The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1876-11-24
RETURNING BOARD.
Tt'rom n. 0. Democrat. |

the building early in the morning, and |
secrcted himself in Il room just back of
the Secretary of States and opposite |
kelIogg's. There the two, Wells and
Kellogg, conferred several times on the
situation.
Casanave was the second to appear.
in charge and under guard of two ne
groes. Anderson and Kenner were not
in sight at II M, the hour appointed for
meeting.
At12 m. Senator Trumbull, Judge
Stallo, Gov. Palmer and other repre-
sentatives of the Northern Democracy
appeared and were admitted to the
room of the board. Messrs. Zacharie,
Gauthreaux, Cavanac and other repre-
sentatives of the Louisiana Committee
on the Election H. G. Brown, chair
man of the Democratic Parish Commit
tee, and representatives of the press,
were also admitted, pretty we'll filling
the two little rooms of the board.
1t is announced that five representa-
tives Of each party, five Northern DEM
ocrats and five Northern Republicans,
will be admitted during the sessions OF
the board. A member of the board
thought that representatives of the Lou
isiana Democracy would be also admit
ted to the sessions. This, however, has
not yet been officially decided on, al
though it is likely that this demand
will be granted.
The Abundance of these outsiders will
prevent the board from holding its ses-
SiOnS in the small room located in the
third story of the State House, wherein
! il met in 1874. The Senate Chamber
| will be used instead.
AT about 1880 tho Members of the
| board, who had been seated in the back
! room appeared and took their seats.
The sergeaht-;lt-arms was requested to
provide Il suitable room for the future
| meeting OF the board, as the one then
occupied was too small.
| At l p. IN. an adjournment took
place the room was cleared of visitors,
and the board went into executive SEES
holding its sessions.
At this executive session the Senate
Chamber, or rotunda, of the State
House was selected as the place OF
meeting, and ~ noon, Monday, fixed
as the hour of Resembling. AS soon
as this was done, the board at once adj
journed until Monday.
| 1t is thought that the board VIII be-
gin, as it did in 1874, with the city
vote. This will take possibly week
| or two to canvass and return. AS
there are few protests or complaints OF
any kind, it is probable that this vote
will be the same as it has been reported
in the papers.
| It is the evident intention of Wells 4
Go. to put Off the dirty work until the
last minute. The board will go along
slowly from day to day, adding up un-
contested polls and parishes, and, when
all are tired out and have ceased to bt
| viri1.anf If will rllSH fl..ny1oh with al
the dirty work to be done in a few
hours.
| SECOND DAYS SESSION.
\ few minutes before u NJ, the com.
mlttee representing the Northern Re
publicans, and consisting Of Nessrs
sherman, Stoughton, Tuttle, Hale and
Garfield, arrived. The Democratic
committee, Judge Trumbull, Gov. Pal.
Iner, Bigler, Smith and Watson arrived
| Il few minutes afterwards.
| n half hour or so was spent in talking
land grssiping, before the committee
proceeded to work.
| Wells and Anderson acting as guests
welcoming all visitors, the two ne
yroes, Kenner and Casanavc, remaining
seated on one side, moody, and appar-
emily not knowing exactly what to do
At 1880 the board came to order.
| OOV. wells remarked Cn:J IN cNecR-
tive session the board adopted the fol
lowing rules:
First, to take up the parishes where
no objections had been made on account
Of intimidation and get through with
them.
Next, to take up the "intimidated
parishes, first taking up the uncontest
ed polls and settling them, and SECONDLY
the contested polls.
The Board is to have the right to de
eide which parishes they shall take up
and in what order.
No oral arguments shall be allowed
all arguments and motion, are to beprc
scented in writing.
| Whenever Il witness is to be cXamin
ed, Neutrality-suspicious. shall be furnished
the opposite side at least ~ hours j,
advance.
When all the evidence is in on III
the contested polls, the board shall de
eide on them in executive session.
Judge Spoilord moved that all ths
proceedings of the board be open auG
that counsel of the different candidates
be admitted.
Gov. Wells, speaking for the board
refused this, rs the board did not desire