New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-04
THE HOUSE INVESTIGATING CON-
NIFTTRE.
NfuOteensh Day.

CONSERVATIVES previous 10 Jno eIooGOni
know of large number of oOl0red Demo
Gratis and q great many colored men who
were prevented from voting the Democratic
ticket at the last election through fear.
The parish has heretofore been Republican
but went Democratic at the last election;
was satisfied and knew that all the amend
ments were carried by the Democrats; does
not know that the Returning Board de-
clared them defeated.
Mr.. II. E. Witherspoon, of Cencordis par
ish, testified that he was a commissioner of
election in his parish; did not know of any
colOred Democrats being molested for
voting the Democratic ticket voted the
Democratic ticket at poll No 5; there is a
Republican majority Of 1900 or 1900 in the
parish; there were Democratic tickets print
ed with the names of Hayes and Wheeler
for president and Vice President, but with
| the Democratic electors on them in place of
| the Republican electors; heard the report
that David Young had embezzled certain
money from the school fund, but did not
know of his own knowledge that it is so;
Young is the State Senator from our district.
Judge George P. Davis, clerk of the Re-
| turning Board, who was before the com
mittee on Monday, was again called. A
| minute book was kept by Mr.. Green, the
minute clerk; the Returning Board had
open and executive sessions; was forced to
/ resign the position of parish Judge of
Baton Rouge and leave the parish. The
| witness was asked a number of questions
/ by Mr.. jerks relative TO his private family
affairs, and after answering some, stated
| that be thought the questions asked him
concerning his family affairs were not
proper. Mr.. Townsend here asked what
these questions had to do with the election
| of Hayes or Tilden Mr.. jerks stated that
they only wanted to show that the witness
was not forced TO resign his Office and leave
the parish for his politics.
L Dir nunra Of RRtnn RnnOa-Am n
quainted with Judge Davis, the witness
preceding him; was the chairman of a COM
mittee of citizens appointed at a mass
meeting held in Baton Rouge, which waited
upon Judge Davis, who was parish judge,
at his house, and demanded of him his
resignation, telling him that we would
guarantee him protection, as no one would
harm him If he resigned; he stated he would
receive sny communication at his place Of
business; sfterward he still continued to
perform the duties of parish judge, when we
again called upon him. he stated that he in
tended to continue to discharge the duties
of parish Judge until his successor was sp-
pointed and qualified; the meeting also
asked the resignation of B. T. Beauregard,
tax collector, who did resign; Davis and
Beauregard both left the place; the tax col
lector's office was taken charge of by the
meeting and the keys turned over to the
district attorney, who returned them to
Beauregard when he returned to Baton
Rouge; did not know if it was unlawful to
take charge of the tax collectors Office, as
the district attorney had the keys of the
office.
Mr.. Donald McMickle was called-Resides
in the tenth ward of the parish of Orleans;
was placed on the post roll in the Custom
house by Mr.. Blanchard, who was the
Registrar of Voters, during the months of
September, October and November, 1870;
never worked in the CustomhOuse; my
duties were to see that Joseph P. Murphy,
supervisor of the first ward, and w. L.
Davis, supervisor of the second ward, at
tended to their business, which was to issue
fraudulent registration papers; received my
instructions from Herwig, who is deputy
collector of customs and was candidate
for the Senate at that time, and Mr. Blanch
ard; only received one months pay at the
CustomhOuse; was a deputy marshal in
1874; received the appointment from Mr.
DeKlyRe, who was chief deputy; went Il
Grant parish and made some arrests in tbs
Grant parish case; am q Republican; die
not vote at the last election, as l was il
Plaquemines parish as deputy marshal a
: the poll in the second ward OF that parish
was there in the interest of Governor War
moth, with instructions not to interfere, bu
: to see q fair and honest election and COun
of the votes cast; about halEpRst twt
: o'clock in the afternoon a number of mel
? appeared at the poll, some six of whom hal
uOuDl6~DhEE6I bHOtEuub3 INC ObubFh udFlul
. pistols; the men stationed themselves al
Q pickets some eight or ten persons, mOstl,
J all oolored, who were around the poll, raj
away on seeing this crowd of men wit
j. shOtguDs, who stated that they were goinl
to take charge of the ballot box and coun
the ballots; the men were Democrats; Their
were ten Democratic and about 100 Repub
ID lican votes in the box at the time; the vOt
O. ing was nearly over.
ia Charles MoMurray-Reside in this city
, was commissioner of election at poll four
u tenth ward, at the last election; the cleo
b. ton was peaceable and quiet; was one G
it the Democratic canvassers during the can
~ paign. About halfpast three o'clock o.
the evening of the election, oolored mai
appeared at the poll with his registration
b. paper to vote, but could not find his ticket
N when he turned to get one, several colOre
men standing near offered him the Repub
u lican ticket, which he refused, stating tina
thatlwas not the ticket he wanted; b
D. turned to a white man standing near, too
&c a Democratic ticket, which he voted; o
- leaving the poll he was assaulted an
struck over the head with club by som
of OF the oolored Republicans standin
a around. There were 4Sl votes cast at thi
. poll, giving Democratic majority of 10!
10 ls in the employ of the Democratic Stat
IT. Central COMMITTEES; receives no pay from
the committees; works for the honor an
ia glory of the party.
Mr. A. Sambola, residing at the corner
Is Laharpe and Where streets, testified thu
he had defended number of Democrat
II. citizens OF the Second and Third District
who were before Judge SOuthwOrth's oou
AZ on the sewing machine affidavits; had a
Id vised his father and other citizens in IL
not to pay their taxes; heard of sever
=, colored men who desired to vote the Dem
Oh cratic ticket being refused the right TO vo
v. by the commissioners of election; did n
". know of his own knowledge of any intin
IL dalton to eolored Democrats, and could nj
say whether these men voted or not.
W. Colonel Patton, chairman of the DEM
re cratic State Committee, asked to be allowt
IA to present some circulars which his comm
\. tee had gotten up during the campaig
no did not know of his own knowledge wheth
to there were any others or not.
Mr.. IsidOre Mccormack, one Of the clerl
al of the Returning Board, was the next W
'U ness examined. Had been in this city Elm
1868, off and on; his duties at the Retur
ed ing Board were merely clerical duties;
IA aid-de-eamp to Governor Kellogg; allow'
only such persons in the State House as hi
D. business there's only intended to keep q
III mob out.
mt The committee adjourned until elevu
= O'Clock to-day.
n Democratic Investigators Insult the
South.