New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-22

there, but they had not been placed on th!
tally list; We examined the tickets snd
found that the electors' names were or
them; We then counted those namee; We
sent for East Baton Rouge boxes; aftel
election tho boxes are placed In charge o.
the court clerk; the boxes that were exam
ined were examined in public; my govern
lnent claim is about thirteen years old;
have claim in Congress forpfoperty takeu
from mo by tho government; the amount ID
about 5000; the property was taken by
General B inks.
Direot-The law says that the supervis.
ors must appoint commissioners from both
parties; the supervisors OF registration
were generally Republicans; in many in.
stances the commissioners were sll Demo
Gratis; the board did not hold any open ses-
sions after the closing Of the evidence; do
not know how l78 votes were transferred
from the Democratic tn the Republican
electors in the parish of Vernon; there may
have been . clerical mistake in that mat
ter; We frequently certified to the returns
as brought to US by the clerks, without al.
ways examining them; if the supervisor
fails to do his duty, the remedy rests with
the courts, not with tho board; ! think l
polls that were thrown ont were gen.
orally Democratic the party was un-
fortunate; my opinion is that the
present election law is the only law that
will suit under the present condition of
things; in Concordia the tally sheet came
with the returne; the supervisors state
ment agreed with the tally sheet; we sent
for one Concordia box; think We did not
send for boxes from 81. Martin; NO poll in
the parish of Orleans was thrown out BY
the board; Mr.. Spofford asked us to call for
ho~an ~ ne1no vkah huA NO rof-,coN. N
some POLLS were left out BY the supervisors
we could not he lp it; the board had only to
deal with those things which the super.
visors furnished rs. The books called for
arrived This book is the wrong one; it ID
not the one l sent for; it does not show
what We wanted; the other book 10 the
right one; it contains tho stubs Of the re-
ceipts for election returns; it shows which
came by mail and which by another source.
Mr.. Jenks then read al the stubs, some Of
which stated how the returns came; some
did not indicate anything ]
To Mr.. Townsepd-1t 10 . fact that the
board elected Mr.. j. n. Sandidge . mem.
ber, but he declined, and Mr.. o. Arroyo
was elected; Mr.. Arroyo said that he would
not remain on the board if another Demo
crat was not elected; Mr.. Arroyo 10 Demo
CrAt, and he served some time.
Direct-The board failed to agree on q
nomination to fill tho vacancy; it was oul
duty 10 fill the vacancy; l never asked any
body to take the place; the board did moi
refuse to elect member; the Democrats
knew that the board had failed to agree on
the name sent in for electieD: Dr.. Kennedy
was the gentleman proposed; We did moi
take . vote ON it; was in favor of DR.
Kennedy; do not know about the othel
members; there was NO agreement not II
agree; do not think my holding position
is contrary to the Presidents order; said
that l held tho Returning Board paper
% State officer, but should not have
said go; am custodian of the documents
l do not receive . salary a. president O.
the Returning Board; sSmetimes the Legis
lature makes appropriations for the board
know A. g. Badger. and he wes appointei
tax collector by Kellogg; do not know
!, that any of my relatives received money o.
notes from Badger; the mind that invente(
such o story 10 corrupt one; never re
ceived anything from him.
The following questions were put by Mr.
Jenka, who read them from . clip of papel
he held before him: ~.
Have yeu directly or indirectly received
any portion of the money paid in satisfac
ton of twenty or more notes of $1,000 each
made by A. S. Badger, of Orleans, and paii
through q bank of this citya
Was or was not certain notes Of A.
Badger paid to relative of yours?
The answer ie given shove, and it wa
given emphatically.
To Mr.. Townsend-If the board ap
pointed Democrat, and if that Democra
should change to . Republican, the boart
could not eject him.
To Mr.. McMahon-Do not think that i
Casanave or Kenner were to turn Demo
crats that they would be turned ont O.
bulldcz zed out.
The committee went into secret session
after which it adjourned until six O'Clock
At the evening session the first witness
/. d. 8. Abell-Reside in Now Orleans; live,
here since 1869; came from South Carolina
am assistant secretary to the Returning
Board; vas not continually present durinl
the executive sessions; the election returns
were sometimes received by mail and some
times otherwise. Witness Was interrupted
1T considerable length by Mr.. Morrison
concerning the usages in our election mat
ters, oil Of which has been testified to b.
several witnesses.] know that the boart
canvassed and compiled every return tina
it received; do not know how many poll
were thrown out and not returned, but b,
this paper before me / see it is sixty-nine
can not tell what the aggregate vote woul'
of tho board; do not remember c0nversa
ton in the board concerning . poll of o.
leans parish; know nothing Of poll No. z
eleventh ward; I WAS in and out Of tn
room; am . member of the flour board
was appointed last August by Lieutenan
Governor Antoine: the pay is by fees; va
oAce employed % inspector in the Custom
house.
Mr.. jerks asked witness concerning tn
matter of his income, what real estate
bank stocks, etc., he owned, but witnes
fatty refused to answer the questions.
Frank johnson, cOl0red-At the las
election voted the Democratic ticket;
canvassed the parish of Catahouls; befOr
the election was told would be turne
out of the church if l voted the Dem0crs
tic ticket; know of secret association
among Republicans called Council of Fret
dom; it 10 oath bound; some of them toll
me they were armed, in Catah0ula parish
am president of Q Democratic club q
about thirty members; was turned out q
the church, and my license as . ministe
was taken from me; the colored men VII
| Joined the Democrats did 30 freely; kn0'
colored men vote with Republicans; the
were told that if they voted with Dem.
Gratis they would be put back into slavery
wives left their husbands for joining th
Democrats.
To Mr.. Hurlbut-Have lived in Cats
hOula . year; have been local presche
there in the Baptist Church; when joine
the Democratic party quit preaching
[laughter] my congregation did not wan
me any longer, and told me 90; members Z
| the council told me that they had given q
their registration papers, BY order of II
president; the idea OF taking the paper
L L. sN A0A~ 81
them wear them; they have cartridges, N
AZ; the rifles were sent up to them abol
the first of October; the population is abo'
| equal. but it may be there are more whit
than Jacks; was ct poll No. l2;; there vi
| NO trouble there; Old Dick Hazard vote
| an open Republican ticket; three colort