The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-27

the Board: I1lder, ,l02; Hayes, l,417.
instead Of Tilden, 2,2SS; Hayes, 1852. as
9scertnined from the returns Of the commits
sioHers. After much discussion and bitter
complaint from the Democrats East Baton
Rouge was laid aside. Is ttT I'll fs5i
The returns from fourteen parishes are
still missing. st. Martins parish is finished,
The Democrats remonstrate that the re-
turns for all but electors and Governor are
examined and tabulated by clerks in rooms
apart from the Board. They ask for a
Democratic representative on the clerical
force to detect errors and frauds.
Second Dispatch. Ell.
THE READING OF PROTESTS AND MOTIONS BE-
FORE THE BOARD DISPENSED wITH-Goy-
ERNOR WELLS DECLARES THAT THEDEMo-
Gratis HAVE LOST ALL CLAIMS TO THE VA
CASCY-RETURNs IN THE EXPRESS OFFICE
NO MONEY on HAND TO PAY CHARGEs-THE
DEMOCRATS OFFER TO PAY EXPENSES. .s.
NEW ORLEANS, November 25.-The Board
met to-day with the usual attendance. EX-
Governor Wells said he must dispense with
the reading OF any protests or motion before
the Board; that all evidence must be in be-
fore the close Of the coming week, or the
Board would not be able to get through
with its deliberations. lie also said the
Board had taken no action on filling the va
cancy. He intimatcd that the Democrats
had lost all claim to representation on the
Board by Mr.. Arroyo's resignation. He
said the Board would try to fill the vacancy.
if they could agree on any one.
With regard to the returns laying in the
Express office, Governor Wells said the
Board had, no funds to pay the charges, the
Legislature having failed to make an appro-
priation. The members OF the Board were
unwilling to risk their own means when
their warrants were thirty cents on tie
| dollar. ..- @.4.. -
Colonel Zacharic said the Democrat c
| Committee would defray the expenses.
Governor Wyckliffe remarked that the
charges only amounted to seventy-fiye cents.
Colonel Zacharie having offered to furnish
the clerk with means to pay the expenses,
the Board mildly consented to the returns
| being taken out of the Express office.
The Board reached no conclusion relative
to using certified duplicates Of returns.
Governor Wells stated that the privilege
OF croSs-interrogation would be allowed,
but the proceedings OF the Board would
not be INSTRUCTED Under any consideration.
He said, further, that notice would be taken
OF the allidavits presented by both sides,
but adhered to the ruling that atfidavits
should have been fled within ten DAYS OF
the making up Of the returns.
THIRD Dispatch. ~
PALpABLE FRAUD DIsCOvERED-THE REPrE-
LICANS N0NPLCSsED.
NEW ORLEANS, November 25.-In the cS-
ecutive session the Returning Board called
for returns, and announced the following
votes from consolidated statements: De
Soto-Hayes, SJS; Tildcn, 1906. Ouachi-
Ita-IIales, 1913; Tilden, 1850. Lincoln
Hayes, 33l: Tilden, 1,0G+. East Feliciana-
Hayes, 0; Tildcn, 1,II37. West Feiciana-
Hayes, 17S; Tilden, 1,249. RiclIland-
Hayes, 277; Tilden, go. CaddaEo-IIaycs,
2,CS7; Tilden, 1,G54. Sabinc-Hayes, % !;
Tilden, 90G. The votes OF these parishes
We're not canvasscd, there being contests
which are. fixed for hearing next week.
When the returns from the parishes
marked contested" were opened the
Democratic counsel were allowed to be
present. The returns from De Soto parish
were brought in, and were contained in one
package. sealed with wax. When the seal
was broken bya member OF the Board there
were found inside Il consolidated statement
of votes, the commissioners statements,
and the tally-ShcetS. Attached to the re-
turns were large number OF protests and
aftidayits. The secretary OF the Board said
the package had been received on the 18th
instant, and such a3 entry was in his re-
ceipt-b0ok. Tue returns, he said, had come
by mail. In the course OF an inspection it
was discovered that one OF the protests OF
the supervisors, charging general intimida-
ton, was dated "November 25th," and
sworn to in this city before 4 commissioner
OF the Circuit Court.
When called upon to explain how 4 pro
test dated on the 18th instant to-day
could get into a sealed registered package
received by mail on the 18th instant, the
Secretary said he had received two packages.
He was detected by one OF the Democratic
counsel present in the act OF making an
other entry in his book OF two packages.
After some delay another package was pro-
duccd, and found to contain consolidated
statement OF votes and commissioners re-
turns, but no protests or a1lidavitS.
The members Of the Board were unable
to explain the matter, and Senator Ackcr-
man, Of the Republican visiting committee,
remarked that there was no use to disguise
the fact that the returns had been opened
and protests inserted after the package OF
returns had been received.
The affair created quite Il sensation among
The members Of the Democrat committee
We're outspoken i'll their opinion mat fraud
had been perpetrated. and the Republicans
did not deny that the affair had very pc
culiar aspect. The Democratic counsel say
that a similar thing has occurred in the case
Of other parishes, but as they were not adj
mittcd until to-day there was not an oppor-
tunity to discover the frauds.
Mr.. GallthreauX asked If the protests
would be entertained after the returns had
Been sent to the clerk for compilation. -
Governor Wells answeredin the negative,
and said that in the case OF Natchitoches the
supplemental report had come in with the
returns, but had been overlooked.
Considerable discussion cnsucd on the
question OF how Tonga time would be given
for fling affidayits after the case came up,
Color Zacharie urging that great pile OF
affidavitS, ETC., had been fled in the East
mel Zacharie desired to know il there was
not some limit 10 this filing OF atlidavits,
otherwise the Democrats would be unable
to tell when the testimony for the other side
was all III. w.. -. - -.... sl.le-se
Governor Wells made no definite answer,
only that time would be given to get UP the
testimony and Neutrality-suspicious..
General Anderson read 4 letter from Gov
ernor McEnery requesting correction OF
the statement that he had voted for the
Wilde-JannGy claim. He said he had done
the gentleman an injustice, and read from
the Sentinel-Journm Of 1867 Il statement
that GoYesnor McEnery had voted against
the claim. ........,... ....- ,......4
The Board Then went into executive SEES
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