The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-18
for their several wards know oil the Aohlen

for their several wards know OF the Aokleu
ticket. .
Mr.. E.--Yes. sir; think every one Of them
that received the tickets knew Of the arrange.
ment and received a quantity OF each kind, with
| the exception OF Mr.. Usrvle, Of the Fifth Ward.
VINO refused at the last moment TO receive the
aokien and blank tickets, and they were sent to
| that ward by another person.
hsp.-Why were some OF those tickets printed
without the name OF any candidate for Congress
upon tbem2
Mr.. L.-Becsuse some Republicans, who did
not want TO vote for Aoklen and would not vote
for Darrsll. could have q ticket to suit them
| without the necessity Of scratching.
| hep.-How is 1t, then, that Dsrrall received q
majority OF the votes in Ibervills as returned by
the Commissioners OF Election and Returning
Bosrd2
| MIR. L,-Beesuse it WAS ascertained that the
tickets at most OF the polls OF the parish were
counted in bnlk
| Rep.-How in bulk ?
Mr.. LA few of the Republican tickets Demo.
cratic also) were read off rom top to bottom and
| the names OF candidates written upon the tally
sheets, when the remaining tskets or by hun
dfeds the tickets were piled, and one hundred
| tsules were given each regular Republican nomi.
nee. ln that way it was possible for Aeken TO be
aetrandea out OF nsjority, or even more, of the
republican votes because the distinction was in
color only all of Wharton's tickets being black
on the back.
Rep.-How is IL that the Democratic commits
sioners did not look after their candidate more
olosely2
Mr.. L.-Beoause they we're not aware of the
Ackien ticket. II they had been informed of the
existence Of that ticket 1t would have ieupardjzed
Whartons election as Senator, for the Democrats
were more deeply Interested in the election of
their candidate for Senator, who was q resident
OF lbeiville. than they were in the congressional
candidate. and had they known Of this move
ment they would have made capital out of it with
some OF the co0red people against Wharton, and
ne tWharton) would have been obliged to
| abandon his opposition TO Darrall by dropping
Aokien in order to save himself
Rep.-Is that the manner in which the votes
were counted all over the parish
Mr.. L.-Exoept one or two wards, where they
were counted, name by name, ~ at Crosse Tete
poll, for instance
Rsp-How was that poll returned on the day
Mr.. L.-Aoklen received every Wharton Re.
publican vote in that ward, and 80 returned by
the com missioners.
Rep,-Wbss positive information have you that
the ballots at other polls in the parish we're
counted In bulk2
Mr. LII was not only 80 informed by many
OF the Republican commissioners OF election.
but the sworn testimony of nearly sll of the
commissioners aud other leading Republioans
chow oonclusively that Acken's tickets we're dis
tributed. and this was the manner In which the
votes were counted ut various polls. Bee testi.
mony OF Bess, 0ommsger. Hunter. verbois, Rob-
s.r"e. And oas FL no sof I'd Holmes
where Wharton voted for Aoklen. all the Repub.
lican tickets were accredited to Darrall: thus il
shows that the very head OF the movement
against Dsrrall had his vote counted for Darrall,
when, of COURSE be voted for AekIep.
Rep.-Was it your opinion that many votes of
this kind were accredited to Darrall that be-
longed to Aeklen2
MIR. L.-Yes, sir; considering the influence Of
the persons who distributed the tickets in their
various wards, | thought that there must have
been at least 600 or 800 of this kind; Wharton
estimated 1t at twelve or fourteen hundred. In
fact. you may consider that almost every vote
Wharton got in Iberville-and he got nearly
1870 votes out OF $500 Republican votes were
either blank fer Congress or q vote for Aeklep,
there being ample evidence to show that the
Republicans cared only abont voting the Whar-
ton tioket.and a. one OF them swears, would
have voted il il a rattlesnake had been on It,"
Rep,-How about this information against you
for s,ufting ballot-boxes7
Mr.. LII am unable to conf eoture the reasons |
OF Mr. Lacey. District Attorney, for his proceed |
ing In this matter by filing this informston per.
haps my friend, Mr.. Morey, might throw lit |
tie light upon the matter Darrall's motive was |
plainly the dernier resort of chronic despera- |
ton. The evidence upon which was arrested |
was taken before United States Commissioner |
to nunish this alleged offsnse against the peace |
and dignity Of the United States. On the contrary.
Darfall, knowing what the testimony was when |
he paid for it, kept very quiet about the matter,
nhu Vbiy VIC lHeb uhy Vi nearing argument |
before the Congressional Committee on Elections |
and Qualifications, at Washington, 18th inst, was
the inform alton filed, and only then to create 4
before the committee. in the hope OF
getting little delay and continuance Of his case.
Had Darrall not considered that coup detail ne
cessary, no information would have been filed I |
am satisfied.
Rep.-Were you indicted by the Grand Jury?
MIR. LII cannot answer that question; have
no means Of knowing; simply know that my
,ase was under oonsdera ion, the information
being derived from witnesses who were called
before them; know nothing of their testimony;
do not care to know: all want liz q thorough
investigation OF the entire matter; l am willing
10 abide by the result.
Rep.-Wi'l Mr.. Acklen be here soon2
Mr.. LII expect him tomorrow.
Rep.-Does he contemplate taking any action
'efore the United states Grand Jury as TO what
. termed periured testimony in this case.
MIR. Ii am inclined TO think he will, from
That known OF him, but cannot say positively,