The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-17
FACTS ABOUT LOUISIANA.
SOME TEsTTHONY TIKEy IN THE
RED RIVER PARISHES.
Democratic Polls Thrown Ont on Pcriured
Tc-timonv-No Intimidation Except by RE
pubiicans who Counted Votes not cast.

Democratic Polls Thrown Ont on Pcriured
Tc-timonv-No Intimidation Except by RE
pubiicans who Counted Votes not Cast.
WAsHINGToS. Jan. 15.-Messrs. Meade,
House. aud Danford. Of the House committee
sent to Louisiana to investigate the action OF
the kellogg Returning Board, nrs now In this
city. Messrs. House aud Dantord reached hers
last Saturday night aud Mr.. Meade arrived this
morning. MIR. Meade was chairman OF the SUBJ
committee sent to Shreveport to Investigate
the alleged frauds In the Red River par
ishes. and Messrs. House and Danford
were associated with him In this labor
The committee travelled over two hundred
miles in old-fashioned stage coaches to reach
the backwoods parishes in which 1t was alleged
that intimidation had been practised by the
Democrats on an extensive scale. The first
point at which the committee took testimony
was Shreveport, IN Caddo parish. There had
heen no polls thrown out by the Return
ING Board In tabulatiDg the vote OF Caddo
parish therefore there was no dispute
"a to that point. Witnesses. however, were
brought to Shreveport from Webster parish,
where two polls had been rejected by the Re-
turning Board on the ground OF informshties In
counting the votes. These alleged informai-
ties really amounted TO nothing, rs the proof
taken by the committee shows. Moreover, II
parish two or three Republican polls affected IN
the same wav md even worse. These polls,
which gave Republican majorities, were not re-
iected by the returning Board.
Al Shreveport the committee took testimony
parisn-Atkins Lending and REQ Lnnd-which
were thrown out Ivy the Rsturning DO ri. One
poll, Atkins Landing. was rejected bee Iuse the
commissioners OF Election did noI Sign the re-
turns. There were several Republican polls In
toe same condition. and the supervisor II Reg
istration allowed the Commissioners of Elections
they had passed out OF their hands into his Tie
Commissioners Of Election al the democratic
poll asked the same privilege, but 1t WAS not
granted. The Democratic poll was rejected for
this informaiity. aud the Republic an polls, which
counted. lhe other poll. Red Lsud. was re-
jec1ed on the ground OF alleged intimid ition.
Ine proof taken by the commtt'e e SHOWS con-
clusiyey that the charge VI Intimidation was
absolutely nrouudless.
FrVn Shreveport the committee went To
Mdnsn ia. the county seat of De soto parish.
Five or six Democratic polls ia this parish had
been thrown OUT by the lieiurnine Board ON
Gu r-es OF iuti iIidation. rae Commits iioner' Of
Election 1t Theses rejected rolls. the depuy
marsbais stationed there. and tue United :. ,tes
Supervisors Of Election we're al examined In
T., gard to he alleged iutmi !a,iou, sui they ono
ans all tcs.iled that there was 40 in,iniJaiIOn
VIII itever. \ great numoer OF citizens. I'll ck
and white. tssuLed IL me same eject. IL was
proved ~ number Of citz.ns OF Dotn par ies
that the supervisor of Registration for DE soto
was 4 perfectly fair aud honest oue. and tnat "A
ful, free. ani I ar EXPRESSION OF the people had
anu az N tnat lac had no founiatiOn
| on which to bssc any comp ints or protest.
and YET he went to New Orleans and man l.,ed
t. nave protest.. gotten ~ there In the Custom
House. slipped into The 80 He'd sealed re urn-
lie IA de an All wit int there had been an
sorts OF intimidation ard efforts II Intimidation
IN Dc >uta y rish. he committee did their oest
10 had tui- fellow, but he had dissipear-d.
fGc testimony ken At Man Il I'D further
! showed that Kellogg had sent nl,nA commits
Sons 20 Gee. l.. smith ,ne Heeuolican candi;
n Iu. aFaA Nffn ryta. ,r
oi Reel tt.tl0n. Ills Wa, contrary to law,
as Il req.ir,; the supervisor 81 hesistralion
| supervisor Il Respiration appoints the Com
mi--tlnes- ~ Lection, - that. uri'tic NV. oil
| tue cie ton oticrr, IN That risn were named
| l., the Hepnnhein candidate Tor Consre-
| After the election the up.rvisor OF Regis
| t. tue Returning Board as the law directs. sent
| them 20 ueOr.e L. smith. the Republic IA candl-
s,rated. the Supervisor alleged that ne did not
| Know any better, and I'm .liy he was prevailed
upon TO send duplicate returns TO the Re urDlns
From Mansfield the committee went 10 Natchi-
| toc.es. Two Democratic polls In this paris n
were rel eted oy re Returning b. ri on the
| crl md " Intimidation. The Commissioners Of
El-t ions at thee oils aud other election Off
! crrs, VITA citizen, Of IN parties, wait ~
| We. - tltck. were cx miptd. Iu,y aui
an tee tiicd that nrrr was Mt semSl nee Of
| inrimiaatou. Inc Supervisor of REGISTRATION
Tor his pAlish had not hleu any protest. nj NO
! ali lavits were tUrui-ned by citzsn, 4 tue
! parish, ana yct the ltctufnins Board thEs" oIt
les inlou, wa, el.r taken in rrc,rd 70 Yer.
! non parish. ne ~uDerVi-or OF REGISTRATION aud
tie CLERK ~ the Circuit Court ties ICED tnlt the
,eturns seat 10 tue Returning Is 'ard showed
that there were about 80 votes Tor
| the 1illen elect r. aad votes for the
Havc- district electors md none fpr the Hayes
! electors AT large. fne Returning Board couu ed
~ otes from this y rish To- the hay electors
fud de.ucted that nun Der from tue Democratic
In al the committee examiner about two
hundf'd witnesses ~ t-Gid to INTIMIDATION N
. f..N 0 d
eN eptiln u ole negro. VINO testified tnat ne
b. n,,n Discharlcl Tor Young the Req .nlcan
ticket. II 9 one wi.res. was found VINO We
q lie iuc ,ihc e. OF in.imidfupn on he p II
Il the De nocra's. lne,e were. howev.
or. pl,uty " negroes VINO testified that tAe'
! especially bv their own color. because thew mad
lined Democratic cubs. Negroes w.o h
N.ieI the R,uu ican teko. ts'...4d thAt tncl
~ ks4 for Dem Gratis. tui thsY md NOV ice,
repru cucd or dong what thcy mao done. Nr
Me de. TIE Chairman OF the committee, SAID tha
ms Inv rldrle prlcuce was 10 cat oui 10 tu'
crowd - witnesses summoned, Are there nm
Tue aihr .ative we're put Oh the 81 nd aud al way
-a0rr y lsitiyely tnai they knew o.! no cases ol
ihtiAig.uon. II negroes were brought 10 th'
malI.L e by Republican Oh 'ehuldeis tnel
aiw 81 had isarful stories to rel te, nIt la not
siu'le instance could tney GIVE the name. % TN
pafI's Who had b=eu inundated nr the 10
o.IsS 81 "nicn tn oulT.gss LAD oeeA psspo
Iat-,i.
Witnesses were also examined In re2ard 10 tin
alleged ostrdCi-m prdctlsed 10y white resident
toward Nurtuprn men whu settled ~ LoA4siAn
Col. biu-on, Notthern man. whp j. a vel
known Republican. testified tutt ne ha1 bse
wei uIn-d | Shreveport DS All the democrat {
r--idrui- and - yer been o.trat ised IN al
, say. n, bore ie.timony to the ptAce.tle ch
80 CT II tar white peotle. AID admitted thl
thtN had snowu wonderful patience and iul
italau, AnIer grieNuus wrongs.
Testimony was taken ia D. soto parish IN r.
gtrI t. TX lfiou. Ii wAS SHOWN tn1t a hig
variation Wa placed on all properly, and the
iax,s ~ the amount Of eisnt Der cent. WI
irsicA. II WAs ptac-i'h copn-cAtiOn. ana mc OF
thin half tne real estate In the iaris
was advertised Tor sale Tor nOu-D tymen
81 taxes. II Is sad that tns H.
colisc.Dr Tor int parish nad made In ON
wear Sa5.0O 1ut Of his One. lhe people IN Tn
{ Rcd aver county nave borne these oppre-s ION
! II as long It's hey ctu, and they ar drtr
| iuiued tlat II the Federal lyernmtnt win n
al ow the people ut Lpuisi ma to govern then
selves tno, willno ay one cent Of taxes unless
| Ia collected ~ military iofco. IueS inunlte,
prefer 10 have "A military bONernnen' PLACE
: uv- T them an tour wears more OF X Hog On
, | Packard rui-, anu they viii nav IL. IL - IN
, Nichols Government or the bayOnet.