The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-30
The Returning Board.

The Returning Board.
New Orleans, November 20.-At the State
the Senate Chamber and its sur
roundings betoken the approaching session
of the Returning Board. In the middle of
the apartment were arranged three tables
in a row; one for the Returning Board, and
the others for the Republican and Demo
cratic committees. The corridors surround
the rotunda were closed by barrlcades
guarded by the Sergeant-at-Arms. A squad
of police was stationed near the vicinity
the Senate Chamber in order to be on
hand in case of any disturbance. Toward
noon the Republican and Democratic Com
mittees entered the room. Representing
the Republicans were Messrs. futile, Gar
field, Sherman, Hall, and Steughton, and
for the Democrats appeared Messrs. Trum-
bull, Palmer, Bigler, c. b. Smith, G. w.
Julian, and Watson.
The Returning Board has determined to
exclude, during the executive session, all
persons except members of the National
Committees. Counsel will only be called
in where contests are raised-that is,
where a contest has been filed or accom-
panies the returns. Counsel will not be
allowed to examine the returns when
opened, but merely to witness the unsealing
Of packages. The Democratic Committee on
Returns will have a room in the neighbor-
hood of the Hall of Representatives, in
order to be within easy reach of the Senate
Chamber. Each of the National Com
mittees are accompanied by a phonograhper,
who will report all proceedings for their
respective commissions When the Board
goes into executive session, members of the
press will be excluded. The sessions of the
Board will continue from day to day from
10 a. m. until 4 p. m. Clerks of the Board
were posted in a room back of the Senate
Chamber. Local Commissioner represent
ing Democrats and Republicans were pres
emit at the executive session.
A number OF rules for the government Of
the Board were adopted.
Zacharie, Chairman Of. the Democratic
Committee on Returns, entered a protest
against the Board proceeding to canvass the
vote before the vacancy had been filled,
there being no Democrat on the Board. The
United States Supervisors were not allowed
to be present, or the representatives of the
local press.
The Board commenced their canvass of
the votes, taking up the undisputed parishes
in alphabetical order. The three parishes,
Ascension, Assumption, and Avoyelles, were
disposed of, giving about the same vote as
shown in the tables made heretofore from
the duplicate poll lists.
Hon. George w. Julian, who at first de.
cIined to serve on the committee of which
Governor Palmer is chairman, because ne
then expected to return home, has con-
scented to be added to the committee, and
will remain here until the pending investi.
CATION is concluded.
New Orleans, Nov. 21.-The doors were
thrown open to the press. About twenty
persons were in the room, including the
members of the Board, representatives OF
the two committees, stenographers, clerks,
etc. Messrs. Wells, Casanaye, and Kenner,
were already present. Mr.. Anderson ar.
rived q few minutes after, at about 11:35,
when the Board was called to order. Gov:
ernor Wells was anxious to open the doors
and admit the crowd outside. This was
done, and the Democratic Committee on
Elections was admitted behind the bar
followed by fifteen persons, who happened
to be in attendance, not hoping for such 9
concession.
Mr.. Zacharie then filed the protest that hi
had given notice of on Monday, on behalf
of the Democratic candidates for Congress
The Board conferred some five or six min
utes, and Mr.. Wells then moved that tn,
Board now go into executive session. Thi
was at once done and the hall cleared.
The committee of Northern Republican
to attend the sessions of the Board has beer
changed since Mondays meeting, and nov
consists of Beardsly, of Illinois, Eugenl
Hale, of Maine, Vanallen and Stoughton
of New York, and Garfield, of Ohio.
The Board sits on all parish returns il
executive session. During this session tn,
only persons present are the two committee
of gentlemen from the North.
The Board was in executive session abou
three hours, and in this time examined tn
returns in q number of parishes, layin;
those aside in which there were contests O
protests for action after the ~uncontestet
parishes are examined. 1t is found tina
there are contests in nearly all the parishes
The parishes so far canvassed by the Re
turning Board are: Ascension, Tilden
1000; Hayes, 2,074; Assumption, Tilden
1880; Hayes, 1852; Avoyelles, Tilden
1928; Hayes, "a; Cameron, Tilden, 245
Hayes, 81; Point Coupee, Tilden, 1850
Hayes, 1887; st. Bernard, Tilden, 1856
Hayes, SOL st. James, Tilden, 952; HAYES
1887; St. John the Baptist, Tilden, 743
Hayes; 1887. These figures do not diffe
materially from the. duplicate poll list j
the hands of the Democratic Committee. O
the nine parishes eanvassed, only two CAV
Democratic majorities, showing thatmost Q
|, the protests are by the Republicansi in Demo
cratic parishes.
NEW OhLEANS, NOV. ZO.-lmmeQlaJel
after the reeting of the Board at 11:30
m, the Counsel of the Democratic Con
mittee on Returns filed a motion for copie
of the protests and contests entered on tn
Republican side. The motion was take
under advisement. A protest against th
l rules adopted by the Board was filed by tn
Democratic Counsel, when the Board wen
into executive session. Gov. r. c. Wicklifi
elected at large on the Democratic ticke
was excluded from the room, notwithstanC
ing he had the day before received a moi
> from the President of the Board invitin
) his attendance. President Wells said this
, Gov. Wickliffe could only be present in cas-
of a contest. The latter gave notice that h
would file a protest. The Board went int
executive session about noon. The followin
named gentlemen composing the Dem,
cratic and Republican Visiting Committee
remaining in the room: Democratic Con
5 mittee, Messrs. Palmer, Trumbul, Julian
G. B. Smith, and Bigler; Republican Con
mittee, Messrs. Sherman, Hale, Stoughtol
; Garfield, and Kelley. The clerk reporte
3 that the returns from fourteen parishes ha
: not yet been received. Tee following pa
r ishes were canyassed to-day in ~executiy
session:
Saint Mary~--~~--...i,4S5 "a
: oalnI Day D
, 3b3 81
l 1erre 1,9
: Nermlll1on---.------.--..-... 92 2
Ola l
LaIourcne ,694 1,8
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