The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-22
THE FRAUD IN LOUISIANA.
now THE PEOPLES TERDrCT Ar THE
POLLS WIS REyERSED.
Twcnty-EiEht Hundred Votes Thrown Ont ny
Supervisors who cannot Legally Reject -
Note-t h,rpcs OF Intimidation DIsproycd.

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Note-t hnrgcs OF Intimidation DIsprovcd.
WAsnINGToN, Jan. q. Nearly every mcm-
Der OF Mr.. Morrisons Louisiana committee
has returned 10 Washin sion. Mr.. Morrison
declined TO be interviewed today hut intimatrl
That although the testimony taken by the COM
mUce IL conflicting. when it Is summed up
there can Ice no doubt that The entire Democratic
ticket. Presidential and State. has boon honestly
and fairly elected by a large and uumisiakahle
minority. Beyond This ne could not be induced
60 40. Mr. Blackburn, chairman Of ono of the
subcommittee. was more laxative. and gives
probably more eNaet account OF the condition
Of affairs in Louisiana than has heretofore been
published. lie says that no one who has not
been there can conceive what miserable con-
ditiou the people Of that State arc in. They
have been absolutely reduced to want and beg
gary by the system of fraud. pcculation. and
thioVory pra 'tiscd upon them SO long 10y their
carpct-bag State Government. In the absence
Of just government. robbery. plumber. and
bloodshcd have indeed given truth and color to
the heart-rcnding stories that have thrilled
the hearts OF Northern people; hut these are
attributable TO an entirely different cause.
Instead of proceeding wholly from Democratic
sources. and being committed for political pur-
poses upon harmless and innocent black Re-
puhlieans, these outrages are known 10 have
originated in every department Of life. to have
been committed upon all races. sexes. and con-
ditions alike, and to have been instigatcd for
every possible purpose that can actuaie people
driven to desperation and crime by the most
oppressive and corrupt Government ever
known. Tho people OF the State AIr. Blackburn
says are determined to stand it no longer. They
do not wish - rr ocipitotn rivii strife hut lr.-
hr,Ing that they have ri4lflully uuN Legality do
fcatrd ia" party that controls thH pres ht oh-
nONloua state government II an effort IT, nlnde
orouInur % lu luWrrl VIII nave tu Doe. don"
with the cooperation 90 the United States Army.
which may render conflict inevitable. Tho
methods lN viii d tho Packard Government un~
boon drrlrred elected and Installed M rnApir,i Il
n~ infamous. and the people Will. II necessary.
in their own good time, arise and assert their
MIR Bm khurn - committee took testimony In
the r.lri hes of Lafayette. lAiuur'ir. li,4ng-
stone. IInglpahou. lncqu 'mIn'. lh0rviile and
- Ifnir'. In so far n. th 80 parish nIc
concerned. q 'or,hng tn hs own ul~" r,iiOn-
nud tho t'-tlmony taken hN his con mit'"o. the
bono ratio party has hern swindiHd lN the Re-
turning lonrd ont Of twenty nine hundred
part Of the swindling has h'cn done
Az moi horetoi9ra Dtcn correctly stated.
rhc rejection of votes 10y the hnrnins
lionri, Mr. Blackburn says il n very diiirr'nt
thin. iron the rejection of votes hy Super, isur-
~ H"s-trHiion. 10y whom. il will be shown hy
the testimony. perhaps "a" largest number of
votes haye been thrown out Tn clo tlun law
eff thI Stnin docs confer power up0n the
Il turning Board. IN coIwin con;fns,nci,-.
g. rnlct votes, bat this right j. not ,ou-
ierrci "a law upon Supervisors of En-
tous; The supervisor has simply 10 muse
u tho Returning Board tn returns a.
furnished him 10y the Commissioners ol
the Election. who mahe tltlr RI ~ in
ana iii" oth.r &" the clerk of the pu.-h, The
Returning Board then makes IT, ruur lati0n.
NOT from the consolidated ~tatNmcu of the 81
lerl .~or. Us u uirDat~ was dome. hli from tAe
returns Of ile Commissioners IT Eir,tilu u-
obtained from the various voting precincts.
any OCCASION To- roget should not ana
cannot have tho right ~ do SD: but t."
7' VIA, ,h. hS M p i"ptH Ss. - nS""
has boon obtained showing that the returns ~
furnished the supervisors ol Election arc nut.
OF the Returning Board. rendering il certain
in the hands of the Supervisors. The Return
ing Board - 10 make the canvass from the r.
turns direct from the various voting pacos. Ia
This been done. the canvass being mad, from
tho oon-o 'iinted returns al the Supervisors. In
this WHY ia" SUPERVISORS Of Election. not tho
k'turning Board. have REJECTED 500 votes IN tho
STATE of Louisiana.
r. rrlsor- of ~" ton were composed o.. mon
guilty Of all sorts of crime and misiemeunor-
some off them lring citI1.ns oil other states and
notorious lnllut-hpN suffers. one Sup"rNl- 1r
was a member II the VI - ~sippi LEGISLATURE
and happen NJ 70 be- in IN" NJ AZ ot Loulsla ANA
a IN" tine was Called upon 90 m the ofliee.
the name oi Panucll ia lAiour.'he parish. was
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