The daily gazette., 1876-11-14
The National Election.
Issue in the Disputed States.

The political situation remains IN sllS-
pence pending the count of the electoral
votes in the three disputed States of Lou
isiana, Florida and South Carolina. The
returning boards in these States will not
canvass the vote for several days to come.
Upon Louisiana attention is largely di-
rected onaccount of the unusual notoriety
of the controlling powers of the State,
and the very large number of prominent
gentlemen who are assembling at New
Orleans to do what they can to procure
an honest count. The latest official data
give the State to Tilden by about 5000
majority. The republicans decline to give
out any definite statement, especially as
to certain parishes, which it is alleged
they are 'fiXing up The returning
board will meet OIL Thursday or Friday
1t is claimed that only two members of
the board are eligible, and they are col
ored persons The democrats will claim
a reorganization with a fair representa-
ton.
The democrats in South Carolina still
claim the State. The board Of canvass
ers of South Ca 'olina met yesterday, and
adopted resolution to proceed to can
vasS the returns for President and Vice
President, beginning on the 10th instant,
unless returns from all the counties have
been previously receiyed.nUp to last even
ing returns hau been received at the of
hce OF the secretary of State from eigh-
teen counties, leaving fourteen counties
to be officially received. In the mean
time dicussion is processing before the
board upon the democratic protest that
| the board has no power under the consti-
| tuition to alter the result of an election as
| announced by the county canvassers, and
| that he State board has no power to
change returns, and can merely con-
solidate and announce the result. 1t is
1 fhnlnhf xxi ~ a nlr hat ft,a
| official count in South Carolina is an
L nounced.
The situation in Florida remains un
l changed. The board of canvassers, it is
| stated, may not be able to complete theil
work probably for two weeks.
KELLOGG A WEAK AND WICKED VESSEL
Kellogg, although a wicked, bad man
is very weak and destitute of persona
courage. He already shows strong sign
of succumbing, and allowing an homes
count so far as he is concerned lie look
ed very much distressed as he sat in tn
Governors office this morning. and di,
not seem disposed to be very communica
tive. He said he did not know anythin
about Florida or South Carolina, and ha,
no additional returns from any of tn,
parishes in Louisiana. He virtually ad
mitted that the State had gone dem
ocratic by quite large majority by offer
ing to wager that the majority would no
reach 1000, but the doubt is that Packar
may be able to stifien Kellogg up t
what is required of him.
PACKARD THE BOSS PLoTTER.
Packard is the heart and brains of TIN
carpet. .baggers of Louisiana. He has tn
front of lion and the nerve of Lad
Macbeth. Four years ago it was due in
great measure to the pluck and audact
Of Packard that kellogg was lifted int
the gubernatorial chair. During thes
four years more than once Kellogg woul
: have turned tail and run away cntirel,
! but Packard would not let him. No
]. Packard insists upon Kellogg toeing tn
mark and doing his part to make Packar
his successor.
The radical election judges still declin
to give out any statement of the vot
| cast in a number of the parishes, and al
holding them back for the purpose ,
. falsifying the same. Nothing was dor
4 | OF formal nature at the meeting til
e morning, and after the committee ha
concluded their statement the visitor
many of whom had never been in Ne
= Orleans, betook themselves for while
sightseeing. 1t will be several DAYS b
fore any officialpromulgation of the ele
ton returns will be made, and the publ
> mind will, therefore, have to continue
its present state of suspense. The retur
- ing board will not under any circur
, stances meet before Thursday or Frida
d | and may be three or four days canvaSsi1
: the return.
: THE ISSUE To BE MADE.
$ The issue will be made that the prcse
1 board is an illppal body. on arcDunt