The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-23
THE REPUBLICAN lNIQUlTY.
BLACK DEMOCRATS BULLDOzED BH
THE BLICk REPJDLICANS.

Democratic Baiiot. Buiidozcd by the super
visors aud the Returning Bonrd How
New OrIcnn- POLL was Thrown Out-The
Forscrics OF the Conspirators Exposed
NEW ORLEANS Dec. 22-Mr. Morrsons
committee this morning examined VIM. VIII
ilams (culored), who swOre that he was beaten
and shot at several times for announcing his Ill
tention to vote the Democratic ticket. lie was
threatened with death and prevented from vot-
Ing. Next, X. j. Hogan, a colored farmer OF
West Fcliclana, testified that lie was threatened
with death II lie voted the Democratic ticket
The parish. he said, had been infested with
bands Of thieves more than year before cleo
tlon. stock and corn were stolen in large guam
Titles from both white and colorcd farmers.
society was formed Of white and coored men To
prevent these thefs and punish the perpetra-
tors. Those caught were whipped. witness made
hfidavt Of these facts In the Custom House,
stating they had no political bearing. lie was
prevented from reading his affidavit after 1t had
been written out by the oficials. lie sees II
printed now as a specimen Returning Board atfi-
davit. lie denounced 1t ne false and forgery,
and said that he never made 1t, aud that It's
statements are utterly untrue.
The committee then took up Poll 2, Eleventh
Ward. New Orleans, excluded In the Returning
Boards count. Twenty responsible witnesses
there VS. free, fair and peaceable. This poll
was excluded on the protest of A. W. Kempton
and A. Huisey. Republican supervisors. Major
Burke being called To the stand, showed a tcle-
gram from the MAYOR Of Galveston declaring
Kemptou to be a fugitive from justice from Gal
weston. wnere he was under three indictments
for penal crimes. The formal indictments were
then shown to the committee. Another indtct-
ment for pockei-plcking against llurseN was
then shown. j. VI. Harding testified that Kemp
ton aud Hurscy pt JutVd ten selves when they
protested against this poll.
Blackburn's commit tee examined thoroughly
the case Of Iangirahoa. "A part of whose vote
was ejected oy the board. hey found the
chnrces preferred against this parish toy the r.
turnlnC board utter, false aud without founda-
kion, after examining number Of responsible
witnesses from both sides.
Judge News committee, at Baton Rouge, has
examined leading keputlicnns.w whose testimony
Is boyerwheiming IS T. the ireeness ana ilirness
OF the election In the two Baton R0uees and
two Felici mas. Ibey buve examined local
leaders OF both parties ana have failed 10 IND
Jingle case of intimidation.
Meade's committee examined several wit
nesses IN CaddO parish yesterday, and made ar
tangements for a fun Investigation. McMahon's
sommittee will report from Monroe to-morrow.
The senate committee discussed senator Me-
Donald's motion req iirlng the Returning Board
70 produce the returns PREVIOUSLY excluded ~
Ihe supervisors. Inc Chairman did not think II
important to get these returns McDonald's ;
notion was lost. The board has submitted To
benatorial Inspection the returus which they
manipulated. McDonald's mouon Was made IN
The interest Of n trtr ifvestiR itiOn. The con-
nittee went back then t. Gu achita intimidation.
Examining witnesses produced 10y Rep lblican
tounsel. There viii he "a Piukston matinee to-
morrow. The committee viii get the rebutting
evidence OF seventy witnesses who have been
sent for, If II be deemed advisable to receive II.
special sent to the D,mOcfdt from Baton
Rouge says the House subcommittee was at
work there to-day. The most important witness
examined was u. ". Lange (colored). Repuhli-
can. lie testified that he had canyassed the
parish Tor the Republicans; that there was no
Intimidation of collrei Republicans during the
whole time OF the REGISTRATION or AT the election
or at any other time that ia no instance were
the trout les in the parish during the past ye
attributable to politics. An attempt was made
by Jack Archibald, colored Republican, TO
raise row. Archibald SAID he acted under in.
utruotions In doing SO. Archibald left the poll
aud came back with Lieut.. Gerdich, who en-
ueavOred to persuade witness that hs was in-
Inundated, aud wanted him ~ close lis poll.