, 1880-10-28
Why tho Registration Has Been
Extended Beyond the Law
iul Period.
The Respectab1A Glasses, Disgusted with
Democratic Ring-Rule, Have De-
olined to Register.
snd. In Order 10 SAFE Dtmeeratt Congressman,
1heI Ire to Re fsrttd upon the
toifag.lists.

icl1t'-c0nflned to tho Parish Of Orluans-ns be-
tween tho Democracy pralEer md tho Co,,scryn-
tlvcs. There is. as result, hers III. tho city two
separate and distinct Democratic tickets In tho
Held. The Nutionals, Or Drcenbnckers, will
iavo another. There ia n s0-cnllct .'Atncrfran
ticket" counting Rs tho fourth. Thu iepuh-
lfcans, again. come IN with tho fifth Tho reKIs-
trution xlves. to tutt. Iiat Of sOtne 200 voters
Tho population iB sutcd Mt something lIte sl5uU.
Counting In tho ratio Ut ono u tiyc.-the ratio
hs f1rner rstlmntcs,- there st0uld bc n total Of
4J,u0 ns the nFKregats voting strength Of tho
tty. Esttfnntsng. ugaln. 1T tho ruth Df {onu 10
five and n hull. sonbthin9 like :y,UU Ia tho re-
suit. anvn been Kolny uyer tho figures and
estimates with Eapt. william Wright, TX -Hcpuh-
iican statc Registrar. flc unq,lest.onnbiy knows
tho nnnke-ur and proportion oe Ac;ual voters ns
vol ns any man II. tho city. l{e enys tho pru.
portion of unc 10 live ami hn1f Il. of tho two,
below tho HctunE figures There ia, to be e,irc. Il
very considerable unnhturAlIzcd element to tlkc
into consideration. There Is, OIL tho other hu,ld,
large fioatlng population generally on hnnd to
register md vote when enllrl upon.
lie says thht III estimate Ut 10000 legitimate
voters. 60 far from being nbnve, Is, TN the con-
trnry, below, tho 1nHrk. Tho registration closed
lexu'ly Oh tho I'D. Tho rGt'irns show something
like :0U00 white and 5,oU colorcl voters M duly
Registered. The Democratic authorities, dssut-
isdcd with tho results, hnvc
oItt'EnEp THE HEt1tsrnATloS CONTINUED.
4 lcRnf etfart Is being lnaslo OH tho other hand,
to EestrsIln tue 1fGgtstHr frutn further ActIQu.
The probabilities arc. In my event, tAt tho 9tht
of registered voters Ia not to bc materially i'll
crcascl. FROM present appearances it will not
exceed. III MI probability, :t.UU, all told.
The sinto Registrar. Sir. Charles Caynnac.
n.n iMcncd tu believe, hll. cHtlcnvnred to do his
duty. The very fact Of the smul,uess Of shu
registration goes far to prove 1t. There Is, too,
rnrtn,,a i,o,1c-a ~, sotJsna ,r,,h t,o ,,to,,w,
..'..:.,, "ae s".!anIu "'.u W. "nuoa't.
rod 3 Tsr turs 4s uppear to rs to cnIn yth 1
sand lugus nn,ucs upon the lists. % Mr cayamac.
II would seem, bus. for nernocrntic o,'iciul,
been rRthcr rigid IN enforcement Ut Ills duties.
rho fraudulcn, lsts have BEEN very ,natcrlutly
reduced. The iey!tlmate voters, asalu' have
pesss1ea1's fe'asea 10 eo1'e toswaFu ana regis
i,sta ~ py eaie"latsa p upon y" '.I o1 troo to
l5mn To 1sJnt} Of this as sscn mix.
is~D @ Is to % So rp,c,l rs II 1ep,t,,ua, m @ xn," .n".
Of tho @1,000 whltrs registered. something llke
lauU urt below Canal street, or IN "Frcnch
T"wn'; while "A1crIcan TtnFn," or .hat ror-
ton of tho city ai'osc Chlai street. shows but
ainut s,ob; "frcnch Town +" bus ~ Approxi-
%hiiu "X""sican "wn ~ ,nast S ie e'', esneesi cs
@nt.,c la1,u0o, "Frchch Town." on the other
hand hss by tyr th1 EseAt,sr roper.n +, Of got
tinn would " slnethi!iH like l4*toO for "FreHch
'r.wn" ,; yss.aN fur. Amsrlgan Taw1,:., TAX;
I tSo asd IT, afa ss. , s
s.Oo tor. French Ts~n.'' ,whiic " American
Town" should shs,w so,ne.hlnx better ttan r.
Ths si,owinR SS u s''"' ''' '''
. s s.as'tIcAxr r;, ~ ~ MORE ,.t wArs THAN ONE.
rar FIJI, h"r mi 1,nninn,f ~ ~ ,;, '
T!e HI @ xruat nxf IN abu ritusu Il Mr s.xisir. vS1s
~ ~ ~ H. n,s .tv II ~ i, H. =,
ster rolnblv s II tnT nr,' lSvts sS .x ~ xn Tx
a ur wi.i}cs % bc usHs ~, 4. T" ~. ,si. s"is
srtj IN tmrxeiy of thu tinntinr ~ you,,,mtin.
having no tixuu place nf dt,rntclir. Thcy wore
subject t0a rigid exnlnilIaton Il: this resIct, ma
il,cy wsre thus largely excluded trusn tho lists
t % IT, s w,ss 's sy ssh h; Inf f y 6 ss sSf u ~, '
dent to one 1t iii poste, ns 10 tho situation; that
respectable eiasscs Of Nav Orlrans, III olhgr
w!.Ius. who have tNilei to register. .
rhs tac, eosys ,s ne1e rs 1f very niatcr!al In;
New t]rIcans II comprised in Ills Congressional
,listrIct. Iils exi,se.ed vote Is seen rs very
e "rxsy ssSes wu 4 al g The ss Srs fsssstseS 1 % e Il,
support sir+ ELLIS and his moro Immediate bsrk-
nrs ars thus Eacsd r, s.'t.'GthiiH IT II prcun,t-
ex.t'uy. MtetHcl ttnh1l. Ttu district shu,,u l,o
In honesty kcutl cnn by from 7bJ to l.tuJ ll,ll.
39s;y ss e fsgy s .n, +, rsssst %kSF S ls'y ta % s
liz is not ans Of tose to he overrIldpn with itt-
puniiy. lIe lives IN tho cuun.ry, In the thriving
tho founder. tIc iiNllts tho p,sItinr uf i'Hrlst
Judge. tle stunds well with tho people.
f!'' ,,,, country @ sotMsn waS5 w.t. b. dfsposeA
!it has tho right tn cnlcnfnto 1lI,np tho nepuh-
I aa ot tSs spIuy ,t!S Nns Nepuia ns
wrckiy.sI 1t In rrckonrl m not Without It's fl.
tluonce. Certain af the city wards ug.iit,, have