New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-01
NEW ORLEANS, DECEMBER l.

lished in the fourth ward. the poll estab.
Eshed in the fifth ward, the poll established
in the sixth ward, the poll established in
the seventh ward, the poll established in
the eleventh ward. are not included in the
foregoing consolidated statement, and
hereby file and make part of this statement
purporting to be abatement Of votes. writ
ten records, tally sheets, etc., being made
in any way q part of the returns of the
election of the parish of East Baton Rouge,
for the following reasons:
At poll No. 1, ward No. 9, the commits
si@ere of election regularly, legally ap-
pointed and qualified, were not permitted
to perform their duties, but were elected
from the polling place. and no legal or
that poll by me.
At the poll in the third ward no written
record was received. The commissioners
of election have failed and refused to swear
to the correctness of the documents trans
mitted.
At the poll established in the fourth ward
all the original papers were sealed up in
tho ballot box, and what purporteG to be
copies thereof were brought to me.
At the pcll in the fifth ward, one Of the
commissioners of ell c.ion will not qualify
to the correctness OF the documents 80 pre-
sented. and the other two certify that the
pretended statements of votes, tally sheets,
etc, were compiled and made out from in
formal tally sheets, statements of votea, etc.
At tho poll in the sixth ward all the
original documents used in making the
count, consisting of written records, tally
sheets, poll book or list, were sealed up in
the ballot box. The commissioners will
not qualify to tha correctness CT any other
papers.
At the poll in the seventh ward the state
ment CT votes are incorrectly and inform.
ally made out, and the tally sheet does not
show the offices for which the candidates
were voted for in many cases, Eor are the
totals carried out.
At the poll in the eleventh ward no writ
ten record of voters or Of persons voting
has been received. aud the commissioners
have refused to qualify to the correctness
Of the pretended written record forwarded.
Inclosed please find testimony upon
which the foregoing protest is Dredicated,
and which is hereby made part of my
sworn statement. and affixed as the law
requires.
Other testimony will be Fl furnished if
Supervisor Of Registration Parish Of East
Governor Wicklifs-What is the date of
that protest.
General Anderson-Eleventh of Novem-
Der, 1876.
Governor Wicklife-Is not the copy fled
in the clerks Office in the parishe
General Anderson-Here is what is in the
clerks Office on file: l, Henry Behrel, clerk
of the court. do certify that the within and
foregoing consolidated statement Of votes
contains the aggregate and true statement
OF votes cast at polls Nos. ?. 3, 4, 10, IL, II
and IA, a. the same appears from the
duplicate statements now ON file in my
office. In order to make the polling places
which are assigned in the parish OF East
Baton Rouge at the general election, No
vember Z, conform to the numbers on
tho consolidated statement of votea.
one of the parish to ward two on the con-
solidated statement. Poll No. 1, ward two,
has number three; poll No. ., ward two,
has number four; poll No. has number
ten on the consolidated statement; poll No
l, ward nine, has eleven on the consoli-
dated statement: poll No. l, ward ten, has
twelve on the consolidated statement, and
poll No. ward twelve, has fourteen on the
consolidated statement.
President Wells-IIere is the seal affixed
to the consolidated statement.
Mr.. McGloin-Is there any date to the
statement that it is Incorporated on the
consolidated statement:
General AndersOn--Yes. sir.
Mr.. McGloin-There is a date at the bot
tom of the paper, but the ink at this dis
tance from the paper looks as though it
was a different ink from that used to write
the remarks with.
at it.
Mr.. McGloin--We have q certified copy
of the paper, and call your attention 10
the fact that the ink used in that cOnsoli-
dated statement before you is of different
colors. There is no testimony to show that
the statement was in the possession of Mr..
Glover from the eleventh of November.
Now, We have q certified copy from the
clerk that this has never been sent, and
charge that these remarks have been
written in since the supervisor made his re-
port, and we will furnish the evidence 1t
you give us an opportunity.
MI, Gauthreaux--SectiOn two of the
election law says that the presiding officer,
speaking of the Returning Board, shall at
the meeting of the board provide for the
canvassing of the returns, and open ia the
presence of the said returning officers the
statement of the commissioner of election.
and said returning officers shall upon SAID
statement canvass and compile the returns
of the election in duplicate, etc. Here is
clear authority for your board to take up
the statement Of the commissioners and ex-
anime them and compile from them the
vote Of the parish of East Baton Rouge.
The supervisor himself shows us that there
are certain polls in that parish at which
votes were received which he does not re-
turn on his consolidated statement. The
law does not say that you shall file the con
sOlidated statement, but that You shall hle
the statement of votes made at the time OF
the election by the commissioners of cleo
ton.
President Wells-The commissioners
m AXE their returns to the supervisor, and
he makes his return to us.
Mr.. Gauthreaux-But where he fails to
make any statement of the votes, and when
we come here and offer to produce them be-
fore you
President Wells-Take him before the
courts and punish him.
Colonel Zacharie-May l ask one ques
ton? Suppose the supervisor had the only
returns from East Baton Ronge!
Governor Wells--We should have been
governed by that return.
Governor Wicklife you not call
upon the officers for their returns!
President Welle-Our action would be
predicsted upon the statement made before
the board by his consolidated statement Z
the board. The commissioners make thell
returns to him, and he submits bis return
to Us.
Governor Wicklifie-But he does not set
| proper to make those returns at some o.
the polls.
President Wells-We can't 90 behind hi
report and investigate his action.
Governor Wicklife-Then the ruling
means this. that it is within the power O
the supervisor to disfranchise any parish
! bv making such omission?
President Wells-He is bound by tb,
laws established for Furnishing offenses o.
this kind, and when the gentlemen desir
| that this thing should be done they mus
60 before the courts. We have no author
| ity to send for the parties or to punisl