New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-03


-. taken in = basket to tho courthouse
-itnese w. born in Canada and educated
IN the Buffalo New York; common school,
p. Il. Black, colored. was introduced, ent
he testified that be Wa "a Inspector OF e.ec
and that the precinct election OF Aiacnus
Was closed for the day.
The Democrats then fled objections t!
tho vote of Duval county, on the grouno
that fifty- three n0n.fegisteDed men voteo
that thirty three men voted twice; that six
teen under penal conviction voted; thai
thirteen inmates of the county Jail voted
that the registration list was padded and
packed, the only Deasocratic member OF the
Board of County Commissioners being re-
moved Just before the eleetisn to make
room for the fraud. there.
The Republicans filed objections to TWEEN
ty-nine votes in Nassau and twenty-tnfee
IN Duval, ON the ground that two pay mas
ters of the railroads gave the Eemocratic
tickets marked with certain numbers TO tne
negroes employed and told them eney Woula
be discharged If those numbers we're NOT
found in the box; that these negroes
fhrough fear. did vote the numbered tickete,
and on various ether grounds OF iAtimlda
The Republicans objected to jackson
countv on the general charge of intimida-
ton. violence and fraud. Specifications
That the Democratic inspectors drove the
Republican inspectors away from the polls,
and then they refused to receive seven Re-
publican Eotes; that the ballot certificate
was signed by the inspector, that he did
mot announce the vote to the crowd or TO
any one else as 3l6 votes; that the ballot
box was taken to Vance's house, and that
party of Democrats car2e and tried to in
duce him to take it to come other place.
and that he refused to do SO; that he did
not put illegal votes in the boxes; that no
one else did; was born in Philadelphia and
educated in Edinburg.
Ex. CONGRESSMAN Walls, celOred was In
troduced. He testified that he did not offer
Dukes S25 or any other snm to sign the affi.
davits introduced by the Republicans; that
he did 20 to Dukes house with Bolton to per-
suade Dnkes to sign it; Dukes said he would
Sign them in town. When they reached
town Bolton and Dukes went in the Office
of Bolton. They came ont after awhile,
saying Dukes has touched the pen and
signed. Dukes can not write his name. He
touches the pen and q mark is made for
him.
Adjourned.
The Proceedings Yesterday.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, December O.
The day was consumed in the technical
production of testimony to the board, this
being the last day allowed tor this work
Each side filed specifications of contest in
several counties aud made replication to
charges. On certain other points there
was only one new or notable point raised,
this in the county of Manstee. The clerk
Of this county, who il BY Jaw the register |
Dlection. The Governor accepted his resig- |
nation, to take effect ut once. The county |
Was thus left without . clerk.
Some of the citizens attempted to register |
With the deputy clerk, but he declined to /
lake their names. A new clerk was sp. j
pointed by telegraph but for some reasons,
stated di&erently by each side, did not |
quality betore the election was over. The
1lection was held however. The registry
iet Of last year icing used and each voter
tsking the usual registry oath before q
ack of the clerk. The Republicans ask
hat the county be thrown ont, a. the cleo.
ion vae irregular and as their voters in the
)ouuty. not believing that the election would |
10 held without . clerk, did not 60 to the
oils to vote.
The Democrats asked that it be counted,
. these voters exhausted their resources
q trying to vote lawfully, and recited that
undreds of voters we're kept from voting,
. only CnOeo on the registry lists OF former |
ears felt it right to vote. The county is
lm0et wholly Democratic. The Demo
ratio managers to-day raised point as to
be eligibility Of Mr.. Humphreys, Rspub-
can candidate for elector, who was ap-
ointed shipping master at Pensacola some
ime ago, and held that Office when the |
lection came off. The arguments of the
70 contestants will be laid before the
GARD on Monday, and the decision possibly
ssched on Tuesday.