The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-23

admittaucc Ia oil the sessions oi the re.
turning board, and protest against their
exclusion as unwarrantcd by law. as in
formed by their attorneys has been done,
and is contemplated to be done hereafter
in said proceedings of said board.
OTHER PROTESTS.
Protests were also fled by the counsel
of the candidates for Office against secret
sessions, etc.
The counsel for Democratic candidates
also protested. on behalf OF the Demo-
cratic electors, against the counting in OF
the five Republican electors not named
on the tickets used in the Fourteenth sem
atorial district ticket which contained
the names of W. Z. Kellogg. J. II. Bur,h.
Oscar JoiTrion, and no other. The coun-
sci protested against:
First-The counting of .ail ballots
which have not Teen east in favor of said
Joseph and others named for any other
elector except these specially named
upon said tickets or ballots
Second-The permitting Of returns
from said parishes to stand, especially OF
Iberia and st. Martins. showing all such
ballots to have been cast for said Joseph
and Others, they being in said respect
false AMI fraudulent, or TO he considered
before this body, and said votes 10 be
| counted for electors except said Kellogg,
Burch and JoG'rion, whose names are on
said ballot.
| GROUNDS OF PROTEST.
The protest is based upon grounds as
| follows: Tha. the title to the position
of elector can be derived only from the
vote of the people. and no vote can be
given or counted except when placed in
| the ballot-box. That the electors were
| chosen under the election laws of th'
state. which require that the names q.
the persons voted tor and the Office shan
be accurately specified Oh tickets.
The committee asked an investigation
Of facts.
A similar protest was filed against the
counting of 2.200 ballots cast in the par
| ishes OF COncordia and Natchitoches for
any electors except those named on the
ticket-kellogg, Burch and Brewster.
The parishes in the Fourteenth senatorial
district are Iberia, st. Martins Ihcrville
and West Baton Rouge
THE RESULT.
The board was in executive session
about three hours, and in this time cx-
amined returns in a number OF parishes,
laying those aside in which there were
contests or protests. for action after the
uncontested parishes are examined. 1t
is found that there are contests IN nearly
all parishes. The parishes .sed by
the returning board are Ascension
Tilden, 200; Hayes, 2,07i. Assump-
tion-Tilden, l,6s0; Hayes, ,c02. Avoy.
elles-1ilden, III Hayes. l.50j.
! Calcaseln-Tllden. l,20s; Hayes, 81.
Cameron-Tilden. 245 hayes, 80. Poin,
Coupee--Tilden, l 1850 Hayes, 1857. st.
Grandchildren. 326; Hayes, col. St,
Jamcs-Tilden, 952; Hayes, 1887. ST.
John Babnst-lllden, az; Hayes, ~.
WHAT THE FIGURES SHOW.
These figures do not differ materially
from the duplicate poll-lists In the hands
of the Democratic committee. o. nine
parishes canvassed, only two gave Dem.
ocratic maiorities, showing that most ri
the protests are b. Republicans in Demo.
cratic parishes.
REAL NEGRO DEMOCRATS.
A delegation. consisting OF fifteen col.
ored men from various precincts in Qua.
chlta parish, called on the visiting Dem
ocrats at the -. Charles hotel to-day
They had all been members of the Re
publican party. Several were recently
presidents Of Republican clubs, and gry,
reasons why they h changed and led
their respective followers to the polls &c
vote theDemocratic ticket.