The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-11-30
THE PRESIDENCY.
Counting the Votes of the Disputed South
States.
THE LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD

New ORLEANS, Nov. 22.--Immediately after
the meeting of the board at 11:3O a. M, coun-
sci of the Democratic Committee on Returns
tests, etc., entered on the Republican side.
The motion was taken under advisement.
A protest against the rules adopted by the
board was fled by Democratic counsel.
When the board went into executive session,
Gov. R. @. Wickl1ffe. elector at large on the
Democratic ticket, was excluded from the
room. ri
| President Wells said that Gov Wickliffe could
only be present in case of a contest. The lat
ter gave notice that he would file protest.
| The board went into executive session about
noon, the following named gentlemen, compos-
| ing Democratic and Republican visiting COM
mittees, remaining in the room: Democratic
Committee, Messrs. Palmer, Trumbull, Julian
| G.. B. Smith, and Bigler Republican Commit
tee Messrs. Sherman, Hale, Stoughton, Gar
field and Kelley. -.-.
The clerk reported that returns from four
teen parishes had not yet been received.
The following parishes we're canVassed to-
day in executive session: St. Mary-Tlden,
L. 85; Hayes, 2,407. ST.. Helena -Tilden. $40;
Hayes, $40. Tensas - Tilden, ,464 );
Hayes, 3,2C7. Terre Bonne-Tlden, 1892;
Hayes, 1870 Vermillion -Tilden, 902 Hayes,
| 277. Washington-Tlden, 514; Hayes, l65.
Lafourcne-Tilden, 1854; Hayes, 1, 865.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 23s-At the meeting of
the Canvassing Board to-day, on motion Of
Gen. Anderson, the President Of the board in
| structed the Secretary to issue orders to all
Supervisors in the city to file their returns inn
| mediately. The board completed the canvass
of only three parishes, as follows:
atchitoches-Tilden, 1,761; Hayes, 2,O99.
Union-T ilden, l, 493 Hayes, 81. Iberville-
Tilden 957 Hayes, 2,297.
/ At one poll in Natchitoches the board threw
| out 542 votes for three Republican electors,
and 173 votes for three Democratic electors, on
| account of inforrnalities. The vote for the
five Republican electors in Natchitoches was
1853. In Iberville the five Republican electors
received only 1,848 votes instead OF 2,297,
owing to the omission Of names on the ballots.
New ORLEANS, Nov M.-The business be-
fore the Returning Board to-day consisted for
| the most part in hearing documents, protests
| and affidavits read, and was generally OF an
| unimportant character.
/ A communication was received from tho
newspaper correspondents in New Orleans, re-
questing permission to be present at the ses-
| sions of the board, which was r. fused.
| The board thereafter went into executive
session.
Returns from three contested par1shes-East
Baton Rouge, St. Tammanv and Iberia-were
taken up. East Baton Rouge has eighteen
polling places, but the returns when opened
were from only seven. It is twelve hours dis
| tant from New Orleans Returns from that
parish were not sent by mail and were not
| filed with the Returning Board till Nov. 23.
| Many of the aifidavits charging intimidation
were sworn to in New Orleans, some of them
| as late as Nov. ~,
The total vote of the parish al ascertained
from the returns of the commissioners at the
polling places, was 2,238 for Tilden, and 1926
for Hayes, but the Supervisor Of Registration,
/ by consolidating the returns from only seven
polling places leaving out the other eleven,
| and emitting to send the original returns from
j the same, makes return OF only i, 102 votes
! for Tilden, and l, 427 for HAYES a
| Affidavits have been filed stating that the
| Supervisor in this parish. and in every other
parish in the State, is Republican that re-
| turns from fourteen parishes are still miss
| ing; that several OF the missing returns were
and had been in the city OF New Orleans for
days, in the hands of persons who were not
| Supervisors.
After much discussion the returns of East
Baton Rouge were laid aside.
| The only parish finished to-day was st. Mar
tin which gave Tilden !. 023 Hayes, 1,097.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 25.-The Returning
Board met at 1880. Present for the Repub-
| licans, Messrs. Stoughton, Van Allen, Wilcox,
Kelley and Harker. For the Democrats, Messrs.
Palmer, Trumbull, G. B. Smith, Bigler and
Julian. ssa {5ls.xas 8a.7
| After the reading Of the minutes, the filing
| of request on the part of the Democrats for
representation on the board and 3 number OF
unimportant motions, the board went into ex-
/ ecutivo session. III. a..-
They then announced the following votes, as
| compiled from consolidated statements: De
| Soto-Hayes, 1893; Tilden. 1906. Ouachita-
Hayes, 1888; Tilden, 1909. Lincoln-Hayea.
331; Tilden 1,064. East Felciana-Hayes.
-: Tilden, 1,737. West Feliciana- Hayes.
IT'S; Tilden, 1249. Richland-Ha 277;
Tiden, $40. Caddo-Hayes, 2,687; Tilden,
| 1854. Sabine-Hayes, %; TiIden, 906. The
votes of these parishes we're not canvassed,
there being contests fixed for hearing next
week. When the returns from the parishes
marked contested were opened, the
to be present. The returns from
| DeSoto parish were brought in and contained
| in one package sealed with wax. When the
seals were broken by members of the board
there were found inside the consolidated votes
of the Commissioners, statements and tally.
| sheets Attached to the returns were large
number Of protests and affidavits The Secre-
| tarv OF the board said the package had
/ been received on the 18th inst, and
| was entered in his receipt-book, and
the returns, he said, had come by
| mail. In the course of inspection it was dis
covered that one of the protests of the Super
visor charging general intimidation was dated
| Nov 25 and sworn 30 in this city before the
Commissioners of the Circuit Court, 4 When
called upon to explain how protest dated on
1.-THE 25th inst. (to-day) could get into sealed
! registered package received by mail on the 18th
/ inst, the Secretary said he had received TWO
1 packages. '@-~-' .'1 :. e
After some delay another, package was pro-
| driced and found to contain consolidated
statement of votes and Commissioners returns,
but no protests or afidavits.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 27.-The Returning
| al OF I q m tho wa
present. and large crowd in the lobby. =.
Mr.. McGloin, counsel for the Democratic
candidates, fled request which was granted,
! that the baliot-boxes OF East Baton Rouge be
sent for, in order that the tally-sheets and
statements of votes sealed up in four Of the
boxes could be obtained and the vote counted.
In executive session the board examined
the returns of the following parishes and
wards, viz. ,Bienville, West Baton Rouge
! Bosier. CALDWELL Carroll. Clayborn, JET