New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-25

to scrutinizs the work of registraiiou, -.
certain and make report upon the names Of
parties erased, etc.
And lastly, guarantees the eervices OF
tho several clerks, whose appointment is re-
| quested without expenses to the State.
/ will take up these several heads in order.
Tho full complement of clerks Of reeistra.
ton have been appointed for each parish
and preciuct in the State, AMI arc now ct
| 1ork, and few complaints respecting the
| tfieh noy of any of them have reacht d me-
| The appointments desired by Mr.. 8urke
| ean not be made without one removaf0f Q
| clerk in each parish and ward. WhA1het
THE is expedient or otherwise 10 SUBJECT
| for your exCellency's . consideration. must
| state, however, that ii said appointments
are made, tho special assignment to the
duty Of making the entries in the registra-
| ti0n books, requested by Mr. Burke, would
exceed the powers of this Office.
Such assignment would in every case be
the duty, and for the consideration, assent
or refusal Of. the supervisor or assistant su.
pervis0r Of registration.
will state that not having recommended
any person during the tenure Of my present
Office for appointment - supervisor Sr clerk
of registration, and hsvisg had nothing to
do with tho appointments made; l am m.
able to state generally the political affilia-
tions of many Of the present officers and
clerks Of registration; am, however. able
to state that in many parishes the Demo
cratic party has far moro than representa-
ti0n In the registration Office. will in
stanct: In the parish Of st. Landry, super.
visor and 10th clerk; in the parish of Cal
casieu, two clerks, if not supervisor; Cam.
eron, two clsrks; Vermilios, one clerk;
Lafayette, one, it mot two clerke; Vernon,
supervisor and two clerks; Sabine, two
clerke; Nstchitochee, ono CLERK; De Soto,
ono clerk; Red River, one clerk; Webster,
one elerk; Bienville, one clsek; 0Aat,
Claiborne, ono cleft; Udiop, two cIerke;
Lincoln. two clerks; jackson, two clerks;
Caldwell, one slerk; Aorchouse, one clerk;
Franklin, two clerke; Richland, one clerk;
Rapides, one clerk; Catahoula. ono clerk
st. Tammany, ono clerk; st. Charles, one
| clerk; Washington, supervisor and two
clerk: TanEipah0a, ono clerk; Livingston,
one clerk; Assumption, ono elerb; Av0y elles,
two clerks; East Baton Rouge. one cleek;
ana, ono clerk; lberis, ono clerk; Iberville,
one clerk; Jefferson, Right Bank, ono clerk;
St. Helena, ,.one clerk; St Mary, one clsrl
Terrebonne, one clerk; Orleans, eleventh
ward, one clerk; twelfth ward. ono clerk,
and seventeenth ward one clerk, and many
others which have escaped my recollection.
It is my impression that the Democratic
Gers or clerks of repistrat ation in nearly every
parish: With the civ of New OrleanS 1 am
not At present 40 familiar.
Beyond sll rhis in eyery reeistration
Office of the state tho Democratic party has
been and is represented by United States
supervisor of election, supposed to b usu-
ally ono OF tho most active and able men Of
his party.
The original instructions to supervisors
Of reeistrstiop issued from this Office Aueust
is. 1876. and now and since the dste Of
their appointment in the hands of overv
superyitor md clerk of reeistration in the
State, called specisi sttentie to the duties
and povers of United StaSes sopegyisors Of
election, and contained the text of tho
several sections Of the acts Of Congress
from which their powers and duties wore
derived: These supervisors were specially
direc cted to study and digest and to exhibit
constantly the utmost courteay toward the
election officers of tho Uaited States.
These instructions, have reason to be-
lieve, have been strictly 0beyed in every
parish and precinct In the State. With one
or two exceptions, NO complaints of dis
courtesy ON the part Of the State officials,
or of interference with United States super.
visors Of election in the performance Of
ther duties have been addressed % thus Of
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kespecting the cnargec OF enormous 1feuos
IN the colofed registration IN the parish OF
Orleans, 1nnd No dlmo1lty 10 admittine taas
some conn0eraDle NUMBER OF ifaues OF tmat
character may nave Deen comlltteo. Ine
coi1rsd registration ~ reaches, @ 1T present the
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z, gntsr nnc exeent. ne places TINS mn. NUMBER at
II r1'Ovv, ~ snsum9t3on walcn no InGongonS
noPeoncen Or Domoctcs: VINO nag tne
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over s~InA'so"'
The census OF 1875 found then residing
IN the parish Of Orleans colored persons
entitled to vote to the number OF Is, ,4S5.
II was well-known, and in fact apparent, -
I am informed upon the face OF tho forms
No. returned, that very many persons
classed BY their fellowoitzens 40 oolored,
returned themselves In the census % .rhite
have NO doubt that the actual colored
voting strength In tho city Of New Orleans
II sconsiderably in excess Of $1,000.
The census Of 1875 found the white voting
strength in New Orleans under $1,000. .
strength swelled by the return - above
mentioned % white who are actually not
20. The white registration, notwittstand'