New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-11
THAT LOUISIANA "ELECTION.n

The speech of Senator ingalls, has finally ap-
peared in "The Congressional Record" 1t con-
tains among a number of interesting matters,
facts regarding the recent so-called election"
in Louisiana, which the future historian Of our
politics will read with wonder. There is a
table Of returns by parishes showing that Gov
ernor Nichollss majority had at last accounts
reached the preposterous figure Of $4,000. This
was more than 10000 larger than Cleveland s
total vote for President and Nicholas total
vote was $4,000 greater than Cleveand's.
Having got thus far, the Democratic counters
must have been surprised at their own moder-
alton in stopping there. They might as well
have made it a million as not. 1t was only a
question Of stuffng and throwing out, count
ing and emitting to count Evidently they
acted upon the letter sent them by Governor
McEnery, which he has never dared to deny
warmcth is developing too much strength. We
must beat him. See TO 1t that your parish returns
large Democratic majority
Following upon his public Speech in which
he declared that the white people must rule
the destinies of this country" and ait is time
we shall say that the law shall be silent" this
was plain enough. Their method of fulfilling
their instructions is illustrated by several let
ters received from Louisiana, and incorporated
in Mr.. Ingalls's speech. b. T. UNeal wrote
from Bellevue, La:
have Just wired you the returns Of Bossier Parish
Total vote returned 43os. Nichols 4213, warmoth
o.
There was large turnout and full Republican
vote was polled. There seemed TO be trouble or
hindrance about the negro voting the Republican
ticket and It is safe to say at least $500 votes were
pollod for Governor Warnoth and the Republic an
ticket, but they were counted out
The work aud proceedings Of stung the boxes is TO
secret here tho Democrats talk plainly and boldly
about how they did 1t.
1t sheds some light on these statements to note
that 7O5 more votes were returned in his par
ish than were registered In West Feliciana
Parish, where Cleveland had only 967, Mich
oils got 2,036, and Warmoth, 81. In RAD
ides Parish where Cleveland received 1.74S.
Nichols had 4 ,67S, or nearly three times as
many. George Y. Kelso writes that in Alex
andria, which is in Rapdes Parish, the COM
missioners took the ballots from the hands ~
the negroes as if to put them in the box. and
afterward threw them on the floor so that il
was covered under the tables with votes.
|. S. Tappins, IT, chairman OF a committee of
voters, states that in the parish of West Baton
Rouge Fourth Ward, the commissioners closed
the doors fifteen minutes, and stuffed the box.
SO that 400 votes were returned for Nicolls-
more votes than there are in the ward In East
Carroll Parish the box was so recklessy stuffed
that Nicplls was given 1850 votes. or IO4
more than the entire registration. Cleveland
had only ] 81 in East Carroll so that Nicholas
vote showed an increase of more than q 90 per
cent. General Nichols must be popular in
East Carroll Blaine had 1929 but War
moth was allowed only 2s5. in Madison Par
ish Nichols was credited with $3.50, or 40
votes more thar the entire numte: CT voters.
white and colored in the parish. In Conccr-
dia he had 1919, or 10 more than the entire
registration; in Red River, 1879, being 4 90
more than the total registration in West Baton
Rouge, Nichols had actually 90 votes less than