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

For Governor-Packard, l; Nichols,
$40.
A general protest was fled against the
returns.
Mr.. McGloin-I don't understand that
that is an objection-thst there are no
tally sheets.
President Wells-Nobody has raised that
objection. 1t is merely technical.
Mr.. Abell-That comprises all the par
ishes received, leaving Grant and Lafayette
to be returned.
Mr.. McGloin-Now you will take up the
Grant matter, Mr.. President? You have
full board.
President Wells-I want to state to one
member of the board, MIR. Anderson, that
there is q return here from Grant parish.
The question was put in your absence. The
gentleman who brings the returns is not q
supervisor of repatriation. but he was q
United States supervisor OF elections. ne
held the election under that authority, and
he comes here with the returns to us. 1t is
for the board to say whether we will re-
ceive the return coming through the source
that it does. or shall the board confine its
rulings strictly in accordance with the law.
Mr.. McGloln-The supervisor, Mr.. Rich
ardsOn, asks to be allowed to make state
ment.
President Wells Certainly, sir.
Mr.. Richardson-The supervisor in our
parish lett on the twentieth of OCTOBER he
told me that he would return that evening;
we never heard from him until the twenty
third. when we received q telegram from
him stating that he had left for New Or
leans; the telegram was received BY Mr..
Mcknight, candidate for Judge on the Re
said they wanted to hold an election
whether he returned or not, and they asked
Mr.. Curry and me to 60 ahead and hold
the election; he was not an old citizen OF
the place; he claimed he was sent from
New Orleans by Governor Kellogg as our
supervisor; when he left he told us he had
gone for ballot boxes.
General Anderson-Under the law the
sheriff ia required to furnieh the ballot
boxes to the commissioner.
Judge Richardson - Immediately upon
the reception of that telegram the hepuo-
licans as we'll az Democrats supposed that
chat was q ruse-that he did not intend to
hold an election, and therefore they told
Mr.. Curry and myself to 60 ahead there
and hold it.
President Wells-Upon what did you
base your supposition that he was not to
return
Jodge Richardson-I just now stated
that most everybody supposed that the
idea of his going to New Orleans for ballot
boxes was mere ruse.
President Wells-Did you not know that
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threatened to take his ears of If he didn't
lesves
Judge Richardson-NO, sir; did not hear
ANYTHING of this. heard ON the sixteenth
that q man named Thompson was with him.
Thompson was very drunk.
President Wells-Thompson holds q
large plantation from his father in the VI
.cinity of Colfax!
Jndoe Richardson-Mr. Caldwell told me
that he got very drunk; that he and Ward
were on the streets, and Thompson told
him that he wanted to be one of the COM
missiopers of election. Ward refused to
send him, sand he swore if he didn't go he
would take some guns no there and have
fair election. He made some threats. Mr.
Caldwell said he knew him well; that he
would not have said this if he had not been
drank. never heard Ward speak of It,.
President Wells-Do you know that ne
received letters saying that he would De Ill
treated if he did not leave the parish!
Judge Rchardson-No, sir. lie told me
more than once that he wanted q fair cleo
ton. The only cause for his leaving that l
could discover was. that the Democratic
party had fair majority.
President Wells-Let me ask a ques.
ton. You stated that this supervisor left
because he had discovered that there would
be Democratic MAJORITY
Judge RichardsOn-I stated that sup
posed that was the cause.
President Wells-Now, as you assume
the authority of the supervision OF the votes
of that parish, will you state to me tne
number of Republican votes and the num-
Der Of Democratic votes that You nave,