New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-30
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 80 1875

Then you ssy the rife organizations were
Answer-I have heard 90, cir.
Questions-What is the object Of those
organizations
Auswer-The only thing that know
about it Is that they were to keep the
peace.
Question-Who were the people that
were violating the peacei
Answer-Ie wac the Radical party; the
ones going to Monroe was the Radical
party, and they went to keep them away;
they went to keep the Radical party out Of
Question-Could you not have arrested
anything like disturbance with the legally
constituted authorities of the parish Of
Monroe9
Answer-I don't know. The legally con-
stituted authorities we're all out. The
Democratic party had nothing to do with it.
Qaestion-Then you think there is no
law where your party ie in power'
Question-What, according to your con-
struction, would We have under any other9
Answer-I know when the Democratic
party was in power We had order. l can
recollect that.
Question-How long did that order LAST
Up to 1867
Answer-Yes, sir; az long a. they had it
in their power.
Question Then you had attached to your
political organization rifle conpaness
Auswer-Yes, sir; both parties had them,
think.
Question-This was an armed party2
Answer-I can furthermore cay that on
the day these men were going to Monroe.
my negr0es-they were very stubborn-left
my place; they were ON the road with their
guns, but they would not tell me what they
we're going for; they were gone half day,
and could not got out of them at all what
they were gone fol; l have twenty-five
mens eight out Of that number went ID 4
body.
Question-You have stated that there
we're other organizations by other parties.
Did you affiliate with the Republican partly
Answer-No, cir; but there was an Or
ganizantiOn Of these men started out to or
ganize; these men that were in arms, that
is what alluded to.
Question-Then they were only an organ
iz.lion for that time, tor q specific purpose9
Answer-I can't cay how long they in
tended to keep it up.
QuestiOn-The organization commenced
at The same period, did it mott
Answer-I don't recollect the dates; it
was before the election.
Qoestion-When did your organization
commenced
Answer-I could not tell when; if was
at home I could; it commenced two or
three months before the election, to see
how many Democrats we had, and to see
how many va could get together.
Question-I have reference to the mill
which you have attached your partyf
Auswer-I could not tell when it com.
menced.
General Anderson-Did you visit the
rooms of Eliza Pinkst0n yesterday or last
night ct any time3
President Wells, emphaticslly il
irrelevant; that must not be put upon the
| record: we have refused to put it ON the
record.
Mr.. McGloin-Won't your honor presl
| that question:
President Wells-This matter with ref.
erence to the parish Of Livingston should
come up at once.
| President Weils-I will hear the gentle
man who has the statement OF votes o.
Grant parish.
To Judge Richardson-Are you the su
pervisor OF Grant parishs
Judge Richardson-I am the United
| States supervisor.
President Wells-By what authority die
yon hold the electionf
Judge Richardson-Well, the people o
| both parties came together and requested
myself and the supervisor on the Repuo
lean ticket, Mr.. Curry, to go ahead will
the election in the event Mr.. Ward. who
went away, did not come back; our author
ity was the action of the people themselve
and the commissioner designated by tn
supervisor.
President Wells-Then by what author
ity did you bring the returns up 10 uk9
Judge Ricbsrdson-By the request of tn
parish, and as q United States supervisor
President Wells-Under the law has tn
supervisor power to bring any document
before US without authority of the regula
supervisor of rrgistratiOns
Judge Richsrdsou-I don't know that b
has none positively.
President Wells-Then you came her
solely 90 the representative Of Grant pal
ish-with your authority rs United State
supt rvisOr of election to bring US these re
turns2
Judge Rcbardson-Yss. sir.
President Wells-Are YOU practicin
lawyer9
Judge Richardscn-I am.
President Wells-Do you construe th
law to give you that authority
Judge Richardson don't know tina
any law prohibits my suI hority.
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authorizing you to do itY
Judge Richardson-I know that the col
stitu.iOn gives every man the right to vote;
don't know of any law that gives an office
the right to defraud the people of tnei
vote.
President Welis-We have received notl
ing but the statement of the commissioner
| and the consolidated statement; we will u
upon the question when We have tn
! board.
Mr.. Abell-Here are two packages pu
porting to be the returns feom Franklin
which came by the Southern Express to tt
care of Honorable Michael Hahn, and wei
delivered to me by his order. 1t was
ceived on the twenty eighth instant.
Mr.. Kenner opened the packages. The
were eight polls. The consolidated stat
ment was signed by William Il. Veazi
supervisor; sworn to on the ninth instan
before E. A. Earle, clerk Of the Tenth D:
trict Court. TIE remarks were numerOu
but not in the shape Of protests. The a
grega,e was as follows:
K. iiOc g....... ...... 1913 McEnery....... .....7
| Buic ....l29 Wickhffe. 1901
| Joseph ...... .l29 st. Martini. .........
| She idJD,..,,..........l29 Pache.... .....
] Marks .l29 D0B0IC..
| Lev isee...... ..l29 SoAy..
| Brewster. .......lZ9 CoOO..
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