The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-18
~ SATURDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 49, 1876
elected President, and Mr.. Ksuner, Sec.

elected President, and Mr.. Ksnner, Sec.
retary.
The FIRST document laid before them
was q sealed envelope addressed to Wells
coming through the city postotIice. It.
contents was q threat o.. assassinationeil
the vote was counted in favor Of the Re
publicans, aud signed "United Brother.
hood Of Louisiana." The document
reads: ave take upon ourselves The
duty of redeeming Louisiana, our native
State, from thieves now preying upon her
PROSTATE, bleeding body. We have ap'
pealed TO our Northern brethren in vain
We now propose 10 act, and teach her
robbers and desperadoes such lesson as
the world never saw. We will do our
work and disappear before the hordeS OF
the despot Grant can protect you" %
Iidoubtthes sgenuineness Of the doea.
ment. A dozen clerks were appointed,
stationery ordered and work laid out for
the next meeting, which will be Saturday
noon.
Mr.. Wells insisted that all meetings be
secret but was ,overruled, and limited
admissions will be allowed.
Wells and Anderson are plain looking
planters, not less than sixty years OF age.
Wells was q Union man, Anderson a
Confederate. Cassanaye is an under
,aker by trade, ,nearlyrwhite5an and always
free. Kenner is darker, was slave,
and is now saloon keeper gy,a
The Board seems to have fair business
training, but is not overly. intelligent.
The Democrats are taking a large amount
Of testimony from the so:called black
Democrats, to show that there fs csuch
an element here.
Leading men say that alter the first
meeting Of Congress committee will
come here and make a searching inyesti-
cation, without reference to the Return
ing Board or their decision :, itsG
The Board will likely be at least two
weeks in counting the, Presidential vote.
They will'Degin work in eafhest satur.
day. The disputed parishes will be taken
up last. ~ ''''~ ''''
IN. o. Times (Deln) Dispatch
NEw ORLEANS, November lG, S:42 p. NJ.
The Republicans are stifitning> up,
Prominent members Of the party visiting
here received a telegram late las. night
from Richard Smith, oltle Cincilllasi
Gasstte, announcing that South CarOlina
and Florida were Republican sure, and
that the result OF the Presidential clec
tion depends upon Louisiana. lie con-
cluded by advising them "to hold the fort y
Mr.. Smiths encouraging words were re.
ceived in Republican circles with great
enthusiasm. There has been change In
the programme within the last twenty.
four hours. Last night number
Of the most influential visiting Dem.
ocrats called upon Messrs. Cassa-
nave nni Kenner, the residen, mem.
bers OF the Returning Board. Tho
visit appears to have been suggested by II
desire to iamiliarizs themselves NOT
only with the laws and facts, but The
characteristics Of those who compose the
Board. A majority Of the visiting Dem.
ocratic delegation appear convinced that
rigid compliance with the State law as
1t at present exists is the only legal
course in the premises. Copies OF the
law have been closely studied by the most
astute lawyers in the visiting party. A
majority OF them accept the fact tha, il,
has been in existence for years, and re-
sorted to at different time by every po-
litical party in the State, a. anacquies-
cence in Its legality. Others Of the del.
egatfon do not concur In this opinion.
They assert that nowhere in the law is
the Returning Board specifically author.
lied 10 canvass The returns for Presiden-
tial Electors, and infer from this that
they have no such authority. This is
controver,ed by the statement that the
Returning Board has jurisdiction in all
elections held in the State, and Presi.
Dental election being one Of these, is
covered by the law. The point, however,
has been taken, and will undoubtedly
become an important factor in the:issle.
The city is like q military camp. Tele-
graph communication has been made
from all parts of thei city with General
sheridan's headquarters. FaS