The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-30
Bed Rocs FACTS Coneerulng the Fresl.
Dental canvass ~ ibe FELL
can State.
The Republicans Deserted by
Gov. StcarnS Florida Book
ed for Tilden and Reform.
Col PastOu On the Sisrsss Staad IN New
Orleans How toe Canvass Was COa
Quoted on the Democratic Side
The Situation Uaekaagta at
Washington.


question ia this state. and h- ta- ~
weed the Canyassiug Board ~ cb,,
the orier- 81 the & urt. secretary of
State, McLinb, bottled the other
members Of the bolad 60 meet iu ii-
office al u O'Clock tn-nsrroH 90 cam
vase according 10 the Court ma date
An apparently well fuuu'si r.nor H.
atiost this morniug. that instructions
have been tt'sgraplei hyic from
Washington. 10 Disregard be- order ui
the Court Whether there b. truth 10
This or NOS, - not known. Lrls BOT
probable that the b1,rt wi, regard
them. The Senate com nltJss r1rels.
dsd their labor- here lud itft Tor jack
soEville this morning.
Col, Parton on tas StSrl.
New ORLEANs, u,c-motr ar.a-C,l
Patton. Chairman OF tle Democratic
state Committee. testified ueIole tus
senate investigating committee that o..
had been the uuivrrrl castlu
90 t1e committee O. Gres up.4
me nbers ~ the party tHr ,uprrm- nn
portaEOe % preserving p,ara "a. th
sacrifice Of everything btH -stI a..
defense wac satisfied tuh, ia = fair. frac
aod peAceable election tGev cuu. % rsu5
the state. lie snes nothing vi 10.
conduct Of
The Campaign ~ uasCbita
parish, except from htar-ay. IHs w.
Eistration 90 tn- state was couIuc.e
~ hon. Mich 81 Hahn, chief gu. r
visor. who was i!eluo.ttau. Super
vls1rs vcru appointed by Ne.'a-- us
Antoine when aching as Governor
Incy were Republican, 81. .,s d. W.T.
hes sntw- L. mauy cave sizes were
residents Of other ytfishsa. i.e hau
requested Governor Antoine toilet ths
Democrats have f4.s representation ia
the registration. Auto,at Said tns- be
had Appointed some Dtnatt.ts, bat
destined t. ucC-de 20 the r-lg lcswlt.
nsse. When lester assiu. iJr t1e
cO,dEiissi1u of
Dca~erats az Registrars
was banded Autoine, hr Said he saw
the justice OF Il, tat would nave 90 sub
nit % Ia the Rspubiirsu r0nmitsee.
and Afterwards wrote q letter dcciIu-
ing g. DO so. Witness promised 60
Cornish cUpie. Of the entire carre.pon
deuce, which Will be incorporates IL
thereport % senstnc Howe. The Dsno
cratic Conservative Of tu. state
organize n cyEtfAi committee, whose
duty IL was 80 conduit ths
campaign GA tuey.aeral principles
announced by She convention.
No specific INSTRUCTIONS Ser, given by
the convention. Prominent Deme-
Gratis from the Interior u the state
frequsntly visited the headquarters %
the State Conmittee. some few par
ishes sent NO representatives 10 the
State Convention. Representatives
from nearly every perish visited TIA.
committee and We nrgcd upon them
the
Lis~ 80 Cenarcs Aaeptea and rub
Iisi.a
DJriGg the canpaieu. In the
Newspapers We urged the importance
oi a peaceful election, aside from the
Humanitarian principle involved, as a
matter Of policy. We knsw shat
statements had been made u law es,-
mess heretofore IN the country parishes
and used against W, bnt had 10 spe
cisi apprehension or Information thst
ANY acts OF violence would be com
nlit,sd We SpprrEendsd that in the
besied canvass collisions uuight occur,
and we're under the Impression thai IL
was The desire Of tbe Republican party
10 bring about such collisions We
thoagiit the Democratic state ticket.
" eitctsd. would be ouuuted cut by The
Returning Board. uuisss "a National
Democratic ticket was successful.
Every disturbance that occurred, ~
matter whether personal or otherwise,
~ss charged hy the Republican pres.
10 the Democratic party. ard We were
snsiau> that there should De no pre-
text for - using any Rcss OF
violence. Charges have been made
heretofore ~
Acts sf viaisscs
aud the polls thrp~n cat by the Re-
turning Beard Ia consequence. There
bad been three considerable riots ia
the State, two IA New Orleans, one Ia
1860 and the other In September. 1874;
sad one in ColiaK In 1873, which ~ers
attended BY loss q Life; eoula nor give
the nuu0sr killed 10 theuli they were
mostly Republicans Ia the one Of 800,
snd In the o;bers both parties were
coDeerned; could not state 80 ,tfvtiy.
tat thoasbt the uumbfr ~ eplored
men killed were iarssly IN sxces.;
kaew only isoA p1hlisbpd reports: the
state government fOr the pat eight
yesrs has bsen very bad, hAyinx
vrnng heavy taxation from the peo
pie aud conferred no heneGts, aud
lacked the
cssase.ee sf the rsepie,
rither white or black, 80 far rs bis per-
'onal observation extended; ti'e state
Ian upon the dollar valuation II four
lsen mills, previous to the present sys-
isni Il Was one half Of one per Gem;
snds were reported a. bcing assessed
II more Than market value; in New
Orleans his property was assessed at
's.0o0 hi. STATE tsx was $40 and city !
az sl5e; the city tex u determined By |
ne city council. which i now Demo
'rst,ci bis property, " -old at auction. !
would no, bring over e8,0og would BE- /
Siiiiug n take 50 ,0o0--N hat he gave !
'of IT, Witness was interrossted at /
peat length 10 references TO he sub
Get Of taxation, orsau,za.
loo Of the Judiciary OF the
nate under Repabliean rerimr
md MISCONCEPTIONS 70 the lzt,er system
. adopted, and the uuiversal pawera
'onierved upon the Governor. Unisss
~ h<d National Democrats asm,a.
Hfrntioo, n would be- imposzfbie 70
lavs Dsmcc-stio State admInlstra.
ioa. We elected our Sta,s govern
nsnt. bot the Returning Isesrd re-
'sssed thar order. This h q matter OF
~. In comnon with eminent coun
u he thiaks the law creating
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