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Election notables and fraud concerns in Crescent parish
The Crescent editor notes a quiet election in a parish with large white and Republican majorities amid Reconstruction turmoil. It highlights registered voter gaps, disfranchisement, and a strong Constitution win, while pointing to alleged fraud by two Irish-surnamed suspects tied to fraudulent papers and two beef drovers cleared of larceny charges.
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Warmoth
Dryades Street
Jack
O'Neil
McBride
Persit
Crescent
Selanels
Sickles