The People's vindicator., 1877-01-27
course Of moderation and prNnlcnct
which they 'lavn so far ',l>n't.
THE P AIR.
Blunt and Bredl rs Bllll)zo-S.


THEY AXE AIDED Bl y. /. G''S!lAN.
10 the Ilon. President and Nc,n'rr> Of
the Fcturl:i.. Officers in aHH 'I the
State of Louisiana
Tho pctition of Rafurd Hluut, Il
resident of the Parish Of Natc!'ito,
cIrs and State Of Louisiana, with
respect, represents that he was a can
didatc as Senator for the :3s21l $'nato-
rial District, composed of the parish,
es of Natclitocllrs, Sabine, Dr$"t"
and Red River, at an election hrIi ON
the 7th day of November, \. y. lS1".
Petitioner AYERS that he is lawfully
elected SENATOR for said District, and
would show that by means %! 'ntlml
cation, threats, violtnrc and collnpt
! Influences at the polls in Wards 5 an'
IS in said parish, aud that Nrtti"A"r
was dcharlc;l of the t:Il X H'pub AN
votes ot said wards, and tliA' thrSr
said wards sllnuld not Ec counted !'r
the rra>oH that there was not i:'"
cxprrS>ion Of thr will of the people
thrrrat, that inrlnling the loss of
vote to petitioners and tive Republic
can party in said wards, lE."n~E 9th
cr wa.dS in sait! Parish by means of
said intimidation, threats and vlo-
hence, and corrupt Influences, "''"'t-
by the votes III said wards "rtr not
permitted to vote as they pleased.
Petitioner and the Republicans were
dcfraudrd OF ut least eN') votes, OF
which they should now have iuil h"nc-
fit. Petitioner AYERS that hy '"c"Hs
of said fraud, threats, intimidation,
violence, exercised in the parish OF
Sabine at the respective ro'lln= ''a-
rcs of said parish, Petitioner anl thr
Republican ticket lost at least Nh'
| votes, that the votes of said parish
should he thrown ont according to
law. else Petitioner lonla be arr'rdl-
ted with the said 300 votes Of which
hr has been unjn,'ly dctr"udrd. Pc
ti,ionrr AYERS that in the Parish "I
; NrSoto Republican votc,S wr'r driven
away from the polls at the different
wards of the parish, and especially
! in the town of Mansfield, whereby
Petitioner and Republican tr'vt at
large have been deprived of at least
! 500 votes.
Petitioner finally shows that in thr
parish of Red River, he Was drpnrrd
of votes amounting to three An"'!rrd
! tvs u,ryrs q; sad Intimidation, and as
,to!v>.id at t;;r polling places oi SAID
! parish, all which VIII more tnl'y ap-
pear, and an ittlnIzcd statement ct
| each poll will hr shown at II hearing
brlu,v Your lInnnlabIc Booty.
I Wherefore Petitioner pra\> that Il"
! Il" hea,l hrtulc your Honorable Body
and ht 1,antrd time t" p1"hncr w.t.
nvS>rS and testimony, and that after
, hra,i,.y lie bc declared the lawt"''y
rl. vtvtl Scl1a;or for the I'D Senate
rial District, rraNS for all general amt
equitable orders of Trlr'al lclrf.
(Siyncd) y. Is. GOEIlAN'
Attorney.
Now appears before the Hon. Beard
Of Returning Officers, J. Earnest Brc-
da, Il resident of the parish o! \atch-
itochcs, and candidate for District
Judge of the 18th Judicial District,
composed of said parishes of Natchi-
tocheS, sabine, Red River and DcSo-
to at the said election who AYERS that
he was elected to said Office of Dis
tlict Judge of said District, and here.
by joins in the petition OF Ratord
Blunt, and prays that he be granted Il
hearing, and granted time t" produce
witnesses and testimony, and that af-
ter hearing, to be deIared the lawful
|ly elected officer of said District
claimed. Pray for all necessary and
equitable orders and for general re-
lief.
(Siyned) ID. B. GORllAN,
Attorney.