New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-30

United States supervisor Of elections. He
held tho election under that authority, and
he comes here with the returns 70 10. It 10
for the board to cay whether We will re-
oeive the return coming through the source
that it does, or shall the board ConAne ito
rulings strlctly in accordance with the law.
ardson, asks to be allowed to make state
ment.
President Wells-C Certainly, sir.
Mr.. Richardson-The supervisor in our
parish left ON the twentieth Of October; he
told me that he would return that evening;
We never heard from him until tho twenty.
third, when We received . telegram from
him stating that he had left for New Or
fesna; the telegram was received BY Mr..
publican ticket; Mr.. Mcknight and others
said they wanted to hold IN election
whether he returned or not. and they asked
Mr.. Curry and me to 60 ahead and hold
the election; he was not IN old citizen of
the place; he claimed he was sent from
New Orleans by Governor Kellogg - our
supervisor; when be left he told us he had
gone for ballot boxes.
General Anderson-Under the law the
sheriff lie required to furnish the ballot
boxes to the commissioner.
Judge Richardson - Immediately upon
the reception of that telegram the Repub-
licans a. we'll a. Democrats supposed that
that was ruse-that he did not intend to
hold an election, and therefore they told
Mr.; Curry and myself to go ahead there
President Wells-Upon what did You
base your supposition that he WAS not to
return
Jadge Richardson-I just now stated
that most everybody supposed that the
i1es of his going to New Orleans for ballot
boxes was . mere ruse.
. President Wells-Did you not know that
Q Mr.. Thompson went into the Office and
threatened to take his ears off if he didn't
leavef
Judge Richardson-No, sir; did not hear
any thing of this. heard on the sixteenth
that man named Thorn pson was with him.
Thompson was very drunk.
President Wells-Thompson holds .
large plantation from his father in the vi
cinity of Colfax3
Judge 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 himIsnd he swore if he didn't 20 he
would take some guns up there and have Q
fair election. He made some threats. Mr..
Caldwell eaid no knew him we'll: that he
would not have said this if he had not been
drunk. never heard Ward epeak Of 1t.
received letters saying that he would be ILL
treated If he did not leave the parishi
Judge Richardson-No, sir. He told me
more than once that he wanted . fair cleo
ton. The only cause for his leaving that
could discover was. that the Democratic
party had . fair majority.
President WellseLet me ask . quee-
l <hnA
| because he had discovered that there would
| be q Democratic majority
| Judge Richardson-I stated that l sup
posed that was the cause.
President Wells-Now, - you assume
the authority Of the supervision of the votes
of that parish, will you state to me the
number Of Republican votes and the num-
| both as to color and race3 How many col
ored registered voters are there in the
parish of Grant, and how many whitess
Answer-rhere is fifty-six white maj ,rity
in the parish, of which twelve are cOlor~d
Queetion-Don't you know at Big Creek
settlement there were sixty or seventy
white Republicans9
Judge Ricbards0n-I do not.
President Wells-Well. do.
Judge Richsrdson-Allt the colored people
in that vicinity, except at Colfax, voted the
Democratic ticket; there was NO COmpul
sion.
President Wells-Did you not run out
from COlfax in 1873!
Judge Richards0n-1 did.
President Weils-Then there was con
siderable disturbances; how many Republi
can votes were destrOyed}
Judge Rchardson-Id don't know; know
that they have polled full vote: the So
preme Court has decided
President Wells--We have no business
to notice anything that the Supreme Court
has said. 1 would suggest that we take
the document under advisement. Take q
receipt from him, Mr.. Secretary, a. an un
authorized agent
Mr.. Abell- 4 have just at this moment re
ceived the returns from the parish OF La
tavetta.
Mr.. Kenner (opening the package )--Th
I consolidated statement Of votes was signe.
byJ S. Veazie, sworn to on the fourteenth
instant. There ire abundant remarks il
the shape of protests. The electoral vot
| ia "a follows: