Evening star., 1876-11-14
The Topic or the Hour.

MI FRANK hlcuardsOu telegraphed from
New Orleans TO the Baltimore SIn last
night:
"It will be several days before any official
promu Igation OF the election returns will be
made, and the public mind Will, therefore,
have TO continue In Its present stale Of sus-
pense. The returning board will not, under
any circumstances, meet before Thursday
or Friday, and may be three or four days
canvassing the returns. The issue will be
body, on account of some OF its members
being candidates for c1ice. II is claimed
that only two members OF the board are ell
That there will have to be reorganiz stion
Of the board, with a fair representation OF
the cor nseryative element upon 1t, is regarded
as certain.
Kellogg, although q wicked, bad man,
is very weak and destitute Of personal
courage. He already shows strong signs of
succumbing, and allowing an honest count
much distressed as he sat In the governors
office this morning, and did not seem dispos-
ed 10 be very communicative. He said he did
Carolina, and had no additional returns %
from any of the parishes in Louisiana. He
virtually admitted that the state had gone
democratic by quite large majority by of.
fertng to wager that the msj0rity would not
reach 1000, bat the doubt is that Packard
may be able to stiffen Kellogg up TO what Is
Packard is the heart and brains OF the car
petbaggers OF Louisiana. He has the front
OF lion and the nerve Of Lady Macbeth.
Four years agoit was due In 2 great measure
70 the pluck and audacity of Packard that
Kellogg was lifted into the gubernatorial
chair. During these four years more than
once Kellogg would have turned tail and run
away entirely, but Packard would not let
him. Now Packard insists upon Kellogg
toeing the mark and doing his part to make
Packard his successor.
the no.th was reinforced TO night by the ar
rival OF ey. Governors Curtin and Bigler and
Representative Randall. Upon consultation
gested by ex, Senator aamiiton. OF Nd. sSst
no necessity existed for the attendance of
SO many, and that committee, consisting
OF hve or more persons, be designated who
should remain here and witness the canvass
ing OF the returns, ard give such advice and
counsel as may be necessary. 1t is under
stood thai the suggestion will be carried
out.
Gov. Pinchback has Just come to tell me
that he thinks things look rather squally.
He says he believes that the returning board
Feliciana and Ouachita. He says II this is
done 1t may result ia giving the state to the
republicans, but he Is not certain OF 1t, or
that 1t will secure the legislature to them.
He says that Packard was q Thousand or
more votes behind Hayes; that he scratched
Packard, and great many others did the
same. He seys IL is not n all unlikely that
Packard would fail OF obtaining the guber-
Material office, even II the electoral vote is
awarded to Hayes.
The Baltimore American has letter from
member Of the committee who went from
Hagerstown to Rockville, MONTGOMERY
county, to recount the ballots with q view
OF ascertainfng whether Mr.. Walsh or Mr..
McCOmas Is entitled to represent the 6.h dis
trtct in the next Congress. The writer
charges that the committee were bullied and
in suite d at Rockville. and that after Mr. f.,
B. Prettyman. the clerk of the oourt, had al
l)wed a recount of the ballots in the presence
OF committee OF three from eacn party, an
effort was male to prevent the recount. He
adds: "The committee during their brief
stay learned sufficient OF what was done in
Rockville on election dsy TO convince them
that the majority obtained in Montgomery
count, as we have learned since returning
home, has reduced the majority eight votes.
We are informed that colOred men were
driven out OF town to prevent their voting;
that the names OF others were stricken from
The registry list; that men who have resided
In washington for years were brought there
only been away short time found they were
deprived Of their votes; that at Rockville
colored men were compelled to vote outside
Eofod Info9en me window WI while the white Iasn
lessness prevailed while the vote was betng
counted, the room being filed with half
srown boys, who were well supplied with
democratic tickets, and that everything
showed determination to roll up such q
majority as would overcome anything Mr..
McComas could obtain IN tue otner four
counties OF tie district. In vfoo0f what has
been learned by this committe g, all OF whom
were members of the central committee OF
Washineton county and personal friends Of
will insist upon 1t hat, II Mr.. Walsh claims
the seat In the next Congress, Mr.. McComas
shall contest It, and they have no doubt that
that he was lawfully elected as the Congress
man OF the 9Th district"
The New York Express says:
1T II the opinion Of Mr.. Randall that the
I'D joint rule for counting the v0tss for Pres
lde1t ls ,L and Vice President Is stu in force,
that 1t is open for enforcement or amend
ment. Mr.. Dawes, Of Massachusetts, We
have understood to be OF the same opinion.
can keep the rule, amend 1t or change II, or
make new rule regulating the counting of
the votes for President and Vice President.
day, and enter at once upon the work OF pre-
ps ration fer the counting demanded. The
whole couEtry demands fair count, and a
can, as soon as possible, ought to give assur-
shall be had"
DR.. Redneld writes to the Cincinnati Com.
mercial from Atlanta, Georgia, Now 8:
81 found in South Carolina, aad find in
little alarmed at the prospect. But tnese
dismal forebOdings / get from them alone.
Now that victory has come to the democrats,
L nave not QoAlQ u WOIQ from one Ot In0m
that could be construed into threat that
northern men would have TO leave because
OF the democratic triumph, without refer
ence TO whether they had Deen 9, a,tive In pol
|; tics or not. In South Carolina heard many
broad intimations that certain white repub-
licans would be driven from the state II
Chamberlain was elected, without reference
to whetl er Tilden was or not. But in no
|. instance have 1 heard threats made with
|: Ttldens election as q condition precedent
|. In South Carolina ! was told that they
|: would have TO get out, anyway-that the
|. whites were determined not to longer tOler-
ate men among them who 'iacite' the ne.
: srOes- that is, In plain English, those who
: preach the doctrine of the political equality
: OF all men.
. With reference TO who will be run OF or
: who will not be, am pretty well satisied
that the republican party In the cotton states
win be stamped ont. In Georgia 1t Is gone
already, and the organization will be form
ally dts0anded. In the other southern states
the republican party is in no danger, for
there is white material enough 70 keep 1t on
Its legs. But In the cotton states there is
not enough white material in that party to
keep 1t anoat. 1t viii 60 by the board.
Speculation IL already rife - to Tildenls
Cabinet To day have heard 1t suggested