The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-16


bv law; and that In others the commissioners
failed TO swear to said list OF persons voting
Immediately after the closing Of the election
and before the ballotboxes were opened, as
required by law.
That in many polls voters were deferred
from voting by threats and violence, and
officers Of the law were threatened and NAL
treated and prevented from arresting persons
voting two or more times, known as repeat
ers.''
That after tho closing of the polls the rooms
in which the voting had taken place were
closed, the doors and windows being shut the
deputy shelitfs charged with the attendance
on tho election were excluded, as were the
United States deputy marshals, AS well as
citizens. although amcable demand was made
to said commissioners 10 admit them Us
witnesses of the count
That in many polls more votes were found
in the Inllot-boxes than there were names on
Tho list Of persons voting, and said excess Of
ballots was SO counted and returned.
That in many polls persons who had no
official authority were called in and took part
III tho counting Of ballots and making the re-
turns, while some Of tho commissioners alb
scented themselves from the room while the
counting was progressing.
That in the large majority Of polls no per-
Sons wore present in the room where the
counting was going on and the returns being
made. except persons acting In the interest Of
the DcmocrntiC-C Conservative party; and that
III many polls large numbers Of Democratic
Conservative tickets were substituted in place
OF Citizens Conservative ballots which had
been cast and said Democratic Conservative
tickets were counted and returned as having
been cast
That the commissioners OF election received
votes to n large numer from holders of fraud
ulent registration papers, well knowing that
said papers were illegal, and the persons
presenting the Same were not entitled to vote
thereon and in some instances said Illegal
practices were indulged in repeatedly by the
same person, and to the knowledge of the
commissioners.
That in many other instances well known
citizens personally known to the commits
sioncrs, were refused the right to vote, on the
pretext that they had already voted, when
commissioners had knowingly allowed others
10 vote on the names Of said citizens.
That in many other instances persons other
than the officers of election were permitted in
the rooms whore the votes were received, and
passed in and out during the day; and in
others commissioners were intoxicated: and
in others that persons without official author
ity, and other than the officers Of election,
wore allowed to act as officers of election.
That in the counting and the making Of the
returns of ballots IN many polls, commits
Bloners or other officers Of election, Or uDol1i-
cial persons called in by them, read ballots
wrongly, and called off the names of Demo
cratic Conservative candidates in lieu of the
names Of Citizens Conservative candidates.
from ballots which had been cast, and which
bore the names of the Canaid dates II the Cifj-
zens' CQnservatiyo tickets, and said ballots so
counted and >F0turned for the Democratic
CONSERVATIVE candidates, In lieu of the Citi-
1e1lE|C Conservative candidates, for which they
v were cast.
Tint in some instances returns were made
Of 50 large number of votes that it was i'm
possible for the commissioners or election to
have received so many ballots in the eleven
hours fixed by law for the polls to remain
open.
That in others O. larger number Of ballots
were returned as having been cast than were
II Hn Mt "a nf hc al notin
That large proportion of the balot-boxes
were retained at the polls from twelve to Sow
enty-twO hours after the closing Of the cleo
tiOn, during which time it was pretended that
the count was going Oh, when in fact said
count was SO delayed for the purpose of con-
fraud.
That in many instances names were added
by the commissioners or officers of election to
tho list OF persons voting after the voting had
ceased and the election had closed
Petitioner alleges that all these manifold
and muItlfarlous frauds, Irregularities, i'll
formalites. omissions and wrongful acts we're
general throughout tho whole conduct of the
registration and election. and were enacted in
some part ct each poll in the city Of New Or
leans. IN SO great % variety OF form as to rem
der It impossible here to particularize and
specify each and every case; but petitioner
alleges that the following frauds and irregu
laritios We're enacted at the places and times
hereinafter set forth.
That in the first precinct of the first ward
said election was based upon and the returns
were made to accord with the registration
lists at said poll containing certain fraudu-
lent registrations. and that q certain person
voted three times; that another person, who
will be hereafter named, voted three times
and that another person who was not legally
entitled to vote OF said poll voted
therein; and that one other certain
person. with violence and threats, de- |
stroyed large number Of the tickets Of
the Citizens Conservative Association in
which was printed the namo Of this petition
or, and thereby prevented number Of per
sons from voting for this petitioner; and that |
several electors who proposed and offered to
vote for this petitioner were denied and not
allowed to vote; and. further, that at said |
precinct over fifty ballots were cast for the
ticket Of the Citizens Conservative ASsoCia- |
ton, which were not counted for petitioner
and his associates. but, with the exception of
five, were counted and returned for the Demo
Cratic-C Conservative candidates, and That SINH |
practiced frauduently at the other polls in
said ward and that at the fourth poll or pre-
cinct, and other precincts in said ward, the
counting Of votes was not made in public, nor
citizens allowed to witness the counting rs
required by law.
That at poll No. Q in the second ward sew
cral persons were admitted to vote the Dem
OcraticC Conservative ticket who were not en-
titled to vote, and others were permitted to
vote more than once; and that the commits
soners Of election falsely called the names
Of candidates for those of the Democratic
Conservative party, from ballots for your Pc
titiOncr and his associate candidates, falsely
entered on the statement Of votes, and at poll
No. 8 in second ward, the ballots were
changed and different ones substituted for
those therein deposited by the electors, and
that false and fraudulent return from said
poll No. 3 was made; and that at poll No,
Of said second ward one commissioner was
intoxicated to an extent which incapacitated
him for attending correctly to the ballot
ing, and that II certain person not an officer of
election, but in the interest of the Democratic
Conservative candidates, was allowed to take
charge OF the tally-shCet; and in precinct No.
s Of said second ward, the officers failed to
open any polling place to enable the voters Of
said precinct to vote; and that there were
similar violations of law, wrong-doing and
omissions on hepart of the officers and other
persons ut and in charge of the other polls in
said second ward, and which deprived this Pc
titioncr from receiving the proper statement
OF votes, to which he was rightfully entitled
and which wroDgfully caused it to appear
that the Opposing candidates received more
votes than the number Of legal ballots which
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