The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-27

Anderson entered into treaty with Mast
and Others, by which If Mast was elected he
would secure Anderson the appointment of
naval officer at New Orleans. Witness was
republican up to the last election. Had
position in the custom house to November
TO- His pay was AT the rate of 81 600 per
annnnl, and was assessed $3.50 per month
for party purposes.
THE AFFIDAVIT BUSINESS.
Stated that the affidavits made out in the
custom house were different from the state
rnents of witnesses The way Anderson was
To serve Nash he was to make an affidavit
and have the democratic vote of East Fell
ciana thrown out A man named Haries
seemed TO be at the head of the affidavit bus
iness at the custom house. Know of an in
stance where the answers to cross interroga-
ton were struck ont by Harris orders and
other answers put in. Harris said
the first answers wouldn't do.
The alterations gave il different character
Heard Kellogg ask Drury, in Assumption
parish, as TO the prospects there Drurv
said the democrats would probably carry il.
Kellogg told him he had better have his
affidavits ready then Was candidate for
parish judge in Assumption in 1874. l be-
lieved was beaten fairly, and wouldn't
accept it.
Mr.. Harris, above alluded 10. who was
present as counsel for the republicans. arose
and asked If they would be allowed to intro
duce rebutting testimony. The chairman
replied that any witness suggested by Mr.
Townsend would be summoned.
Frank Conner, tcolored) of Orleans, tes-
titled: Voted the democrat ticket OF his
own free will and accord. After voting was
knocked down by colored deputy marshal
named Bebbs. Colored men are compelled
to vote the republican ticket or they get the
worst of it.
n. II. Wilson, (colored) of Ascension par
ish, testified: Was a candidate for the leg
islature on the conservative ticket at the last
election. Know of negroes being
beaten before the election because
they are democrats. Colonel jim Lewis
made speech, saying the republican ticket
would be counted in whether elected or not.
The republican candidates up there told me
that would be counted out; knew colored
men who would vote the democratic ticket
had they been permitted to do so.
CroSs-examined: The majority in the
parish has always been republican; never
found n colored man who was compelled to
vote the democratic ticket; believe state
ments that the republicans were going to be
counted in anyhow had the effect of losing
me 500 votes; was republican up 10 two
months before the election
Adjourned till tomorrow.
House Sub-Commitfee-Furf Tesff-
fimony Of Fair and PeaceabIe Elec-
fiOn-Radical Frauds s-The Names of
Dead Men, COnvicts. Etc, on the Regis
trati0n LISTS
New ORLEANS, Dec. 26.-Mr Blackburn.
chairman of the house subcommittee: Robert
X. Grier (colored) and p. Breaux (colored),
both of Lafayette parish, testified, corrobor-
ating the testimony of witnesses examined
Saturday, that the late election was
fair and peaceable, and that there was no in
l-tisnidatien n,--and inlpeaohing the testimony
of the witness before the returning board.
William S. Davis testified to the same ef-
feet Never heard of armed organizations
in the parish. Heard James Davidsons af-
fdayit in the custom house, relating
to such organizations. Davidson
would not be believed on oath. Knew
Whites house was burned, but il was for
reasons other than political. Livingston is a
democratic. parish. Many colored men
voted the democratic ticket and without
at the last election than ever before The
statements made in the custom
house affidavits are false The
people are law abiding. [Note-The affida-
! Wits referred 10 are those in Sherman's re-
! port regarding Livingston parish. Levi
| Spoiller, of Livingston parish, testified. cor
| roborating the testimony of VIM. 5. Davis.
w Ill. NdSSlc, Vi huSi pOuOd pdIicn, tcctlicu
| corroborating the testimony OF the wit
nesses examined Friday and Satur-
! day, from the same parish. regard
ing u peaceable and quiet election.
| Henry Michelet, of Lafourche parish, testi-
| fed: Is parish treasurer. The white ma
jority in the parish is 800. The first super
| visor of registration, Parmel, was succeeded
! by I.edet, because he refused to conform to
the wishes of the republican committee.
He said they has requested and urged him
| to act in way he considered i'm
| proper and dishonest. Ledet would not
allow United States supervisors TO inspect
| the registration list. Failed to notify the
| whites where he had or would establish poll
| ing places until day or two before the cleo
ton and did not furnish some polls with
official blanks and tally sheets. There was
no ballot box at poll one. Voters had to go to
poll two. This necessitated additional labor
| at that poll and delayed the compilation Of
| the returns. The returns were taken 10 the
court house between and 8 o'clock in the
morning. The supervisor would not receive
| them, giving no reason therefor. Polls
one, two and ten were not included
in the supervisors consolidated statement.
| Some polls were not represented by the
! democratic Commissioners. The supervisors
| failed to obey the law and established a
voting place in each justice of the peace 3
precinct; there was no poll in Ward 10,
| where there is democratic major
ity. The supervisor constantly refused
to allow democrats to inspect the printed
list of registered voters. On the lists were
the names of dead men, conyicts and of par
ties who did not exist. The population of
| the parish is IL ,000 The registered voters,
according to the supervisors printed list are
4,672. After the election, BY comparing
| the supervisors list with the lists
kept by the commissioners, it was
| discovered that several dead men had voted,
and also conyicts and absent men voted on
requisition papers of 1872 which did not be-
long to them. Colored republicans voted
| three or four times. The refusal
of the supervisor to receive returns