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

| Answer-I do not know of any; know
| of people who tried to keep them at home,
| to keep them 1t work. They could not
keep them at home. / know would rather
they would stay 1t homo and pick out cot
| ton, and some stayed and worked.
| Question-D0 you know that some weFe
thresteaed if they VENT
Answer-No, sir; can't say that know
| it.
Question-Dii you attend any Repub-
icsn meetings9
Answer-I never was at one, sir. Yes, I
Farmers echOOlhOuse.
Qaestion-Were there many Democratic
present.
Answer-No, sir; not Q great many.
Qaestion-Were they armeda
Answer-1f they were armed l did not
see them. did not see Democrat armed
that day. did zee men there armed, but
they we're not Democrats. If they were
arm ed, they hid them from me. can only
speak for myself. didn't have any.
Mr.. Dibble-That is all, Mr.. President;
you can reti'e.
President Wells-The gentlemen upon
both sides will understand that the docu.
mentary evidence must be filed by Friday,
at four O'Clock.
Mr.. McGloin-Won't you make an ex-
ception of the parishes in which it was im-
possible to get Witnesses after using due
diligence9
President Wells-We can not delay later
than Friday at four O'Clock.
Mr.. McGloin-We will file q protest.
President Wells-File your protest.
Mr.. Gauthreaux-May / again ask it the
board has or has not considered the matter
Of holding night sessions?
President Wells Most positively, no.
Mr.. GauthreauX---We deem this matter Of
the greatest Importance and are willing our
selves to sit up all night until the sixth Of De-
cember, and follow the board in it's investi--
cations of these important questions, and
think it would be proper for the board to
hold at least q session two or three hours
iD the evening.
President Wells-.No, sir; We must have.
time to examine the records and ell the
evidence before us; we will not have time
to do that without holding night sessions.
Mr.. Gauthreaux--1 think the represents
tons made by the board to those Of us on
both sides was that all sessions were to bo
held in their presence.
President Wells-They will be held in
their presence, but when it is to consult.
upon any action we ehall take upon the
various subjects that come before ue,
We must be alone. The judges of courts
do not permit the presence of counsel when
they are making up their final decision.
Therefore we must claim the privilege Of
consulting among ourselves as to any &C.
ton that comes up before rs.
Mr. Gauthreaux-I understand the chair
to admit that it holds private sessions other
than are ht Id here daily?
President Wells-They are deiiberative
sessions.
General Auderson-We have never held
any sessions except what We have held
right here. Of course we get together here
in the room and talk over the matters that
como before us. but We have had no ses-
sions. to my knowledge, other than these
public ones. When We get all the testimony
in, then we expect to Do alone.
Mr. Kenner-But we have had no private
sessions.
Mr.. Stubbs-I desire to present to the
board for examination, on behalf of the
Democratic party, list of the principal
witnesses we deem it necessary to have to
refute the evidence given by the other sids
in the case of the parish of O1schits.
President Wells-Have these interroga-
tories been serveGs
Mr.. Stubbs-Yes, sir.
General Anderson-Have you fixed up
Baton Rouge for tomorrow
President Wells-We must have the evil
dence before US. We can not hear any
more oral testimony. We will never get
through if We do.
ward, then, the evidence is all documentary
President Wells-Yee, altogether. Mr..
Abell give Us the parishes. Let rs 60 on.
Mr.. Abell-Here is package received
from the State Registrar this morning,
claimed to be the returns of Livingston.
He says that they were incomplete, and
belong to his office.
Mr. Kenner-I don't know that we can
receive them; the consolidated statement
is not signed by the supervisor of registra-
ton of that parish; don't know that the
board has the right to receive them at all.
Governor Wlckliffe-I will state on in
formation that the clerk of Mr.. Hahn re-
that he himself had opened them. Now,
sir. I do not know whether this is the docu-
ment that is IN that package. would like
the clerk to be brought here that he
night be Intercepted upon that point;
it Is not signed by the supervisor Of reg
istratiOn. They are the most ignorant su-
pervsors that We have. You certainly IN
derstand that it must be done, and under
the circumstances l beg the board shall
regard this as informal, and that the re-
turns lodged in the clerks hands shall be
used. The negligence of the supervisors
to send the returns would not warrant the
board in disfranchieipg rs.
President Wells-Tne board does not
wish to disfranchise and will not distran--
chise anybody.
Mr.. Gauthreaux-I call attention to the
consolidated statement of votes; that it is.
sworn to by the clerk of the court and has
no signature. 1t has the court seal, but,
the signature has not been signed
Governor Wicklife-See whether it COM
pares with the statement of votes.
Mr.. Gauthreaux-What do you decide
to do with reference to the Livingston
matter, Mr.. PRESIDENT
Governor Wickliffe-Issue a subpoena for
him. He is in town.
President Wells-The board has no au.-
thority to issue subpoena for him. Let
them examine the returns, and see wha: is
to be supplemented.
Mr.. Casanave-The commissioner re-
turns here are all in proper order.
MIR. Gauthreaux-I would suggest that
the compilation could be made from the
statement of votes in this case as has been
done heretofore.
President Wells-These Orly corroborate,
the consoli lated statement, and if the su-
pervlsOr fails to sign it that is not prirna
tacie election.
President Wells-Read the aggregate vote
from the consolidated statement, and then $
we will compare one or two Of the polls
with it.
Mr.. Kenner--The consolidated statement
was sworn to on the eleventh Of Novem Der,
1876, before William II. Davis, jndge of the E
judicial court Of Livingston. The remarks /,
are explanatory OF the scattering vote:
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