The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-05
THE RETURNING BOARD.

The Returning Board got to work last even
ing at about o'clock. After Wells had called
the members to order, Mr.. Arroyo moved TO
proceed to count the vote o.
DE SOTO
parish, and offered in evidence the duplicate
original returns and the ballot-boxes, which
had been in possession of and were brought
to this city by Mr.. Reynolds, the Clerk OF the
Parish Court, with whom they had been de-
posted by State Supervisor Bean, in compli-
ance with the provisions of section 10 OF the
election law.
Wells opposed the motion, on the ground
that the board could take no notice of an act
or any returns that did not come before it
regularly from the Supervisor of Registration.
Mr. Zachar;e called the attention of Wells
to the precedent established by the board in
the case of Poll Of the Tenth Ward, in
which the board, in the absence of any papers
or statements Of the returns OF the Supervisor
of the ward on which to base a canvass, had
obtained from the Clerk of the Superior Dis
trct Court the ballot box which they had
opened and taken therefrom tally Sheets list
of voters, and other documents from which
the officially promulgated returns were com
piled.
Wells still maintained his position-just
simply stuck to it.
Mr. Whitaker stated that the only returns
other than those now offered to the board
!. 10,
the hands of noted woman FAMED Lou
Dudley; that these returns had been offered
to Packard and the Democratic committee,
and propositions for changes in them on the
payment of $1,000 had been made: that, how
ever, before the proposition had been made,
the committee had come in possession of the
figures on the returns given by Bean himself,
and by him regarded as correct.
Wells said that the board could not pass on
copies of copies
MIR. Whitaker commended that the returns
offered and those held by Lou Dudley, were
both originals under the law, and called at
tention to the fact that in many cases the
board had obtained duplicate originals from
the Secretary of State and passed on them
Counsel representing the Conservative Demo-
cratic Committee had notified the board of
the whereabouts Of the reports from this
parish, and the board had declined to send for
them.
Wells seemed inclined to dispute this latter
assertion, and asked if Mr.. Whitaker had de-
clared that the board had declined to send for
the returns, but subsidized on that gentleman
giving an emphatic answer in the affirmative.
Mr. Whitaker was proceeding to argue the
egality and the justice OF the motion of MIR.
Arroyo, when Wells got indignant, hammered
the table and called Mr.. Whitaker to order,
telling him that he was interfering with the
proceedings Of the board.
Mr.. Zacharie was chokod off in a like man
ner.
Anderson moved to postpone the entire
vassed.
Mr.. Whitaker wis he'd to know if Anderson
had any precedent or principle of law war
ranting such action.
under the circumstances, ne believed in
stretching point or two. His motion was
put and carried, Wells, Anderson, Cassanave
and Kenner voting in the affirmative, and
Mr.. Arroyo in the negative.
Tho position assumed by Anderson is GER
tainly questionable one, as only three days
ago he informed Mr.. Cavanac, in open ses-
sion of the board, that if the returns in the
hands of the clerk of the. parish court were
produced the board was compelled to, and
would canvass them.
The parishes of Iberia, Madison and More
house were disposed Of Mr. Cavanac entered
protest against the count of poll in Madi-
son parish, on the ground that 50 votes, which
should have been given to ella, were thrown
out because the name on the ballot was incor-
rectly printed
Anderson moved to promulgate the returns
OF the parishes of st. Landry, Calcasieu and
Cameron.
Kenner wanted the motion amended. He
thought it would be better to promulgate all
the completed returns.
Mr.. Cavanac protested against the amend
ment, as it would be merely PRONUNCIATION of
the vote in Republican parishes, for there was
a protest in every Democratic parish.
Wells was in favor of completing the COM
pilation and promulgating all the returns at
once, and he was sustained, although an ex-
ception was made as to the Police Jurors in
the parish Of St Landry, the official compiia-
ton of the vote of which was urged.
The Board then adjourned
THE POOLS.
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