The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-14


| said il would only last six or eight months
q And you think what You call intimidation" be-
10 affect the immediate eiocston: a. Yes. SIR;
think IL was thar they might Ultimately gain ascend
O. Do you not think 1t might have occurred to
some OF them 10 try TO conciate the colored people
the parishes By the Of the sholgun they did at.
tempt Cancellation In some instances, however. and
endeavored TO second them in their Efforts as ior IN
O Don't you know that IN 1874 efforts made
by the dcmocratsto conciliats the eoored voters in
o And mad not that effort been frustrated BY tho
| action OF tho Returning Board! A Not that am
| aware o.!
The witness, IN response 10 questions stated nu-
merous instances Ia which republican officers were
driven of taer parishes BY democrats previous to
the sec.on Of 1876. and said he woaaa furnish the
killed, banged and whipped Tor political reasons II
they SO desired.
2. DID you ever hear that Governor Nichols had
made visit 20 East Feiiciana 10 assure iae coored
people that ,ney would DO protect in their rights
A. DO not remember bis golng there s'il he may
O. DID you hear OF any such assurances bong made
TO the colored people ON MS behalf A. They may
have been made, put do not remember.
u Was there ever any evidence Of Intimidation -
East Feiicaua except that In the pro,cs, OF
James Il. Aneersonr A. so tar As my knowledge or
has been made very promiaent In this investigation
and nave rot looked beyond that 10 see whether
been protests from tho Commissioners Of Electon but
have no recollection Of any protests being oe;
do not know OF that being used BY them.
THE CALL FOR TROOPS.
q DO you know whether ia Isl or West Fclicana
a, do not kaow; 1 nled yesterday u telegram from
Mr.. Weber IN which speaks OF armed Gu, and de-
the ofacer command OF the troops there; that
Is all KNEW about IT. as bearing on tne subject,
Mr. Zach Chan ler, which was based on Information
received from websr at the Time It " as sent
Q. Where is that despatch from Weber, A. can.
not say i ought 10 be the dies OF the Governors
office IN New Orleans; received numbers Of such
dispatches from supervisors, and remember called
on General Augur on tho day OF the election IN regard
tothe matter; many OF these dispatches sent North
just as received them, ana from others prodicated
dispatches like tho one sent 10 MI. Chandler
@ With this exception, do you kno" or have you
learned Of any application made BY any officer III West
Feliciana any federal officer for troops The day
ofthc eIection2 A. Certainly not; would not have
the means Of Knowing. lor The supervisor would
make his application 10 The marshal think there
was some application made; lido not know POSI-
lively tnat there was however; think everything
was comparatively quiet IN East Fehciana on election
day.
q. We're you apprehensvo Of losing the vote Of
East Fe'icaua until snort time before the elecsonr
before she election he informed us that that
parish would probably DO lost TO the republicans by
O. D:d you before the elect ion that the
republican leaders employed man TO go around TO
the cOiored rspuDcan voters ana ask them ~ with.
hold their votes on mat dayp A. did not
Q Did you or not know that there wore no printed
republican tickets distributed the parish OF East
FsilcianaY A. 4 aid not.
RRPUBLCANs DECLINING VOTE.
q Did you or Know that colorsd people came
into the a1ercn polls, many OF them with bands and
nugs and WIN much enthusiasm and voted che demo-
cratic iicket in East Felciana? A. did not; know
~ Was reported IA some extent
Q Dia you or not know that the republicans that
day stood around the polls and when invited TO vote
declined to 20 SO on the ground that they had NO
prinled tckets, and when written tickets were Oh
iered them they declined to use IhemS A. do not
know that but IL may have been tue fact
q Did know that " worry generally
given ong repueneans thai the arrangement
was that they should not cast any votes theref A.
did not
O. Did you or not know that there was propesi.
toa 10 the democratic Ie.acrs and others ~ the
parish allow the parish ~ be counted tor certain
democrats 80 that certain repaoiscaa officers might
be ooss.ea 70 as s.ec.sdf a. ! aa not know; was
Y. Diu you or not know tnal after the democrats
refused 10 70 into inst trade 1t made NO difference
what The vote would 10 IN tnat parish, ~ n was
understood u would DO thrown outs A. No, SIR,
dad not
T. Did you know that when the repub-
hcan leaaers were informed ihxl the democrats
vote OF the parish would be thrown ouis A do not
think II would sale ior Amy 70 have
said thu would have been though they were active
participaters IN movement OF tnat kind, and lthns
that would nave been dangerous; TANK Anderson
did shout all there was done Of that kinc Of BUSINESS
my opinion has always been that Anderson ana MOI
help matters up there very generally IN REGARD TO the
election.
q. But In regard to the exclusion OF two thousand
ana detDocratc votes that were cast and thrown
he helped considerably. did he not? A. Yes, SIR.
he did no protested as he states, according Ia the
facts, and aiterwasd have NO doubs opposition
thought they nad secured him and they cashed his
worthless warrants paid HIM the money, and the
day alter the election took MN 10 Baton Rouge
and put h im on his way rejoicing.
Y. DO you not know mat the man who cashed his
drafts got his money from mo Treasury aiterwardf
A. did hear that, out being somewhat acquainted
with the finances oil LOUISIANA knew it was utterly
impossible ier MIN to nave done II; there happened
t. be IA constitutional amendment winch scttied The
nnanc,si policy OF the State on tnat question: the
-s.f
be only a paymsu OF she Indebtedness oil that
year. and therefore, he could not have dashed them.
Q. You have stated that Anderson protested sccvrd
Ing 10 The the caser A. Yes, SIR; according
what SAID were the iscts
q. suppose you are aware that be now says that
he did not assert in substance toe iacls contained IN
hts protest ss signedf A. Very likely; and he may
also nave stated 10 these senemen th.s ne would not
make any protest; but ne did 50, aud now he says
probably for consideration, That he dd not sign
protest; but he certainly Did sga IT,
q Arc you not aware that The number OF rcpub-
cans alleged IN that protest to have been illuminated
hed IN alter the protest vas sigued AS shown
on The lace III A. No, SIR; have never seen the
prssesI
9. Then you are not aware that The number Of 127
republicans who were forced to vote she democratic
rckcs ned IN aitsrwsrdf A. II may been
but from my knowledge OF the gentleman who swore
HIM aud Tho persons VINO present anu witnessed
the proceeding should he very SLOW TO believe Mr..
l9W wmAr The RgruxSSo BOARD DID.
q You nave spoken OF certain assurances made 10
members Of tue Relurning Board 10 prevent their
being ostracised; did you mean TO imply that they
we're Ia dagger they counted the vote 10 favor Of
She rspaol.csbsH A. l meant 10 imply that. IN my
Judgment the members o. the Returning Board wsrs
OF the opinion that tncy would be salcr, socially sud
pont,csiiy, under repsbcsn state sds,inrssfsiion
Than under n mocratic.
O. AS matter oil iacs they did count the State for
the repu DIicans2 A. rhcy did
q. Ana, as matter OF TACT the democrats believed
they cheated IN That counlp A. l believe they
ud.
O. And, as u matter OF fact. they have continues TO
reside la Louis have they not? A. Two Ol them.
resided Time IA the parish PRISON OF
them sentenced 10 the Penitcnt,ary on what /
believe admitted 10 DO doubtful ground, To say
tue least.
q Their residence In the parish prison was In pur-
suance OF a leg warrant, was II noty Precisely
u And tho sen fence 10 the Penitentiary wac pur-
suaDce OF JUDICIAL condemnation, was n Rotf A. 4
believe i was.
a. rney stu remain In New OrIcauss A. Yes, sir.
4 And are ali IN federal oiiccs. believer A. Yes,
SIR. they are, most oil them.
q Ahnoush the federal troops have been with
drzwnr A. Yes, SIR; do not Jeiicvc, from what |
In peaceabe times tnst there Is any disposition to