticket l was gong
to vote end would not tell them, and then
they weht for me; dare not 60 ont Of my
house At night.
The committee then took recess until
7P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session CAPTAIN Carr, of
De Soto parish. read statement Of his rea-
son for declining to accept commission -
sheriff a. according to the returns made by
the Returning Board.
To Mr.. Townscnd-I acted as . deputy
marshall in the town of Manifold on cleo
ton day; the box 1t my poll was on .
bench 90 situsted that voters could eco it
from the outside; know OF no armed bands
riding around the country the night before
election; did not eco blow struck on cleo
ton day; at poll No. there were two lines
tors voted; voted . scratched licked;
l voted for the Tlden electorr; did not
wish the nomination Of eherif.
Direct-I was considered Republican in
1872, but 1 can't tell how I voted then;
voted for Greeley; consider that ing op-
ponent, Mr.. Semple. was fairly elected
sheriff; in fact, am quite sure Of II.
Joseph Mazette, oOlored-Live in this
city, No. 378 Derbigny street; voted the
ter was whipped because he voted the
Democratic ticket: e. Davis was choked by
Pollard because he Wa Democrat; know
of over 800 fraudulent papers issued in 1874
in tho seventh ward; Barrow told about
men being discharged in 1874 for voting the
Republican ticket; the same msnager who
had charge Of the papers in 1874 had charge
of them in 1875; 90 NJ any colOred men are
down on me that / do NOT know who to
trust.
To Mr.. Townsend-I am q caulker; have
not worked at it much, and have done little
else than attend to politics since the recon.
struction; received about two weeks salary
from tho Democrats; joined the Democrats
last September; Porter and his wife told me
that Kelly whipped him; the colored Re
publicans put out the fraudulent papers; N
b. Hutton was the supervisor; about dozer
were registered, giving my house as theil
residence; when l Joined ihs Democrats
had those papers cancelled; the men whe
doubled up on registration papers tool
them to q house ON Gooichildren street
| took drink and left their papers; know
the names of many men in the seventh
ward who doubled up; to name all o.
them would take nearly all TIT
Republicans in the ward and some in tht
sixth and eighth wards; do not know how
many times the men registered; can not tel
whether the men who falsely registered in
| 1874 voted on those papers in 1876; John
Barrow is Q colOred Republican; the colOreG
| men who swore that they had been dis
charged in 1874, made false affidavits be
fore Judge Staes 1T night in. Barrow I
| house; the came gang operated at the las
| election, and they watched me; l do moi
know how the seventh ward went tho las,
| time; think if there was fair election thu
Creole element like me would carry the day
and beat William Il. Moore and Kelly
Moore is elected q member of the House.
Direct-l have q list of the numbers o
the false registration papers made in thu
| seventh ward; I will furnish the committed
| list of those not already scratched off By
Major Burke; am not afraid of the bull
dozers, for am fixed for them; woult
rather die by bullet than stsrve to death
Adjourned until eleven o'clock this morn
ing.
The House subcommittee, which is DOM
posed of Messrs. Blackburn, Phelps an(
Hurlbut, yesterday took testimony for La
fourche parish, but very littls Of import
snce was elected One witness testified
that some of the polls we're not open all tn
time, and some not opened at all, yet tn
election passed off quietly; that there wa
q tolerably good feeling between the white
and the blacks. Beyond this there wa
next to nothing shown. Mr. Hurlbut closet!
i IL olokn