The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-17
l. LOUISIANA.
No Hope Of an Honest Count.
The Republicans Visiting New Orleans
NJ the Request Of the President
Determined 10 Back the Return
ing Board in its COntcm-
plated Fraud.
They Refuse TO COaCgr In the Demo.
cratic Proposition for a Conference
on toe Natter Of a Fair Count
How the Fraud is to be
Conducted.

49, NNN'A
How the Fraud is to be
Conducted
NEW ORLEANS, November lG.-The
following is the reply of the Repuhli.
cans to the communication Of the
Democrats, Inviting a conference at
New Orleans on November l6:
Gentlemer The majority Of the un.
der>lguo3, to whom your note of the
IAN inst, was addressed, only arrived
In this city yesterday evening, We
have therefore, been unable to reply
unliI this morning aud can only regret
that your communication should have
been given To the press Immediately
ON its delivery and wllhou, the posi-.
biIity Of M answer accompanying It.
Your remarks thnt you are informed
We come at the request Of tho Presi
dent to see that the Board OF Canvas
sers make II fair count OF the votes
actually east, and ask that we meet
aud confer in order that ouch inGu.
ence as we possess mny b.. cyerted in
behalf of such "A canvass of votes cnst
is by itself fairness and imuartiality.
and shall command the respect and
aCquiescence of the American people.
We join heartily with YOU in counsel-
OF peace and in the EXPRESSION or nm
earnest desire for perfertlv honest
and lust declaration of the results Of
the recent election in Louisiana by its
lawfully constituted authorities apd
we may add that we know of no rea.
son 10 doubt that such declaration
will he made, bat we do not see the
proprietv or utility of q con ference ON
the basis and subject to the Limitations
you propose, for we have no such duty
imposed on us rs suggested by the
clause ryour note first quoted.
We are at most requested TO be
witnesses of what shall occur in the
canvass Of the votes without power
and legal influence over the result or
over the means by which under the
laws Of Louisiana the result is to be
We connot douht that
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cur win U.S. we are mere as private
citizens, with no official powers. We
cannot sunercede or modify
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any Ia" VI '''"' '''"'e' noi nave we
any right To control or influence any
OF its officers as to the manner In
which thev shaIl nerform ministerial
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It's laws, ana should we, Delng slrang-
ers and without official functions, Mt.
to,,rt This IVA sbouId IVA condsnned
ny NV PeoP'e VI ''e'1 '''''o III Vie
Union for an improper interference
with local administration.
Tho fnIlnviuy extroct from tha l.ps
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VI houIS'"''' H''""s ''''' 'io can 'aSS'hs
board Is expressly required IN certain
cases to exercise judicial as well as
,t,i.tnrioI fnnctiona.
M,
N'cti'u .. n"1 III SUN canvass anu
com P""''ol, wy ie'u'lllhe o'hecrs
,i'HII "oIe'N Wy 'oIo~'ns oIueI
heN sum co'"ti'e llI't we s'a'e'nehts
from az .ne poiis VT To'li's piaces az
"uicn ''leir Sil'li n,'to oee' la', rec
ana peaceuoie res'sua'ion auu eiec-
non, ... H..
Nns'e'c' i,n'n any po', ", 'o'ins
pace lne'e 'h"'' We Ieoe'teu li'e s'''e-
hlehI OF anS supo' 'Hoi v. IVY 's'' u''o"
OF o"ll'tl'Suiolel " e be W t"ui
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allilRVII ol thIee vi 'iio' c'tlHeuS' W
any Il",, '"ul,'''' "ItS VI .loiei'le, VI
tlmlualiou, haIltu lIioahve, u'Ioely
or corruPt lui'ueilues, " inion p'e ,
or IehuTu W Pl.'einiv Ia, ny auu
Pear,"o'e No'e III AZ qual II,' e,evtolS
entitled 10 V"te az Suc,, toi' vi V1'ihs
place. suc,l reVa'nl"s o,,lVe,s sl",i moV
canvass, count W oo.l p''e Wv s,a.e
mehIs OF N0'es 'roni suoii Po'' VI VOTING
place unti the ,''' ',il IRON an
other polls OF voting PIaces s'i"lr nave
been cahV y, anu lm ron, p,.eu' lne re-
turning olllcers sl'a'l tne, pfopeeo W
investigate the statements OF TOT W.
mutt, acts OF Vioiehce' lh'lliIua.lon .
armed disturbance, oIlolnG Ut corrupt
influences al any sucn po'l or voting
place. anu u from tue eniuence VI
such statement they shaii oe con
WINGED that suci rlot, tuhui', acts OF
violence, Intimidation, armed disturb
ances, bribery or corrupt ihn!e'ces uiu
not materially Interfere win the pu-