The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-14

These supervisors ara required to be present |
At the polling vi ccs and AZ the counting OF we
ont statement In writing NJ any itregui fities |
they ma, witness, ANA refuse to verify the tally
~ wnat cXtem, tie Democrats of Louisiana
have cen 'ule 90 nv " ;hcm-clNes 81 tue SAFE
luurds pr, yided fer go the statute above refer
red to We 40 not know. uui we take 1t Tor sr ~.
ed that, knowing as tuty DID That every eUurt
would be made 10 uc.rRud them Of an honest
elect n. they neg g ted nothing which would
tend to protect them III all tier righ's. IL the
uropcr T. ec9uttons, them have been taken
laws Of the United States above refer
rel 10, I, is tim ult To sec how there
can be any fr uds prac'is,d IN the counting Of
the votes OF each polling lace. IN, citizens
present NJ tie counting certainly have made
c. pies Of the tally II t. ard wherever 81 could
obt in them have hat the Commissioners ~
Elections certify them "a correct. In nuiuer-
Gus 3us, instances, howeveI, we are informed
tue election officers but we take it
for granted that the United states super
visors Of Election could not refuse TO 80
certify. These duplicates, or copies made by
clizens who witnessed the count, have been
the Democrats claim the state has gone Demo-
cratic by nearly 5000 majority.
THE ALL Powerful RETuRNING hoard.
There still remains, however the Returning
Board, which, under the act OF 1872, has the
same powers in reg nd % excluding tho votes OF
precincts that II possessed under the original
act. 1t Is on this Returning Il ard that the con-
spirators AT Washington and their unscrupul9us
allies in New Orle NJ rely to d, feat the WI 81
the people. II Will be observed tn u KEEL
logg Ia all his teleErsns suites that tnere
are accurate returns upon which TO
base an csi i'm. t. ~ tile vote OF he state. but
at the same time says he has intclligeuco OF
iutimid atom violence, bribery, and corrupt
Influences practised m various parishes, which
will excluDe the votes II those precincts. Now,
the law rtQuires The returns from each y ling
place to be Immediately on the comrleiiln II
the count forwarded IN duplicate to the SUPER
visor Of Registry ana the clerk Of the District
Court each IRISH, and the supervisor ufo 'esiid
ia AL lla
81 all the returns. forward thcu to tue Returning
Board. Tue election was held on the ith inst,
ana certainly ty tue e,h tho consolidate re-
turns from every parish should have been on ITS
way TO New Orleans. There certainly are not
more than six uarisi es Ia the State 80 distant
but that the returns from them ought to nave
been received from the SUPERVISORS % Regis
IT, by the X insi. Nevertheless, Pincntack
telegrapns on the night OF the Eth that 81 I'll.
ctcnt returns have not teen received ~ endDle
an ccutatc count t. b. made.
there are many methods by which the peo-
pie Il Louisiana c, uld Ue, aud DOUBTLESS were
deirtuded OF their ngut ~ citizens 70 vote. In
the first place the Supervisors OF eistry
could register whomsoever they pleased and
there was n legal rem, dy for the citizen wuo
was DENIED the night to vote. no method BY
which Illegal REGISTRATION by the Supervisor
could be corrected 10y the Democrats. second.
AZ ter the ctizcn had obtained "A certificate Of
registration II was within the power Of the
Commissioners OF Election 10 deprive HIM OF
his voie by ordering his arrest on charge OF
briO, ~. intimidation or use Of corrupt iutu-
encCs, ". ich ch. rye need not be sworn to, and
which vas nevertheless sufficient to retain him IN
custody until the polls were closed. Iutfd. after
citizens had registered they could oe compelled
TO prove their res dence or else have their names
stricken OH toe list.
WHAT HAs BEEN DONE.
Il is q notorious fact that In several parishes
the supervisufs OF Registry refused to APP
point more than one Dldce of rekistratiu n. aud,
ifter registering an the negroes, refused to at
tend and register white CITIZENS. In this way
more than l,jJO citizens were IN one parish de-
prlyed ~ the NIGHT u vote. Again, thousands
Of nctitious names were registered In the CT y
II New Orleans, aud the Democrats were unable
TO have them siricken Of, because the courts
from interfering. and, when an attempt WAS
uade TO have warrants Issued against these nc
titious persons for false registration, the Kel-
luggites made charges 81 false registration
against thousands OF weil-knuwn while citizens
Of New Orleans, snd ia THIS way occupiei the
time Of tue COLtts Till election day. Some of
the most resp cteble ana weli-known cltizens
OF New ORE MS we're actually cempelled TO p
pear in court and prove nat they resided where
they had hved all their lives.
That Ia tue foregoing we have not exagge-
rated the IuiquitOus features Of the Il, glstr,-
ton and Elecuon laws OF Louisiana will De ai-
mitttd oy the most partisan reader efter the pc
rusai OF the toiio wing tsstlmuny gwen b! he
ing Committee IN Janu nv. ls.2.
GEORGE ". CARTIER. Republican, and Speaker
1871 ana lc,2, test Ecd a. fulows:
81 Al an ir- he GOyernur's) power TO elect
or defeat any man whe hold- an elective office
A.-les he controls ali the election m.cutnery
the police, tie constaOuiary, and tue militia.
He cOn,ruis the forces necessary to carry out
his purposes
5. Is. PACKARD. Republican. United States
Marshal, ana present hepuoiican candidate Tor
Governor. testified "a follows:
"Q.-Under The power with which you have
yes ed hun the Goyernorl, cannot he declare
any person he chooses eeetedI Alt would
amount to nearly that"
GEORGE +. BovEE. Republican, the Secretary
OF state, testified as follows:
"Q.-W ere YOU one Of he officers who under
! the Laws Of the state counted the votes and
| made the returns Of the persons eiectedi A.
| As secretary oi state Was one Of the Board Of
returning Officers.
| returned 10 you ~ these One rsI Allie W
reduires That ali stateWents OF votes snail be
sent 10 the Governor; they remain IN the Gov
ernors hanus until all come In, OF until tue
! Governor calls the returning officers together
then they proceed to examine the st-tements
ana cumpile the r. turns.
"Q.-Were these returns opened by the Cover
nor Def re they were submitted to the i've Oil
| .e's wuo,e lu'} II WA - pron"lRh'r tnel"
| the WORK OF compilation. " hat had been d lone
with them before, 90 not know.
| GREAT FRAUDS PERFORATED.
"Q.-From any Information YOU have had. do
| you believe there was any tdmperlngi A.-Neil,
take the parish OF Ascension. 1t is well known
that the votes OF two polls only out of seven
| were returned from That parsh. 7 he law
requires that the Commissioners Of Elections
shall bring their boxes to the office Of the Super
| VISOR of Registration, and that they shall be
| counted In tie presence Of The Commissioners
ana three citizens. Five OF the ballot boxes of
| this parish we're brought 10 the,Court House,
| the proper place designated by law, ana twO
were taken TO auUthsf place designal Ell by the
| Supervisor; the two boxes were afterward
! brought down here to the city OF New orleans
! ana taken 70 the City Hail. where tney remained
| few DAYS, and were then carried back To the
| parish ana counted ana upon these Two DoXcs
| alone the result Of tie election III that parish
| was dcteTn ined.
| "Q.-Do you nelieyc, from what took place no.
! fore the Board OF Returning Officers. thai there
were NAM irauns uerDetruItdf Al have not
| he slug lest DOUBT Of n. tnink there was "A
| regular system of fraud entered INTO with view
| OF eleCilfg certain men,
| HENRY c. DlBBLE Republican Judge Of tho
! Eigntn District Court Of New Orleans, testified
! as liOws:
80. As judge Of the State Of Louisiana, with
! n fun knowledge Of the Election laws Of the
| State, d. You believe them fair ana JistY Al
! 90 not. believe the present Il . -tratiOn laws
| most CUR. geous frauds To he perpe trated,"
| Ihe very same men VINO / rpetrated the
! frauds here spoken Il IN IS,2 are now eng .ged
! IN tho enoIt to count out Democratic votes, aud
| thereby give the electoral votes OF Louisiana 10
| Have. II they succeed, Will the people II the
| L n4tcd states DC satisfied Wllh the rtsuIt2
Court CHlendnrs this Day.
SUPREME Count CuANBEHs.-N Il, III, no,
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.a. "a @ 30, 30, 800 3I-. a., 80 35l, so,
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d 49, O. i 'i-. -sh gu 2fa a. tOH 40 a. nb. lgS
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