Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-03
THE INVESTIGATIONS.
Compiled from Associated Press Reports. unles
Otherwise Designated
LOUISIANA.


LOUISIANA.
The question of requiring the Return
ing Board to produce the original records of the
vote of the State for Presidential Electors was
discussed before the Senate Committee on the
I'D. and the resolution to that effect was finally
defeated by party vote, the Republican
members stating tls~t they were ready
to agree at proper time 10 any motion
that would throw light on the subject, but they
thought the resolution impracticable at present.
Five additional witnesses were examined relative
TO affairs In Ouachita Parish, the general import
OF their testimony ms to intimidation, ETC.. being
similar To that of previous witnesses
Sixteen witnesses were before the House
Committee, on the I'D nearly all OF whom testi
fled to the fairness of the election in different
parishes, some of them corroborating the evil
depce of former witnesses that colored men had
been prosecuted and abused for having voted the
Democratic ticket A. Burke testified that he
had the tally sheets of Poll of the Eleventh
Ward of his parish; saw the election officers sign
II al the polling place. and they all signed 1t will
ngly and voluntarily; no pistols we're drawn,
or any other intimidation, TO witness GER
tain know ledge; witness read the vote tor
Presidential Electors. showing a Democratic ma
jority of over 300 for the TilOen Electors; this
poll was not included in the report OF the Return
lug Board To the Secretary OF State, nor by the
Ass slant Supervisor in his consolidated statement
~ the Returning Board; the tally-sheet
opened before the Returning Board, but
dated statement OF the Assistant Supervisor; A.
", kempton was Republican Commissioner OF
Election, and signed the tally-sheet in witness
presence; witness said the protest he (kemiptonl
made was an absolute falsehood, to his (witness)
certain knowledge.
John Culpepper (colored), of Ouachita
Parish, testified before the Senate Committee, on
the 23d that he voted at Cuba at the late eleciun
the Democrats said they We're going to carry the
No., ,1,lg
cans, and Il The negroes didn't vote the Demo
cratic ticket they would have 10 take the conse-
quenees: went TO the polls with lot of Republi-
eau tickets and met some friends, who said they
wouldn't be allowed 10 use them-that there
We're no tickets bat Democratic ones there; voted
.he Democratic ticket and left; met some whit.
men driving a lot ~ negroes. like sheep. 10 the
polls was afraid not TO vote the Democratic tick
ct, but took pencil and scratched a. many names
as possible; witness father was killed in his
(wltnesso presence, in 1858, for voting the Re
publican ticket. Henry NJ McCauley, Lieuten-
ant In the United States Army, testified TO there
having been intimidation at Monroe.
A. NJ. c. Hesrsey, Republican, of New
Orleans, was before the House Committee on the
sd and testified that there wa. no intimidation
before the election, but there after the voting
closed he was Commissioner of Election at Poll
No in the Eleventh Ward; the Democratic
Commissioners would not allow him TO quit the
count and 90 home. and wanted him To do that
which Was not required by law the election was
quiet and pesceable; believes all the yotes poled
there were legal; didn't think the tally sheets
were correctly kept; thinks the Democrats re
ceiNed all the votes that were counted for them;
witness signed the returns under fear OF his lite
". hrmptou testified that he was also a Re
publican Commissioner st the same poll. snd cor
rohoTsied HearSeys testimony; objected Ia the
tally sheets. aud was threatened by Mr. Ledick,
Democratic supervisor; signed the tally
sheets under, fear OF his lie. Mr..
Ledick denied the statements Of Hearsey
snd hemptun As 10 threats made by him. Louis
hackus, Supervisor of Registration. testified that
Mai. Burke made changes on the tally-sheet-.
MAJ. burke emphaiically denied the statements OF
Nj. BAckGs. John Clegg testified before the
subcommittee 81 Lafayette Parish that there MAS
no intimidation Of Republicans there; knew
number OF colorcd men who voted the Democratic
ticket. Another citizen Of the same parish sls0
testified thst he heard Of no intimidation Snd vio-
ituCe, sud that the election was pescesble and
quiet. Several other witnesses testified 10 the
same effect, and impesched the testimony OF wit
ncsses before the Returning Bosrd. A special
from Muurce says witness OF high character there
had ooutradicied every essential particular OF
Khss Pinkstons story. A special nom Shrevc-
port ssys the investigation there showed Irrsgu-
lsritics IN the counting OF votes, spG fully sus-
tanned the action OF the Returning Board
Before the Senate Committee, on the
s6th, M. Mcdonald wanted Col. j. ". Patton,
Chairman Of the Democratic state Executive