The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-26
THE RETURNING BOARD.

Certified copies Of the missing returns from
DeSoto parish are in the hands Of the Con
sentative Democratic counsel, and will be
rendered to the Board.
As to the returns of Lafayette parish, the
statement that they had been received by the
Board and receipted for by Mr.. Haupt,
former Secretary, is erroneous. No state
ment OF votes polled has yet been filed, and
the only document relating to the election
received is list Of voters, which came
| through the mail directed to Capt. Wright,
State Registrar to whom it was turned over
| By the successor Of Mr.. Haupt, Mr. C. S.
Abel, into whose possession it came with
! other mail matter.
Mr.. Haupt has certificates Of the correct
ness Of the above.
The Board was called to order at IL 40
o'clock
There was some discussion raised by the
suggestion Of Mr.. Zacharie, that the Board
pass upon the question as the form to be fol-
lowed in making protests. He said the law
established forms and he asked that all pro-
tests in which they were not followed be
thrown out. The Board quietly put the mat
ter aside and will wait until one of the protests
objected to comes up.
Mr.. Arroyo called up his resolution offered
on Tuesday, directing the President of the
Board to institute legal proceedings to Obtain
possession OF the returns Of DeSoto parish
On motion, the resolution was amended, SO
as to read, the Attorney General be Requested
to institute proceedings, and thus amended il
was adopted.
Mr. Cavanac informed the Boz ,rd that the
returns were in the city, in the hands of Miss
Lou Dudley, the broker Of the, supervisor OF
the PARISH who authoritative1y offered an III
terview for $50 or the returns for $1,000. An
derson remarked, as joke, that the brokers'
hands were good hands to have them in.
The point, OF course, being that the hands
belonged to a female. the Board evidently
took it that he had reference to the specula-
ton, and thought be- was serious, his words,
perhaps, in their way of thinking, being
more truthful than funny they didn't
laugh, much to the manifest surprise of An
derson, who locked as if he considered his
joke particularly good one It is probable
he will never be guilty Of perpetrating
another.
Messrs. Arroyo and Wells both left to attend
court, but as there was still majority pres
ent, and there being no objections, the parish
OF East Baton Rouge was taken up.
It was decided not to take up or pass on any
protests in any parish until they were all can
vassed. This is in accordance with the pro-
visions of the election law, and the Board in
this instance, at least, proposes to follow the
law and in consequence there will be no show
ing Of hands for some time.
The returns from East and West Baton
Rouge were canvassed and pronounced correct
no occasion was found on the part OF the
Republicans to file protests, for both parishes
returned Radical majorities.
At the session held last evening the returns
from the parishes OF Bienville and Bossier
were canvassed, and it was found that in the
former not single Radical vote was cast, a
fact which Mr.. Ray protested to regard as
singular, SO singular in fact. as to merit pro-
test, and straightway he filed one to the effect
that no Radical votes were cast because gen.
eral intimidation prevailed throughout the
parish on the part of the whites.
He further set forth in his protest that
there were informalities observable in the
returns-this specification being intended to
make the protest more binding, SO to speak,
The matter, Of course, was taken under adj
visement, whereupon the Board proceeded
to inquire how matters went in Bossier? The
canvass of the returns for this parish was COM
pleted at half-past nine O'Clock, and the Board
then adjourned until Friday morning at II
O'Clock, this. (Thursdly) being Grants
Thanksgiving Day.