Evening star., 1933-11-15
CONNALLY STARTS
UPROAR AT HEARING
Chairman's Cries of Cow
ard Bring Demand for Him
to "Come Outside"
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people of Louisiana, but referred to those
who slip around and whisper and are
afraid to come before the committee
and testify"
Senator Connally again warned the
crowd as Senator Logan took his place
at the counsel table, announcing he
would question witnesses.
Holland sought permission to make a
statement, but Connally refused to al
low him to do So
George L. Hazleton, who described
himself as Broussard watcher at the
polls during the 1882 election in which
first witness.
Says Tally Was Faxed.
He testified the vote tally was made
at noon.
"They just marked 400 on the tickets
before, guess, only 200 had voted" he
said
/ Hazelton said the final count showed
All votes for Overton and Is for Brous-
sard and that the only votes he was
allowed to count were the Is for Brous-
sard.
Hazelton said the Overton commits
sioners and watchers at the precinct
''let anybody vote who came along"
At noon on Election day, Hazelton
said an Overton commissioner told him
he would get through early today as he
already had given Overton 400 votes"
Hazleton said the balloting was not
according to law and he could prove it
l. he had his registration books, which
he said had been stolen from him 10
minutes after the polls closed. He said
people voted at the polls without being
required to show poll tax receipts. and
anybody voted who wanted to-
Watcher Accuses Policeman.
Herbert Kicks a Broussard watcher
at the third precinct of the fifth ward
in New Orleans, testified he was elected
from the polls at 6.25 am, 20 minutes
after the polls opened. by a policeman
wearing badge 46o. Ricks said he had
proper credentials as a watcher, but
the officer ordered him outside the bar
rier, and left the polls shortly after 8
o'clock He said the officer gave no rea-
sons for removing him, but said he had
to get out or get in trouble.
Arnold P. Weber, who described HIM
self as Broussard watcher testified he
saw a man vote three times.
He was on the police force" Weber
said. II don't know his name"
Edgar w. Mouras, leader Of the sixth
ward of the jackson Democratic Club
said he checked the 10 precincts in his
ward ON election day and found things
In terrible shape" He said In one pre-
cinct the barrier had been taken down
and "a mob of 40 men was milling
around the BOOTH" and that ballots were
being marked against the wall on the
street. He said Broussard had virtually
no watchers or commissioners In his
ward.
John w. Babin, Broussard watcher
Of the fifth precinct of the tenth ward,
said he was slugged and knocked un-
conscious while he was checking ballots
shortly after o'clock on election day,
and was carried of to jail, charged with
| fighting and disturbing the peace. He
said he did not know why he was Sugged
or arrested.
The committee in an uproarious ses-
sion yesterday, heard Francis Williams,
New Orleans political leader. charge
Overton and Long with being unfit to
sit in the Senate The hearing was
punctuated with hoots and yells from
spectators and threats of contempt
charges by members of the committee.
Senator Logan, who acted as chair
man, sought to Quen the disturbances
caused by the spectators with threats
Of contempt charges but that only
added fuel to the fire
The outbCrsts of the crowd reached
fghting pitch when Attorney Edward
Rightor, counsel for ex-senator Brous-
sard instigator of the investigation,
withdrew with his client, saying they
had lost confidence in the committee.
I'VE have lost all confidence in this
committee. including Chairman Con-
nally and excluding Senator Thomas
ard we withdraw from the investiga-
| tion," said Pightor as he paced back
and forth before the rostrurn shaking
his fist. This investigation has degen-
Grated into sn effort to purify Huey
Long and whitewash this investigation %
TrembIes With Emotion.
Get out from in front of this COM
nittee and stay away from here"
shouted Senator Logan, trembling with
emotion. You will not be recognized
| further by this committee. You have
! nothing to do with it."
| The crowd of men and women ap-
plauded and yelled and williams jumped
up and demanded recognition.
| He got In return citation for con-
| tempt along with Rightor. Logan said
they would be cited for contempt to the
full committee, which would decide If
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