New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-04
The Returning Board.

; The board was called to order at eleven
o'clock yesterday. All the members were
present. and the minutes OF the previous
day read and approved.
On motion Of Mr.. Anderson, the board
issued an order prohibiting all persons but
those connected With the Returning Board
! from entering the rooms where the clerks
! are engaged in compiling the election re-.
turns. This step has been deemed neces.
sary in order to prevent interference with
! the clerks while in the discharge of their
duties. 1t seems that candidates and their
| friends. in an over anxious mood
| to know theis chances for success,
have invaded the room wherc the
| clerks are at work until such invasions
have become something more than .
nuisance, and, il not stopped, might mate
rally interfere with correct disposition of
the work of the board. 1t also appears
that some Of the clerks, in their desire TO
accommodate gentlemen seeking infOrma-
ton in regard to tho business Of the board
and results of the election, have exceeded
their powers in ths premises by granting
access TO papers that belonged to the board,
and should not be handled by candidates Of
either party or their friende. The object Of
Mr.. Andersons prohibitory order is to put
9 stop to abuses which, if allowed 90 coa.
tinue, m; ght result in much evil.
Mr.. Anderson took occasion to cay in
support of his motion that he did not desire
to be understood As objecting to Demo
cratic or Republican counsel recognized by
the board. having access 20 the clerks
rooms and all means of information enjoyed
by members of the board.
The president OF the board. Governor
Wells, also took occasion 20 say, after Mr..
Anderson had concluded his remarks, that
the board had accorded 70 counsel all the
privileges that belonged to m embers Of the
board, that. in fact. the board looked upon
them. 20 . certain Extent, - members OF
the board.
In Justice to NJ. Anderson, who il an
attentive, good natured, polite and sgreea-
BILE membes OF the board, We will sag that
no euch exhibition Of ill temper a. at
,ributed 20 him by some Of the morning
papers has occurred during the sessions OF
the Returning Board. l. is possible he
may have found it necessary to give some
plain talk to . few Of the clerks Of the
board; and, possibly. he may have iectured
some ''cheeky' reporter. who transgressed
the rules of decency and propriety. in his
search after something to pirate about
But. if Mr.. Anderson has done any of these
things. it il very certain he has done them
at proper time and place. and not when
the Returning Board was in session.
Several motions were then made regard.
ing the manner in which the board should
proceed with the canvassing OF returns, and
at the request of counsel from the country
the board. on motion Of Mr.. Arroyo. finally
agreed 70 take UP the returns from the
parish Of Lafourche. and canvass them.
The returns of poll five in this parish are
objected 70 and a protest filed by Clay
Knobloca and Isaiah d. Mo ore. counsel for
Democratic candidates. shows that prior to
the opening Of iha: pol! Oh election day.
Freoerick Collin. candidate Coz parish
Judge. and one OF the Republican commits.
sioners of election. ..ai :raEduientiy polled
fifty.three votes. placing cn The poll book
the number OF the :eg:stv alton paper Of the
said fifty-thrce voters. wAich were found to
correspond with the names Of voters who
had already voted at othe. polls and reside
from forty to sixty miles from poll five.
The object OF the protest is to have the
Returning Board throw out the ffty-threo
Republican ballots asserted to be fraudu.
lentiy cast.
There was also protest entered by Re.
publican counsel against the complement
of the returns of poll seven in the above
parish. The canvass Of the returns from
Lafourche, as they now stand. shows that
Moncure received 1908 votes and Dubuc!et
1916; majority for Moncure. 50.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson the board
ordered the PRONUNCIATION Of the election
returns from the parishes OF Cameron. Cal.
casieu and Lafayette.
A number of the knights Templar visited
the Office OF the Returning Board yesterday
and were invited to seats by the president.
This number embraced Sir knights J. =. S.
Goblin, G. J. W.. Lebanon. Pennsylvania;
John d. Kranze, Syman Mating and Henry
Shafter. Hermit Commandery No. II. Leba.
non. Pennsylvania; Z. B. Wilson. of Com.
mandery No. So. Bellefonte. Pennsylvania;
II. P. Kellogg, Apollo Commandery No. l.
Chicago, Illinois.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson. tho returns
from the parish OF St. Landry were taken
up and canvassed. This is one Of the largest
parishes in the State. and there being many
candidates in the field in that parish at the
election in November last. the canvass of
the returns will necessarily take several
hours. The returns were not more than
half canv assed At three o'clock, when the
board took recess until six O'Clock in the
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