New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-25

General Anderson-It appears to be all
right. Everything is in form. Colonel
Z.charie's protest does not apply to this at
all. 1t ia in general terms. There Is
nothing here.
President Wells-Better compare one or
two of the tally sheets. Select any one of
them.
At this juncture person was seen stand
ing in the room of the board, outside the
railing, apparently very busy taking notes.
President Wells, noticing him, called out
to him, "You are not rightfully in here"
one informing President Wells that the
gentleman who was so busily taking notes,
apparently, was a photographer for some
illustrated paper, who was making q pic
ture Of the board while it was in session,
'thereupon President Wells asked the gen
tleman's pardon.
Polls Nos. and were compared with the
consolidated statement.
President Welis-I. everything in fOrmf
General Anderson-Yes, sir.
President Wells-Let it 20 to the clerk
for compilation. The returns from East
Baton Rouge were then brought in.
General Anders0n-There is something
about St. Martin that was addressed to the
board.
President Wells examined it and passed
it over to General Anderson.
ton: ITO the Hon. j. Madison Wells,
President, and Returning Officers Of New
Orleans"
General Anderson opened the package
and said that there seemed to be some polls
passed over. The vote ia only returned
from seven polls.
General Anderson then continued: The
consolidated statement Of votes of the par
ish of East Baton Rouge, +. A. Glover, su-
UiS Of AFT
sworL to on the eleventh of November,
1876, before Felix Berhel, clerk of the
court. Here are the remarks:
The illegal. informal and void pretended
statements of votes, written record, tally
sheets, ETC., brought to NE from the follow
ing named and designated polling places of
this pari-h, TO wi:
Poll No. /, ward No. l, the poll estab-
lished in the third ward, the poll estsb
i-hed in the fourth ward, the poll estab-
lished 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 statement OF votes, written
recOrde, tally sheets, etc being made in
any way part of the returns of the cleo
ton of the parish of East Baton Rouge,
for the following reasons:
At poll No l, ward No. 9, the commits
sioners of election regularly, legally aP-
pointed and qualified, were not permitted
from the polling place, and no legal or
valid documents have been received from
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.
Al the poll established in the fourth ward
all the original papers were sealed up in
the ballot box, and what purported to be
copies thereof were brought to me.
At the poll in the fifth ward, one of the
commissioners of election will not qualify
| to the correctness Of the documents SO pre-
eented, and the other two certify that the
| pretended statements of votes, tally
| sheets, ETC.. were compiled and made out
from informal tally sheets, statements of
| votes, etc.
Al the poll in the sixth war 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 the correctness Of any other
papers.
At the poll in the seventh ward the state
ment of votes are incorrectly and inform
| ally made out. and the tally sheet docs not
| show the offices for which the candidates
| were voted for in many cases, nor 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, and the commissioners
| have refused to qualify to the correctness
| of the pretended written record forwarded
| Iuclosed please find testimony upon which
the foregoing protest is predicated, and
| which is hereby made part OF my sworn
| statement, and affixed as the law requires
Other testimony will be furnished if re-
quested.
Supervisor OF Repatriation Parish of East
| Baton Rouge.
The foregoing is Q correct copy Of the
abatement of the supervisor of East Baton
| Rouge on the consolidated statements Of
| votes of said parish.
New Orleans. November "a, 1876.
| CHARLES 8. ABELL,
| Secretary Returning Board.
General Anderson - The consolidated
| statement of votes contains the aggregate
| and true statement of votes cast at polls
Nos. 9, 3, 4, 10, ii, II and II, as the came
appears from the duplicate statements now
on fla in my office. In order to make the
| polling places which are assigned in the
parish of East Baton Rouge at the general
election, November Z, conform to the mum
bers on the consolidated statement OF votes
the supervisor has given poll No. Of
on the consolidated statement. Poll
| No. l. ward two, has number three
poll No. 9, ward two, has number four
| poll No. has number ten on the cOnsoli
dated statement; poll No. I, ward nine, hat
eleven on the consolidated statement; pol
No. l, ward ten, has twelve on the consoli
dated statement, and poll No. /, ward
| twelve, has fourteen on the consolidated
statement. Is it necessary to read all this
| evidence!
| President Wells-Yes, sir, it is very nee
essary. We want to see the nature Of the
contest. and notify the gentlemen on the
| opposite side of the nature of the contest
| to furnish them statement of the protest
| General Anderson-It will take US al
| day to read all this evidence.
President Wells-NNe want to see them
and examine them.
| General AndersOn-Documen one is the
testimony of the commissioners, document
two is the testimony of various citizens, and
United Statss marshals. Here is another
paper signed before +. A. Woolfey, com
missioner of the United States Circuit
Court, j. b. Collins, James Caspard and
Louis Morgan. Do you desire it read
President Wells-No, sir. You had bet
/ ter detach it for the moment, and ask ths
gentlemen of the opposite side to come in
and examine it.
1 General Anderson Ito the committed
Gentlemen, if any of you wish to read the
papers they are at your service.
General Smith-It will take some time Il
1 read those papers.
General Anderson-I suppose might reat
this paper attached to the return. The,
| all came in the return.