The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-12-15
SUPERIOR TIMES.
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN.
THE NATIONAL ELECTION.
Report Of the Returning Board OF the
State of Louisiana.
Condition of Affairs in South Caro-
lima and Elsewhere.
Louisiana.


Gov. Kellogg the following notification
STATE OF LOUISIANA, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
OF STATE, New ORLEANs, Dec. 5, 1861, j. P,
6. Deslonde, secretary of state for the State OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the returning
officers of the election held in said State on the 18th
day of November, A. D.. 1876 have returned tc
me, secretary of state according to law the fol-
lowing persons duly elected Electors of Presi-
dent and Vice-President of the United States for
the State of Louisiana g such election, towit
For State at large, w. p Kellogg, j. Henri Burch;
for districts First, Peter Joseph; Second, Lionel
r. Sheldon Third, Morris Marks; Fourth, Aaron B.
Levissee; Fifth Orlando b. Brewster; Sixth. Oscar
Jofre.n.
In testimony whereof have hereunto signed my
name and caused the seal of the State to be at
tached, this 9Th day of December, A. D., 1876, and
of the independence of the United States thes 101st
(Signed) P. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.
Accompanying this certificate was a
statement of the aggregate votes for Presi-
Dental electors, as certified to by the Secre-
tary of State, as follows:
Official compiled returns of an election
held in the State of Louisiana on the 7th
day of November, A. D. 1876, under writ
of election dated September Is, A. D. 1876,
ordering the same, and pursuant to the
provisions of act No. 9S to regulate the
conduct and maintain the freedom and
purity of elections, to prescribe the mode
OF making returns thereof; to provide for
the election of returning officers, and
determining their powers and duties; to
prescribe the mode of entering on the rolls
OF the Senate aud House of Representatives,
and to enforce article 03 of the constitution,
approved November 20, A. D. 1872 to-wit:
Total vote cast for electors of President and
Vice President of the United States: VIM.
7. Kellogg, at large, rs. 1885, ]. Henni Burch,
aQlarge. IS, 1885, Peter Joseph. FRS Congress
siOnal District, "a Ola; Lionel A. Sheldon,
Second Congressional District, a. 27; Nor
ris Marks, Third Congressional District, IA
Ais; Aaron B. Leyissee Fourth Congress
sional District, "A ,O13; Orlando Fl. Brewster,
Fifth Congressional District, 74017; Oscar
John McEnery, at large, 70,508; Robert @.
Wickliffe, at large, 20 500. Louis St. Marten,
First Congressional District, 20, 553; Felix
2. Poche, Second District, 20, 1885, Alcibiade
ID. Palmer, Third District, 1885; W. A.
Seay, Fourth District, 70,520; R. G. Cobb,
Fifth District. 20, 423; K. A. Cross, Sixth
District 20, $50.
CERTIFICATE.
We, the undersigned, retur ming officers pursuant
to the authority vested by act No. 900, approved
Nov 90 A. D. 1872, do hereby certify the foregoing
is true and correct compilation OF the vote cast at
the election for electors tor president and vcepre
sdent OF the United States, held the seventh Gay
of November, A. d. 1876, under writ of election
promulgated Sept Is, A. D. 1876, ordering the,
same; and we hereby declare that the following per-
sons were duly and lawfully elected, to-wt: Will
liam P. Kellogg. j. Henri Church, Peter Joseph,
Lionel A. Sheldon, Morris Marks, Aaron B. Le-
visee, Orlando 81. Brewster, Oscar Joffrien.
(Signed) J. MADISON WELLS,
THos. G. ANDERSON,
CAsANAvE LOUIS,
The vote for governor and lieutenant
governor is also returned to the Secretary of
State, the total vote being. for governor, s.
B. Packard, "A, 624; Francis T. Nichols, H.
1913; for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, E. G. Antoine,
"A 1869; L. A. Wilt, II, 093
The Republican Electoral College meets
tomorrow. Democratic electors will also
meet, and cast their votes They will, it is
stated, obtain certificate from McEnery,
de jure governor. Democrats claim that two
of the Republican electors are ineligible, A.
B. Levissee being at the time of election
United States commissioner, and o. H.
Brewster being commissioner of the land
Office.
REPORT OF THE BOARD.
In strict compliance with the laws of the United
States and of this state, the returning officers Of
the state of Louisiana have proceeded to examine
canvass and compile the statements of the votes
purporting to have been cast in this state at the
general election for President and Vice-president
of the United States. held on the 7th day of No
vember last. The votes purported to be cast in
the parishes of Grant and East Felciana have been
ignored entirely in the official canvass. In Grant
parish not one form of law observed There
were no legal supervisors or commissioners of
election and the vote taken was as informal as votes
taken on a railroad train. In East Feliciana, re-
turning officers unable to find one poll at
which, from evidence before them, they could GER
tify that full, free and fair election had.
In the parish of East Baton Rouge the returning
officers canvassed and compiled the votes of three
polls, situated in the city Of Baton Rouge where
there was military protection afforded, and also
three other polls situated Immediately the
river where there was comparative immunity from
intimidation Evidence as to intimidation by muir
der, hanging, whipping and other outrages, af-
fnofir x-n%a 9TH lie
that the returning officers unanimously rejected
the votes stated to have been cast at those polls
In the adjoining parish of West Feliciana state
ments OF votes cast at six polls were rejected
similar conclusive evidence.
In the parish Of Ouachita polls were rejected,
whilst in the city of Monroe, the parish seat of that
parish the statements of votes cast were accepted
because the vo'ers there measurably pro-
tected from violence by the reseuce of United
States troops, The United States Deputy Marshal
in charge of the ballot box at of the reiecte
polls was shot, and throughout the whole parish
there prevailed systematical intimidation, murder
and violence toward one class of voters white as
well as black, of such character as to have
scarcely parallel, even in the history of this
State.
In the adjoining parish of Morehouse statements
of votes reported to be cast in six polls were re-
jected on similar evidence. Polls were also re-
ected in the parishes of De Soto, Bossler, Frank
lin. Claiborne and Calcaser, upon clear evidence
of fraud, not rebutted by evidence offered before
the returning officers.
South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, December 5.-This morning
troops were withdrawn from the
doors and entrances to the State
House and pisces of sentinels supplied by
special constables, acting under orders of
Gov Chamberlain. A large number of
special deputy sergeauts at arms were en-
rolled and placed at the doors of the Senate
and republican House. Troops are still re-
tanned in the State House for purpose of
protecting the Governor.
The Senate and House, in Joint session.
after passage of concurrent resolutions met
and canyassed the vote for Governor and
Lieutenant-Governor, The counties of
Edgefeld, which gave Hampton over 3, 200
majority and Laurens, which gave him
over /, 100 majority, were previously thrown
out, when Democratic senators retired from
the ball. When the returns were canvassed
Lieut.. Gov. Gleaves, colored, and Speaker
Mackey declared Chamberlain elected by
3,040 votes.
COLUMBIA, S. c., December 6-The Hayes
electoral college met at noon and cast seven
votes for r. B. Hayes for president, and
seven votes for w. A. Wheeler for vice
president. c. c. Bowen was chosen presi-
dent of the college.
The Democratic electors met at II NJ, and
after long session cast the vote of the
state for Tileen and Hendricks, and entered
a protest in the mandamus case against Sec