The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-10-18
THE REGISTRATION AND ELEC-
TI0N.

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this knowing their statements TO De
false and for buncombe. They are
now preparing their fraudulent re-
cord for corrupt Returning Roard
as is shown by the statement in the
Returning Board organ Of last Satur-
day that they had already o register
ed majority of HOO, which it says
will reach 1900 before the registra-
ton closes on the 2Sth. We propose
to examine this claim of theirs and
to show how transparent is its false
hood. Our figures are taken from
the official statement filed by the
Republicans before the Congression-
al Investigating Committee in 1875.
In 1870 it will be remembered that
A. F. Wild, Radical, appointed by
the Radical Governor, Warmoth, was
Registrar of this Parish and John
DeLacy was candidate for Sheriff
At that time DeLacy had the Repub-
Iican party of this Parish in his
pocket-they were organized tho.
roughly into clubs and they polled
their full strength, and the vote was
as follows: Republican 1890; Demo
cratic 1888; Republican m al or
ity 7O7.
In 1872 the actual vote has evel
since been in dispute, but we take il
for granted that the Republicans
claimed their full strength, and ir
the statement referred to the vote o.
1872 is put down as follows, taking
the report of the Lynch Bovee Board
Republican 1920; Democratic 1919
Republican majority ST.. These re
turns are VIGOROUSLY false and fraud
ulent, but drawing on their magma
tions as they did for their majority
they only claimed it to be 81
In 1874 E. J. Barrett was Regis
trar, lie is Republican, his registra
ton was confessed by both sides tt
have been fair and honest and gave
satisfaction. The registration Of tina
year is put down by them as follows
Colored 2Os9; whites 1881; coloret
majority 1853.
1t is instructive to compare thi:
total registered vote Of 1920 with thu
vote as promulgated by Matt. Wells
Board, which is: Democratic 1927
Republican 1887; Total 2l64, with {
Republican majority of 10. Thes'
returns were pronounced by the In
vestigating Committee to be fals'
and fraudulent, and they adopted thu
fair and actual vote cast and seated
our three members Of the Legisla
ture. The actual vote was: Demo
cratic 1854; Republican 1882; Dem
ocratic majority 352, with a tota
vote of 2S16.
There is only revision Of tn
registration this year AMI as it is
notorious fact that there has been nj
colored immigration to this Parish
if we except the hundred convict
turned loose here, while there ha
been a large addition to our whit
vote, if there has been any gain il
the registration it must have been il
our favor.
The Radicals are so used to 1yin,
and lie with such facility when it i
to their interest to do so, we do no
propose to take their word for any
thing connected with either the reg
istration or election. Their boaste,
majority will vanish if we get 40
colored voters to vote our ticket, AM
the present indications are that W
will exceed that number. Takin;
their highest actual majority or eve
their highest claimed majority 81
and not counting our increase
strength, it will require the chang
of only 440 votes to give US a major
ity. The 800 colored men who vote
with us in 1874 can be soberly count
, ed on again, and if we say that the
could cast again 1890 votes as the
did in 1870, or 1920 as they clair
to have had in 1872, and not credit
ing ourselves with any increase
white strength, and counting on tn
800 colored votes we got in 1874 W
would then be only 140 votes behint
The change of some Of their mos
prominent leaders to our side, th
evident anxiety of their remainin
leaders and the awakening of tn
colored people generally to an appr'
citation of the situation and of the
interests, all betoken the coming VII
tory for'us on the 18th of Noyembe
and justify us in reiterating OF