The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-11


stand.
Witness told long story Of having bill
| fears aroused by seeing mir. Bower riding pf
and riding back again. and BY twelve strang'
ineD coming into the meeting room. Com
bstn sor 70 MT Wise " Who gaze S S
out and had consultation with some Of The
leading men Witness believes that 30 this
consultation is attributable the fact that his
party escaped with their lives. Harper had
been speaking about three minutes when oil
aud shouted, XII the d n Radical + y 81 a
b-h; let's fix bin now hfr. McAlillen
cursed witness for about ton minutes, call
lug him o coward Radical, etc. Withess
thought that i was done " get him ann his
party. to start difficulty, but he had deter
mined not to make the attack, hut 70 await
IT. Finally he and his party not To their
buggies Without being hurt or any one inter
feLlng with their going
The Shreveport Times not only related what
had occurred at the meeting, but said that the
people had not gone far enough.
Two polls In the parish werelixed at places
very difficult to reach. They had been fixed
niue months before the election, when Repre-
santatives were balleted for, but the peline
jury refused to comply with The reu 1 o II
the Republicans and put them In more con
venient and accessible places. The jury also
refused To give the Republicans representa-
tion mt the polls.
~ HUSWAE w Vup6LlUn rs In WHY IN IttHrV
companies were not organized by the whites
witness read an article from the Shreveport
Evening Standard, stating that the people had
FORMED them for the purpose Of protecting
themselves against the ignorant horde which
followed the Republican leaders, and whose
worst passions had been aroused by the In
cendiary speeches made to them The point
OIL the article however which had led witness
to read II, was statement to the effect that
the Democrats were determined to carry the
election; that too much money. and energy
had been expended on II 10 lose It,
Tn election day the Democratic commits
sioners Insisted on having the vote for par
iah, State and United States officers polled
ID separate boxes, and this satisfied him that
t,le Democrats were determlned to carry the
election Became satisfied late IN the day
that there would be q disturbance and a num-
Der Of negroes killed, and went to different
Ireclncts and ordered them off the streets.
Would have been willing to have taken the
chances Of their being killed n there had been
any chance Of carrying the election; but there
was none. Know that the papers Of Shreve-
port Will convince any one who reads them
that the Democratic committee bad deter
mined to carry the election at ell hazards.
There was q much larger registration NJ col
vred men than Of white men, and there ls no
doubt that one half Of the white vote would
have been cast for the Republican candidates
Austin and Ellerton.
Witness read reports from several United
ner In which tho election was conducted by
the Democrats at the various polls at which
they were In attendance
Knew nothing about the Caledonia riot ex-
Dept what he had heard and what he had read
IN the papers. Read an account Of the affair In
= Shreveport paper, to the effect that the ne
grOes began the trouble, that two or three OF
chem were killed, and that number Of the
whites were injured.
Witness was not DESTROYS OF reading the
whole account. combining himself at first TO
The paragraph stating the number of negroes
killed. but Mr.. Garland insisted on his
giving the committee the benefit OF the
sntire article, and there being no
ground at all for objection on the part Of
ne Republican members OF the COMMITTEES,
rom the record. which they did not desire,
witness was compelled TO read the entire re-
port
After the fight o number Of Republicans
we're arrested, and the parish was overrun
With armed men.
oRoss-HxAMrrup.
TO Mr.. Garland In 1867 don't think we
acts. was at one time pro
,rletor OF the Shreveport Times. It's olltlos
we're changeabe, like any other paper. In
872 ! was q Liberal Republican. In 1874
'elonged to the white name. party. ! then
eaders. In 1876 the party which has been
ometlmes Liberal Republican, sometimes
Conservative, sometimes awhite mans party, |
ometiInes the Democratic Conservative
,.arty, was divided. II was split into the
sreeley compromisers and the anti-oompro-
nlsers, | favored the oompromsers. have |
ever been Democrat. II is well under
TODD that l never was. The Shreveport |
Tines has always been an extreme paper, |
ven whom / had IT, In 1876 ran rs an indie
'endent candidate for the Legislature. |
q vnr nd Huv oo ut,p tad fha al t.av
lcket In 1878 There was no one hurt at |
pring Ridge; nobody shot, nobody shot at;
or even we're there any at any Of the other
meetings. attended. l did not make the |
Dung men that the former were slaves
o!ders, and should therefore receive no
otes.
Witness made statement M TO what he
Id say, In substance the same az given above.
p Mnsn R HsRs s Ses up 70 sRese u a.
lon four hours. Democratic commissioner.
1r. VIM. Boisland, told mo that the three |
oxes had been furnished by the Democratic
.xeoutive Committee. am now engaged In |
rimes and matters have heard discussed
ere.
w.C. MErUAbF.
Was born In Caddo. Was candidate on
he Republican ticket, during the last cleo.
lon, for the Legislature Did not participate
, the campaign because l was such. Was az |
he Spring Ridge poll on election day. The
Dlored men were prevented from voting by
lhite men providing and pushing them. Ad-
ised them to 60 home because there was no
nance for them to vote. There was no diff
nlty or disturbance. Mr.. Leonard solicited
le to run for the Legislature
HENRY ADAMS
'Rs called, but was reported not present, and
10 Republican members decided to wait for
i'm - few moments" few moments
apsed and Henry Adams came In, and took
40 witness seat. He had a whispered con-
renee with Messrs. Teller and Cameron, and
len retired, 1t is supposed to get further in
,rmation about what he was expected to tes-
fy TO- to perfect himself In his part, and to
,ore thoroughly memorize his story.
The committee took recess until 2 80.
At the expiration Of the recess
J. II. HORNSBY
IA called and sworn:
Reside In Natchltoehes. Have lived there
nce 1867. Intended to take part In the last
ampaign, but was waited on by a committee
nine citizens Of the parish, who wished me
, sign an agreement that would not speak
any negro on politics, would not attempt to
ad them, and that ] would not aspire to