The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-11-30
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.


Louisiana.
The Northern Republicans in Louisiana
on the 18th. made q replication TO the Dem.
ocratic rejoinder, In which they say that,
inasmuch % the invitation Of the Returning
Board for q committee from each party 10
DO present and witness the canvass seems
70 cover the whole question at issue, . con-
ference would be useless.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE RETURNING BOARD,
Nop. W.--Board met at 1880. All the
committees from the two parties, the following
gentlemen: Republicans-Messrs futile, Oar
held, Sherman Hale and stoughton; Demo.
smith, NV " Julian H%0 ana ' wasson. D's Il was San an:
%PeIsons, creep. The msmbers OF dc
GUIDED. Counsel viii only be called In
where contests ar, raised-that 10. where q
Counsel viii not be allowed 70 cxSmine the re:
sealing Of the packages. Both Of the National
who viii report all the proceedings for their re.
s sss'' into '0 saecatiss session seSn m sa s %S'f 81
ia' seric. pt 81 rule. WA was adopted pc s pSoyiains
among other thing that the returns from parish.
es where no o%hJecson is made to the canvass or
compilation Of votes be fret taken up and dis
posed Of; that all motions by candidates or their
sttorncys. and All arguments. before the Bourt,
oS presented Il ,sdv IN ,h,v writing! That the Returning
secret session 10 consider any motion or argu.
mont or proposition which may he presented 10
them. and that any member shall have the right
10 cal for q secret session for the above purpose;
that evidence for each contested poll In any par.
ish when concluded shall be laid aside until all
several parishes where there may be contest.
ants, and after the evidence Is all In, the Re-
turning officers will decide the several
attorneys 10 be allowed TO submit briefs, or
written arguments, up TO the time Axcd for Re-
turning Officers going into secret session. after
unless by special consent, Judge Sporord. OF
counsel for the Democratic Secretary Of State
motion providing that all the proceedings Of the
Board be held in open session, supporting his
motion with an argument The motion
the legal authority OF the Board was also over.
ruled. A further protest was made HaRet the
Boards proceeding to canvass the 70 before
ocrats on the Board Col. ZacRaric msde an
application for the admission n United States
Supervisors, which, was taken under sdvise'
ment. The Board then commenced their can
vsss OF the votes, taking up the undisputed par
ishcs in alphabetical order. Three parishes,
Ascension, Assumption and Avoyelies, were
disposed Of, giving about the same vote ne
shown in the tables made heretofore from the
duplicate poll-lists.
Nop. 2i.-The Board was In executive
session about three hours. and examined returns
rom six additional parishes, laying those aside
in which there were contests or protests for &C.
ton. II was ascertained that there are contests
In n large majority Of the parishes. counsel
for the United States Supervisors of Election
fled a protest against the exclusion OF Super.
visors during the canvass and compilation Of the
vote.
Nop. 22.-The Board examined the re-
urns from seven additional parishes. The va
cauoy on the Board remained untitled. Gov.
wickline, Elector at Large on the Democratic
ticket, was excluded from the room. and inform
ed that he could only be present in case OF a con.
test. The Clerk reported that returns from II
parishes had not yet been received.
Nor. 2~3.-Judge Spofford, Of counsel for
Democratic candidates, submitted a motion that
orders be issued instructing all Supervisors to
file their returns Immediately. il being alleged
that many OF the delayed returns had been for
some days in New Orleans in the hands of Re-
publican officers. The motion was granted The
canvass OF three additional parishes-lberville,
Union and Whitaker-was completed.
Nor. 2i.-Another application was made
for the appointment of a Democrat TO ill the va.
cancy on the Board, but it was again refused as
was also a request for the appointment Of Demo.
cratic clerks. An application, signed by the
correspondents of Northern newspapers, asking
for permission TO be present at the SEES.
sions Of the Board, was also rejected.
The returns from st. Martins Parish were can.
vassed, and the returns from the contested
parish Of East Baton Rouge were then taken up.
East Baton Rouge has fourteen polling places;
the returns when opened were from only seven.
Counsel for Democrats claim that the total vote
OF the parish, as ascertained from returns Of
Commissioner at pc ling places. was 2,23s for
Tildsn and ! .626 for Hayes, but the Supervisor
OF Registration, by consolidating the returns
from only seven polling places, leaving Out the
other seven, and emitting to send up the orig.
tnal nt,,r., fra., nnnn. p,aG.Q IN TN -
ONLY | iU2 votes for Tilien and ! AT for Hayes.
Afiiavits We're flied stating that the super.
visor in this parish, and in every other par.
ish in the state. is a Republican; that returns
from fourteen parishes are still missing; that
several Of the missing returns were and had been
in the city Of New Orleans for days in the hands
OF persons who were not SupervisOrs, that till
the returns from East Baton Rouge were opened
it was not known to the Democratic what anida
wits accompanied them or the returns from what
polling places were rejected. After much dis
cussion the returns of East Baton Rouge were
laid aside.
south Carolina.
$500. SViuniuia, .. u, lotn,
says: The result Of tabulating the returns
OF the County Canvassers gives the State to
the Hayes Electors by majorities varying
from $50 TO 1,l33. Counsel for Democrats
Immediately filed exceptions to the aggrega-
ton on the ground Of Irregularities, errors
and omissions between the Managers re-
turns and the statements of the County Can
~vassers, which they claim will change the
result. The Supreme Court will, it is In.
derstood, direct the Board in its duties at
the final count.
The South Carolina Supreme Court, on
the 22d, issued aperemptory mandamus to
the Board Of State Canvassers to issue cer-
~tificates 10 members OF the Senate and
House Of Representatives appearing on face
Of returns to be elected, the final contests in
the House to be decided by the members
themselves. The effect Of this
order would be to place the organization Of
the Legislature In the hands of the Con-
servatives. The Legislature oun the
votes for Governor and Lieutenant.Gov
ernOr and elects a United States Senator.
The Court also, In the case Of the Electors,
ordered the Board to show cause why they
should not correct the statements
Of the County Canvassers by
the precinct returns in their possession.
Pending these proceedings of the Court,
however, the Board held a session and is
sued certificates to all the members of the
Legislature, except for Laurens and Edge
field Counties, thus securing a majority Of
the Legislature TO the Republican side, and
the defeat Of Hampton and the election OF
Chamberlain. The Board also issued GER
t~ifcates Of election to the Hayes and Wheel
er Electors and all the Republican
State ticket. The Board then adjour ned
sine die. The action of the Board caused
great excitement, and Gen. Hampton is.
sued an address to the people, advising
all to keep the peace, and assuring them
that the action Of the Board could have no
legal effect whatever.
In explanation Of their course in adjourn.
ing sine die, the Board of Canvassers claim
that by law their term Of ofice-ten days
expired at noon on the 22d. The returns of
Laurens were rejected by a vote of two yeas
to three nays, and those of Edgefield by a
vote Of one yea to four nays. The Court,
on the 23d, issued an order reconvening the
Board of Canvassers, tut 1t was generally
unlarstnnd that no attention >ynnlI ha na;l