The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-28
BllLLD0ZlNG IN LOUISIANA.
BL1CK DEMOCRATS BEIRTNG EYI-
DENCE or INIINIDIIION



The Pricc they Paid tor Noiuntnriiv Voting
the Democratic Tick,t- 4 Coiored Pr"ach-
crs Opinion OF Mr.. }. Madison Wells
NEW ORLFANs Dec 27.-Mr. Morrison's
comu,ittee ,o.dav .hieav oceupied I'm hear
ins the tes,lmonv q, eleven colored Democrats
tbree of ,bese hahn, ,nent leaders of their
. 49,, 49,. ,-,.,.. ,c,,,ors -, co,,,,,,o
race ana the remainder omcers ol ca"p"1"
clubs in various parts of the State. Most Of tho
witnesses tore pr,cttcnl evidence of Republic IN
intimidation In scars bruses' ana wounds on
their persons. the price they paid for voluntarily
vo,,ng ,be Dsm,cr,,ic ,icket Every dny crowds
W -, - -. -, ,a,,,,.
OF these 'oIofeu Democrats conc W. W 'cs'lT
before the committee, but only few can be
heard for want of time.
70 ~
Mr. Backburn's committee examined La
fonrche a parish bulldozcd hy Republican in
,,,,.,t,,rs -, ,,. s,,,.ar,i,,,r -, i,.,,s,r,,ton
"''u''N's' =, Wv N"'.e'''s W
and by the Returning Board. At poll l. the he-
puhlc,na stoIe the box Two polIs were ex-
'""0''s ,''',, 80 ."s - ',',, .,.,'.. 49,,
c'uueu oN be"e'' inc r's'"'N s"'clN's"I' "'u
another rejected 10y the Returning Board. All
these polls gave Democrats mnjorities. Wells
90. ulu not cuhrgo lh'nhuat'oh against Vn'S
parish, but simply butchcrcu the returns to
,noo, 100, Cn,rtto,,s r,,,,css,,r,l demand
, 4, ~, - -, -, . -, ,,,
ana h'"oRRs Vai LOT niU'v 'ne"'o''' u wv
State Legislature.
Ihn Scnnt. Commfttce dlyl lod into two COM
,,,,,. -, 49,, III. ,,,,,,, ,,.,,,,,.,,
m'''o's '"u'N' Ii""v commute ''" .''u."
Wv ''"f'N Hiih tsH'tNtsf t ~ tAAi'i-t ''-
committee brnncned of on E,.t B,tou iiouce I'm
sear,n - o,,,r,,os u,,y,.. ...,,..,,tt,,. h,'rt
S'"'V" "' "u'I"1'7' i"N' = '"'"i"''''' "''Iu
small part # the democratic side of the
On lchita c,sc tod y hirh d..tro,ed much Of
IA. .vilcnco thev h,d ,l.,,.. / fr,,n u,r,hl,,a,
inc eN''ehce tneS nau IIeah i from hepuo"vah
witnesses. The sub-committcc examined a few
negroes who had been tunished by regulators.
hut conII MOI estahl,sh "A a.n ~ noiitical min,
idn,,ou. '0' - 81 ''''''''
Amono tho witnesses before MIR Norrlson's
commiIiee Was sam Boyd. tho propr,etor %,
so,,r 49,, 'sas.na IL, All. ',.,,r..,,t,. -,
pnne, ,ostironv ,h., he bd d,cn.red ,o
rnss s,rcs ,ho n,sc,,n, c"v w on r'' s,cn,, v,in,
| we hepuuilrnn ticket. ne salu he has plenty
o' n.nrves my , e~nlp,o,'n ~ No'eu @ wa, ucnsi,
ruremsn ~. eolo,eul OIL ,,s Nsoens,on % pArlrn ,
u, az tbot h Inm ,,, ~
! neer es VINO VINO we're kno'hel Gown ana peaueh ior
, , anp so''T hrs @s ne r uiu n
| crslc nelfots. J. ne ln'inlIatloh, ne saiI' was
Gratis 10 lose twenty-five Or thirty votes IN the
| pMish
MT. Wniiace lcolorcdl testihSd mat he was in
threats and Intimidation bi ruiortd tepubll-
| cans. MANY heHioes were airii 70 Note mo
DemocIatlc iieh. +, because my could noi stay
| thrm
Edward Lclr ne Ccolorcd, t'siined ihnt no
| Atter That he went to churen anu was abused.
| itenFN Olay snlu ihit ANY h9sro Wno voted the
| 4cmocrMlc ''Net ossht 70 nave ~ thi" .ut.
| re pt'ieireu VnaIlt' hsnns- SiaS, "t tne
| chlr'h TOOK no L"iice oi IA ~. lie was turned
oNt ~ N,Nl'h i'i ,N"'il- a"t ''Ah'i"'iv 'i'htis
re re Ny,ru Ia tne Iv"',n w "fH, Inc ma iau 10 1.t ~ a
| gentleman 10 20 Win Nun Tor uioiec-
| uon. ms "lie was knocked Gown ana
ne sent ncf 70 - ponce stiu. II - make "l hHl-
! dtvit agains' her assailAht. tolic man nln ed
| Mtchel got hrr NO STAR. ana ifru 70 outrage
her. She "As ,hen t"hi TO fl-en since then
shc mas hetn helihess 'rlp,e. ne urea - set
| MltcAtH punl.htd' uht jim l. WI Judge
Evans, and Ant Inc stopptd TIE prve"t dinss
| before the Police hoard AMI Court.
| "rois' JA'hs, ic. Ieu' az = ones lcul-
oredl testified thit they voted the Demo cratic
| ureu hepuphchns, VINO accused thein 81 .elilh.
@.nelf @ facsi he'd ii'es ps.ns thie tened they
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'"T M W. ,'I ~ & " H. ~, t'es'uen'
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i -, '''' 49, n ''ii ~ =" LII 49, 49,
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ty,n, t'1 rr,,'i,~,f. ts,', "ni 49,. a A. ~, s,,,