The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-09-09
Let the Voter Listn.
Judge Hills Address to the Ttc1
Parties IN the Mattf Of
Registration Sul
perVlsiOn.

I'm Friday morning Nests. Z. II
Mar, I. w. Patton and E. |. Garter
called upon Judge Hill, dthe Uni
ted States Circuit Court, att room,
in the Custom house, and I'D a long
interview with him relatif = to the
matter Of the selectiod + United
States Supervisors Of electin.
The conference lasted hal IN hour,
and was most agreeable tqEoth par.
ties, as will be seen by tho Moving
Address, issued Subsequent e. J'dge
To tho voters for Representatives il
| Congress, and Electors tr President
and Vice President Of the United
States in tile State of LGisiana:
In compliance will, the squcst and
order of tho Hon. W. B Woods,
have opened the Circuit curt of the
United States, for your St;e, for the
transaction of such businBs az may
come before 1t under to Acts OF
Congress in relation to Fderal cleo
lions, and to which these laws alone
apply. The court will nnain open
until and including the Ext day af.
ter the election, to be hid on the
first Tuesday in Novembemext.
l have found no apptations or
nominations ON file, but ,Orl 4 con-.
ference with leading men houging to
both political parties, fin a general
desire that the very best ion Of both
parties shall be selected and shall
serve as supervisors, an that the
appointments shall he ade ut an
early day. Az l am asst ed to the
same duty for my own Stae-Missis-
sippi-it is impossible fo ME to re-.
main longer in your Statat present.
To facilitate the appointment of
supervisors in your State he follow.
ing plan is adopted: Ach party,
through the chairman Tits execu.
tive committee, will file, with f: A.
Wolaey, Clerk Of the Cot aud Chief
Supervisor, the name othe person
selected to act for the arty ut each
voting place; when anapplication
has been fled by the relisite mum.
Der of citizens for the ppointment
Of such supervisors, til! is for the
city Of New Orleans twocitisens and
for IL parish ten citizens.
These nominations vi remain ON
file for one day subject, objections
6y the chairman of the der party,
AND IF NO oBJEcT1opE FILED
the clerk will enter OF the minutes
the order of the appointment and is.
cue tho o"'a missi"n, Tut TT utjuot;on
be entered, the difficult will be set
tied by the chairman oboth parties
If possible; by the nomhtion Of an.
other person or otlierwil; if not act.
tied this way, the Chit Supervisor
will taks the statementof each aud
forward to me at Oxford Mississippi.
But from the amicableeeliug mani
tested by both parties do not ap.
prel'end any difficulty. The powers
aud dates Of those appAted for the
city IF New Orleans al those for
the parishes are differdt. Those of
the city are defined in ections 2Ol6.
@l7, 2Ol8, 2Ol9 and 2o), and those
for the parishes in secti( 2O29.
!. These sections the Chf Supervisor
will cause
TO BE PRlNT1
and attached to the COMMISSIONS of
each respectively, for theuidance Of
Of the supervisors, and vi will when
requested exhibit the sue to anv
voter.
From the kind maniStations of
those with whom have let belong.
lug to both of tho great )litical par.
ties, l perceive no reab why you
shall not have az free an fair regis
tration and election andis cheerful
acqaiesceuee III the rellt In your
State 5! as in any other late Of the
Union. tea
That such may he the case, ! feel
assured is the desire of u good citi-
lens Of both parties as we'll as Of
Judge Woods, whom atcalled upon
to represent, and myself
r. HILL,
0. s ), District Judge, Ating U. $.
Circuit Judge.