The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-15
Contest Over Election Returns 2n Lou
asanua- Probable SHARP Ffatfic6.

Yesterday the Returning Board met &C.
cording to law I'm the Governors office to act
upon the returns of the late election. There
we're present the Governor, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Pinchback, Acting Secretary of State
Heron, and Senator Lynch. After organ
ling It was moved that Lieutenant-Governor
Pinchback. having been p candidate in the
late election, was ineligible to discharge the
duties of member of the Returning Board.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Pinchback agreed in
this decision OH the presentation of the
opinion of Chief Justice Ludeling that SUCH
was the law, and then retired from the
Board.
A like motion was made in regard to Sena-
tor Anderson; whcreupon Governor War
moth suggested that, Senator Anderson
being absent, it would be better to postpone
action upon his case until lie could reach the
city.
During the sitting Senator Lynch declared
his purpose to reject all the returns from the
parishes and polls of the city which were
charged to be fraudulent and illegal. -
It did not need this intimptl0h 10 put
Governor Waimoth On his guard as to the
infamotis conspiracy which had Teen con-
rocted to cheat the people of their rights and
redeiver them into the hands of the custom
house cormorants. He was fully prepared
for their plots. Accordingly, when the
Board met to-day--present, Governor War
moth, Acting Secretary of State Heron, and
Senator John Lynch--the Governor, after
the reading Of the fiihultS, presented the
certificate of Auditor Graham, showing that
Acting Secretary Of State Heron being Il
dcfauller he had been compelled by the
Constitution and the laws to suspend him
from the exercise of his functions on charges
which would be communicated to the Senate.
Accordingly Secretary of State Heron was
requested to withdraw from the Board !;
which he did.
Governor Warnloth heXt presented the
commission, aud evidence of his qualification
for the office, Of Colonel Jack Wharton as
the successor of General Heron. Colonel
Wharton was In the aute-room, and on being
sent for promptly appeared and took his seat
at the Board. .,
Governor Warlnoth then proposed the
name of F. FL. Hatch as substitute for Llett.
tenant: Governor Pinehback, which motion
was adopted by the votes of Governor War
moth and Secretary of State Wharton, Sena-
tor Lynch voting no.
1t was further moved that Durant Dapont
be elected in place of Senator Anderson.
These nominations were adopted by the
Board; whercupon Senator Lynch retired.
The Board being thus complete according to
law, will proceed to It's duties.
Thus has been foiled as foul and infamous
a conspiracy as was ever concocted to de-
fraud the people Of this State of their rights
and set aside lawful and honest election.
This action created great excitement In po-
litical circles. Judge Dibble, Of the Eighth
District Court, this afternoon issued an in
junction IN favor of Heron against Whar-
TON, General Badger, and others, restraining
them from interfering with Heron in dis.
charging bis duties as Acting Secretary Of
State. Chief Justice LudeIing, ofthe Supreme
Court, having given an opinion that two of
its members are ineligible, it is believed the
Supreme Court will sustain Governor War
moth in re0rganizing the Returning Board.
Ne,D Orleans Times, 18Th.