Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-22
THE GREAT MIDDLE.
The Situation I'm I-Ouisi ana.

|
The Situation I'm LOuisi ana.
DR.. Redheld telegraphs to the Cincinnati
| Commercial from New Orleans November %:
| "The board got down to its work to-day,
being in session three hours. All outsiders
were excluded, except the comm ittees of five
| from the delegations of distinguished WISH
tors now here, and what few others these
comm lttees might choose to invite. Messrs.
Garfield, Hale, StOughton, Sherman and
futile witnessed the proceedings for the re-
publicans, and Messrs. Trumbull, Palmer,
| Bigler, Smith and Watson for the democrats.
| Local politicians and attorneys for candi-
dates were excluded by the board, which ac-
ton is severely criticised. But they are to be
admitted in the cases of the contested par
| ishes. In the presence of these two commit
| tees, the board opened and compiled the re-
| turns from the first three parishes on the roll
AvOyelles, Ascension and Assumption.
Each polling place was gone through care
| fully, the figures added up and the board
| pronounced them good and correct. The re-
suit gives the democrats two more votes than
| they claimed in their estimates. These par
| ishes are passed beyond question, and what
ever may be thrown out hereafter, they can
rot be. That much of the work is completed
and will stand Both parties are favOrably
impressed by the surface indications. The
| democrats are in better spirits tonight than
usual and several of them tell me that they
| believe the board will do the fair and square
thing, all ISLANDERS and insinuatiOns to the
| contrary notwithstanding.
| dozen colored men from one of the dis
| puted parishes called upon northern demo-
voted the democratic ticket because of the
| miserable, inefficient, no account. corrupt
state government with which Louisiana is
cursed, and that they did so freely and with
| out cOnstraint, They say they wanted a
change, being of opinion that matters could
get TO worse.
| large number of blacks came in to-day and
| made oath that they were esther compelled To
vote the democratic ticket or they would not
| be allowed to vote. III these from the dis
| puted parishes, and the number OF affidavits
| which each party will have by the time this
| thing is over. will fill a cart.
| The republicans are also taking lengthy
| sworn statements of all blacks who have been
| inundated or abused. setting forth all the
| facts. The result will be an immense mass
| OF information of various sorts, which the
| American people will have to read to under
| stand all the ramificatiOns of dispute. Re
ports from other states indicate that the Pres
| ldential election turns here and each side is
| Telegram he'd daily and hourly to stand firm.
| Every word of the proceedings of the board
to-day was taken down on the spot. There
| will be a complete and luminous record of
the entire transactions from first to last.
| Both sides seem determined to go for the bot
| tom facts, and leave no stone unturned to in
fuence the result"
Another correspondent of the Commercial,
Mr.. w. ii. Roberts, telegraphs to that paper
| from New Orleans on the same date:
"The schism among the republican leaders
which became apparent at late hour on
Saturday right, is already i'm full bloom, and
| the confidence exhibited by the Pinchbacl
faction Is exceedingly suggestive. According
| TO the OsteEsibly wild rumors, traceable,
| however, to rather reliable sources, Cazenave
| and Kenner have already been secured, and
| the conversion of Wells is confidently pre-
| dicted. The programme mentioned cOntem-
plates the return Of the state for Mr.. Hayes,
but also for the democratic and conservative
| state ticket, including, of course, General
| Nichols and all the state officers. The re-
| turns, IL is alleged, will show that General
| Nichols ran far ahead of his ticket, and that
| he Obtained the support of many cOlored men
| Who voted for Hayes. Accompanying this
| report are many wild rumOrs concerning tn,
disaffectiOn of prominent cOlOred men, but
| they are incOherent and shadowy. There is
how ever, reliable authority for the assertion
| that q great deal OF money has been spent,
| lance that cannot be dfsregarded. General
| Nichols, it is proper to state, was wholly
| ignorant of the transaction until informed o
| II, but he has in no way participated In o.
| encouraged the movement"
The situation I'm Florida.
Mr.. Ampt, the Florida correspondent
lie Commercial, telegraphs from Tallahassee.
| Nov. 20:
Senator Jones, Of Florida, was on thu
| train, bound for Tallahassee, at the reques.
| or senator Stevenson, at New Orleans. He
anticipated controversy on the construction
l creating the canvassing board requires them
TO reject the returns, If SO irregular, false and
| fraudulent that they are unable to determine
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the true vote as pOlled," Is meant, which IL
| truthfully returned to the board must be &C
| cepted by them without regard to intimida-
ton OF voters, at registration or voting. The
jurisdiction of the board as TO the Presidential
election is likely to be questioned ALSO the right
| OF persons voting who have only declared
| their intention, without becoming citizens
| as Cuban refugees at Key West. Both points
were foreshadowed in last Tuesdays Gunner
ctdi, and former times.
Drummers report business in Georgia as
Il neglected and dPnrpSSpd N no
Presidential uncertainties and violence is
| freely threatened If Tilden is not declared
PRESIDENT by reason OF counting out by the
| returning boards.
Official returns of the August election i'm
| Alabama, just canvasssd, show three coun-
ties without a republican vote, and one coun-
with two republican votes only"
Further from New Orleans.
Mr.. Richardson telegraphs from New Or
leans TO the Baltimore Stm, Nov. 2I:
"a formidable breach was made to-day in
| the entertainments of the returning board,
| and the warrior who made the assault now
| sits at the right hand of the commandant OF
| the citadel. This morning ex-Gov. Wick
| life, one OF the democratic electors at large,
addressed the board, demanding q right
| that he be admitted to the session of the
| board, and O-night he received commune
| cation from the board conceding his demand.
The conservatives gained that. One of their
number thoroughly familiar with all the
| facts in the case will now be present to fur
| nish necessary information TO the advisory
committee. The pet-baggers are charging
| to-day that Gov. Wickliffe Is not eligible as
an elector, but he says he has a copy of the
| oath of amnesty which he took when Gen.
| Banks was in command in New Orleans.
Pinchback denies the current rumor that he
| is cOquetting with the democrats, but saws he
will control all the negroes i'm the Legislature,
and he intends to make the best bargain that
he can for himself
The use of imperfect electoral tickets has
given rise to no little discussion as to its re-
l suit on the election in this state and in the
| United States. AS five Hayes electors here
ran considerably behind the other two ii has
been conjectured that when the count is COM
pleted no candidate in those Ave districts may
be found to have received q majority of ali
the votes cast for President, and the question
has arisen whether, In such event, any one
in those districts, then the two who do receive
Certificates VIII, under the laws Of the state,
I'LL the vacancies.
An examination Of the constitution and
laws OF Louisiana discloses the fact that they
are both silent on the question whether an
elecfor 10 be chosen must receive O majority
Of all the votes cast or only.a greater number
L than other ndf6afa ~Iv1 I,o oI,< -