The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-21
BULLDOZING TIE RETURNS.
now THE POPULAR VIII WAS RE-
VERSED IN LOUISIANA.
Finv-four Polls In Twenty PARISHES Thrown
Out. All OF Thcm Giving Democratic VIA
iortt,rs-IIow the KascaIiy job was Done.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 20.-Before the
House Committee. to-day. Gen. Anderson test-
nei that the Returning Board threw out entire
or In part the vote OF TWENTY-FIVE parishes, In all
sevcnty-one polls. embracing three In Orleh us
parish, Anderson did not think that single
one OF these rejected polls cont ined Repnb-
noan majority. Mr. Morrison ordered Anderson,
wella. Casenlve AMI Kenner to apaear before
the committee at II A. n. to morrow with d.
the returns. rec prds and documents wherenpon
they based their decision. Anderson protested.
hut the order IL peremptory, an unless obeyed
will be followed by decisive action. Our people
expect II to he disoncyed nencc there Ia mpch
excitement III mi csted as to the PROBABILITIES.
Casenavc swore to- iay that he nat entirely for
! gotten what ne ever knew regarding the compi-
lation Of the vote. Roth OF the Returnn1 ID jard
members examined At tO-dy's session damaged
| further tneir desperate case.
The first witness called today was Geo A.
Branotorple. lored. lie testified that he voied
| the Democratic ticket, and was hftetward
knocked down ana beaten, then arrested ana
sent to tho parish prison for ten days
lie was beaten because he voted the Demo-
cratic ticker. Ho named the parties who at
! tackled him. He made complaint to the police.
| but they refused TO protect him. He was threat
| ened before the election. The women went
around telling tue colofed men they would be
| returned to slavery II the Democrats succeeded.
In the cross examination he reiterated that he
| had been attacked, and detailed the croum-
stances Of tho attack. After being asssiled he
made a complaint to the police, AMI they ar
rested him for disturbing tho peace. lie WAS
| uied nv the Justices Court and conle nned TO
| nay IS or he imursoned ten days. lie was sent
to prison lie was formerly Republican, but
| ch inged his poiitics because he had nothing To
| do and want d work.
testified that he was oorn IN New Orleans anu Is
Recoruer OF Births, Deaths, and Marriages.. Has
uecn member Of the Returning Board since
lss2 All ne members OF the board belonged 10
the Republican party. there was recon-
could not aer.e. MIR. Kennedy YVES proposed
Witness refused t. answer whether or not he
favored the election OF Kennedy as mem uer
| of the BOARD. some returns Of SUPERVISORS were
returned direct to the board. others 10 the
secretary Il state. The returns we're opened IA
tue uresvnre ui reurrSentatlN pf "oth 7 les.
| All nnai decisions vet made III private session:
he tuhfd made up fctiins from '"h@uilu 'u
81 tenn nts Of SuI~tvi-urs, ana never allowed
any additions To te made hN the SuptfNsnrs
| after the statenen were received pN the boarl'
In few inst luce- tneN sent l"r ~ N-' uht VII
| ness didn't reueuuer l. Mhit vuisut-. me
board dtI not canvass Glant parish. ney re
crivrd some irregular re- nrn-| ani thte" "ht
L. E.-t Fei .ns because 81 general intul. ttion
hsfor, anp duuns the election. Witness didn 1
remember nav TX actrl on dhN cNhr-e ~ lht'hl-
uAttnn picViou~ 10 the last registration.
Mu-n s,ked Nnether he Intended to bring =
the Inspection OF tue committee tue o lgIual
return. 81 Suuefv sors. he -.id tnat ne h u not
brought Tue pspeis, and could not bring them
wuuOut tue consent Of she board. ne wOu q
consult VITA the otuer memhefs Of the board.
auu II tuty Culist med lac would ufins the !
INNS lie aunt know whether the .ilden or
tue Hayes electors nau a m Jur1ty ot the No e.
cast uiding to th1 SupeNisoI, stA ehehl .
lac never heard any OF the meinotr' s,v , VA.
two parishes anu several polls IN other parishes
lie thinKs the vote thrown Gut agsreeaied seNe.
Tnl Thousand, he couldn't say now many. hut
tniuAs probably tour or nNe thousand Doesn'
recuilrct the humDrr oi psrlshVs III "hlrn votes
Il kn Ia
G-u. Anderson, un being tutaiied, hdhdel a
Stntene to the conutt'ct, sNins II -, tue
OIL iual statement -i-nru COS All tue mcihhrf- "t
ihr Re turnine BuArd. -hOWlnE the vote iut ffc-l
dental el,ctuls in thc state. ihe stateii' u'
! contained Tie aggregate Notc, not tnr vote hi
tait -At-. Gen. Audet> "a said ne ordered 'Ne
81 rk 80 MAKE out fdli siltenent oi ttv Notr
t 4te, uut did nos know VIE turt al Ma dnue
| As wc gut thruugn phti-h, a. a. "t
r ! ,n'n.4di,trk entered on ,ue list. ~ men pull-
were rejected they Neie MAJ Aed 'feJeclen ana
a | sent 10 luu clerk. We could not make con
,lrte list II thr N"tr Ph'suvs III lllle 10
: | rnmuigatel II according e. ,hw, out ordered th'
clerk TO DO II aiterw ara M"s absent Hueh W ,Wn'
4 three Parishes we're beng comb ted oi tn'
D. | n ard. lne clerk made the .dItOu Il th'
- yotr-. ls viug uut te pulls rejected. lhe ooar'
D | r,Nt-eu these .uuitluus
H. tie -tatemt ut nauaed to the committee /
= w.s vviueu. tuui tAt L. utes nj 'rutfs Ihd e
q en- uged, Whtcu Wa- explained h' teen. Ana
u -nn F., \ing nat some ut The ga. O. uad ucri
u misplaced ~ the CLERK, but b. uIu not ren1em
Z o. vel, writ hON tine u.i-thhs occurred dn'
a ia q ti- clei l. uad -itl-facturiy NOltued ~ Is
"a tn. time. 80 ule Wa pr--rut IA the room
Wutre the board Mas at WurN on the uisnt tc
, f,Iv tne protiuI.ali. ~ eN, ept tur memuers e
= tie buaid anu cuuu~. d, wuu Werc bruusht IA 1
O. r'v, I.,i au,ict. uru An4tTsa IA IIuduc d
). mem Ur.ndui uf lac lolls rejected Dy tue ltt
Al turning Board vi % tut tehsuns iheiel"f. ih
nst suuws tnat - iolis IN twenty "a islt
we're thrown out. AMI tne parishes ~ Grant ah
Llst Fenciama. la .uswet 10 lnteirosatOr'e.
Gen. AnIers u trstlneui
sa'em"@r OF i.e So VS. rs OF Il nj n. aul ID
not co.sier "a sni r. su, s y ,uv u, NAN, uV t r HEX. W.