The New York herald., 1874-12-15
The Returning Board Still Post
pone Their Report.
PROOFS OF CHEAT AND FORGERY
public Opinion the Fickle Restraint
from Violence.

forged the vote gwen 10 the democfa atic candi-
dates at three polls beng given to the -republfs
cans, and UtCe UeTSa, as TO elect Floyd. reEuD-
can. member OF the Legislature. Floyd Is here and
declares that he was defeated. and II counted in
VIII not take his seat. He threstens to publish
card denouncing the fraudulent act OF the Board
or It's agents or clerks.
MANIPULATING RETURNS ON THANKSGIVING DAY.
Two clerks Of the Board swear that the chief
clerk, Campbell, and another clerk broke the
seals Of the returns, and on Thanksgiving Day
were engaged for three hours, when the Board
was not In session, In manipulating some OF them.
One afndavit very seriously compromises TWO
members Of the Board.
WHAT THEY WOULD DO IN KANSAS.
republican Kansas Judge, sitting beside me-
listening TO the amdavits, and learning that the
action OF the board cannot be reviewed by the
courts, declared that II such attempts were made
In Kansas to defeat the voice Of the people the
guilty parties would be hanged by the populace.
THE BOARD RESPONSIBLE.
II the forgeries were not committed BY the
members OF the Board they cannot shtrk the
responsibility for the action OF others, the
turns have been under their seal and lock ana Key
since the election.
WHAT THE BOARD WILL DARE TO DO.
The democratic counsel at the Returning Board
now express the belief that In face or all the
frauds and forgeres tney have traced to the
Board or It's subordinates and party supporters
since the returns OF the parishes have been made
to them, they will not dare to return less than
sixty-nlne democratic Assembymen, which Will
make the lower House stand sixty -four democrats
to thirty.two republicans; but they have doubts
whether they viii give them all the Senators they
have elected.
A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE REPUDIATES FRAUD.
The republican candidate for State Assembly for
Sabine, to count in whom the returns were altered
after they were In the possession OF the Board,
teleeraphs that he was defeated fairly and does
not approve the attempted fraud.
DANGER OF VIOLENCE
The people are more incensed than ever to-day
owing to these revelations. and 1t is believed that
enough Of them would be willing to lynch the Re-
turning Board and trust to facts to vIndcate their
conduct were 1t not that they are afraid that
Grant would I'LL the State House with troops and
prevent their meeting as q Legislature IN Janu-
ary. Many OF them believe that when the legally
elected democratic majority peacefully assembled
In Senate and Assembly recognizes McEnery as
the Governor, they, as the highest authority In
tho State, will be entitled to respect, and the
people, having settled by their votes what
Congress failed to DO In Its last session, Grant
Will pause before dispensing the people and the
Legislature BY the bayOnet, and before installing
q Legislature composed Of defeated candidates.
This view, which has taken deep root In the minds
Of the masses, win probably save the Board from
violence, II they do not escape from the city
before promugating the result OF the election.
REPUBLICAN HKELMas MIMIC INTIMIDATION.
After thorough investigation am satisfied
that the unarmed men who appeared In the
streets early last week were not Americana, but
were probably foreigners, and were employed to
give the impression that the republicans are in
Inundated.
Colonel Marr asserts that he has had no con-
sultation with Colonel Angel or any OF the other
leaders. and all deprecate any violence.
THE BOARD ADJOURNs IN A FRIGHT.
The Board became alarmed at the absurd rumor
OF an attack to-day, and adjourned until to-
morrow.
Proce eedings of the Returning Board
Resolutions Regarding tho Charges OF
Fraud-Sudden Alarm and Adjourn.
menI-Ed NC ational Trouble Looming
UP.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IA, 1874
In the Returning Board to-day John b. Davis,
Supervisor OF Registration, and six Commission.
ers OF Election OF st. Helena parish, made am
davits that the election returns from that parish
now in the hands OF the Returning Board have
been tampefed with, and changes and alterations
made In them since they were delivered TO the
Secretary OF the Board
Mr.. Arroys offered the foll0wing:-
whereas according to the sworn statement OF
the Supervisor OF Registration of the parish OF ST.
have been tampered with since said returns have
bean nled with this Board;
upon said Supervisors returns, Investigate the
charges made in the above statement, in order
that the guilty parties be dealt with according 70
law.
This was adopted and the investigation viii be
held tomorrow.
THE PROOFS OF FRAUDS.
Governor Wells proposed that the democratic
counsel submit all evidence and examine all an.
davits relating to contested parishes. and then
submit the whole to the Board for their action.
To this proposition the conservatives OBJ
jected, for the reason, they stated. that
certain papers have been placed among
the records without their knowledge, or
the contents Of which they are not informed, and
requested that, while the protested parishes are
under consideration, as each case Is taken they
may be notified, so as to Inspect the
papers In each case and see that none
of the proofs onered by them have been distracted
or suppressed, nor that any new contrary proof
has been died unknown to them, 80 that all legal
proof and none other, may be before the Board
for its consideration. This request was acquiesced
In, and the Carroll Parish returns were taken up.
THE PROCEEDINGS BROKEN OFF.
Before anything had been done Q messenger
came In and whispered something to the Presi-
dent, Governor Wells, who at once arose and
stated that he had just been o11cially informed
that armed White Leaguers were stationed In the
adjacent building ready at any moment to dts
turb the proceedings Of the Board. He therefore
moved an adjournment until tomorrow At eleven
O'Clock A. n.
I. Morris Chester, . co,ored member Of the
republican committee. suggested that an ad-
journment would not Improve matters. but would
rather tend to increase the excitement
Mr.. Sloanaker suggested that II the President