New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-17

How the bogus credentials of the Cooper
and Cary electors of Louisiana came to be
read is thus explained by the Cincinnati
been disregarded entirely but for the OBJ
iections of certain Democrats, who were
quick to see that the throwing out of this
paper in the manner Vice President Ferry
proposed might be a precedent for exclud-
ing paper signed by MoEnery, and having
no better claims to reliability:
II was reserved for the last act to cap the
climax. Ferry, with his digDihed, affected
grace, banded Stone, one of the tellers, g
certificate, received, as he said, by mail,
from louisiana. Stone glanced over the
paper, and quickly turned to the Vice Preki
dent, indicating there was something wrong
about it. lie, however, proceeded to read
as follows:
proceedings of the college of electors at
New Orleans, December 6, 1876 Certif-
Gates of election for the following parties
have been duly autheDticst by the Secre-
tary of State: JOHN Smith No. l, John Smith
No ., John Smith No. g. John Smith No A.,
John Smith No s. at large, John Smith Let
| ter A, John Smith Letter b"
Great laughter, the members and specta-
tors beginning to see the drift of the paper.
| Mr.. Sargent said it was manifest that the
] paper was not return.
TIE presiding officer said he had no op-
| ton in the matter, aud directed Mr.. Stone
| to read the iDdOrse ments on the envelope,
which set forth that it was the proceedings
| of the EleCtnl al College OF Louisiana. Mr..
| Stone then read as follows:
"On motion, John Smith YVES duly elected
| president and John Smith Letter b was
chosen secretary. motion TO go into an
| election of President and Vice President
was carried unanimously, and John Smith
| No. and John Smith Letter A were APP
pointed tellers. The ballot being ended,
| the tellers sndounced, and the chairman
declared, the following as the result of said
| election tor President and Vice President
The reading was again interrupted by
| Senator Mcdonald, who thought the paper
| not a proper one 10 be read; but some ore,
without rising, objected. and the reading
| proceeded:
"Fur President - Peter Cooper, eight
votes. For Vice President-Sam Cary,
| eight votes. WhereupOn John Smith No, >
| moved that Peter Cooper, of New York be,
snd ia hereby declared to be elected as
President of the United States by the Elec-
| toral College of the State of Louisiana for
| four years, commencing March 4, 1877"
Mr. Hoar here interrupted the reading.
He said 1T was manifesty improper that the
! paper should be read. Its reading could be
dispensed with by unanimous consent,
which he asked, and said if any gentleman
desired TO object he should rise in his place
and do so.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas-I object. This is all
burltsque, and the paper may as well be
read. Mr.. Stone resumed the reading;
Seconded by John Saith third, and car
ried unanimously. On motion of John
Smith No. 4, Sam Cary, of Ohio, was de-
cIared duly elected Vice President of the
United States by the Electoral College of
the State of Louisiana for the term of four
years, commencing March 4, 1877. The mo-
tiou having been properly seconded by
John Smith No. 5, was carried unsni-
mOusly. John Smith No. l, moved that
John Smith Letter A, judge, etc, be ap-
pointed as messenger to deposit the vote in
the POstOffice, directed to the Vice Presi
dent of the United States Senate. The mo-
ton was seconded by John Smith No. 3,
and unanimously carried
The proceedings were sworn to on the
holy bulldozers, and certified by John
Smith, bulldozsr, Governor, with foot
note, "Such is life in Louisiana" There
was good deal of indignation manifested
by members of both parties at the insult
offered to the national Legislature, and
President Ferry directed the official repor
teTs to omit any mention Of the paper in
the record.