The anti-monopolist., 1876-11-23

by your explanatory note you desire to obtain
by the proposed conference. We will add
that it is very apparent that if your wish is to /
see fair and honest expression OF the esec-
between ourselves and you, except as to our |
conduct in reference to that result. You
have proposed q conference and active asso- |
ciated influence. This we regard as beyond
our duty or our privilege. As individuals we
shall be happy at all times to confer with you
shall be right, but concerted action for the
purpose Of influencing an official hoard we
hold to be beyond our privilege, and we shall
hope that all may come to pass which good
citizens can wish without the use Of any such
means.
INSPECTING THE CANNAss.
The Returning Board on the 18th invited
five representatives of each party to be pres
ent to witness the canvass. Senator Sherman
on behalf OF the Republicans accepts the in
vitation announcing that the i've Republicans
will be named hereafter. The Democrats
Palmer and Lyman Trumbnll of Illinois;
VIM. Bigler Of Pennsylvania; Geo. B. Smith
of Wisconsin, and p. 81. Watson OF Ohio. On
the Goth the Returning Board again met and
resolved to first proceed with the canvass OF
votes where there was no contest and after
sessions will be from 10 A. NJ. to P. NJ. daily
until the canvass Is completed.
THE DUPLICATE POLL LISTS.
The following is Southern press dispatch
from New Orleans:
ssThe total vote Of the State, made up from
duplicate poll lists received from torty-seven
parishes and ten parishes estimated by the
registration OF this year and the vote OF 1874,
is as follows: For Governor, Nichols, dem
ocrat 81, ,2O2: Packard republican, 76, ll2; fatal
vote l6O 224:total vote in 1874, for State Treas
urer, 147, ,7O5; increased vote this year over
1874, 1859; Nichols majority over Pack
ard, OF the votes polled, $780,
OF the Tlden Electors five have majority
over the highest vote tor Republican electors
OF 9,248. The other two Mlden electors have
a majority OF Z, ,O36. The discrepancy III ma
jorities is caused by omission Of five Hayes
electors from the Republican tickets in sever
al parishes.
Up to the evening OF the 23d only Is par
ishes have been canvassed. As there are u
in the State it will probably be week or ten
days before the canvass is completed.
. Florida.
Both sides still claim Florida. The Repub-
lcans will furnish no figures, stating thai
they will await official returns 1t is claimed
that Tilden will have a majority OF 800 or 40(
on returns as made officially by county can
vassers. The Republicans claim that, ever
: admitting this, they will be able by proving
frauds, to overcome this prima facia majority
and establish the State for Hayes In Response
to this the Democrats assert that they will
e prove still greater Republican frauds. Th
: Democrats desire the canvass Of the votes t
: commence at once. The Republicans declin
to begin the count on the ground that the Law
: reads, sOn the 35th day after the election, o
! sooner ii all the returns are in, the canvass Q
: the vote shall begin and that rs the tim
has not yet expired, and all the returns ar
:. : not yet in they cannot legally begin the work
y Gen. Stearns having announced his inten
y fiOn OF canvassinr the votes himsel the Dem
Q ocrats have secured an order from the clrcui
y court restraining him from doing SO, and ais
: an order directing the State board Of canvass
{ ers to proceed with the count. An appea
= from these orders can be taken to the suprem
z court, and if this is done the matter canne
: be decided, owing to the supreme court M
: being in session, until after the first Wednes
day in December, in which case both side
e e will lose the vote OF Florida, as it cannot
= cast after that date