s cannot be counted for any electors but
those named on the ticket; though it is conclusively shown that
the remaining electors were omitted by reason of the mistaken idea
that the district could only vote for one elector. The whole
trouble has grown out of the fact that in these two parishes a
candidate for district judge was not named on the ticket printed
by the state committee. We undertook to correct this by printing
new tickets, which were voted in those parishes. The result of
this blunder will leave the poll so close as to render it probable
that one or more of the Tilden electors would have a majority.

"There are other parishes where the organized intimidation was not
so general as in the parishes named, though in single election
precincts it was effective. These parishes, where formal protests
have been filed, are Bienville, Bossier, Caldwell, Franklin, Grant,
Iberia, Lincoln, Richland and Sabine. How far the proof in these
parishes will sustain the protests we cannot judge till the evidence
is heard before the returning board.

"We are now collecting the testimony as to the bulldozed parishes.
It seems more like the history of hell than of civilized and
Christian communities. The means adopted are almost incredible,
but were fearfully effective upon an ignorant and superstitious
people. That you would have received at a fair election a large
majority in Louisiana, no honest man can question; that you did
not receive a majority is equally clear. But that intimidation of
the very kind and nature provided against by the Louisiana law did
enter into and control the election, in more election polls than
would change the result and give you the vote, I believe as firmly
as that I write this. The difficulty of gathering this testimony
and putting it in the legal form has been very great, but I believe
has been fully met.

"The whole case rests upon the action of the returning board. I
have carefully observed them, and have formed a high opinion of
Governor Wells and Colonel Anderson. They are firm, judicious,
and, as far as I can judge, thoroughly honest and conscientious.
They are personally familiar with the nature and degree of intimidation
in Louisiana. They can see that the intimidation, as organized,
was with a view of throwing out Republican parishes rather than
endangering Democratic parishes. Our little party is now dividing
out the disputed parishes, with the view of a careful examination