New-York tribune., 1884-11-04
The following night message was received at KepuD-
Iican National Headquarters yesterday
NEw-ORLEANs Nov. ., 1854
DIsFRANCHIsING LOUISIANA VOTERS.
ILLEGAL WARNING TO VOTERS TO PROVE THEIR
IDENTITY AND RIGHT
rBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUsE.l

IDENTITY AND RIGHT.
icy TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSB
NEw-ORLEANs, Nov. 3.--Robert Brewster.
Supervisor OF Eogstaon published Saturday for the
first time notice to two three thousand regis
tered persons come forward within three days anu
show cause il any they have why their names should
not besckcn from the registration lists for being He
rally and frauducnty registered This proceeding Is
taken or should be- under section % of the Registration
net OF 1850 which requires such publication to be made
for three consecutive days Then. unless the persons
whose published fail to prove their identity or
right 10 be registered within five days after publication
thor shall be erased by the Supervisor This ac
ton must also preceded by sending postal notification
1--WE days prior the first publication In the official jour
nal II is claimed that no postal notices have been
issued; The laioncss of the pnDlcat9n IN the ofcla
two consecutive publications. The law requires three;
ard the five days which the cited persons are given by
protest has been made to the Governor In which the
facts submitted with request that he Interfere ana
over two hundred coorcd men have been arrested by
the police in the LIST Congressional District since yeser
pcious characters and having visible means OF sup
port Many Of them were committed to prison by the
the RepuNlieaps claim that large number Of those
they are Republicans is the cause OF their incarceration
GEN BUSSEY VINDICATES HIMSELF.
ALWAYS A FRIEND OF NEW-ORLFANs-DEMOCRA
PAPERS ON ELECTION FRAUDS.
General Cyrus Bussey. of Louisiana, was met
at Republican National Headquarters yesterday by
TRfn>E reporter who called his attention to the dis
patches from NewOrlcans. in which IT was stated the
Democratic papers there had denounced him for the
marks made recently at the Wall street business mems
meeting lie said "when was invited to speak at
that meeting had in my mind editorial from The
Iiea1n,,c the oldest Democratic paper In the South
dcnouncing the election in May last as the most
fraudulent ever held in the State. The PeayUne
puhlishcd columns OF evidence to show that dead
auda bSput mn
stuffed, and that in its own language y shch ue"ds the
City of New orleans was carried Ia the recent election
The regular Democratic ticket beaten by great odds
but the ballots were In the majority Of the polls falsely
counted and the boxes weIesuhed WIN baliols SUPPOSED
to have cast by the absent the dead ana the non
voters ] have known for years that large
s1i1'ed a apance II Sre With the Republcan party
or the Tariff question that party has always voted 10
nrotect their sugar and rice interests and improve
fheIr rivers: and when honest effort made 10 elect
an Old citizen md extensive planter, as the
&"yeTnoT snd a. Msror n %aI the ring we Ms' 10
SSomSthinc io be n Republican in Lousiana I thought
ib,d sufficient warrant from articles from The FicoB,Oe
and DAILY Shrt,epOH Democrat inr al sAd. nave ho
New orleans recDd 70. | resided in that city seven
teen years wasSix years president OF ie hamer OF
Commerce three years chairman &" tle sanitary AsNod
alien composed Of the very best citizens OF that city
was selected to deliver the address at the laying OF the
cornerstone Of the Cotton EAchaige ana on many
other occasions have been placed by the
people Of that city IN honorable cSnspicn2ms posii2 &
people and shall ever be- and when denonce the meth
Iis q Il
their rights the ballot box. In the interest OF The SOLID
Routb am not an migrate ~ charged. 70 hir az my
standiug as a merchant Is concerned dciy me people
OF at city 10 bring anything against T. The pubic
shond read the evidence furnished hy The ItcpBunc or
June g. Sal and they will see hy what methods l33
electoral to be furnished from the Solid south
10 elect "A Pre- sidcnt."
General Bussey furnished the reporter the foll'wing
extracts: ,., . .,
condition Of politics In state; while We bo~ WITH
humiliation when thoGharges that our public servants IN
Tho state belong " uuhoy combination 90 rctard Us
material growth not disnr0ccd; while we see mia
mons and unjust taxes foiscd upon the people by false
and anti ace0us system Of ballot box stunng; while
Sec coffnp aud immoral institutions Kept alive by hfib
inc uuiHr sprVnnts cannot refrain from looking M
The silver lining ~ thc dark cloud In the noble and ncgi
fupblp bubble servants that represent state ~ The
Senate ~ the United states ".
me Nsy Oriegns iiedpi,nc fDeDt1. june 3. t99i-We
venture tD asset that iu no state IN The Union H there 80
little p'ntttOn of The franchise Oi the citizen as n
lDnslana utday. The present election lnw ~ shan
and n inotkrry. and ihtfc has grown ~ uidef u
ptstein 81 poliiiral frauds that mora Odous than
those ~ tlit RtllUrg aiih WaiiiUh itrliirs Ample
t,bBt M tsr anhs hae hrtii published IN the ruluirs
III jbS itrdpDHs and has teen ini Before The Giaid
ufis bn inir s 80 iDssiliii ~ ernHing p nirh hO
IrNulitH htqn fiails tn ip riiirfiiaif thrft icg
iDir ~ eiants Us at ttit y iib U9sihiiif
~ rliiitr lat ll8n w ttll tlis ai ilr iulir 90
Nlii sasiili Bi iAi aet ltpy 'trHrilft ~ nrttfit
ii itsNii is ains iH il1stite ihi iirli ~ hhhtt'J
gel Siii arir5 ,ha remedy Wpi htii ~htais at asn'h