The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-08
KELL0GG'S C0LFAX PLOT.
THE CONFESSION OF TWo OF THE
- LEADERS OF THE RIOT.

- LEADERS OF THE RIOT.
fc,ains Ward aud Flowers Denounce Their
mrnpioyees and Profess Repentance food
Advice TO Negro Voters In louisa ua One
Earnest Nun ProcIaims the Truth.
New ORLEANS. Oct. 4.-Three years have
passed since the murierous riot In Grant Parish.
During that time Sherrs Nash and IIadnot have
been driven through swamps ana canebrtkes
by United States Marshals aud Federal soldiers
Vhie the most II their followers hive been
Compelled to seek safety liz flight. or have been
pershcuted, not prosecuted, 10y the blstrct
Attorney until the decision 81 the supreme
Court set their cases at rest. In the mean VINE
The riDRleaders Of tho riot on the Republican
side, the negro captains commanding the negro
mob. and the recreant sheriff Shaw, have been
The recipients OF Official patronage. The cap
tains were william Shaw AMI L. IL. Flowers,
pne or both counted-in officials OF the Kellogg
Government About three weeks ago Ward and
Flowers came To this city. and said to tho DEM
ocratic State Central Committee That they pro
posed to renounce their allegiance to the Repub-
hcan party, and to join the Conservatives in re-
dee ming Louisiana from misrue. II was deter
mined by the committee to give them chance
10 prove their sincerity. Arr1nfcments wero
made that the two new converts should pro-
claim the errors of their former WAYS md the
nfmness OF their new faiih to an audience OF
their colored brethren. ana thrt later In the
canvass they should 80 to their own and other
parishes and spe X in the interest OF OBJ e Cunscr-
vative party. The -Four h ward Colorcd Con
sentative Clubs headquarters was liked upon az
the place. Last night deleeation 81 ths state
Central Committee reuaifed To tue halI. Inc
frat speaker was Can't. Flowers. a dark but singu-
larry intelllgent-ooking Anglo-African' VINO
pnid
Times change and men clalge with them 80 10
Flower am ~ p99 , ein; ol S III %
led any longer by Nortnsr1 adv nareTs And SArpe..
guar Of support at home, nut VINO came Wn mere 10
hft themselves INTO Official power GA o9r shoulders. ani
have brought ruin uao9 ne site; tey hiye injUrsd
injured. Tnty have proven ncmsrlyef imp9ien TO pro,
he, e STr snsf and rsS m me Keen our
t,cs open and 70 lndge Tor opsel e. Every n9hie,4
forth various iuducemcnt, to- IN H. but our rae, Will
The s"ii Al this tax oi the Democrats sce,ns 10 de.
pye he cYarcd q ther OF iT'ngnise Is
ese r RsS5y .o dRe are nc, s c 10 do ct
charge that the Republican party was responsible for
the Grant Perch rot, ana ssn1 hgre personally persona
me Republican parry were TIE direct ceas,s q thqt
10 Grant Parish. To 10th he Issued comm'ss and
this was done directly with ne urp.'e Of nrnsins on
and to create political capital in the North for, the
saying, as was then IN the confidence OF the R"puo
and w a , Hef Be lsa e P pn
unfortunately for the Republican party we are alive
van, good gov,9@en. ous tt 90 a, ann
Rel ub anS our Pace race no pfoeG NJ
sS9Ies .n ~ S s sp 10 soSS
after who peIsecutel anu oppressed them, whether
en- and HendriaS' ii hos and Wiz and sp every
rsd citizen n ne STATE ~il De spt, q projection
SIse prs.s as sklng e"nsp,egogs Part eu, Was
led on illl now ma that vas SrohT, aud was lei
bic for all the wrong that have done.
} aid iS'' "''''' warn "'A' ''V" '"' '''"u anu
am pot much of speaker. but can tel the truth
p c.n hp ss se9f 10 Ssd
,lplelnlng from public stand. who was responding
isdiied me. looked upon the Republican party
srnme1t Is a. e6r9pt a. sln, ana rotten TO the
Iesi;aure Of is1.-s from "e Grant PsrisS thoSss
Alss there Elected s' Ss os ssuf@ sGs as and
link s sSsr DSfs sf
went TO the Legislature and the OF the Repubi
'f SsfH ns.ir IaS si'S
Sis 0 :.ue these so%%..os SSia sSas Ns.s
fsr.S. ssssa Ksioss i as did no. tank be vss Do
isia The ,Ecp1OiI.a otieeIs have nci yst been
& se SS SS I ana M asa
ioowed M Rut and 3ot 70 m door ane s,opeed hum
ne s.d ss1sd sHpg 10 s,Gf .Gf ~ oo 10 The
protested sesn. his conduct on he part OF the Gov
srpor and .nered ,S ss seerSlary Of Sse pssslonds
erlor sent for Mr pe.lQnde who proved that the Re
Iolfsx Tor seeks after liis but when returned
there aferward found that Mr. Hadnot vas preparing
10 hold meeting to settle the difficulties
sting IN the narlsh. then came to me
and said, MI hsdnot is gong 20 take possession OF
The Offices" shaw tnen de utizcd thirty or forty col
ored men To defend the fiices keep thcn from
Ing taKen. The Sheuff- ~ different plrtie, we're
hppolntod by Kellogg a. get W the nght. The oppos
Ing forces tummOucd under thur leaders some
time before { nsht. We the trouble ing on
and wanted iomcuOlI To 20 down TO Kellogg to nave
the dhlcules settled AZ once. Ne sent men TO
The Governor, out heard nothing Of them afneN started
then wcut dow myself and X OK, and warned
him that hloOd7hed coming aud thar Il could
not he prevented without his taking tOme actNc steps.
The Governor then consulted with OF H. political
soyisers. asked him sgain To- send The proper officers
TO prevent aim rues which he ND rave done easily,
~ there vss stu plenty OF time TIE Governor would
not heed NY request Conet Qucnt'y dee mat the
seventy nine coloreh men Killed IN the toliaN massacre
were sacrificed by Kellogg, TO arouse Northern sympa
ment.
have wanted TO proclaim this long before nut have
been pressed by hlph Repuilcan OfrClas to remain
81 ent. 10 night cannot tell ali know about the Re
pubncan Ring, but TO the next audience addrrs, pro-
pose TO SHOW documents winch will the truth Of
ali FAY.
Ward is Intelligent. and has an earnest. i'm
pressive style common TO the orators OF his race.
lie has not so good IN ed Ication a. Flowers,
who was public school teacher in Grant Parish.