Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-15
Lanier Contests Gen. Kings
Election.

tons as regards this parish in parlic-
ular, which can be done in very sbor,
order, for VIC honestly h.lisve every
word Of it is false, while We kaog
most Of i, is l, is false that ma
jori,y Of tie voters Of this parish are
Republicans ; but why par,ieularize 2
The whole thing is falsehood from
beginning to end, Us is known by
every honest man in the parish. lie
Gays:
1.-THE paci-h Of Richland, although bullIoz-
Ell, terroIiZeh, and iniimilaied. contains a
registered RePubIican vote Of eight hundred
and forty against a registered DcmccIatr. vote
u seven hnndred anL ihirry; Yet b. acts OF
VOL. nee and fraud pe'pelra,rd by your sup.
PoreEs in thai PARISH, it i. made to opjra.
that you received eleven hnndrc.; Dnd .or,v>
six votes IA tia, PARISH a-sinst thirty>,wo f..
rIyss.. I claim that, upon iuli vote, a ice
tai'ot, and E,ir court, | We al have lad
majority OF the votes cas-, in sail parish O.
Highland, at the said gsHcral e--c:rn beiJ on
tie II day OF November, 1850 that yonr
pretended majority in said pnrisl, was obtained
through the wckedest fraud such "a should
| disgrace the commonest civilization. The
RePsbIcsn L. ). Supervisors of Election
were not allowed b. the Democratic Officer.
Of election 10 participate in the conduct Of
said election, held as aforesaid in the parish
OF Rch1nd. The Republican ricse's ntc,rl.
! Cd for wa'ds |, 3, i ana : o! sad PARISH. were
taken by force from ,heir custodians by armed
and ma cd mra and destroyed. | ctaini that
tue boxes at polls Nos. y. 3, /. = aud were
! illegally and irauduleLtiy stIted by Demo
Gratis who were acting for and in your interest
! For the above and foregoing rca>ons. | claim
| that there was ~ vaid or legal eiect.Au bead
lh the parish Of Richiand on ii,s I'd Day ..
November, 1850; that the whole thing was a
mockery' farce and fraud-rher, fore. aGso.u.c>
! " a"H and rom N every Particular
/ So far as the election 10 this parish
is concerned we would bs perfectly
willing to Leave the contest between
King and Lanier TO the Republican
voters, with full con tidence that they
would decide in Gen Kings favor.
We bad it from Lanier's own lips tina,
be was treated with marked courtesy
10 our parish, but that be had found
that it was impossible to make bead.
way against Gen. Kings popularity.
In fact, be said that be had % hope
or intention to overcome this popu
iarity 10 the district that bis objec,
in becoming a candidate was to show
to the world that q Republican can
didate could make the canvass Of this
district without molestation.
He made no effort here to procure
votes COR himself, bu: made o bet or
two on Gartie!d's election, refused to
bet on bis own chances, and left with
out making speech, although the
Democrats here proposed to 20 and
hear what be had to saw. He further
said to Us that he preferred speaking
to Democrats F; that be did not like to
speak to Republicans.
1t is true, be said there had been
buldoziug done in some of the parishes
ia former years; but that be did not
blame the Democrats for it-they
ought to have done i-but VIVA: he
blamed them for was for denying it.
We told him we did not justify it
under any circumstances, and be re-
piled that be did; that the people
ought to have driven out the tLieviDg
carpet-baggers.
Lanier knows as we'll as anv man
10 the district that be would not have
been elected under any circumstances;
aud we honestly believe that if the
Democrats had not worked at all in
the election Gen. King would have
been elected, aud that be was really
the choice of even the Republicans of
the discretionary Of them told us
be was.
Before bis own nomination, Lanier
advocated the reelection Of Gen.
King, through the columns of The
paper be edited; aud after bis nomi-
nation. be left the impression wher-
ever be went that he did not expect
to be elected, or come any ways near
it, and of course, under these circum-
stances, no one expected be would
contest the election.
We are willing to leave it to the |
Republicans of this parish that bis
specifications relative to this parish |
are utterly false In every particular.
The Press Association.
The Press Association of Louisiana
maefs in Naw Orleans on the 28th |