The New York herald., 1876-11-29
LOUISIANA.

FUTILE EFFORT OF THE DEMOCRATS TO HAVE
THE DELAYED RETURNS pRoDUcFD-How
FIVE SUPERVISORS OF ELECTION MAY MAXI
PRESIDENT.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov 2s, 1874
Tho Returning Board this morning, Notwithstanding
tho reiterated demand OF the democrats that the
turns OF ave pariss's known to be In this city now,
should bc sent for, .sAn refused.
A PERTINENT QUESTION
Jndgc spo1ord addressing Governor Wells, asked
whether the Board would permit the ave supervisors
OF these parishes to make unmake q President u
which the Presiden. OF the Board replied that he hal
no control the supervisors and that the returni
were not In they would be omitted from the count
Tho Eve parishes referred to give, by official returns
over 1000 democratic majority This ruling has caused
a strong fcong hero.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE RETURNING BOARD.
NEW ORLEANS Nov. 28, 1874
The Returning Board assembled this morning All
Of its members tho republican and democratic com.
mttecs and their counsel were present
General ANDERSON mado another personal cxplana-
tlon.
Judge spoYpoRD suggested that Board should issue
an order to compel tho supervisors OF the following
parishes 10 hand their roturns viz. Franklin,
Grant, Livingston, Lafayette and Frangipahoa. The
Judge remarked that IN these parishes there were
large democratic ma0rtIes
Governor WELLS said tho Board was entirely inde-
pendent OF supcrv sors
Judge SroTYoKD--Is il In the power OF these nvo
supervisors, by illegally withholding the returns OF
nve parishes, which givo democratic majority OF
1900, 10 make OF unmakc President or Governorf
Governor WEi.Ls--If the returns not here the
votes cannot be counted.
Mr. GAuTmRIEAux asked II the certified copies In the
district courts could not DO produced, as the law pro
vided Tor tho Of these copies when tho origins
returns were lost or could not be preparedf
sGovernor WELLS said he had already ruled thai
point, and thought 1t was unnecessary say any
about II, rs copies would not be received.
MIR. GAuTHRrEAUx,and Judge SroFToRD urged the
ccssity oil ordering supcrvsors to make their returns
Governor WELLS replied that he would give the
order II the returns were not received by Wednesday,
Colonel ZAcHARIE flied motion to ghe effect that
inierrogaiories shall fix the place. and state
tho of tho United States Commissioner TO take
tho testimony, That he shall notify the
opposite side twenty hours In advance 20 thai
both parties may be present when the testimony 70
beng taken.
Tha motion was Immediately ovcrruIod
Tho Board then went into Executive session.
INTIMIDATION
The Returning Board IN session inspected
the IRON the remaining wards In the city and
from three parisheA All Of them were laid fol
future action Then tho parish Of ouachita takes
counsel. as East Baton Rouge was the parish
liked for to-day -Four negroes introduced az
witnesses Of the republican sido and were examined
orally by ho Board, according TO nterrogatoriea The
Board ruled In tho first place, that uncss the demo-
had interrogatoros they would be per.
mittcd to examine the witnesses orally. Finally,
cratic visiting committees, tho Board
sentcd to allow nation the witnesses BY
tho democratic committee. The testimony OF sbs vii.
In regard intimidation outrages, and
they very dilluse In their statements. The DEM
ocrats will introduce rebuttng testimony tomorrow
whom the consideration OF the rcsusns from 0uachis
w ba