New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-25
WHOLE NUMBER 297O.
If they do, they incur. the legal penalty
The aggregate vote is a. fOllOwe:

KeEogg...... ...l45S MsHnesy.... iS1
Jos4 .I4s2 st. Martin. n.........i2 i24
sheldon POche.. H4
Ma ks:. ......... Leg DeD.anc
Brewster .........1452 Cobb. ~;
Juffrion ........... .1452 Cross. $500. .....1a7
For Governor-Packard, 1449; Nichols,
1858
President Wells--Compare some of the
polls with the consolidated statement.
General Anderson-Take poll No a. kel'
lcgg gets II votee; Burch ii, and the bal
ance IL. The McEnery electors each get
322 votes; Nichols, for Governor, gets
322; Packard IL.
Mr.. Kenner-rhe statement says that the
commissioners of election at this poll did
not comply with the law; they failed to
write the word "voted" on the certificates
of registration of persons who voted at said
poll.
General Anderson is the largest
Democratic poll; now let as take the largest
Republican, which is poll No. l. 1t gives
81 votes for Packard. and III for Nichols.
McEnery receives l76 votes, as do all the
balance of the ticket.
Mr.. Burke-Is there anything improper,
Mr.. Chairman, in my calling attention to
the fact that the tally sheets are not sworn
to?
President Wells-If they corroborate the
the officer authorized, it is sufficient evi-
dence.
Mr.. McGloin-Mr. President, we are
copying protest of the supervisor of the
parish of Baton Rouge in order to COM
municate with him by mail The secretary
has Just taken the protest in the back room.
Will you send for il
The president left the board and went in
search of the protest himself.
General Anderson-The parish OF Iberia
Is ready for compilation.
President Wells-Send it over to the
Judge spofford-Will you hear me on a
motion on the opening of the parish of Baton
Rouge?
is now in order. We have laid that over
until Monday.
Judge Spofford-It is something for the
boards own information-an that IL will be
necessary for it to have, and which ought
to he sent for at once, il at all.
President Wells-Read the motion.
Judge Spofford then read his motion,
which was that the board order the box of
the parish of Baton Rouge to be sent
for at once, in order that it might be opened
and examined, and if the board found that
the return be correct that it be filed.
President Wells-Eile you1 motion.
VAAO
order before adjourn ment. You will then
act upon it before adjournment!
President Wells-Yes, sir, at once. We
| will send for the box at once.
The returns from st. Tammany were then
| brought in. They were in two packages,
| the consolidated statements and tally
sheets, not signed on the outside.
General Anderson-1s there any protest
| for st. Tammanyf
1 r. Nsoon-Hoo
President Wells-Read the protest, Gen
eral.
General Anderson then read the protest
| which was made by w. P. Kellogg, L. A.
Sheldon. of the parish Of Orleans, and
| Morris Marks and others, in which it was
stated that there was not free, fair and
peaceable election in Bienville, Claiborne
St. Tammany and other parishes; that In
the said parishes there have been intimida
ton and threats which prevented fail
election, and in many Of said parishes, st
| tumults and violence, Intimidation, dis
turbances, bribery and corrupt in
fluencee, murders and assassination which
prevented or tended to prevent q tree
fair and peaceable election at the reepectiv,
wards in the parishes; that the acts af0re
said existed ct and near the aforesaid poll
during and subsequent to the repatriation
that the supervisors Of election, both on be
half of the State and the United States, q
we'll as of the commissioners of election
| were and are in many instances 50 com
pletely intimidated that many 6f them dar
not submit statement of those acts WhiOl
prevep ted or tended to prevent . fair ant
peaceable election, for fear that they nigh
lose their lives; that the witnesses to tn
acts of violence, etc., are and have been o
terrified that they would not voluntaril.
come forward and make oath to the acts o
violence which prevented peaceable cleo
ton, whereby the free expression of th
popular will of the people has been illegal
iy suppressed by acts Of lswless men, VIII
not only drove peaceable citizens from tn
polls by intimidation and bloodshed, bu
even compelled many to vete against thei
will, all Of which will fully appear by du'
proof before the board. They can estsh
lish clearly that they have been elected
electors, whereby they pray that the boar
will grant them an equitable hearing, sn'
that they be returned as electors.
Governor Palmer-WhO is that that pro
testss
General Anderson-It is in behalf of tn
Hayes and Wheeler electors. This is 70
hearing under the provision of the law.
President Wells-Lsy that over.
General Smith-Wha: is the aggreg at
vote2
General Anderson-Kelloeg 5sl, and Nj
Emery 649.
General Smith-Csn you tell the aggrt
gate vote in that parish two years agos
Mr.. Burke-It was 68l to 5Sl on the TreaI
urer.
General Auderson-That is 1882. It
1850 this year, against 1882 two years ag'
Mr.. McGloin-Is not that 5Sl q mistake
General Anderson-It is q mistake.
Mr.. McGloin-The vote We have is 55l
!; That would make Just 1900 this year
the parish, to 1882 two years ago.
President Wells-Lsy this over, Genera
General Anderson-The vote for KellOg
is 55l, and Poche 647.
Il Mr.. McGlOiu-That corresponds with on
statement. There was no other d0cumel
that came with these returns excepting Il
protestf
General Auderson-No, sir.
President Wells-BriDg come other +
tuIrs.
u General Anderson-I think We had bett
adjourn. think We have earned our
and prospects.
President Wells-And that reduced dov
to thirty cents ON the dollar.
The Board then adjourned till elev'
O'Clock to-day.
Court Items.
The private market men have fou1
Judge Lynch inexorsble, and yesterday
pressed them into very small corner. N
Barthe stated that he was in the habit
! | late of snnnlvinp customers by carryiI