New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-10
VERNON PARISH RETURNS.

A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE iACis-CHANGE IN III"
RETURNS AFTER THEY WERE READ EEFoR" TIE
REICRNING BoAED-VOIEs THROWN OUT ON
AFFfpAyIrs OF PERSONS WHO ARE UNKNOWN
AND WHO CANNOT Be POUND.
fFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRibUNE'l
washington, Feb. 9.-The mutllated returns
Of Vernon Parish IN Louisiana, and the starting eau
mony Of the witness Lttlcicd in regard 10 the trans
rosf,n Of votes N certain precincts Y H. make orIe
btor a; the canvass OF parish especially int rest
, The returns from this parish were opened 10 the
nrosencc Of the two visiting committees nom 'Ae N'i'H
durug the ninth day OF the Returning bolidS ''S'''
Kenner who first examined the papers, sad' upon open
ire, them: There are remarks ana no tdy 'pee''
rr, are no returns from the commissioners oil the po
sworn to on the 9tn and sealed |i'h tie sea- Vi INC
,,rt uc then read the aggregate vote Tor electors
bib sbovcd that KELLOGG and Burch rcce7ed no votes
,he otber Republican electors two tach ana me Deo
cratic electors Gi7 each. general protest WIS u4eu
a,,in.t tine returns signed by Kellogg, PACKARD and
other Republican candidates. ,
Whom the Morrison committee arrived III Ne"-o'Iedns'
tho boor was requested 10 furnish list OF 'he precincts
:, -, s.,o Tho votes of which had been rejected ana
con Anderson OF me Returning Board gave To MT Mo.
r,sou. in ms own Handwriting a statement sN""i'i-
among other things. that no changes "h'eFoi n"u "
made by the Returning Board III the o''EinHi ''''
received from Vernon. This statement was Pl'
rcd +, the presence Of Gov Wells President Of the
i,cts in which changes had been made and the mum
hr -, Vote- rejected each. From thls statement II
a.a-ei that an aggregate Of l79 votes haa Oeen re-
tcta1 f., tbc Fist Seventh, and Tenth PRECINCTS
srhcommittee OF which Mr.. Meade was CHAIRMAN
,itd the section Of the state which Vernon PARISH
,,ted and examined several witnesses IN regard TO
= r7o,,.s Franklin the supervisor of registration,
,iaed thar lie made out a compiled statement IN dupn,
80 an. nf which he furnished 70 the Returning Board
80 ," ,tLer Ia the clerk OF the court that he made no
nrnrest whatever and that no protests OF tidl hs
ris,us OF objections made by the COM Vi
th. plertio al the several polls III the par nc nu
nt hs Lifetime III Vernon Parish. ana sid tSa ne was
.e ,cnuniutcd with the people Of tha parish anu Hh
throughout the registration ana lhr eicc'loh 80
thDughi Of and that IL Impossible 70 oppIcss ai
cnore Republicans, for the reason tnat 'noIr mcc &c
-; mo ,arish Only two Republican, YOts Weic Cisl III
m nafsh nyr the electoral ticket anC they were u'P-
"a AZ nol eight He testified that there were amour 30
~ 90 Ined voters in the parish, who hVci on terms OF
~ ,'nti,l cnualitv with the white people, ana lil
| always voted since lhciA 'hii''"N
The records of the Returning Board contain tIce am
Avn. dated On the lttb day Of November $50 anu
Lined respectively bY Sam Collins, Inonds Joues, anu
sm Carter each with his mark aud asset ung tat col
o sad y"sers M pos l. T. aud 10 IN this parrish had
Heen tntiuiatd These aidaVits were dated nNe DAYS
AFTER the supervisor of registration iohaIueu hs Ie
fnrns IL the turning Board, ana NE hau ~ knoNiedke
~ them whatever Commits sOner JeWtti, oclOfe WHOM
the adavits purpOrted Ia have been sworn TO- tsued
that he had recollection OF ever having hesr oi either
Hoard said that lac did not know either vi ue uor "ho
. | pre.ented slidayits 10 the board.
when the gnaI return from the parish u oin' ga
before committee anu eAauiueu " - ioun" 'Ha'