, 1873-02-14
! WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. 1873.

the election OF Electors IN tne otat1 oI Aoals-
lana, and peg iease 60 suo"1s 'ae 'ono"1os P1e-
The act of'the Legislature OF Lou1siana of
Mafcn, 1oto ioI me 1e9ula''on u gecoos pna -
that State provides; among other thlngs, that
the Governor eha1 nave tue power % appoln1
Gn6Tn n rs pte an tba tesa suue
visora OF Registration shall nave autnof3ty 20
appoint commissioning OF Elecflon 4who IN
other states are called inspectors ana 9uoees),
under whose direction and authority the votlng
shau actuauy take pace; that !ne supe1'l5u1s
OF heg1atranon snau also contto1 anu u1ecs :oo
fegistrnton OF the sorere N eaGn parish, HAus
the places fer registration and the places Tor rot
ing; that after the election has taken place, me
Commissioners Of Election shall bring me
tho parish, where, under the supervision ana a.
votes ehall BE- counted, and When that ls accom-, COM
phshed the supervhor q hesstat'oh regis. m r. shnn 1na
tion at the various voting places IN the parsn,
OF which tr1pticate COPIES shan be mace, and a1so
tripticate copies OF the taly,eheee ana STATE
nent 81 the vote ct each pou N tue parlsn, 70 oe
Supervisor Of Registration shall seal ap one e copy
e erno1 n Of ta'st tie State BY nail then ssal up
another. copy and send 1t TO tne uos.
ernor by the next moss speedy Mooe no e,rd %
conveyance and shau himself retain t. + the tnlro
copy. The law then PROVIDES thas tne LoVernoi:;
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary OF State, and
John Lynch and I. G. Anderson, ny nam9, snan
constitute the Returning or CanSaSsing ni boata
that the Governor ct the STATE shalt within ten
days after the election, open the sealed PACKAGES
from the various parishes sent to him by the
Supervisors OF Registration, IN the presence OF
the other members OF the Board, ana me 7otes
shall then be counted BY the Board for ffes1den-
tial Electors, State officers, and mombera Of the
Legislature, and the resnit asceIlaineq tnat ong
copy Of the result or tindlnS OF the board shal
be filed in the othca OF the secretary OF state;
and another shall be published IN the Official
Journal Of the State. --.....
THE RETURNING BoAEp DIFFICULTIES.
Governor Warmo.h, Lieutenant Governor
Pinchback, and F. J. Herron, Acting secretary Of
State, were members or this returning Board;
within ten days in the City OF New Orleans to
enter upon the duty OF counting me sotes.
Ncssrs. Pinctback and Anderson. hasng been
candidates for Congress, we're ny anotner pro
vision Of the iaM made ineligible. anu were oet
the Board. and acontEoversy arose IN regard to
filling their places. It is not necessary to enter
into the details o1 tins eontroyersy fuaes t1ad
to state that Governor Narmotn .Haa at1emptea ea
to control tho vacancies thus creat9a
in this Board BY removing r: r:
J. Horron, Acting secrcsa:J OF
State, and placing IN his stead "1aGk. :, Whnrtons
and, after be had done so,> c!amea tnat ne e ana n
ma enfE to iii % ths Teeances
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Of Pinchhack and Anderson Tnae, on, tne e oLnsr
hand it was clal1en ma H{ncn sdu & eIaet
(whle actlng seete1ar{ o. stase1 laa e1si m az
ca James longssr9et anu n..ln =,
theae vaa Ga,t ~ tha United States for the
District Dis Of Louisiana, on The 18th OF November,
rast5e;1;or tho wharton Board from OPEN
!esaa.a ~ sfsc;sI retr,rna md countine the
,n, xnfcs ~. from acinE IS Returning Bosrd, max
| no Su snr ref1rns or proclamation Of any finding
cantinne, uni ,n in force until tho decision OF tho
con, cosa an Dec. e. Tho election for Presidential
iHs1 1sctnra 1 mem1ers of Coneress state oficers,
and members Of the Legislature was held in
| Ioaiaiana f on tic 4th Of November, and the re.
vara w.. sent to the Governor by the Supervisors
~ par;atraf;on. az roouired by law. Tho Gov
or,,or ~ refosed 10 act With the Board known as
tho Lynch Board" or to open and ID; before
/ tEst Hoard tho returns Of the election from ths
| to make the count before what Is ksownns.ths
! ssWhartou Board" :" which was then enfoined
| from further proceedings BY Judge Durell- The
oaloial retqrns, which had been sont to the
/ Governor, were By him withheld from
the Lynch Returning Board, and never 81
na{ion Of tho Board. The Legislature Of
Louisiana, at ita session n tho winter OF 1872
| passed an act aboG5hing the Returning Or Can:
vassing Board, as created By tho act OF 1870, anc
authorizing tHb otdto t1Gd"'o W 14ess 1"esAAA@ -
,ug Board to fera the same powers as the form.
Or, and making other chaagea in The H5odo Q, q
eonducting tho elections and on the 2Gth Q,
NoyembeT, 1872, th9 Governor, Who hhd no'
i signed this act, but kept 1t IN big ,possese1ot
during the pondcncy q fheae proceedings in tht
Circuit Court Of the United Sta:es all all s1s2 Pro
eeed;ncs Of ike character commenced in the
Eighth DISTRICT Court Of the State, signed the
| b;I sud published Il as d Law. On tho o1gt DAY
NJ ~ EoTennber. 1872. Governor Warmoth, assnm
30 hat he Lynch Board had beon abolished b,
liz anL TL;ch he had signed on the goth Of No
Iaenhrr nnd claiming tie authority te
| nn,,oinEa a Returning Board, under the CLAUSE
* the Constitution which gave him power to fl
rscsnc}ea. uroceeded to appoint De Ferret anC
otI,erg as . Returning Roard, and placed III thei1
hands The official returns Of the election to b
bT them counted, to ascertain and declare wh'
we're elected State Officers and members Of tn