New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-28
VOLUME X.-NO. %
TaE SENATE CeslnlrrEs,


the SENATE CeslmlrrEs.
Eighth Day, = t4g
The testimony Of Mr. McEnery was con-
tinued, Senators Wadleisb, Mcmillan and
Mcdonald having retired "a q sub-com.
mitt -. leaving the chairman and Senators
Oglesby and SAulsbuIy to continue on
OuAehita. fF7f'e : ..7-r : :
Mr.. McEnery was proceeding to state that
he had derived information. from Mr.. Cam
and o'hers. but Senator Oglesby obiectinR
the question was Withdrawn BY Senator
Sauieoury. and-he proceeded to examine
relative to the conduct Of thA canvsss.s
To Senator SAplsbary-Comm in
the hill ward here the population is white
and Democratic; the people were afraid of
being arrested ss in 1874; reassured them,
and got them organized; then commenced
ON the river to organize the Whites that
finished, commenced on the negroes and in
duced them to join the Democratic clubs;
held NEE tiDgs III the day time; speecLes
were made by prominent white and colored
men; we appealed to the judgment of the
'colored people, and not TO their fears. pas
'si0ns or prtjudices; had no difficulty in
getting the coiored vote alter we bad se.
cured lheir agents in each ward; Jaly %,
there was a meeting ot Republicans ut the
house Of Richmond Dunn, aud a Demo-
cratic senatorial convention at Log,own;
after adjournment the colored people
requested Me-. Franklin Garrett.
Democra'ic lawyer, to address them;
his speech made a most favorable impress
sior; at that time We had about thirty
mem bers Of that clu'; the next Sunday
there was q meeting Of the D cmDcraic-
Conservative club; many c0lOred people
we're present; il was addressed Ivy C,lcnel
o Robert Richardson and others; Richmond
Dunn and Ike Randall, president Of the
Republican club Of 100 men, were pressn';
Dunn Joined that evening; the next Fliday
Captain w. w. Farmer, the mott popular
man among the colOred people, was 10 ad
dress them got band wagon and elk
horses and hags and plsyeA in front of
every plantations; hsd a very large au6i-
ence, mostly colored; at Mr.. Mafberry's
plantation three negroes had been served
with tax nOiicea-0ne q tax OF $50 On
horse worth. &6O, another OF $l3 on one
reading of these created great sensation,
and Mr.. Stubbs appealed to them to break
the color liae; Captain Farmers appeal had
great deal of effect; he band played. and
many colored men enthusis sticslly lined;
never in my life saw such enthusiasm; sew
enty three joined so fast that it was hard to
take their nance; the enthusiasm OF white
braced each other, shook hands and cried; !;
kept the band playing till it couldn't play
aav longer; after this had NO trouble in that
ward; they all Joined voluntarily; pursued
the same plan IN other wards till the cleo
tion; the coiOred people had two separate
col0red clubs; there seemed to be an era OF
good feeling and . reconciliation of the two
races; this continued mp to election;
mixed meetings were held each Sa.-
urdsy in each ward, and barbecues
each week; the last was on the lslsud.
at Grady's scboolhOuse. where there were so
many, 5000 to 5000, that they had to be ad.
dressed from two stands. There were con-
tinusl accession of cOlOred men to the Dem.
ocratic party, joining and acting in good
faith; voluntarily, freely. and OF their own
aCc0rd; q large proportion OF the coiOred
people of the parish voted the Democratic
ticket freely and voluntarily, AID without
compulsioE; Captain Fsumer. and Mt.
Stubbs and others besides myself. told
them they should be prOtectedin voting the
ticket Of their choice. The vote at the last
election was larger than at previous cleo
tiOnt; the vote ut Monroe WAS larger De-
cause the colored men had been told 10
come there ana vote; the plan OF the RI
publican party was 10 mass their vote thera
and reduce their vote in other polls: the
Democrats, white and cOlored, voted In
their own wards; all polls were thrown out,
except at Monroe; all the voting was full,
free and fair: We expected this question OF
intimidation to come up and It was the IN
terest of our party to have the election fdli,
free and fair, and advised all to submit to
almost anything; an address was issued
signed bv myself, Mr.. s ubbs and Mr..
Faux Address filed Const ling peace
and submission, etc. Assisted Mr.. Hardy
Co prosecute those who had attacked COL
ored Democrat, and said that IT such at
tseks were not stopped means wonid Do
taken to stop them; Mr.. HARDY ana Jostico
did was the necessity for the rifle clobs.
Know of houses being fred into; am satis-
fed it was by negroes; know OF Psrgona .
negroes arming, discharging their guns,
and going back to work; know OF
the negroes arming on the Island with
the intention OF marching on Monroe; /;
received kilograms from Bastrop thst inc
negroes were leaving Morehooss ior Moe, n
roe; had Q rifle company move down 70
Eaulkyille as q precau,ioD, aDont tnree
miles from the Island; received telegram
from CAPTAIN TheObaids that the negroes
were being joined by those from MorehOuse
and asking for re-inforcements; IN eoou.
three hours there were about 2oo sr@eo
white men in the Island; they were there
for the protection of the people; Cnere wele
negroes under arms in line OF battle IN otner
parts of the island, Captain Theobaids dis
persed them to their homes without usin
anv violence; Captain Theobalds owns a
fine plantation; his moral character IL un'
exceiled; hs stands very high in the com
munity; is universally liked, especiaiy oy
the cOlored people ON his PiantA.ion' ls
quiet modest and unassumlng, WIN great
caDacity for controlling other men; IN
saiectiny officers for the 1if1e clubs care
was taken to select cool and moderate men
heard of incendisry speeches by John ii.
Dickcraye. o, H. Brew ster and d. B.GOrham
sbout two wet ks before the campaign, when
fhey were accompanied by United otates
troOpe; the colored men coming 10 Monroe
brought arms and alarmed the wnite People
40 much that it was thought necessary 70
mt on an extra police force from Captain
kanvick's company, who were instructed
fo natrOl the town and prevent disturb
snce: fhe MAYOR applied to Captain Hale
Tinted States army, for asslstance; W;
abby and myself concluded We could staoa
500 armed men in that town, but no hore'
our object was to avoid any dist9rDSEGe
conaider the registration was not falr I'LL tne
LATER par. of il; Mr.. Grady refused to put
her ar Bayou de Siard whore there was q
large Democratic colored population; h's
liat of constables WAS composed OF pAu
charsctars: notorious for their tur0u'
lent disposition; Dan Gill, Ben james,
Herman Bell, indicted for e1Iortion
IN office. Charles Williams. coloreo gam.
hier: Mr.. Stubbs and l demonstrated; T. g e
these men were likely to provoke e olm' a,
Guilty and s1ggested ia~9 other one ns@es Which % % be
oeva orraad to appoint, he appointed his own;
se;S that Chief Justice Ludeling had toio
him that if he did not fix things ~ ne
wanted he would be held personally reePon'
sibie; never gave anybody any Instructions '.a 1o
to call on J. r. Hall or any ono s;d G,se ~ w
tell them to join rifle club; nor dio n;,;ns ine
Committee; never heard of rifle CLUBS riaing