The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-24

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ficans...Ihe state Vote assi the
Democratic Duplicates.
NEW ORLEANS, Las, November 22.--The
Returning Board To-day repaired the breach
in its entertainments made yesterday, and
repealed the intruder in the person OF Gov
ernor WickIitfe. In accordance with the
permission OF the Board given yesterday,
Governor Wickliife undertook to remain
and witness the canvass OF the vote, hut,
acting under the instructions Of the Board.
the sergeant-at-arms compelled him to with
draw. The only explanation Souchsafed
for this summary action was that the clerk
Of the Board had made mistake.
The Republican, State Committee are still
hard at work at the c,istonl-house with 4
force Of clerks filing out blank intimidation
affidavits. It is understood also that about
one thousand negroes axe to be brought here
to swear to intimidation by Democrats. In
stead OF issuing su5p9nuS for these people
they are brought here under arrest, Ms it
We're, upon warrants issued by various
United States commissioners, and by this
means advantage is taken OF the law where
by the Government is made to pay the en-
tire expenses or mileage and per diem OF
those arrested, enabling the Republican
Campaign Committee to pay the expenses OF
the trip here and return without lnconye-
niencing themselves or drawing upon their
campaign fund. Returns have already been
made upon over seven hundred Of this class
OF warrants, and the others will be return
ed as soon Us the deputies make their APP
pearance. ="
The Democratic State Central Committee
are in receipt now Of the entire returns in
duplicate from all the parishes in the State,
the last having arrived, and are now pre-
pared to present their case before the Re-
turning Board upon the sworn statement
in majority OF cases Of the Republicans
themselves. They have also few thousand
additional affidayits from the parishes,
made, in majority Of cases, by negroes as
to the fairness Of the election, sc. Some
OF these documents are made by negroes
who voted the Republican ticket, about
three hundred being from one parish. In
another parish four hundred negroes affirm
that they voted the Democratic ticket, and
did it OF their own free will and accord.
Besides this mass Of evidence there is some
| still more conclusive, it being the atfirma-
lions OF the Republican parish candidates,
some OF whom relate most interesting sto-
ries rs to the manner OF registration, cleo
! ton, &c.
I am now perfectly satisfied from the evil
dence which Ihave examined that from five
to seven thousand negroes voted the Demo
cratic ticket. The Radical candidate for
Congress in the Fourth district OF the State,
who is defeated by 700 majority, came here
last night, having in his possession the re-
turns from nine parishes in his district.
None OF these parishes are more than three
days. Journey from New Orleans; yet the
returns have been kept back two weeks,
and now are received through the hands OF
a man personally interested. and who is no.
toriously one Of the shrewdest and most
unscrupulous Radical tricksters in the State.
The Democrats have reproduced from the
records OF the Hoar committee the sworn
statement OF Anderson that he considered
himself disqualified, and did not act on the
Returning Board in 1872 because he was 4
candidate Tor the State Senate. The circum-
stances are precisely similar now.
When the returns from LaYourche parish
were opened to-day it was found that in the
fifteenth precinct number OF Republican
tickets contained the names OF only three
electors, and the official returns made by
the commissioners OF election showed that
the other tive ran behind the remainder OF
the ticket; but the supervisor for the parish
in consolidating the returns counted the
electors whose names were omitted as nav
ing received as many votes as the other
three.
When the Board met this morning the
returns from fifteen parishes had not been
received, although at least one-half OF them
are known to be in this city, and some OF
them have been here week. They are in
the hands OF the Republican supervisors.
The Board has not filled the vacancy yet.
Republicans say that the place has been
offered to six Conservative Democrats, but
that all Of them have declined to serve. The
Democratic Committee know nothing about
this. A rumor is afloat tonight that the
Republicans pretend to have discovered
plot to buy up the two cotored members OF
the Board for one hundred thousand dollars
each, and then, with the aid OF the Democrat
when he is appointed, to return the State
for ridden. ... T. A. K.