The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-15
THE TELLER COMMITTEE.
the REQUEST OF THE PEOPLE OF
CADDO TO BE HEARD IN DEFENSE
OF THEMSELVES.
Thc Cemmittec Decline to Return ANY
Answer 10 the Request-Has Teller
POCteted the DlspatChf
ISpecial to the Democrat.l

POCix eted the D1spAtChf
Especial to the Democrat
SHREVEPORT, La. Jan. n.-When the Teller
sfommittee assembled in New Orleans to COM
.mence It's Investigation Of alleged violence and
Intimidation In Louisiana at the Last election
autographed Senator Garland. one OF the Demo-
cratic members OF the committee, that as Caddo
was one OF the parishes singled out for investf-
ration. the committee ought to come to Shreve-
mort that justice could not be done us unless 1t
did. He promptly answered that the committee
had decided they would visit none OF the outer
parishes.
We were not surprised at this decision. as q
majority OF the committee ere Republicans.
who control it's action. Taking advantage Of
the large number of Republican Witnesses from
this parish in attendance upon the United
States grand jury and In pay of the govern
ment, the Republican majority on the commit
tee cause these witnesses to appear before
them and give their well drilled version Of the
election here and then. by refusing to visit this
parish. practically deny the Democratic hear
ing. Finding that the committee would not
come here. sent the following dispatch to its
chairman:
. TO Hon. H. M. Teller, Chairman Senate Com
On behalf OF the Dem ocratie party Of Caddo.
I respectfully request information on the fol-
,Firsf-.WiII you issue subponas and have ser
vice made upon Witnesses whose names will be
furnished you. to disprove intimidation and
violence in this parish2
means to defray their expenses. II summoned
viii the committee provide the meansf Answer
This telegram was sent on Saturday morning.
the eleventh instant. Up to date the honorable
chairman has not deigned . reply. The very
reasonable request made has been completely
ignored. The telegram was, OF course. In
tended for the committee Whether the chair
man submitted It to the committee we have no
means Of knowing. We would dislike to think
he silently pocketed It; yet 1t IL hard to believe
that committee OF grsae Senators. even
Though majority OF them are Republicans. did
not have impartiality enough to direct at least
reply. In case the dispatch was submitted to
them, and particularly so when we remember
that one Of the Republicansion the committee
the Hon. Angus Cameron-,was elected to the
Senate as an Independent. Or, at least. owed his
election to a combination of Democrats with In
dependents and disaffected Republicans.
Being thus under obligation to Democrats.
1t Is not unreasonable to suppose he
would have fairness enough to join Senators
Garland and Bailey in directing at least q re-
ply to the telegram had the same been sub
mftted 70 the c0mmlttee Tnen q majority re-
port OF this committee is being prepared
In bitter denunciation Of the white peo-
pie of Caddo, and / wonder II its
trainers will think to embody In the
same the modest request Of the Democracy OF
the aforesaid unfortunate parish looking to
the proper presentation OF their side Of the
case, and mention the honorable ehairman's
refusal to notice the request.
N. G. BLANCHARD,
Chairman OF the Democratic Parish Commit
tee OF Caddo.