The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-21
LOUISIANA.
The Work of the Committees
More Evidence Of Radical
Bull-Dozing.
The House Committee.

afterwards knocked down and beaten and
then arrested and sent to the parish Jail
for ten days; they beat him because he
voted the Democratic ticket; named the
parties who attacked him and made
complaints to the police, but they refused
to protect him; was threatened before
the election; women went around telling
colored men they would be returned
to slavery if the Democrats succeeded.
Cross. examined - Was not troubled
during the election; reiterated that
he had been attacked, detailed the cir
cumstsnces of the attack. After being
attacked he made complaint to the police,
who arrested HIM for disturbing the
peace. He was tried by justice'slcourt
and condemned to pay fine of five dol
lars or ten days in prison; was sent to
prison; was formerly q Republican, but
changed his politics because he had
nothing to do and wanted work.
| Charles Carsanav, of the Returning
Board testified: Was born in New Or
leans; is recorder OF the births, deaths
and marriages; has been a mem.
Der OF the Returning Board since
| 1872; all the members Of the Board
belong to the Republican psrsy. There
was a recommendation to FIJI the vacancy,
but the Board could not agree. Mr..
Kennedy was proposed. Witness refused
to answer whether or not he favored the
election of Kennedy as member of the
| Board. Some of the returns of the super
visors were made direct to the Board and
others to the secretary of state. The re-
turns were opened in the presence OF
the representatives of both par
ties. All the final decisions were
made in private session. The board
made up the returns from the consoli-
dated statements OF the supervisors,
never allowing any additions to be made
by the supervisors after the statements
were received by the board. In few
cases they sent Tor boxes, but don't re-
| member what Panot did to canvass Grant
parish; saw some irregular returns threw
out ir East FelcIana parish, because OF
| intimidation before and during the cleo
ton; don't remember having acted
in any change made by the
| administration previous to the last
eyistration. When asked if he intended
to bring for the inspection OF the COM
Ii ittee the original returns of the Super
visors, he SAID he had not brought the
papers and could not bring them with
out the consent of the board; would con-
suit the other members of the board and
bring them if they consented; don't
know whether Tllden or Hayes electors
had a majority; knew they threw out
two parishes and several polls in other
parishes; think the votes thrown out az
gregated several thousand; couldn't say
how many; probably 1000 or 5000; don't
recollect the number OF parishes IN which
vetes were thrown out thinks Ia or 10;
Just before tie election the colored men
| from the country went into Monroe,
armed to protect themselves on the way;
q number of guns had been discovered IN
the town by United States troops. de
said also that no Republican meetings
were held IN the county, except when
troops were present. He thought there
| mad not been fair and peaceabie
election in Ouaehita parish. he
said the negroes were intlmidated
and threatened; was told by some whites
that the Democrats would carry the
election by the bayonet; wss present at
a Democratic meeting when the speakers
said that the negroes should vote the
! Democratic ticket If they wanted good
government and desired to put honest
men in office, and that the Republicans
were making fools o. the colored people.
Mr.. Caslnav gave in testimony similar
10 that of General Anderson last after
noon regarding the three question ed
| polls in Orleans parish, and IN most
other matters Is to the action Oh the
Board.
Thos. G. Anderson being recalled,
handed a statement to the committee,
saving that il was the original statement
signed by all the members of the Return
ing Board, showing the vote Tor Presi-
dent;,l electors in the State. The
statement contains the aggregate vote,
not the vote of the parishes, or oy
parishes. Gen. Anderson stated that he
ordered the clerk 10 make out complete
statement of the vote by parishes. to be
lied before the Secretary OF State, but
| don't know whether that was done.
As we got through parish we sent 1t
~ the clerk marked compiled; to be I'M
mediately enteret.on the list" When polls
were rejected, those polls were mark
ed rejected" and sent to the clerk
We could not make out complete
list of the vote by parish In time
To- promulgate according to law, but or
dered the clerk to do SO afterwards; was
sbsent when the three parishes were be-
ing compiled by the Board. The clerk
made the addition of the votes, leaving
out the polls rejected. The Board revised
these additions On the statement hand-
cd te the committee, 1t was evident that
the figures and letters had been changed,
which was explaind by Gen. Anderson,
saving that some of the parIshes hsu
been misplaced by the CLERK OUT ne
did not remember very wei
how the mistake occurred; that the clerk
had satisfactorily explained 1t at the
time. No one was present IN the room
where the Board was working the night
before promulgating except the mem oers
osthe Board sn the counsel when orougnl
in 10 rive legal advice. Witness pro-
/ duced a memorandum OF the polls reject
cd bv the Returning Board with reasons
tbarSfor The list shows 04 polls In
/ JO marshes thrown out, and parishes ol
Grant and East Fellcisna. In answer TO
interogatories. Andrew said-Made out
compilations from consolidated statement
of supervisors OF registration' ana GIu
not consider any Of the returns made by
tho commissioners of election; supervl-
sor made returns with three or four polls
lett out; we counted on those returned;
considered no returns Of the commls-
sioners; refused to receive as evidence
the certified copies of the returns OF the
commissioners of election fled IN the
District Courts. In csnvassing the vote
for electors in Madison parish, we
had the evidence of the commis-
siopers of election, showing that
those electors received number
of the votes given them; don't know
which party received msj-rity at the
noIIs thrown out; don't know that every
boil thrown out gave Democratic ma
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