Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-24

/ majoTlties being reSerN ed Tor thc-iHttcr end
1 The report of the proceedings of the return
ing boird are lengthy, but will full rcpal
Close rea'ling a. part OF the opening chaptc
Of history that may record a nationa
! drama sIeh as ChanItrrlain. Of South Caro-
I lima, feary.
The Returning Boards Proceedings.
| .rNEw ORLEANS, November &I.-1he board
I met at half-paSt eleven O'Clock. Present fOl
the Democrats Messrs Palmer, Rgler, Trlm
bull, Julian and g. B. Smith; for the Repuh,
hcans Messrs. SOughtOn, Stevenson. Parker
Clarke and Farwell.
On motion of General Anderson, the pres.
dent Of the board instructed the secretary 70
issue orders TO all the Supervisors la the city
30 file Their returns Immediately
4 request was made by the Democratic
counsel that they be notified as to the orderin
which the contested parishes would be taken
up, 50 they might have tine to summon Wit
pesses from distant parts of the State. -
President Wells said that the rules govern
! ing the board could nos be changed, and that
notice would be given when a contested
parish was 10 lr considered, but that there
w,tS no order established.
1t was agreed that the parish of East Baton
Rouge should be the first contested parish
taken mp.
General IAndersoh, rising to question of
privilege. read an article from a newspaper,
and said:
Iwishthe public to know, and also the editor, who
has IObably rot read the actunder whichthis board
IS se,lng-act twenty-eight, November. 1872 that
since that time, when | resigned my position AS a
member OF the retnning board on account Of being
"A rQn1fflatn fop fba. "a tla 1ar- hue haa1
changed. N0s, for the Information of the gentle
men present. and others, ] Will state that
th no law Sga ss aer r which s1eni wa; m agn m oalT in
which sm acting at present The act
tHentyeight. of November, 1872 does not state, as
the sct Of 1870 stated. that no candidate viii be
eligible 10 sit on the retuning board. Under the act
OF $50 the attorney-genersl, Governor John Lynch
General BOngstreet aud myself we're members
bosrd which returned Governor kellogg or Goyernor
a'HDefy, but after this act of lSI2 Was signed by
Governor Warmoth, II was composed Of five persons
elected byhe senate; that the board should consist
OF ma i0rity OF the members which established
quorum and In case OF noquOrJm, by death or other
yise. then the vacancies were 10 be filled by the resi-
due OF the board OF returning officers. Now II aIJ-
pelrs that the session OF the returning board follow
ing this act which WAS IN January February;
don't recoilect what date, the election took place.
@ % ne ss o Int FssRst ssRE Of 6htsE hoebeF Tbbf
b" senate not being IN session then. Athe succeesl-
tug session the senate eIee the following officers
Governor Wells John lynch. General LOngstresS. g.
C8Senave and Lewis 81, keIBieT. SubSaJuentlySMr.
Lynch having resigned, J. Il .NplersOn was elested
bJ the hoard one Of It's members Thn is all the law
s5rs on the sbiect and now am acting under THIS
law. and there IS nothing In this Law said about
man being DISQUALIFIED on The ground Of being
candidate: Ii there MAS would not be Sttlug at
present on thls board. Furthermore, I-acknORl-
edge that my coInpetOr Was electe but. however.
| Wish the public 10 understand thai ! am no,
aciilg under The same law Ms did In 1870. when
testified was Ineligible under that law. I hope this
explanation Will be satisfactory.
Judge Spoffoai-Mr President. | want to
present d Hfotion in writing With statement
of the rsiSonS.
Governor Wells-Is it lengthy?
Judge SpofFord-No sir. very short
Governor Wclls-Read it, then.
The undersigned, Of The counsel for the eindi-
nly represent that they are informed and believe,
that The supervisors OF registration for fourteen par
ishes had not led their returns here at the time the
tuT1s have been for SQsle time in the city Of New
Orleans In the hands OF Republican candidate for
congress; that proof Of this fact appears I'm aida
Wits filed relative 60 the parishes of OUachita Iafay
ette, East Baton Rouge. Red River Franklin and
others that It appears from the statements made by
General 7. c. Anderson before the board on Monday
last that the returns OF 81 Landry were I'm New Or
leans on that day, though reported not led yesterday
wherefore the undersigned move that the supervisors
or other persons holding said returns he ordered 10
bring The same before the board OF officers forth
with. The annexed proof shows that NJ !. Grady.
supervisor for Ouachita parish has had his returns
here IN this city for week past; ]. A. FcaSey, super
visor for Lafayette had his returns here a week ago;
that =. A, Clover. supervisor for Fast Baton ROuge
has been here with his returns for ten days past;
that A. W. Caryaghe, supervisor Of Red River, has
been here with his returns for days past that
", II N hay, supervisor of FRANKLIN, forwarded his
reInrfs the twelfth instant and Is now IN the CITY
and that GeOrge l.. Smith, the Republican candidate
for congress I'm the fourth congressional district is 10
the city OF New Orleans and brought with him from
Shreveport, and has had. and stlll has under hlS
control, some OF the returns from Red River parish,
and In said fourth district, and the annexed copy OF
circular letter TO supervisors OF registration from
ID. j. VI. JeTett, secretary Of the Republican cam
pagn committee, shows that they were instructed to
bring the Repub han yete Of their parishes up to
presented figure.
Pending the reading Of Judge SpoffOrd's
motion, Generd Anderson remarked in re-
gard to the returns from the parish of st.
Landry that they were not in the city, be-
cause he had feTertained upon the arrival of
the steamer Trenton yesterday evening that
the supervisor with the returns, and a good
many gentlemen, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, had been, detainesl on account of low
water at the month of Red river.
Judge Spofford However, that does not
affect the motion, and file that motion with
the accompanying affidavit, and | ask the
board to take action upon it. merely sug-
gest the fact Of this conduct on the part of
the supervisors, and it should receive some
further notice from the board as a breach of
.he law and an infonnality. Er.aafE
Governor Wells-f you viii accompany
7our statement with facts, and point them
)ut- .E.-. .....- r# e G-..
Judge Spoford-l have done this.
Governor Wells-lf You have evidence of
hat fact. we viii take steps TO get the re- (,
mns here, but We haye no authority 10 aet. 4
However we Will assume the authority if we /
ire CONVINCED that tile officers are here with .
he returns. II Is their duty to file the re-
urns here: but theeis no authority by which
ve can force these gentlemen here
Judge Spofford-I bring the fact TO the al .
cntion Of The board. ] viii also file mo
ion in writing in regard 10 the order in /
which the board might prescribe taking up
he contested parishes. don care whether /
he board takt- them mp alphabetically or
rot, but we desire TO know what contested
rarishes viii be taken UP first.
Governor Nells-We shall inform Won
7henever VIC will take up contested parishes.
Judge Spohord-Bnt can't the board state
yhen the parishes viii be taken up. 80 that
We can have our witnesses PRESENT.
General Anderson would suggest that
re commence with Baton Rouge. As being
most convenient to the city.
Judge Spoford-East Baton Rouge:
General Anderson-les, sir; shall recon-
mend that myself. ! don ( know what course
ne board viii pursue
Judge Spoford-l thml, that j. only a rpa-
Onable request
Governor Wells-Wr viii take MP East
iaten Rouge first We will have to be gov-
mel by the length OF evidence that viii he !
and wa want to open icw Of the
ontestcd parishes 10 see the extent of the .
'vldence- We VIII take them mp 50 as to
Het through with the least contested nc-
lrst. We would prefer that. We cannot
nswer until We see what j. in contest in the .
parishes. T I'D. .r. ...... ..."|...
Judge Spoiisrd-NiI tip,I-aar,l TIL u> nn
\ lEn iAy East Baton Rong.. viii w. takr.n upr
''o,"ra"r W rll- w may take At ap ta-
I1y 81. t"-h"rrow- However, five lind any
ilE.ni'A u ilI'' lirI-fi''-. We vii ois.n wlirrq