The New York herald., 1876-11-09

LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC BY MORE THAN TIN
rHousAND-usE OF THE ELECTION MA
| CHINERY.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 8, 1876.
The returns are fragmentary, but sufficient to show
the state democratic by more than 10000 majority.
The election machinery IL being used to delay OF
stIfe or reverse instead OF proclaming the returns
made up at the polls
NO DEFINITE RETURNS.
There yet ucdnite returns, and matters
stand a. halfpast eleven last night Both parties
claim the State. Indications point democratic gains
In the interior parishes Tho democrats elected E,nm
0r @ no
THE rNrAMIEs or THE LOUISIANA RETURNING
BOARD OF 1874 BEING RxpEArED-TBE SAME
MEN AT woRK-THE CONGRESSIONAL TICKET
NKw ORLEANS Nov. 8, 1876
As tccgraphsd the Sd, present indications show
prearranaed plan to repeat, a larger scale, tho
encrmities OF the notorious Louisiana Return
ing Board of 1874. In those parishes in which tho
assistant supervisors abscnted themselves making
arrangements for the election, and in which the ci
conducted tho election, Kellogg says that there
was mono These parishes where tho coorcd
people have been acting with the democrats almost
from tho inception OF the campaign and have resisted
intimidation from the republicans
DELAYING THE COUNT
In tho city the scheme has been carried out 10
delay tho count by all sorts Of pretcxts, rcfus-
ing 10 GO on for hours. making disagreemcnts
In taes ncccssitating counts and all varieties Of
excuses to wcar the conservative Commissioners
Of whom ,hors is only to tho republican two and
proorg tho making OF tho beyond " cnty-
four hours after closing OF the po time speci-
fed by law. Tho consequence has becn that all tho
republican polls been returned within tho time
and nearly all tho heavy democratic polls been
counted until late this evening" and when the Assistant
Supervisor Secretary OF State ID sought for they
be found nenS purposey ss.en' from Their
polls still being counted All OF these pretexs
were used and coun,enanced by the Returning Board
in 1874 their decisions reversed by advice Of the
republican Congressional Committed.
AT THE HEADQUARTERS.
Az republican headquarters they have been busy all
day occupying tho public with tclcgraphc de-
spatches OF republican gains. AZ heal
70 and attempting TO obv,ae delays and 10 hurry ihs
count conform near practicable TO tho law,
ana relieve their commissioners, who have been AZ
morning This 10 the reason why they have not com
piled and published certified copies Of the returns Of
| tho city wards In their reports from tho country.
The returns show a reduction OF my former figures;
but moderate estimate Of the State Is Il, 600 con-
servativc majority. The city OF New Orleans givos
| AcxIen and Elan, democratic candidates for Con-
grsss. are probaOly beaten porrall and Smith rspub
uang carefully a evidences and papers for the radicals
desperate attempt before tho Returning Board, which
| is composed OF The same men IN 1874, all repubi-
cans, although the law entities tho conservatives to
representation In that body. Everything perfectly
quiet Gibson, Ellis and Robertson, conservatives, are
certainly elected, and Farmer. conservative, probably
| RETURNS PARISHES
The following Ofnciai and unofficial returns of par
ishes have been received here -
Iberia, republican, 1453; democratic, 1,24s, re-
publican gain oi 317.
Caleasien--Dsmocratc, 1,241; republican. os not
| republican gain OF 20.
West FeIicana-Dcmocratic by $50 to 800 majority.
A democratic gain OF 109.
| Jacksop--Democratic, 1,o46; republican, $50. A
dcmocr0tc gain OF 265.
Tho above comparisons are made with tho 1874 re-
turns OF tho Democratic Conservative Committee.
Tho election was peaceablc and quiet No disturb
has been reported from any quarter Of he slate.
Reports show that the democrats pocd heavy
negro vote IN the interior parishes.
In eleven parishes partial returns and estimates
show net democratic gains OF 7,127 the Demo-
cratic Committees Of 1874 which
elected Moncurc (dcmocrat) Tor Treasurer by 2o39
The above indicates that the democrats carried
tho state by IRON Ii, 900 TO 20. 900 majority
The democratic majority in .thc city viii probably
roach ii ,ud0
The republicans claimed hs State by from TO- 900 to
10, 900 majority
MINNESOTA.