Evening star., 1933-07-31
II of II Advise Goveraas
"Near Anarchy" Prevents
Discharge of Duties.
TROOPS CALLED OUT,
BUT LATER DISBAND
Ballots, Cast on Amendments Sup
ported by Huey Long, Had
Been Ordered Recounted.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. July 3I.-Goy
o. K. Allen was requested today to de-
stroy ballots cast in New Orleans in
the last November election by IL of
the IL members Of the grand Jury
which recently sought to return a mo
true bill" In the investigation of charges
Of election frauds.
The petition urged the Governor TO
use "the prerogative of his Office as
chief executive Of Louisiana" to order
the destruction of ballots used In the
November 8 election and to furnish
the jury with protection"
The IL men declared they were tax
ing this step because a condition of
near anarchy" had developed in one
division Of the Criminal District Court
which prevents the grand jury from
dischargtng its duties.
The petition was presented shortly
after two companies of State militia
had been demobolized after resting
through Sunday and Sunday night on
their arms awaiting orders.
Were to Count Ballots
District Attorney Eugene Stanley has
been ordered by Judge Alexander c.
ODonneu of the Criminal District
Court to start counting the ballots on
Wednesday He issued the order In
open court after the grand jury had
sought to close the investigation by re-
turning mo true bill" which the Judge
declined to accept.
Ballots on constitutional amendments
supported by the Huey Long faction
were challenged on the charge of fraud
shortly after the election and Stanley
opened an investigation. Before he got
under way Attorney General CASTOR L.
Porterie took over the investigation and
the grand jury was ordered to investi-
gate.
The grand jury sought to file ~
true bill" but this was not allowed aftcT
James NJ Colomb. one of the jurymc~,
told the court the grand jury had n
examined the ballots.
Judge ODonnen then ordered
district attorney to seize the ballot
boxes and examine the contents.
Step Follows Longs Return.
The troops were mobilized and told
to stand by for orders shortly a II
Senator Huey p. Long returned to N "
OfledIlS 1IOlu washington.
While the troops rested ON their arms
at jackson Barracks on the outskirts
Of the city, Senator Long held closeted
conferences at the Hotel Roosevelt with
his political leaders, including Gov. o.
K. Allen, Robert Maestri, head Of the
department Of conservation; Seymour
Weiss, head Of the dock board and
others.
These conferences continued into
Sunday night and early today the
soldiers were disbanded and returned
to their pursuits in civil life. With 120
soldiers standing in uniform, each with
rifle and revolver and two clips of cart
ridges. the citizenship became anxious
over what to expect.
Utmost Secrecy Prevails.
Movements Of the troops and the
political conferences were guarded with
utmost secrecy Reporters were barred
from the conference room and finally
Seymour Weiss, who also is manager Of
the Roosevelt Hotel, ordered reporters
to leave the floor on which the
politicians were meeting.
At the Jackson Barracks armed
guards attempted to keep out reporters
and photographers and when they got
into the barracks a reporter was ar
rested and taken as prisoner before
Col. Edmonds. who Is a former news
paper man. Col. Edmonds ordered the
Guardsmen. who had brought the re-
porter in at the point Of a revolver, to
release him outside Of the main gate.
The photographer was chased
through the grounds by soldiers after
he had snapped a couple of pictures
As the reporter left he was jeered and
taunted by the soldiers.