New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-14

New York Cosslp.

New York Gossip.
New YORK, November l2-The following
gentlemen have consented to 60 to Floeids
| in that State: Msnton Marble, W. 4.
| Niblock, Senator William Eaton, General
w. B. Franklin, of Connecticut; Hon. l. q.
l Salt0nstall, of Massachusetts; j.. o. Broad
head, of Missouri; J r. Reed, g. j. Towns-
| end and Ssllars, Of Pennsylv ania.
Dispatches received BY the National
Democratic Committee last night, from
| New Orleans. say the situation is unchanged
The Herald still gives Hayes l66 electoral
votes aud Tilden 184, with 19 doubtfal.
| 1t Gays, referring to the doubtful States, a.
| far as additional detailed returns 60, they
| point, as before, to Democratic success.
| The Herald's New Orleans special, of the
twelfth, says: United States MarshalPit
kin telegraphed General B. F. Butler TO-
night, soliciting his presence here, and
thinks he will come.
The Times says it's dispatches from
Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina con
| firm previous reports that they have all
been carried by the Republicans.
The Times Washington dispatch says:
General Sherman had an interview With
the President on Sunday night in reference
to the movement Of troops o.
General Sheridan left Chicago Sundsy
night. under orders to take command at
New Orleans, and make such disposition Of
the troops as will secure public peace in
any emergency.
The Times dispatch quotes Secretary
Cameron: The action OF the President in
the premises has been taken to insure tair
return. to furnish the people of the country
with satisfactory evide noe that the verdict
of Tuesday, whatever it may be, when de-
clared, has been free from fraud"
Senator Logan declines to go to New Or
leans, as the question might come before
the Senate.
Columbus Alexander, prominent Dom
ocrat, by invitation Of Judge Cartier, will
accompany the judge to Columbia, South
"A Ballot Box Stuffed.
SAVANNAH, November l3-Just received
the following special from Gainesville,
Florida: A ballot box at Archy, in this
county, was stuffed with 200 fraudulent
votes, and counted in by the canvassers.
The eeath Carolina CanvAssers.
COLUMBIA, November 13-The Board of
State Canvsssers met ct ten O'Clock today,
being present. The following resolution
was unanimously adopted: That the board
hear oral argument on the point a. %
limitation of time in which the board can
canvass the returns for presidential electors,
and that argument be limited to half an
hour on each side. General James Conner,
on behalf of the Democratic candidates,
submitted the following paper in regard to
tue jurisdiction of the board:
On behalf of the citizens of the State
which We represent, OF the Democratic
candidates of the State, We submit that AN
acts of the General Assembly authorizing
the Board Of State Canvaesers to hear and
decide all cases under protest or contest
that may arise in regard to the elec ion Cf
n1o f<NN nd
members OF Congress and all officers elected
at any general election held in this State
are in violation of the twenty-sixJh para.
graph of the constitute II, and therefore
void; and in behalf of the parties aforesaid
We demand that the Board of Canvasssrs
now assembled shall not hear or decide
any such cases of contest or protest,
but shall only act ministerially in
ascertaining from the returns and state
ments forwarded by the boards of county
canvassers the persons who have re-
celved the greatest number of votes
for the Offices for which they were re-
spectively candidates, and declare the sausg
and certify it to the Secretary OF State.
The board went into secret session to c0n-
slider the point raised. After some deiib-
GRAFTON the doors were opened, and Score
board, announced that as the point e8
Jurisdiction was new one, the board
would like to hear the constitutional
ity of the question argued. One Q'elook
was fixed as the hour of hearing argumanYg
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolced, That the Board of State Car
vassers will proceed to canvass the returns
for electors for President and Vice Proai-
dent. beginning on the sixteenth day O.
November, unless returns from all tbs
counties have been previously received
and will continue to canvass such returns
from day to day until the last day of theie
session, if it be necessary to do 90.
The board adjourned to meet at oDp
O'Clock.
The board heard the argument this aitar-
noon from Leroy f. YOumans in behalf 1T
the board had no power under the conssitz-
tion to alter the result of the election an
nOunced by the county canvassers. The
State board had no power to change re-
turns, and could merely consolidate and
announce the result.
At the conclusion of the argument
the board adjourned until tomorrow
address the board on behalf Of the R pub
licans. He will insist that the board have
ministerial and judicial functions, and that
1t has the right to canvass and throw oas
votes in any county where there has heen
either fraud or intimidation.
Up to this evening returns had oeen re.
ceived at the office of the Secretary OF
State but from eighteen counties, leaving
fourteen counues to he heard from. 1t viii
take at least q week before the official
count is announced. Both parties claim
the State, and heavy frauds are charged on
both sides.
Troops have been concentrating here tiSs
last two days.
The Democrats to-day filed Q protest
against the late election in Charleston
cEnnty Thev allagA tha whole If thw
CONTINUED Oh 1OuRT1 rAonD