The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-11-16
A Letter from Kellogg.

Kellogg furnishes the following state
ment to the Associated Press regarding
the election: Very few official returns
have been received outside the city by
the Secretary of Statc-the proper GUS
.odian. Unofficial statements have been
received and published here Of fifteen
and thirteen Democratic parishes. he
sides the city, twenty-eight out of fifty
seven OF which may be called tolcrably
reliable. The other parishes are estl-
mated by each side, and the State is
claimed according to each estimate by
both sides. The Democrats only claim
the State by estimating the republican
parishes of East and West Feliciana,
East Baton Rouge, Morehouse and Oui-
chiia as having given them, as they
claim, nearly 1000 majority. No ono
can dispute that these parishes were
ovcrrun and intimilated by armed
bands OF the White League before and
on the day of election. These parishes
have always been largely republican.
The registration in these parishes IL,
white, $685. black 500. They gave
me 5000 majority in 1872, by the re-
turns Of the Democratic Board, and
they gave the republican candidate 81
900 majority in 1874, rs conceded by
the Democratic State Committee. In
Ouchita deputy U. S. Marshal was
killed on election, the polls were taken
possession OF and run by the White
League. In east Fclciaua not a single
Republican vote was allowed to be
polled. The Republicans were not al
lowed to run n ticket. This parish is
next to the Mississippi Inc. and has
been turbulent, more or less. since the
democrats got possession OF Mississippi,
In this parish got over |, 700 major
ity in 1872, and in 1874 the republicans
carried the parish by more than 1000
majority. The vote claimed by the
democrats in these parishes was pro-
cured by intimidation, violence and as
sassination. and the proof of this is
overwhelming and perfectly conclusive.
Notwithstanding the claimed vote OF
these parishes, we confidently believe
we have carried the State. The Demo-
Gratis never claimed to have CARED
the State by but about 1900 in
1874, not counting Carroll parish.
which gave Us over 1900 majority; but
where they always alleged frauds. and
refused to cOncede but about 900 oi this
majority to us. They admit that we
have gained in this city alone 30 votes
ever the vote of 1874. They admit that
we have carried Iberia, st. Martin, As
sumption, Rtpides, Caddo. Webster,
and .Latourche, already heard from,
which they carried in 1874. They adj
.mifthat we have increased our maiori.
, ties in Bossar. Madison. Tensas, Con-
cordia, Notchcloch, Plaquimine, and
st Charles. Of course none of these
are official. There are only about TWEEN
ty parishes accessible by rail or tcle-
graph, and the official vote of several OF
/ the remote parishes cannot be had for
five or six days. The result will prob.
ably be close. Counting the vote in
the five bull doscd parishes as the dem
ocrats claim it, not counting these par.
ishes, while the republicans will be dc
prived Of Legitimate majority of near
" 1000, in no contingency will the
democrats have carried the State. II
will be not denied that with scarcely an
exception in all the heretofore republi
can parishes, except the five bull dosed
parishes, the republicans have gained
over their maioritics OF 1873; neither
can il be denied that the colored people
voted the republican ticket with, ifpos
siblc, more unanimity than ever be
| tore.
When the results OF this election ar,
investigated in detail, and am reioicel
that in the pending eXigcncy they wit
he, the Republicans OF Louisiana, thuil
trials, their difficulties and the inustic,
they have 50 long laborcd under. will
he better understood and appreciated
by the people of the North. All WI
wants fair and full hearing. w,
want this whole matter probed to thu
bottom. We have been rcvilcd and
slandered for four years, and we arr
happy that ut last the occasion is abou
to arse when we will get hearing
which will be listened To and needed
have heard that several prominent
gentlemen are coming here, drawn hith
er by the eXigcncy growing out Of thi
election. l am glad Of this. tele.
graphed Secretary Chandler last night
urging that gentlemen of prominence,
who have the confidence of the country
be sent here-such men as William NJ
EvartI, eX-Governor Dix, Bristow
Blaine, Geo. +. Hoar. Gen. Logan, Stal
ley Matthews, or such gentlemen of tn,
North rs want II true disclosure OF our
affairs, Let men come whose reputa
tion will be a guarantee that they com,
to find the truth. and not manufactured
newspaper and sensational articles
against US.
The statements of the es esiimatcd re
turns referred to are the votes cast TO
the state ticket, that the vote of Haye
was considerably larger in some locali
ties than that ofthe state ticket. Tn;
Governor said: Tho democrats eener
ally admit that Leonard, Smith and Dur
rell are elected to Congress, and thai
the republicans have carried the legis
ture. lie said that he had just received
Il dispatch from Smith and one othe
gentleman from Shreveport, that des
perate efforts are being made by demo
Gratis in the parishes up Red River I,
change or destroy returns.