Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-06-13
Anderson and Feliciana Parish.


James E. Anderson was in Novem.
Der. 1876, Supervisor Of Registration
in East Feliciana parish, Louisiana.
The vote Of the parish in 1876 was
1858 Republican, and s47 Democrat
ic. In 1876, the vote was: Demo-
cratic, 1,740; Republican, none. Mr..
Anderson, according to his own
story, was driven out of the parish
by threats just previous TO election,
but at this late date he cannot re-
member whether the men who drove
him out were Republicans or Demo-
Gratis. He returned under the pro-
lection OF both Democrats and Re-
publicans, and held an election. He
made two reports as to the result. In
one he affirmed that men traversed
the parish during the period of reg
istration, beating, shooting. and NAL
treating colored voters unless they
promised to vote the Democratic
ticket, and that, as a result, about
1900 colored Republicans were de-
TERED from voting. and 400 more
forced to vote the Democratic ticket.
In the other he affirmed that the cleo
tlon was the most peaceable and or
derly one he ever Witnessed. In one
case he filed q formal protest In ac-
cordance with the terms OF the law.
and In the other made statement
on which the Democrats hoped to
weaken tho Republican case. The
protest was. at best, a mere matter Of
form. 1t was not the presentation Of
the Republican case for the Return
ing Board; 1t simply afforded an op-
portunity for the presentation Of evil
dence. on which the Returning Board
was to act. The point against Ander-
son Is that he made contradictory
statements, and when a man contra
diets himself thus squarely, the facts
must be ascertained from other wit
nesses. His own testimony is on its
face worth comparatively little; and,
by his own confession, he was ia
triguing with both parties.
Ezekiel Glover testified before the
Returning Board, that on the Satur-
day night before the election he was
taken out Of his house by white men.
tied, and whipped until he tainted.
This was because he had circulated
Republican speeches, and because
he had declared that he would vote
the Republican ticket. When he re-
vived he was told that unless he
came to the polls and voted the Dem
ocratic ticket he would be hanged
the night after election, as they had
stood radical rule as long as they In
tended to. He was not able. on ac-
count OF his wounds, to vote any
where. He testified that for seven or
eight months armed bodies Of Demo-
cratic bull-dozers had been riding
through the parish. threatening and
whipping colored Republicans, and
exacting promises that they would
vote the Democratic ticket.
Jared NJ. Harrall. q planter In East
Feliciana, Seventh ward, who en-
ployed fifty men, testified that his
hands were taken from their work
and compelled to vote the Democrat
10 ticket. He could not protect them,
and they were told to vote the Dem
ocrat.c ticket or leave the parish
The bulldozers attacked Harrall, but
he armed himself, and they contented
themselves with whipping some oi
his people. On election day the
Democrats announced that they
would keep a record Of all parties
who voted the Republican ticket, and
that all such would be visited.
William Harrisberry, owner OF q
large plantation, was informed by the
Democratic committee, that he must
vote the Democratic ticket or leave
He testifies that no Republican tick.
cts were allowed at the polls.
James Law attended Republican
meetings, and advised colored men tc
vote the Republican ticket. He was
notified to change his course under
| penalty Of death, and. not complying
his store was saturated with coal Of
and set on fire.
Frank Tyne, while on his way te
vote on election day, was met by the
Democratic committee, who informed