Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-25
LIGHT ON LOUISIANA.
The Real situation in the Disputed
State.
Testimony of a Competent and Relia'
BILE Witness.
cincinnati Enquirer

of the Committee OF the DemOcrablc
Conservative Party of Orleans Parish,
Louisiana, was in the city, an Enquirer
sought him at his quarters at the
Grand Hotel, last night. Hon: Mr..
Brown was a member OF the State
Legislature of Louisiana in 1866, and
now holds the position of Assistant
CITY Surveyor of New Orleans, posi-
ton equivalent to that of the Assist
ant CITY Civil Engineer of Cincinnati.
The object of Mr.. Browns visit to the
city is to escort home his wife, who
has been spending the summer here.
Mr.. Brown is a gentleman OF more
than ordinary intelligence, and.
/ through his position of President of
the Parish Committee position SIM
liar to that of Hon. Isaac j. Miller,
Chairman of the Hamilton County
Democratic Executive Commitee-has
a thorough knowledge of events per-
tanning to the recent election IN LOUIS
lana.
Mr.. Brown cheerfully submitted to
the interviewing process, and IN re-
sponse to the questions of the Enquir-
er ambassador, gave the following sue
einct statement of the situation IN |
Louisiana when he lett there, Satur-
day evening. ,n
Democrats have carried Louisiana by |
a majority of 1000 or 5000 ON fair,
square count. Why, sir. the city OF
New Orleans alone, if our people had |
not been disfranchised and the traudu-
lent negro vote had been stricken out,
the Democratic majority would have
been 5000. In the parish of Orleans
5.000false afidavits were made against
Democratic voters, and large numbers
were stricken from the books of regis
tration upon the false afidavits. Upon
the day of the election | made de-
mand upon Gov. Kellogg that the
parties stricken off should be permit
ted to vote upon producing satisfactory
evidence that they were legal voters.
,, This demand was not complied with
; until after midday. By that time our
neople become scattered, and 1t was
!, impossible to get them all back to the
: nofls. though they did succeed in get
: ting some of them back.
Reporter-What are the facts in re-
, gard to the five parishes which the
: Radicals are trying to throw outY
: Mr.. Brown-In the parish OF East
! Felicinia the Republican party made
! no contest. Tickets were not even
= = furnished on election day. Anderson,
! the Supervisor of Registration, left
= some days prior to the day upon which
. the registration should have closed,
: thereby depriving 400 or 800 people OF
i the right to register He returned,
! I however, q few days previous to the
Il election, and held the election accord
: ing to law. There was no intimidation
. in this parish. One company OF Unltd
States infantry was stationed IN the
3 parish in the protection of voters. 1t
e was understood months before that
:. nearly every negro in the parish would
= vote the Democratic ticket, as they had
3 long since become disgusted with the
u Radical party. The number and
/ names of negroes belonging to Demo
e = cratic clubs had been published IN the
T. papers. These facts were well known
to the Republican officials, and when
Anderson, the Supervisor of Registra-
ton. left the parish it was with thell
If knowledge and consent. His return
7e was against their expressed wish
M There was no intimidation whatever
te Tn Ouachita parish all the intimidation
er came from the Radical party. A com
b. nany of United States soldiers wa.
It, stationed in this parish and ATTENDED
ne all the Radical meetings, the com
r manding officer taking an active par
h. in the canvass. In East Baton Rogu'
the negroes voted the Democratic tick
eft almost solid, and it was known
n months before the election that the.
ke would so vote. In East Feliclana,
is few DAYS before the election, Captain
West the Democratic candidate TO
Sheriff was assassinated. Does tina
look like Democratic intimidation
to Tn Morehouse parish there was no ln
or. timidation. Why, it was not eve
ng charged until after the election. l
Orleans parish know of my own pei
. sonal knowledge that negroes hav
w been beaten for voting the Democrat
oT ticket. In places where the Radlca
are inthe majority it is as much as
NECROSIS life is worth for him to vo
!. the Democratic ticket. The lntlm
dation was on the other side. In Ne
Orleans many Democrats, legal voter
at were frightened out of voting by Sc
he ing their names published among Il
to list of so-called illegal voters. n
ist- being conversant with the law, n.
I'M did not vote, for fear of being pros
cuted. Is not that iptimjaationI
Ion Reporter--Everything seems to hin
r, unon the Returning Board. Ho
two does that delectable institution ope
nal ate2 How is it constitutedt
AN Hon. Mr.. B.-The Returning Boa
cen consists of FIVE members. First
ties the list is j. Madison Wells. He W
nds elected Lieutenant Governor OF Loul
ON, lana in 1864,land became Govern
OF when Hahn was elected United Stal
len Senator, and was elected Governor
lslst the Democratic ticket in 1866 and
onal NAMED in that position until the L
aD- construction laws went into effect.
IS IN has lived in louisiana long time, a
all before the war stood high. Since tn
as he has become STEPPED in Radical
ex- famv and will stop at nothing to cal
me his narty through. [ have my oplnl
they Of him upon his action in the retul
heir imp BOARD in 1874. Messrs. Cassni
e to and Kenner are negroes, and belong
tive kellogg. Judging from their actl'
iom- in 1874, they will follow the instr
ding tions of the leaders of the Radl
heir party. Thomas G. Anderson is IN
aces, nacitated from serving, as he wa
must candidate fer Office. Mr.. Arroyo
ntle- signed in 1874 in disgust over the
| lett tion of the Board in counting out
re- Democratic Legislature and Treasul
rem The residue of the Board have
elt II power to fill vacancies, and maJo
not IF the BOARD constitutes a quorl
and The action of the Board is final
ing cording to the decision OF the Jnl
trust Supreme Court in the case OF Bon
ehuS -I VS.. Lynch.
teful Reporter-What will be the re
sup if the Radicals succeed in throw
out the disputed parishes?
sH' Hon. Mr.. B.-The Democratic
es of iority in the Stateis between 1000
rting 5000. If they throw out the paris
. fol1 of Ouchachite, East and West Fe
iO lana, Morehouse and East b
o NOT Rouge, the Democrats will still /
orally the State by at least 5000 majority
y the don't think that they can throw Il
! the parishes out. They have as much 7
~ ~ to throw out any parish in the :
hem- as they have to throw out those 81
named. I am of the opinion tn
Uavs had heen elected we would