Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-17

the expression OF the viii OF the upODip at tn,
ballot-boxiS Is completely cirumyrntrd. IN,
Radical leaders aUe puzzled NOW 20 devils.
some means OF accomplishing their fIiudu
lent designs IN the tuce Of the representative,
! of the people Of every portion OF the -uiop
now gathered together in tn, city. The
principal ground upon which the Radical,
will endeayOr 10 estdhii sh their case j. that o.
intimidation, and they are busIy engaged II
manufacturing atiidayitS and collecting angr,
| testimony. Supervisors of the different }ar-
lshes have been called upon TO furnish thri,
quota OF protests and statements regarding
intimidation and violence. Negroes are be
ing brought to the city to be primed tor the
returning board investigation, and in the dis
trict court-lOOm at the custOmhouse the Radi-
cad clerks are at work preparing statements
/ and atfidayits. Governor Kellogg is sing1l-
larry retcent in regard to the
RETURNING BOARD,
and will not even intimate what his answer to
| Colonel pattOns letter Will be. He says.
! however, that the board must meet within
ten days after the close of the election. ac-
cording 10 law, which, after all. is not a
very important admission. Governor Wells
| started from Alexandria yesterday evening,
and will arrive on Wednesday. By this
time Tom Anderson will be in the city and
a meeting of the board will probably be held
on Thursday, the sixteenth instant. The con-
! clusiOn was arrived at in the council OF Re-
| publican sachems last night at the st. Charles
| hotel, that Anderson could not, under the
| law, serve on the board. The designations of
both Anderson and Wells may possibly be OBJ
| tanned before the end of the week, but as the
| Radicals hold that Il member of the returning
| board is not a State official, Wells may not
| conclude to resign. An effort is being made
! by a certain coterie of white Radicals to get
! Kenner and CaSanave to leave the board, but
| this effort meets with violent opposition on
the part of the negro leaders, who desire
| representatives on the board. The Demo-
| cratic committee on
RETURNS AND ELECTION
are energetically engaged in collating evi-
| dence for the returning board showing fraud
| and intimidation III many parishes. The
Democrats will make so strong Il case before
| the board that they Will be pOwerlesS to re-
verse the result of the election. In the case
| of Lafourche parish, for instance, where the
| Republicans claim majority, it will be
shown that the ballots cast were as follows:
Hayes, 2013; Tilden, zoos; Packard, 2006;
Nichols, 2006. That the Radicals voted Il
| dead men, cOnvicts, fugitiyes from Jus.
tee, absentees, "a duplicate papers, and 45
negroes on false papers. The question of in
tiInidation will also receive attention. and
| there is abundant proof Of the fact that col
ored Democrats were threatened, beaten and
even killed. and that white Democrats were
assassmated. The Radicals are preparing
the way for their proceedings before the re-
turning board by circulating false rumors of
majoritieS in parishes where they were de-
feated. They have spread abroad the report
that the Radical ticket received $50 majority
in East Baton Rouge, when it is well known
that the Democratic majority was over 600.
And so with other parishes But it remains
to be seen whether legal votes will be re-
jected.
SENTIMENTS OF LEADING GENTLEMEN ON
BOTH SIDES.
1t has always been held that the people of
the north, even the most intelligent and
shrewdest politicians, never understood the
character OF the Louisiana grievances under
Republican rule, OrthC anomalies which every
election threw upon the surface. They could
not be made to believe that so egrcgiOus a
condition OF affairs could exist within any
State of the Union, and their-yery magnitude
confirmed them in their skeptcism. This Is
Illustrated In the case of the gentlemen who
have arrived here from the north and west
Since their arrival they have been informing
HiOduS Operdtdi of our elections and are sur
prised and shocked at their character. Some
Of them, who had previously had enough IN
formation to satisfy themselves of the wrongs
which Louisiana had suffered and to espouse
her cause, expressed themselves of their In
creased astOnishment on learning more Of the
facts since their arrival. They have vet to
learn more, however, as the whole story can
not be told III day or two. ''Of parcels thev
have something heard. The st. Charles
hotel is now the cynosure of all eyes. Each
man in New Orleans betakes himself IN his
leisure moments to that rendezvous, hoping
to obtain glimpse of some of the distin-
guished visitors. One continuous strain of
human beings pours into that hotel from
morning until late at night, each individual
eagerly seeking the latest information, and
endeavoring to learn the newest developments
in National and Louisiana affairs. On the
gallery, in every nook and corner of the
spacious building, groups of men can be seen
III animated discussion concerning the aspect
of the political situation, and specializing as
to the ultimate result. If the galleries and
corridors are thronged, the rotmda Is per
feet cOnglOmeration of men, Both visiting
parties, the Republicans and Democrats were
interviewed last night by a reporter Of the
PicaYItHe, but very little satisfaction regard
ing the proposed actions Of the committees
could be obtained. Mr.. Trmbull, of Illinois,
stated that reports concerning the Louisiana
election were so conflicting, that no definite
conclusion as to the real state of affairs
could be arrived at until some one thing
was established by proof. No course of
action has yet been decided upon, but it
is highly probable that a conference commit
tee, composed of the representatives of each
party will be formed-nOt, however, until
Mr.. Hewitt arrives. He advised prudence ON
the part of the people. Previous to visiting
any of the Democrats our reporter obtained
admttance into parlor f. where the Republi
can deputation was making its headquarters.
Hon. Stanley Matthews, of Ohio, Governor
Moves and Governor Kellogg, were seated at
a table in the center of the room, engaged in
looking over bundles OF papers, while 4 few
others occupied themselves in conversation.
When the declaration was made that a re-
porter was In the room. the suspicious incum-
bent Of the gubernatorial chair of Louisiana
appeared startled, and moved little uneasiy
in his seat, trembling at the thought of how
near some deeply cherished secret was to be-
ing revealed. The honOred executive, how
ever, soon overcame his temporary fright at
the terrible apparitiOn, and discovering
that nothing very reprehensible had
Dttn SdluI ltittpStu lillO SOlutlLllIiS
ike calmness, while the reporter pro-
ceeded to hear the sentiments of Mr.. Math-
ews. The first question asked Of Mr. Math
ews was, "What sentiment do you repre-
sent?" II represent the sentiment of fair
ness and justice" was the reply Several
questions were propomded, the answers to
which are in substance as follows Il do not
know who is elected in Louisiana; we have to
wait for developments to ascertain that fact.
| do not anticipate any trouble here, and
think 1t a wise plan for the people Of this
State to remain quiet. | do not desire MIR.
Tilden's election, and do desire that of Gov
ernor Hayes, but would not like to see Mr..
Hayes take his seat if it had to be procured
by fraud would ike to see Mr.. Tilden in
augurated if he was elected. and if the DEM
Ocrats can stand it We can; but think they
will sOOn get sick of it.
ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS.
BY the Jackson route Monday morning a
number Of the gentlemen comprising the
Republican committee, and many Democrats,
who are delegated to investigate Louisiana
affairs, arrived and are quartered at the st.
Charles hotel Hon. Stanley Matthews, of
Ohio; Governor Moves, Job Stevenson, Perry
Smith Ot Ebica,rO. EaOr,,a Y Smith of