The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-26

tee would be taken OF ailidayits pre-.
sentet by both sides, but adhered to
the ruling that atlldavits should have
been filed within ten days after the
making upof the returns
Mr. Gauthreux asked II protests
would be entered after the returns had
been called for compilation. Governor
Wells answered in the negative, aud
said in the ease OF the parish OF Natchi.
toches, supplemental report had
come with the returns, but had been
overlooked.
Consolidated Statements.
Considerable discussion eusued on
the question Of how long time would
be- given Tor the filing OF anldavits az
ter the ease came up, Il being urged by
Colonel Hacharie that great pile OF
ailldavits, etc., had been filed in the
East Baton Rouge case ON Saturday
morning, Colonel Xacharie desired to
know II there WAS not some limit to
this ding Of afidavits, else the Demo.
cratic Committee would be unable TO
Ne their testimony rothis Governor
Wells made no definite answer, only
that time would be given to get up
testimony etc,
The Board then went into executive
session and took up the parish OF West
teliciana.
The executive session Of tho Board
called for the returns and announced
tho vote from consolidated statements
M follows: DrSoto, Hayes sos, rilden
1903; Ouach,a, Hayes 703, Tilden $40;
Lincoln, Hayes 33l, Tilden 1864; East
FelcianG Hayes none, Tilden 1877;
West Feliciaua, Hayes us, Tilden PAS;
Richlaud, tlayea 277, riIden $40; Caddo,
Hayes =. GSI Vilden ,G5i; Sabine, Hayes
Is, Tlden 9jG
The votes Of these parishes were not
canyasscd, there being contests fixed
for bearing, When the returns from
the parishes marked contested were
opened, the Democratic counsel were
allowed to be present.
Peculiar Aspect OF the lie soto RE
turns
Rntur,,. fr,p, haG,t, ,,,.r, tr,,,,Lt
in aud tho package sealed with wax.
| When the seals We're broken, there
were found inside a consolidated state
ment OF votes, the commissioner
statements aud tally.sheets attached,
aud large number Of protests. The
Secretary OF the board said the package
had been received on the eighteenth,
and such was the entry in his receipt
book. The returns, he said, had come
by mail.
In the course or inspection 1t was
discovered that one Of the protests OF
the supervisor, charging Intimidation,
was dated November 18th, and sworn
to IN this city before commissioner
Of the Circuit Court. When called on
to explain how the protest dated to.
day could got into the sailed registered
| package, received by mail on the
eighteenth, the secretary said he had
received two packages. Here he was
detected by one OF the Democratic
counsel In the act Of making another
entry In his book Of two packages re-
ceiyed. After some delay another
package was produced, aud found to
contain consolidated statements, etc,
but no protests or allldavits.
Caught Ia the Very Act Sherman
AcknOw Lodges tho Fraud.
The members of the Board were un.
able TO explain the matter, and Mr..
Sherman, Republican visitor of the
committee, remarked there WAS no use
to disguise the fact that the returns
had been opened, and protests inserted
after the package of returns lad been
been received.
The affair created quite sensation
among the members. The members
of the Democratic committee were
very outspoken in their opinion that
fraud had been perpetrated, and the
Republicans did not deny ii. The af-
fair had very peculiar aspect. The
Democratic counsel say similar doings
occurred IN the case OF other parishes,
but as they were not admitted till to-
day, there was no opportunity to dis
cover the fraud.
Public Sentiment On the situation.
A special to the 81. Louis Republican
says. 1t is settled now beyond doubt
that the Radical leaders here have in
formation that public opinion in the
North is so strongly against arbitrary
rulings Of their star-chamber Return
ing Board that they will pursue a more