The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-09
TILE COMMITTEE.
YESTERDAYS TESTIMONY CONCERN
ENG TEE PARISH OF EAST
FELECEANA.
The Committee Resolve Not TO Inquire
into the Question of Intimidation.


Che first witness. He said:
Jas. T.. Anderson, the supervisor of the par
ash. absented himself from the parish before
The election lie stat5tt that that hts t4tt4 resigned
his position, and left for New Orleans ]
came down TO this city with Judge Lyons t.
see Gov. Kellogg, In order to secure a regis.
tration in our parish. There was leading
older Of the colored church with us, and he
spoke to Kellogg. Kellogg told him to tell
his followers ITO believe and be damned. -
There were fully AIS persons deprived of reg
istration In the parish from the fact that no
1egistration was held according to law.
We did not open the office for registration
because 1t was too late. 1t was three or four
days before he arrived there. The day Of
election we had an extra box at each Of De
eight polls In the parish, for we thought 1t
sYould benefit our member Of Congress, and
There were deposited In them 4l8 votes that
were refused votes at the regular box.
know MIR. James DeGray. He came into
the parish as the agent of the Freedmen's
Bureau. He was captain or lieutenant when
he first came, and wore his uniform He was
the counsel and adviser of the negroes, and
they went to him on all occasions 1t was
some two or three weeks before the election,
saw DeGray and had long talk with him.
and he talked about putting out mixed
ticket. / was solicItous about what ticket
would be put in the field on the other side.
He said there will be no ticket put out by the
Republicans. IL was on the steps of a store
an Clinton. He was in communication with
&le party all the time in New Orleans. was
there on the day of the election, but he re-
fused to vote. He was there and called me
out to the courthouse fence, and told me that
the election was
ALL FARCE;
ne had made up his mind not to vote, and
would not. He then came over to my office
and we took drink together. After the cleo
tion was with Jas T.. Anderson all the time.
He told me that his wife was sick, and we
hurried business for him. He refused to
sign the papers, He said to me- 'tI wish to
go 70 Port Hudson or Baton Rouge to get
boat, for my wife ia sick" I hired a carriage
and took him to Baton Rouge jerks was
with US. We got In about 10 o'clock. and
slept 10 the same room, after taking supper
together. went out to hunt for justice of
the peace. Anderson told me that it was not
necessary to make protest.
There was an agreement that his warrant
Tor i've dollars per day would be cashed by |
IMe parish committee. paid him the exact |
amount, not cent more or a cent less ON
our tripto Baton Rouge both jerks and An
4 n, spoke about 2 protest, and they said
thdt everything had gone on according TO |
law. jerks arrived there the Saturday night
before the election. Ttey sent for me when
90 came. lived about half a mile from town,
lie was deputy United States marshal. |
FHT HynfA "a ~
came to me the morning of the election and /
TOLD me that he wanted to visit one or two
pollng places, and | sent man with him. |
ssdln ne said everything was going on all right.
70 ar. heed-Anderson came to the parish
ABOUT TWO months before the election, He yyas |
absent about twelve days. and il was deduct
% rom his warrants, ] can't state the amount
81 the warrant paid Anderson. Ii was about
sS25, ! am sure II was not S400. 1t was be-
tween $500 and $500. 1t was an ordinary bill.
mace out against the parish approved by the
parish treasurer. Anderson had the paper in
ais pocket when met him. The parish was
4solYent then, II the parish had been solvent
me treasurer would have paid it. We paid
y W. money IN order to get Anderson to work.
y was an investment to get him
no ATTEND 10 HIS DUTIES L
81 registration. He said that he would not !
70 on unless he had his warrants cashed. {
Anderson signed the returns before he got his s
money, He did not say why he would not !
rust me with the returns In Clinton. I do ]
not know how much Col. Patton advanced to I
Jim TO enable him to do his duty.
Capt. De Gray and myself frequently con- |
zeTsed about the campaign.
TO Mr., Stenger-I found that the registra- !
hon was not completed and Anderson threat :
med TO resign. | came down to see the Gov
srnOr to get some one to do the work and could
he election that Anderson would be paid hy
he parish in cash. The bill he Ravenpe I |
ieemed to be n legal one. We We're deter
mined not to pay dime more than was due
llm. There was no agreement with Ander- '
sons predecessor.
THos. MwTLLIANrs 6
vas next sworn: live in the parish of East !
Feliciana; have since the year 1868. / live c
n the fourth ward. Since 1868 up to 1876. | c
belonged to the Republican party. | was a t
eading man in that party in that ward |
vas active In getting our men to the polls '
md registered, too j was a member OF the S
,arish executive committee. staid in all the !
meetings. held by the leaders then, know v
lapt. De Gray. He was one of our special t
Republican leaders. He was the leader then. t
NJ the hepubllcans looked upon him as the c
eader. He was accustomed
TO ADVISE Us !
what was to be done. was in the parish In
676, when the election for Hayes and Tllden
gas cast.
went over 10 Clinton on Saturday, and
vent down to the tax collectors office and
vas informed that Capt. De Gray wanted to I
ee me. / went in behind the bar in the Office 4
nd saw him, and he said there was no use to :,
'0te on election day, and he asked me to no.
lfy my friends that IL was no use for the vote 9
{ the parish would be thrown out. did not &
tay away myself, but told great number &
my friends. q
10 Mr.. Reed-I Joined the Democratic 7
arty In 1876, some time before the election. I r.
penly joined the Democratic party, and SO Il
1forrned everybody. | told Capt DeGray t,
it. Il
JOHN DELEE W
las then sworn. l live in East FeIiciana o
arlsh, six miles north of Clinton. | was horn Ii
] the town of Clinton in 1S49. | voted an in p
ependent ticket. voted for Grant in 1872 Ct
n 1874 voted mixed ticket, scratched such al
ames as wanted; voted for some Republi- e.
ans and some Democrats.
was in consultation with the Republican
,aders and was the secretary of the parish
smmittee. We had a split in the Republican
arty in 1874 and we had two committees. In II
ne election of 1876 there was but one ticket ~
] the field in our parish. 1t came about in ~
lis way for the Republican party did not &c