The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-15
LOUISIAA A.
Prominent Democrats Request the
Cooperation Of Republicans TO Sc
cure u Fair Can vass OF the Votes.


NEW ORLEANS, November l3-The
following OK plains itself. The answer
will be f led as soon as received. Some OF
the Republicans named have not yet ar
3riyed:
New ORLEANS, November IA, '76.
Hon. Stanley Matthews, James Garfield,
John A. Logan, VIM. ID Kelly, John A.
Cassou, Irvine Ditty, VIM. NJ. Evarts, K.
W. Stoughton, John A. Dix and others:
The unde ersigned arrived here yester-
day. They came in answer to telegram
from the Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, chair
man of the National Democr attic Com
mittee, dated New York, November 10,
1876, as follows, viz:
"The citizens of New Orleans urgently
request that delegation of prominent
gentlemen come here at once TO counsel
peace and fair and h onest return. You
are earnestly requested to be one Of ten
or fifteen gentlemen, all widely known,
to meet at Louisville, Saturday evening,
and proceed directly south, or if more
convenient, meeting at the st. Charles
Hotel, New Orleans, Monday morning.
your prompt acceptance by telegraph is
requested. This emergency appeals to
your patriotism"
The undersigned are informed you
have come here at the request CT the Pres
Ident Of the United States to see that
the Board Of Csnvassers make
fair count Of the vote actual y cast.
While in the late canvass you gave
your support to MeSsrs. Hayes and
Wheeler as candidates for President and
Vice President, and the undersigned
gave their support to Tllden and Hen
bricks for those Offices, they feel as.
sured that all good citizens OF all parties
regard an honest count and true return
OF the vote actually cast Of greater
moment than the success Of any candl.
date for office, and are ready 10 do all
that honorable men should do 10 secure
such return of the vote cast At the late
election in the State OF Louisiana,
which assumes, more than ever before,
National importance, and upon which,
in this crisis, may depend the very ex-
istence of constitutional government.
The undersigned, therefore, in view of
the unhappy controversies which have
heretofore arisen from the action OF the
Returning Board of the State, where It's
sction could not in any event change the
result of Presidential election, and in
view OF the desire of ali the good men that
effect should be given to the will of a ma
jority, as lawfully expressed, respectfully
ask you, or such of you as are present, 10
meet and confer with them personally or
through commissions, as may be deemed
most wise, in order that the influence we
possess may be eIerted in behalf Of sach
canvass OF the votes actually cast, as by
its fairness and impsrtiAlity shall COM
mand the respect and scquiescence Of the
American people of ali parties.
Yours respectfully,
Signed John NJ. Palmer, Lyman
Trumbull, William r. Morrison, Of
Illinois; Ssmuel,J. Randall, A. e. Cur
tin, WIN. Bigler, OF Pennsylvsnis, J. Z.
Mcdonald. of Indiana; j. Z. Doolittle,
George b. Smith, of Wisconsin; Geo
w. Julian, N. D. Manson, Jno. Love,
Henry Watterson, J. W. Stevenson,
Henry d. McHenry, of Kentucky;
Oswald Ottendorfer, of New York; }.
B. Stallo, Of Ohio; Lew '. Bogy, Jas.
o. Brodhead &. Gibson, of Missouri;
John Carroll, VIM. Hamilton, Mary
land; Wm. Y. Sumner, Of Connect.
cut.
Butler Declines.
NEw OsLEASs. November l4.-ln
reply to Marshal Pitkin's invitation 70
him to visit New Orleans Gen. Butler
replied as follows:
LOWELL, MASS, November Is.
To J. R. Il. Pitkin,, Z, S. Marshal, .Neto
Orleans:
do not believe northern man
ought to 60 down and interfere
in the affairs Of Louisiana, except, If
necessary. with arms in their hands, and
have = isir count of the honest vote at
all hazards. Nobody will submit TO any
thing else. Every true man will sustain
you in that.
Signed b. +. bUTLLR
Messrs Garfield, of Ohio, and Kelly,
of Pennsylvania, will arrive here To-
morrow, when the Republicans will re-
ply 10 the communication Of the Demo,
crsts OF The city. All very quiet and no
news.