New-York tribune., 1885-02-23
POLITICS AT THE FAIR.
,,vvoRrs TO SECURE AN APPROPRIATION.

,rnov Az AsIoNAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE tHiDoNH
Nrw-ORIEANs. Feb. 16.-A!though the rrosiuohV
has sent message to Congress recoihhieuoins
further Appropriation of S;5O00Oo Tor 'ho EApo
sition there is not much faith here III .ho SUN ::
the movement. strong lobby ~ d. ~ W." T.,
WashinOton in an effort to get the item msei'oO "
the supdry Civil Appropriation Dill - ON
General Burke has himself gone TO asii" ro,,-
that and other business NUMBER VI I',s;+;o,,
missoners who depend upon tho ard
managers for the money TO pay ther ,a4+;nc,
who are therefore pecuniarlly in'ci'''o .to, ho,e
.,,,~.,o,ri riation. are also at work. ana 'ney navy
'he in aIl parts of the country to writo
and telegraph to members of Congress III i'r0i "
,rit,on Rut since it was there
~ direnancv of about 100000 nthe rePortol
ttolscrintionsupt to this time and the report th"'
,os r,ade 70 Congress when the first approPriation
Wa obtained. no one here has thought III pos'l'i0
+o ,ot fnrthsr aid from the Government
The exhibitors and Commissioners are uF.uo"
upon the subject of intrustlng any ih'to P.
money to the present management ,,'l
C,eral Rurle has temporarily retired, ana ne anu
NJ Korner and some of the other pohtici""'
connected with the Exposition management n"NO
said that if necessary they would retire a'ose'"1'
lint arparent.y they do not think 1t heeesS''3' no
4ha ,reoro Of New-Orleans do not have enough con-
necessary 10 keep the Exposition golhs' ~ 10 "''
likely that Congress Will give IT,
wLot The Picanne which is the Leading
D.,,ocrotic paper of the South, calls the
.ho,,oful exposure of the rottonneSs ana mem
cioncv Of the court machinery and tine IN
odoonocv of the means provided ny ii"
for the protection Of the puhc," as shown o5 '"o
Ford murder trial fasco. has had bad en''' o''
the Exposition 1t has called anew ATTENTION - '"0
crimes of the BourbOn Democratic Klns W'u'" ""'
control of the state and city. ana retains IL oS
rogecus frauds and intimidation al tho p''"
'r%oro co, h, no reform until this Ring is driven
from power. and prominent citizens mere sec Nv "''
~ ocrou,nlIsh that under existing laws short OIL
,.4:an .rron,ipent cotton merchant sald the
o+hor dav that he believed there would be blood
hd hot,vco,, the white people IT the next eiect'h'
80 +bo nronertv-owuers would no longer au'"
IN b,nse,yrs 10 be ruiet by the corrupt KING NO"
.bot De Democrats have secured coAtIol II.
Wa.binqton and no longer fear the " niger party
7,.rbaps they NAV turn to shooting, cheating "''
svinllng each other on election day
n,rrF,crD ELECTION FRArps.
Tho farccal character of the last city eject on LAS
a,rea TX been shown IL TINS CORE Qonu'Hc' '. .N'
o0itavits of leading Democrats. In the 'ou"''' '"o
election WIS even more iarce Aiuol'HS g.,
RESPONSIBLE cir zens on tile IN the A\l'th Jud'''"
GhD y, '
Iee, cast at the Bayou Pigeon Precinct in IBERIA
par,,h. which WAS only designated aS N'''S
nrecnct the day before election. when II U"'h
tlre was no such precinct and not single Not" as
re+..rned was east. In another case-tl"t OF inc
second rrc net of Lore. .uvllle-3)l Vot'S W''e
returned though no votes were cast tA're' rom
precinct No. !, town of Jeinere'tr' ""'i' -"
majority was gwen against the RING cah"'".'' ''''
the returning officer made no return wh"''|c"
Bv such methods the Ring candidates tAo' sA 4"'''
beaten, were returned elec Ell IN thai PARISH
on these aaidavts Judge Nhcrbnre issued "'
Injunction forbidding the promnigailoh oI V"'
returns tron that parish until the inih'r "i"eI Ga
th.,ourt. 40 attention WAS pad 10 the Injunction
In I~-2 the Governor and Secretary OF state thrf"
ont tine vote of 81 Marvs parish. wi O. gave
Lepuhlicqn majority of 500 because ih. reiuIh-
in, oi. er's statement did not have % certlhcatc
fron tbe clerk of the u strict Court. Ia l9-i inc
sane oG cials promu. gated in contempt 'l '"' 'n
junction OF "a compete It court returns ii"iI ~"
yb,rc ,,f-s frauds had been committed and brought
10 their attention officially, thon-h ih' ie'''H'
lacked the c.rtihcate of the ce'k oi the court IL
r.onireI by law la this way the Governor con
strued the law to suit the exigenclrs oI lho h'"s
candidates.
The Pioqyupe referring 10 the iacs that the voting
went 80 plainly against the Ring candidate Gates
w,r- found necessary, said:
I.voI P.se. a swdui,y. unsettled section oi country
wa, tnDulut o.. aIl box cop'"nlhs - 81 49, ~
adnteI5ir,I Ring votes br,u-tt mo Tue zen
o..- from irou Pigeon, place unAu0" " 'l' "''''.
IN! u,auiS %. iberia Parish as V1uH- p'' ~ '''7
u..re votes thl- election than Loih NCN "I.'
t.. news Jf this discovery AL -. M , ntcr-
tho Bayou Pigeon country. Wiic" Wa MI 49,, r -,
fove, from aoout twenty prs n9 lSg nsg e'ec,ci %
the parish officers 1t vas found mat IL '.r "' ~ ~
ea1l. yo-s 10 elect Gates. Nr Barnard tit ,'.iia
elctin at Jcanerette Mr.. Ernest Druhit ee tiehai
ia every respect hal row near the lo,Ih- "''.I
ecction lie makes ailayit to th' allcec i1ct, ana
throws ont the return from the Jrarcreie pom ".ah @
e,Vc F0ng!ieu large ority, refuses 70 ci"ii.r anu
IIo1lIleate IT, therely h<inE tae Pro LoCc s!alu- oi
his uncle and partner Juder OF the M JHucla
Tis;rict 80 fault found hy the secretary OF tate
OF the Governor cbncsrui"g the i eaI ac- "i
He was not sent for and requested h chah-e III. '-d
r.turn. h, was not tod that h. had no I-ht whatever
to .iscafl tie returns OF the Jeaneette p' cl Al ,lI
facts of tle fraud brought Officially 10 zee no.' o
fhe Goyerncr and secretary OF state Ivy prtlob anu
Injunction ief're his return was proMu -"I'u - 'No
Secretary OF state.
rur xrrocRArfc HAND og THE GovEKSOR.
That beh-handed outrage led the PEOPLE Of that
nori.l 70 meet and denounce the conduct Of the
PING which excited the ire Of the Governor and he
order ID the State militia out TO squech them IHls
bot-bealed order was revoked before thr troops go
f. the parish; not that tie Governor had gwen up
the idea of shooting down all those who opposed ms
arbitrary measures but because his own partisans
protested against such action Judge fohleileu'
who had been Judge there for twelve years, wa7 the
candidate opposed to Gates, the Ring nominee The
Jude was fairly elected and he begaa suit to set
aside his opponents prima tdcie right to the Office
under the false and fraudulent return Of the Ring
election commissioners; whereupon Gates applied
TO the Bourbon Ring Legislature aud By er PGrte
statements secured the impeachment OF the Judge.
He demanded trial, but tie Senate organized as Il
court of impeachment and adjourned over until
MAY 1sSG to try the case! THIS arbitrary, illegal
ond pnnreced.nted action of the Ring Senate sus-
nends Jndgo Fontelieu from the right Of holding