The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-17
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
10 THE DAILY DTELLIGENoRR
: ELECTION NEWS.
The Election in the South.
oFElclAaL RETURNS.
The Louisiana Returning Board.
The Democracy Concentrating on
ae ..l EeLFlorlda.
J. 1u7 O. gz,-z
Correspondence Between Party
Representatives In New
Orleans.
President Grants yisWs Of the
5- '' .<' Situation.
President Grants ylsws Of the
5- 90 .'1' Situation.

NEW York. November l6.-According
10 the New York papers the political
situation is unchanged. The Herald
claims that Drew's majority in Florids
cannot be cut below 800 or Tlden's below
400, while the qsIes claims that the Re-
publicans have carried both the State
ind National tickets.
The HeraIFs Columbia, s. c., special
.ays that rough calculation made from
he official returns from % counties at
the Office Of the Republican Secretary OF
State and an estimate on the vote for
Governor Of the four remaining counties,
give Hayes about 1000 majority over
Tilden. The same authority gives the
State to Hampton by 1900 majority.
Neither Of these estimates is regarded BY
the Democrats as correct. They claim
that Tilden will carry a suffciency Of the
electoral vote Of the State to elect him,
but will not disclose their reasons for
this assertion jtLHJG9 uEgH
The Republicans now concede the cleo
lion Of Hampton on the face Of the re:
turns, but claim that the remainder ot
the Republican Staieticket is elected.
4 special to the lSmes from Columbia,
5. c., says: There are four counties yet
10 hear from officially, three Of them
being Republican and one Democratic.
All Democrats concede an undsputed
OF over 1000 to Hayes, and
probably the election Of the entire Re-
publican ticket except Governor. A re.
port isAsent from Laurens county that
last night the Office Of the Clerk Of the
Court, in the Court House, had been
broken open and the poll lists and ballots
stolen or destroyed. A messenger with
the official returns had already started
for Columbia, so that the only possible
object OF destroying the ballots and poll
lists would be to prevent any invesdga-
tipn into the fraudulent character Of the
returns.
The Hrclds New Orleans special states
that Senators Kelly and Sherman and
Messrs. Stoughton. Hale and Kasson ar
rived last night. It has been finally de-
cided by the Democratic visitors to en-
trust their case to Trumbull, Palmer and
Potter, who will remain here to watch and
conduct. All the other gentlemen now
here in that interest will probably return
in a few days. The policy to be followed
subsequently will beA matter OF further
which the National Com
mittee will probably dictate. That Lou.
isiana will be counted for Hayes BY the
Board is now \ universally accepted
belief.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, November l6.-It
has been discovered that on some Of the
Democratic ballots cast in this State the
name Of Charles z. 1ngersoll, one OF the
electors, was printed Ingesoll. In one
town nearly all the ballots cast were Of
this description. How extensively they
were used e not known. The canyassers
would most likely count these votes for
nominee, but the case seems
similar to the one reported from South
carolina. sHy1Asr..-
REPLY OF REPUBLICANS 10 THE coIMu-
,NIcATIogFRoAf DEMOCRATS INVITING A
CONFERENCE.
NRw ORLEANS, November l6, 1876
Gentlemen: The majority OF the under.
aigned, to whom your note Of the l4th
inst. was addressed, only arrived in this
city yesterday evening. We have there
fore been unable to reply till this morn
ing, and can only regret that your COM
should have been given to the
press Immediately upon is delivery,
without the possibility Of an answer &C
It. You remark that you
are informed that We came at the request
Of tha President to SEQ that the Board Of
Canvassers make . fair count OF the
votes cast, and that We meet and confer
in order that such influence as We possess
may Be exerted on behalf Of such q can
ySss q the votes actually cast as by its
fairness and impartiality shall COM
mand the respect and acquiescenee OF the
American people Of all parties. We
Join heartily with you in couusela OF
peace and the expression Of an earnest
desire for : perfectly honest and iust
declaration Of the results OF the recent
in Louisiana BY its lawfully
authorities, and We may add
that we have no reason 10 doubt that
such declaration will be made; but we
do not see the propriety or utility of q
conference on the basis and subject to the
you propose; for We have no
such duty imposed on US, and, as sug-
gested by the clause Of your note first
quoted, We are, at most, requested TO be
witnesses OF wha. shall occur In the can
yass Of the votes, without power or legal
influence over the result or over the means
by which, under the law OF Louisiana,
the result is to be determined. We can
not doubt, that in this, your own reaec.
tion will concur with us. We are here as
private citizens with no official power,
and we cannot suppersede or modify any
law OF that State; nor, have We any right
to control or influence any Of It's officers
a. 70 themGnner in which they shall per-
form, ministerial or Judicial, the duties
imposed on them by its laws, and should
we being strangers, and without official
functions attempt this, We should be con-
demned by the people OF every State in
the Union for an improper interference
with local administration.
The following extract from the laws Of
Louisiana show that the Canyasaing
Board expressly requiredin eertain cases
to exercise the judicial as well as minis
teriai function. '.f's
SECTION 8. That in such canvass and
competition the returning officers shall
observe the following order: They shall
compile, first, statements from all polls
or voting places, at which there shall
have been = fair and peaceAble registra.
tion and election. Whenever from any
poll or voting place there shall be re.
eeived the statement Of auy Supervisor
Of Registration or Commissioner Of Elec.
tion, In the form as required by section
20 Of this act, or on affidavit Of three or
more citizens, Of suy riot, tumult, acts Of
violence, intimidation, armed disturb.
anee, bribery or corrupt influence which
prevented or tended 70 prevent 9 fair,
Tree and peaeeable vote Of all qualified
electors entitled to the vote Of such polls
Or voting place, such returning oaears