Show TUK COUNT IN LOUISIANA the all other of tilt 1116 MOTY J otto Ft hervian and 1 othow iti 11 ahl s tj avras W dm deno ri I 1 ij I 1 tha to a frew eat on air the tha gib hafi fant n I 1 transmitted to lo the ilia Tf tel port it 0 oi the committee Commil tto alio civila suited now kw orletus orleitha Orle itna at t hn his heitne it L 1111 ti tuo the coant altho lc toil volo VL wo hara had to the statement tt mut to adap I 1 it to our narrow burrow li ta lt ta ear reInt atiat several ol of iho should 1 i pro null aul there witness e mol ed to vow now orleans loard pt lf by LLO ilo C lle li atia too 10 state 0 of I 1 ieM c alf f the voted cost cast briem or of 0 in abitt baat a f ars mil filid I 1 ice fcc of too aalt La lt states St alta me have dorant d that auty ow r fin r ly report that on our out arrival ID iott cily wo fiand who TiliO imato vilo linro lin ro out ut co with went at conr your request reque re pal at abul lilio AD I 1 cal WB take pleasure in ia bat one ability to malio make this llin report is ii duo due to the ilia coa ay and kindness of too bo returning board gluich attitio its it m em con r 8 dofice dot only U to our th tilsa but ihna lin t fi which a toward try every tribunal which debina that thai nil all its itji should be townly duly td to 10 publio WO a amk how hof ever tailored tour nil bt bj formal loset BuniM td delivered tov tomB saad Bj who at n or committee ION it i rig the ha at bance ol of STO from anch boic allol ea spec lad ot c the prote edi uis nga of tho the board naj uj thia invitation was wai with an 0 iper 0 o arif niall reporters selected ba lv each committee to lbs i present and make a loll fall report ol of all cho ta la cau tile dally jalil bubli paui cariou thore oLby by uio the press TIo under maila made arrangements for or that div poso arith the tha proprietors ot m ot ilig arsa daily printed in new kew or jamia aria thus perhaps nod and roxo trin bled to proceedings and lottici ony boaras I 1 circulation injustice la joalice to la tile board it should ilso also be t stated that thai vu mas frohly ac cordil by b its membra wit wilmont bout soil clintion clia tion nul that they cor car in a in 10 the iho desire to hm have alt their proceedings published throughout too tho count country ry tax Y lies lias loon boon const constandi audi 1 I duy day ly iby day both commil lueB lanil bea ban in ia lit at tou danco before the board with abc stenographic 0 tendered to both lemen other states biu Loui ninn bos wan ser veral times cirasa railed of 0 as aa the returns were 0 uli whether ether c or not alo papers have loen littly tendered to alo the committees tur fur examination and taja icon carefully inspected and as a recalls mcann of darling tiny reaud ia thi the 4 their acs ecal so anshel lotte both commit ices ice a parties with of too tho veto ad M claimed by them respective lyo that by comparison it might to be known know w it liny any antl alceo to lo bo be PON soil iby ilia iho board with which hichi usually agreed whenever it win was known to the board lots that a return wits win to be contested the or tho bont or to bo present ot the caro thouy mid and liea each know inow lodda mu attainable of 0 agi tho L 0 inside of 0 too tho package conta imag tiles ta be kford I 1 an T y IBS taken n anon jt where bafo thus secured hl in thia mauner publicity of all of too iho board thi most cire ire lal fill ay of of returns theli sod nud na an for tho the canal a as insisting capoa the iho haty ol of the iho returns by buforo tho board in many benoy ili stances before tho the returns were vero ed ad jail it in every instance before action wa s taken upon theta then T yin tat sma VAS afie 1 copl of her southern wn stat hail bud by their TO io ballion a right to represents K tion iu in congress CoD grosa or to any ny participation in the ho government of ilia ho woo aud hj bai beta been compel led as n ft a c condi audition tiou ol of resuming their former political rights to amendments by ay hostility to but lately their slaves ceroma manijo lo citizens citi and although it was their duty to submit to this political ilia iho annala of the south and of disclose disc loso a v wida 12 d 0 added nd i t aioo a people to prevent the th exer exercise cide of the elective franchise by the colored race except object to their wiel this thil by irio violence leoce aad 1 murders mur deri p rated in ID that irate just the ho iden biall election eloc tion of 1663 thoy elloy will arill bo be founie ia report from these iC it appears that over two thousand persons wore were killed wounded oded and otherwise injured in that satta within a tow few weeks of the election of that year that half the th Stat avias YA overrun overran night raids arct murders add poo riots wb which ach kept the people in eo n stant terror until the lh republicans a ed all their claims and then the ho election gribbi of orleans which contained 2310 VW holert lios of which acro era colored and which in too abo spring erd given republican votes i in ibe be fall all cast I 1 lor or general grul grant but bat 1178 a L wit 0 off of 0 1279 votes liot prevailed al or weeks now orleans Or loin with scene cea esol of mood blood and kuklak notices were tero scattered scatter od throughout varni zif colored niga not cot to lo vote 1 jo a the rush tit of cao there were acro I 1 2 11 a pub scam le voters aboia who in tho the faring of timed 1 the h fall ge to general groot gradt lut but ODO totor ud ahert diio coody not in the cho DO no laicans had a registered majority OF oi I 1 votes find la in the spring of that thab Ts 6 ca meby it by GS vote in tha all n hot bot a tote was cast cart tor for Gol lorel orant grant m thilo hilo for IA 3 wont imd and blair EI ur tho cut too iho loll 1011 vote toto of tho the par li 4 i 0 ind and there occurred ono of the ali bloodiest blood icat riots nola ou on record la in beoh the ali kuklan killed mill over W lusting LilB tini and ad ei them for or two days daya and gh and thirteen captives Cip live were taken froni from jail and boot and add A pilo of twenty five dead bodies was VM found buri barj oil cil if la the ibo woods thus conquer sit ed too RO Publican and killed aud and dri anico ir on off their white loaders lc lo adors oders tho the mas boa were vw captured by the kukla mark att with of rod red flaun cl enrolled eDro lIed JQ in com compelled polled to to rot to the ticket ar after kiib flioy w given a tint the fact act I 1 CT it wn was evident teso a fair could not bo be heli held ia paris beB couta ioina neyl majority iBB jonty of colonl colon VOW aud bonco ilo act of 0 1870 acqui owed is 11 by both political parties par lica and amended in 1872 was VM pascel J creating a orleans batina authority to c ilia votes enst th ilia entire end and authorized 3 if eil ad sold of y bt brij 1 4 bery or corrupt laj hail pre voters totra from or ind baj Caterin fly luter fored with the ilo portly of freedom of cof election lit ILL fitly polls polla or vot ing had mator lall the ibo result of tho the election to excle charled a the ates cast nt at such polls polla or 9 places from boiu too ibo final count 7 itus his ia law W with wilh pools not lao ma tonally chang edg idgie its nature Is unit that budor which the iho present rt returning bom boand I 1 of 0 is 19 now aen and min ilar I 1 I 1 i tim of 0 tho the abard aa MS limit od lo 10 ali atch plod tilla it cannot ilk any taho add id hi the iba votes volca alich would lavo have been polled palle it but for the intimidation violence etc to mentioned to illustrate the bo va un ded ia ill refer to the iho civo parishes parn liot of 01 ert I 1 find nl east I 1 aal ud Ou ouachita achita which appear as the evidence disclosed to havo havo leon golec ted to or the perpetration 0 of co and I 1 as boula bo be to prevent from rom casting any considerable vote tote in either la in each and all of these is ia a largo majority ia an of thorn the white voters 70 stored for this year joor numbered nul ALFS tho ilo colored si majenty 0 of if by nil v violence lo 10 lenco 1 tho the demotts could in 0 ach bl t those parishes inri iba a majority in jonly au all vill keln would oell thus be bd forit the ile aorl 0 eliou coninis coni ois ve To hotot to tot of bit all it would ba I 1 1 l I 1 AL I 1 TO TO 1 I adif st only in 10 1 J I 1 ng which n a liob bority y J I 1 iu u fox each 01 h the iaun a beitl ant 0 o hon it on ra ind in it bac pans par mt I 1 liv 11 be iwan c ceat bat lor for their viola 10 lo joe IM f itil ml ar 1 1 4 l la in po w s anti this ol of alii law bo borno contin lly in mind for ghant that thai tribunal wha upon nna air tile exercise of 0 to ro jacc foi tiao ilo edusei ed amt cannot so doing bol actually OMI it v mill ill thOrO cirO occur to lo any one ODO that a careful selection 0 ph riBbON known downto to u lda jori josities ties for scones of and d violence in the belief chilt the other er smith ilia state stalo wonell ilium it Bail bat voi liboni their majon tion in the parishes pari ahen kinf tb 1 lka t A hammink FAN rott I 1 firrow fv k I 1 1 l ir ip bilant bt LIE an nj 1 ad n i proctol nol for or the tb DomIo rota party while front tho the nature at thu mm the aa law kw could but it I 1 bauor lie power ot lu in rolo curil votes totes the it by ol 01 annj go oui lot mitti diu I 1 OD ali rl cal larty tho iho 01 ol of another nio etc train raia through fear car in fin 9 if I 1 11 met beable for lorb too oil 0 we bo I 1 tp aco taint A lie in ilk vivar a 0 I 1 aliu 1410 jute atry a r volo OLO eliy ill dy lost abo a lure t 0 ol 01 ahn th i ia be being ing however owe er difficult the taft lt latula tula t 6 0 af pf I 1 lo 10 amans bob as l or vo nu and itis it is worthy aby or ba thomos d to ilia ho board laic as Pro veri in toa tb republican gierl gi trl wed tote tola lore LITO been cut but for I 1 0 timid tion vila violen ceo iq ly abo t ered vote TOM 0 othe A kaii irly 1 tt it duty At iff NT too ibi pom divora or il 1101 a a dulith Of ottri thid beira and to 10 oin fatutta un jer w bich it was wae bound to act nafi mid enough lu haa it to W anbu elal chik god v ila such critics and la invest vest ol 01 d with illicit aers tho of winou appoints app ointA by the senate as ennit t ed to the of 0 all it shallie ceball bd by a violation vio laUon of 0 its judicial jadi cial or ministerial erial obligations tle personnel odthe of tho board is given IQ a tg afo rt wh aci va are compelled to aunt it then roas I 1 t Wil tu illustrato lustrato eow bow carefully ibo 1110 cal and the plau by bif LL leaders of me democratic haftl it Is to rater to a circular ignited from tho the ol of the ibo state central Commit committe tM fit at now new Orlen marked confidential and ana sigbrit by bv J IV autton president and P L 11 I 1 at intended for foi cirou ii lafoia laU oia each p pannel s if tho he adrig 01 ol f ara ward blabs chiao cl colars urged that hint in cou vorm gloomy coald bo be result of 0 too doc lion be spoken of wi ni A foregone forego n conclusion hii M we havo james of 0 ear carrying 8 tu to a election colion cl nud intend to jo do so tint but to feay fir atod iddo do rIg that calbo bui into atoa A ibre qt or A ill ot of any ibar acter i TM 1 cir ir color calar that cheri bo be frequent meetings of the clubs and MAC clity form farm at their loir era places iocca of mett ifil find then proceed phonco on lorse back to the central rendezvous staling that proceedings of Impal caa TUJE with i I 1 jh a sen kocl fourr united strength and ad it lurtha re commands clial on the tb dy do of eldittion tt tit each polling place there shoo labo bo affidavits to 0 o abo too that the relas bacu no aarion hud aud ac FOUnt coant of an any y efforts by tho cou con to prevent any ont ono iron toting on of 0 ram race color ortro orp tion co edition tiou ot of 0 chis ahi secret nod and confide ut al circular was asi is IB sued to the ilo democracy Dom ito eo a BI to impress on tho ilia timid blacks n by horseback bornback pro oe asiona a sense strength oath of lir sudi i they more v uro affidavits in ia advance that no ter lud bud won 0 aed the next sod nd not least part of 0 tile mchome or of thes d was liia to seleck i 1 j the ibo means to carry cho election und iiii toj wv a in abo circular thoy they could do BO with abo most hobt cincot there tharo were iu in ilia beato of lArIni hians ou on ibo day ol 01 rc tiou aji while registered vetois nod colored a majority of 0 the latter ot of 1 it was waa well known that it if left felt free roo to oti by Tio vio lonco or iu in tho the blacks woun would bo AZ nod and that vilh the white republican publican Kt yet TO a 1 ita 1 8 majority 0 1 1 ay w would 0 aki bo be about equal to 0 o 1 that 4 knob neove 0 1 d acu icu abw the plan appears to in havo been hava to be elect c t lor for purposive 0 of and vi 0 lenco as tow lav pariah em As possible lot for in orly forty ol of the fitly fifty becea bevea oliero these wro were not dot employed the abo majority was six BIX hundred but bat to select choso ia n lich th the colored vote witla tho iho white would bo be largo unless prove abed for in ia so doing it might bo be expected expect d that thorald an any y ma majority jonty 1 they could thus obtain in such pariah ct bo rejected they would at 1 am of 0 a largo a bf an publican ii ic ovate tote in pursuance pan manco of this plan ian alvo v of 0 the parishes selected la a v hie tho violence and intimidation timi dation were practiced were l abt t and boat chich upon it aliat liat A 9 portion of mississippi ja in nelch aich murder ind outrage so prevailed during daring and election nl as imy tote east liston baton rouge chith borders on the ibo sou portion of 0 paiit reli clara me which adjoins thy state ci of arkansas and aad chih no noi anil I of morehouse j of those live I 1 mris lick V butor too ibo plan to lo be accomplished ihan ban wai ilia alio great disproportion existing tlora iq bo be bo dumler 0 white and voters tho the former numbered but the latter 1324 a majority ol of its latter equal to more than one third of tho the cauro tire majority of too colored IQ in the iho ady p ot of tho iho slate the returns of the tb yot coloa actually cadt cailin in theme five fit Isic isher chat aiato I 1 to 0 v bom won van am ed the task lask ol 01 securing democratic majorities tamio had ad performed their or OF AND effectually while abo be proof discloses disc losea bricf summaries of portions poc LLona of 0 beli aro are boroto annexed that where violence aud and intimidation era murder maiming mutilation all and a bisping bip ping acra to of a majority ol 01 bow or wl alich I 1 OIL tho the Rapa blicaus should have had bad in fa those pari bee bos upon a fair election cleot ioa tb a act Brt elly nally rea turned to the Ro turning hoard board vamo cratic ina majority for the parishes of last and west Folicia lla I 1 and 2078 2878 and i ia alast bait Folio Foli iana olona vloro stored color colored edv otera number not ft a republican veto for elector was cost cast in ill eist E baton rouge con coa col colored oreil registered voters oters and but 1601 1801 elites the ibe democrats ceniu I 1 ity jonty of but bat for fog too jul 0 several polls by the lh coull couie anti anil ejection Jec tion would liaro haro been returned to board ns n vot to actually cat i if to ilo ilia democratic majority lon jonty front ilia four parishes ai la above state we vo add the cl clai almol moil aud insist insistent Nt upon be fore the ibe returning board A Domo crati a majority of la is too ho result of nil all election in ia five parishes coal contalDi inin Dg colored color fal anil nd white oloa abut and fan violo noo ulous copal bave produced d ibis 1 idal aliat iu sol by murder boa that was Ibon glit is ia by the proofs alro atly referred rotor rcA to it lol but con farmis this to refer to the veto toto cahl in those fire bibes in ia 1971 1874 hen no cap ocial motive existed for or U iho UM u rd of cru crabl I 1 means |