New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-28
The Returning Board.

| The board was called to order yesterday
morning at half-past eleven o'clock. There
was full board present. The minutes OF
Wednesdays proceedings were read and
approved.
| Mr.. Arroyo moved that an official pro
mitigation of the returns be made II the
parishes where the returns had been can
vassRd. He said that parties interested de-
sired that this should be done; that, IN fact.
there was . good deaf OF public interest
| manifested in the matter.
There being objections 70 this course, Mr..
Arroyo said the board had eanvassed the
returns Of two congressional districts and
| six senatOria! districts. and asked that go
far az completed the result be promulgated.
After some discussion. in which the presi-
| dent Of the board, General Anderson and
! others participated, the motion OF Mr..
! Arroyo was carried. with the understand
| ing, however, .ha. this was deviation
from the course the board had laid down to
pursue in the premises.
The Carroll contested case, in which Mr..
Gla questions the vote Mr.. Benham is said
being the first business before the board.
Presiden, Wells stated that he had just re.
ceived q note from Mr.. Ray, counsel in the
case. stating that business IN one OF the
courts would detain him some hours. and
asked q postponemen: OF the case for a
short time. By consent Of all parties. the
case was postponed until today.
Tne board. on motion. proceeded 70 can
vass the returns from Cameron parish as
the next il order. This is a small parish,
and was soon canyassed: and. it being gen.
orally conceded TO be Democratic. there
was no trouble or delay in getting through
the work. The canvass Of the Returning
Board shows that there was bp: small vote
polled, of which Moncure received POS and
Dubuclet forty-seven TOR State Treasurer.
The returns from the parish Of Calcasieu
were then taken up and canvassed. This
is another of the large parishes. with strong
Democratic tendencies. At the conclusion
of the canvass it was discovered that the
returns were accompanied by many serious
Irregularities. Mr.. Moncure received, for
State Treasurer, 1872: Mr.. Dubuclet, s,
making total Of IFS votes that were cast
in this parish.
Mr.. Ray reserved the right Of filing a
protest against the complement OF these
returns.
i being near four o'clock when the can.
vass of the returns from Calcasieu was fin
ished. the board. on motion. took a recess
i1s;v ~.o 10 %ya
The returns from Lafayette parish have
been found. II appears they have been
lying in the Office of Che Returning Board
since the ninth instant. They were in a
package marked Vermilionville. cont aiming
the returns Of Vermilion parish also.
1t is remarkable tha. in the fourth con.
gressional district the parish cs Bosser
gives George l.. Smith. the present member
Of Congress fsOm tha! district. and the Re.
publican candidate for reelection, twenty.
three majority: and Dubucle., the Repub.
lican ca andidate FOX Treasurer. gets ii!ty.
seven majority.
In fair and free election this parish is
good for 1000 Republican majority.
AS we have already stated. protests have
been submitted by Democratic and Repub.
lican counsel agains: the complement of
the returns OF several polls Of .ha. parish.
The protests of Republican counsel charge
that the violent conduct Of the White
League sufficiently int,midated Republican
voters to reduce the Republican majority !
from 1000 to the figures given above. This |
although il does not prevent the |
election OF Republicans to the Legislature
and to parish offices within that parish. has !
a damaging effect on the prospects Of |
Messrs. Dubuclet and Smith.
These gentlemen should hare had large !
maj critics in BOssier parish. They would |
also have had large vote in the parishes
Of Bienville and De Soto if Republicans had |
no. been driven from the polls. by the violent
conduct OF the White League. both before |
and on the day Of election. II is no: denied
but that these parishes are Democratic SO far
as majority of the votes east are concerned,
but it is asserted, w;thou. fear Of successful
that they contain several
hundred Republican voters: and. further.
more, that the very fact that these parishes
have not returned the vote of a single Re.
publican voter is substantial! evidence that
republicans have been deprived of the
light to vote in those parishes. and that.
there has been no such elec.
ion as the law contemplates in those par.
shes.
The protests Of Democratic counsel
lgainst the complement Of returns from
eytain polls in Bossier parish. aliege that
he presence Of United States troops has
erved to intimidate white voters and pre-.
er.ed them from voting, and for that
eason the returns from said polls should
ot be canyassed and compiled. As it is
ot possible that the presence Of United
tates troops should have been source OF
ear to any but the guilty. it is probable
ha. this may be weak invention Of
earned counsel to shield the White
.eagucrs Of Northern Louisiana. Other.
'lse it might be regarded as good joke
by Democratic counsel at the
xpense OF the Republicans Of Bossies
arish.
The board reassembled in evening ses.
ion. and canvassed the returns OF Clai.
orne parish. The total vote of tina. parish
?l3;. Of which Moncuye received 1875,
nd Dubuciet 639.
The returns OF nineteen parishes. inclui.
,g the parish Of Orleans. which contains
IS polling places. have been canTassc!. :
his embraces at least two-:hlrjs of the
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