The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-02
The Loutsiann lnfamy-Seuator sher-
man Given u Back Seat

10 the VIII Oh the people.
The LouisiAna InTamy-seaator sher-
man Given y Back Seat
NEW ORLEANs, November 27.-Re-
turning Board met st IL g. M, all
members present and large crowd in
lobby. The visiting Republicans were
Messrs. Stougbton, Van Allen, Kelly
and Parker, and the visiting Demo
Gratis Messrs. Palmer. Smith, Trum-
bull and Julian, Democratic counsels,
were present during the proceedings.
after calling the Board to order,
President Wells stated that the Board
would decline to read any motions or
protests.
Privileges Denied shc Democrats Al
lowed the Republicans
Democratic counsel objected to an
entry In minutes, In affect that rule
Sfh of the Board had been modified 80
far as to allow admission As rebuttipg
evidence of expsrte sffidsvits In con-
tested cases.
Colonel ZAcharie filed q protes;
against the sudden modification of the
rule on the ground that the change
had been made after application ol
counsel for . modification had beer
refused, and hat thus the Democratic
committee had lost an opportunity o
preparing rebutting affidavits wher,
this privilege had been accorded q
Republicans. The protest was no
read or acted upon, but received An'
laid aside.
q ant Of fuads . Plea fer she Delay
WaaseA.
Mr.. McGloin, counsel for Deinocrati'
candidates, filed n request that the bal
lot boxes OF East Baton Rouge be sen
for, in order that tally sheets aud state
ments of votes, sealed up in four OF tn
boxes, could be obtained and vote
counted. The documents were scale
up in the boxes through ignorance G
the Law on the part of the commission
ers of election.
The secretary Of the Board was In
structed on Saturday to telegraph 70
the boxes, but failed To do so on th
plea of want OF funds. Sufficier
money to pay all expenses was depos
ted with the secretary by Democrat
counsel and the necessary messzg
wxs sent there. A mistake was mad
} in the retI.us and unless the tall
sheets are procured, the sote will |
thrown out
A Repsslieaa Csasnissssser Resss>
90 Return . Reaserssse Peil
The Returning Board thereaft.
went into executive session and th
, room was cleared of all persons, excel
members and the committee. In ex
cutive session the Board examined Il
returns from the following p6rish
and wards: Bienville, West Bate
Rouge, Bosief, Caldwell, Carroll. CIs
horne, Jefferson, Moorehouse, Rapids
RedsRiver. st. Landry and winn Al
: the first, second, fourth, fifth, sixt
, seventh, eighth, ninth. tenth, elevent
/. thirteenth, fifteenth aud seventee
: wards Of the parish Of Orleans. The
returns were examined and laid ov
d for future action, there being protes
j. and contests In each case.
u In the seventeenth Of the Orlea
; parish the supervisor threw out I
e vote Of one Of the polls, where the
Il was . MAJORITY for the Tilden electo
e on the ground that the vote had q
d been counted and returned with
twenty hours after the close OF I
/, election. The Board then adjourn
Ie until 10 A. y. Tomorrow.
81 ACsap D'Esss-
: The special correspondent Of the
. Louis Republican u tsIegrsphs that he
y more fully convinced than ever a
y the Returning Board here will ssteu
. coup d'etat similar 70 that Of
- South CaroIina canvasserA
From the time the result Of the el
Il ton In the Stsss Wa known it beoaI
o evident that
81 ne o.sy Pssssxs
10 Ths returning bpaed could flnd
u thsowias ousshs aajosiey % The Va
= aoenally 60 VOID - siisosd insti
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