The New York herald., 1878-08-25
HUNTING FOR FACTS
Interesting Testimony Before the
Potter Committee.
THE WHITE LEAGUE.
How Registration Was Carried
On in Louisiana.

On IN Louisiana.
new witness appeared before the Potter Com
mittee Yesterday morning IN the person Of Mr. }. X
Gauthreaux, an associate OF Major Burke in the
cratic campaign He testified the alleged fraud
uent regstrations and gave list OF republican
paign officials who received office after the election
IRON the government. Near tho close OF the proceed
ings Captain Richard b. Edgeworth submitted some
curious instructions which he. as supervisor OF
election In Piaqucmne parish had received from the
republican headquartcra Mr. Potter began the sx
animation.
REGISTRATION FRAUDS.
Mr. Gauthreaux tho nrst witness called as tes.
tilted follows:-He was associated with Major
Burke In the Louisiana campaign; the objsct OF
gauzing separate csnvassing bureau outside OF the
official to protect themselves from the regis
tration frauds psrpetrated by the republicans; the
registration rolls examined the fraudulent
being made subject OF sldavts; oil these traudu-
lent registrations there about twenty thou
sand in the State and thirteen thousand the city
OF New Orleans; about nine thousand four hundred
afndavts were prepared 10 the CITY: many Of
the republican supervisors OF election
residents Of other States, OF them, whose
the witness gave, were under Indictment Tor murder
and other crimes haste made TO register negroes
and wn,te repubiicans, but The democrats were dc.
laughed for their Efforts and told that matter
how large a majority the democrats had they would
bo counted out by tho Returning Board; some eleven
or twelve thousand democratic voters were stricken
! from the registration lists BY the device Of the
"sewing machine circuisrs;' Advertisements for
sowing machines t.ken round by letter
carriers. who were instructed not to DO too
ANXIOUS to find the persons TO whom they were ad-
| dressed, brought back indorssd "Dot found" and
handed to the Republican Campaign Committee; the
lsuer worked all night erasing these names from the
roii Major Burke and witness protested, but wero
laughed at then they brought anldavits on their
name was stricken OF; the supervisor OF East
Baton Rouge was returning board by himself,
Tor that parish lett out 1876 democratic ana 147
republican votes from his returns which had never
| been counted IN any count; the packard protest"
upon that alone. without any hearing on either side.
The vote OF many OF these parishes were lett out.
HOW THEY WE'RE REWARDED.
| Chairman Pottsr-Aow many officers the re-
publican slde have since been appointed to ONCE by
eoua %aSe ono much sS Il had .
TO LOOK up the matter; tho list is as foliows:-
BAND OF PATRIOTS.
AbolI, Charles s., Vernon parish, secretary OF the
| Returning Board, now clerk IN the Custom House
Anuerson, james f.. East Fenciana. supervisor OF
| registration, clerk IN The Custom House tsnce
Anderson, Thomas c.. St. Landry parish, member
Of the Returning Board, special deputy collector.
Astwood, H. c.. Ouachita parish, nov deputy United
States marshal.
Blanchard, b. p, Orleans parish, Republican Cam.
! paien Committee now clerk In the Custom House.
sr,m. A. =. % Oreans' % supervisor Second ward.
Brewster, o. H.. Ouachita, canvasser, now Surveyor
| General OF LOUISIANA
Casenave, c., Orleans, member of Returning Board,
| has q brolher a clerk IN Custom House.
Glover, +. A., East Baton Rouge, supervisor of
registraton, Inspector in Custom House.
Crsagh, Ps,rick, Orleans supervisor Third ward,
chief laOorer, Custom House
Dinkgravc, John H., Ouachito, organizer IN Fifth
Grady, NJ j., ouach,,a, supervisor registration, dop
uty collector oil internal revenue.
H..
turning Board, inspector.
superintendent of New Dreams Mint
Hardy, W. r., OuAch'ts, District Attorney pro tem
Jewett. d. j. NJ. A., Otleans, Secretary CT state Re.
publican Committee, inspector IN Custom House.
Kellogg, W. r., Orleans, Gov"rnor, United states
Kempton. A. w., Orleans, commissioner ward IL,
poll =, boa.man in Custom House.
Konner, l.. NJ, Orleans member ol Returning Board
Deputy Naval Onicer.
Icvssee, a. b., Caddo. eIector United States Com.
Marks, Morris, Ascension. elec,or, collector OF In.
ternai revenue
Underwood, Napoleon, Orleans. supervisor Twcnh
Wells, j. Madison. Vernon, member OF Returning
Board, surveyor oi Customs.
Woodward, York A, Vernon, clerk OF Returning
Board. clerk IN the Post ONCE.
Chairman Potter requested the witness to look Into
the matter aud prepare more complete list
THE WHITE LEAGUE
Mr.. HIsceck next proceeded Ibtcrr0gate the wit.
ness ON the Wine League He said !, was an armed
organization, but neither secret nor political In 1874
| d
protect some arms wh'oh the Metropolitan police had
attempted To take away from them. acting under Kc.
osss orders II Was private property consisting Of
GERS he had submitted, he admitted that
ne did no. ,hink :. wrong for an election
bered thut there had been three or our murders IN
East Baton Rouge about the tmo OF tho election but
they we're the hahsin OF negroes ny negroes Tor
stealing amoug negroes and we're not OF political
nature.
Perry r. Emerson, policeman Of New Orleans at
the time Tue elections, testified that he neIped
copy the Intimidation niidavns In the Custom House
alter that he was an attach6 oi PacKard's govern
ment; when Packard went up he went up Laugh.
teE)
A surKRvIsoR's INSTRUCTIONS
Mr. Richard d. Edgeworih, formerly a captuin Of
police, the supervisor OF Pnquemne parish at the
mo Vi the election, aDd now holding offcc n Wash
ington, next tssiIsd. He presented i've letters from
The Repoohoan Campaign Commitiec containing his
Instructions Three were circulars, but the Two ol.
lowing we're written IN INK
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN, PARTY or LOUISIANA Rooxs
J@sr Son"r1s. os n.sr.ss'ss asD hs.,srsATos
Il, a. hpGEwoRrn sq. supervisor Of ncsisraton. par
DnAR ,in II .w II known to this committee from OK.
@ 81 ' S ana as'a hs h; psa ss
a3oo You ~ are are TO register rns vote the ul
rssOsnon BY the "sA 3 I,' s;x sn vi.
SHn held have aone % your dasy "as:. the
s. u on ~ parish reaches and the
Al ioesi esndaaes and committees are directed to aid
y IS and s IL, Ss ~ sa yS sS, you must Obtain tine
once obj aimed your recognition will be ample and
, erous Very respectfully. our oDebieut servant.
u. j. NJ. A. JkWErI, secretary.
EVERY CONFIDENCE
1 HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN PARTY or LOUISIANA
, Rooms JoIST Coz on CAsvAssfSg AND EGisTRArioS,
MECHANICS ISsrITUrK. Ew URLRASs. Ct ". 1876 }
EDcrwoRrn ESQ.,. Inspector OF Registration Plaque
mine parish. La:
MY DEAR CArTAIS-T that tho date Of the
report received from there registered ew
white than exist In parish Exercise especial
care until the clcso Of the rcesrston Nearly every
white Offering mus, necessarily 1e fraud 0otsn a. lar
possible list Of all persons registered In 1874 since
dead removed from the parish these must of
be struck from register also note that ut that date
you very behind with coiorsd registration
Catou this IL IL OF the utmost I'm
por,sncc, as you are we'll aware We have every cont
se"ce In you. DO your best Your friend
| d. J. w. A. JEWErr, Secretary.
"xor SAY. roR HAYES"
witness showed those letters 30 Governor Yarmouth
who lived In the vciuIty he was very indignant al