The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-26
TRYING TO COUNTIN HAYES.
THE KELLOGG RETURNING BOLRD
DETECTED IN FRAUD.

HWsrns broken Open aud Tsmpered with
The Conspirator. struck Dumb by the Evi-
deuce Of their GuiIt-Postponins tho CAM
vsss Of the Contested Louisians Parishes.
New ORLEANS Nov. 25.-There is con-
siderable excitement here tonight over the de-
tootion Of the Returning Board In plain fraud.
The returns from the contested Democratic
parishes were opened to dav, and the Conserva-
tive committee were permitted to be present at
tbe opening Of the cases, though not at the can
wasting OF the votcs. The returns from De
Boto, sealed and dated Nov. H. and marked re-
peived Nov. 1s were first opened Protesting
pfhdavits were found attached to the returns
when taken out OF the envelope. Mr. Cavanac,
Of the Conservative counsel, glancing at the
sfidsyits, discovered them to be dated Nov. rs.
Showing oonclvsively that the roturns had been
broken open and resealed while In possession
nj the Returning Board, and that the concoctors
pf The affidavit fraud h I'd tripped up on the
date. The board was dumbfounded at this de-
tsotion
Mt. Cavsnac, turning to Mr.. r. W. stoughton,
ssid "fou see this evidence OF fraud 2" Mr..
Btoughton endeavored to account for It as a
mistake, saying that the sfidavit nisht have
been signed in De Soto to-day. MIR. Cavdnac re-
piled that De Soto is seven hundred miles dis
tant. senator Sherman said there was no use
tu ulr- using tue lhCi Nndt NNc ndu Deen
opened and tampered with. Mr.. q. B. Smith,
with Indignant vehemencc, eaid; "Ttese docu-
nlsnts have been tampercd With. and this Is an
outrage" and Senator Trumoull substantially
Ba,d that II was a palpable fraud.
There was much excitement Ia the room for
time.
Ouecbita, the next Democratic parish. was
opened for inspection. and afi iavts were found
attached dated Nov. -, though that parish is
bix hundred miles from this city. These cases
have shown that the returns In pos session of
the bo ri are broken open, do 'tored II de omed
pecesrary to suit the Republicans, and sealed
Acain before they are regularly opened In execu-
live session. The returns from forty p srlshes
nre now IN possession OF the board. Fortunately
the Conservatives have duplicates OF these worn
to In the county courts and By Rcpubli can Su-
perviecrs as n check.
The uoard has only seven more days TO alt.
They have consumed eight In canvassins eight
Den parishes. 1t IS felred here that they will
hraw out the contested cases until the last day,
nsolarc them fraudulent In a lump. when 1, will
be- too late to check them. and thus wiplng out
ibe Democratic majority, ad journ sine die
Ind leave Kellogg to commission tho Hayes
blcotors They were staggered to-day, and post
poned canvassing the contested parishes until
Monday. They have named six D. rshos tO be
treated on that day.
In th" case OF East Baton Rouge. returns Of
wh,ch we're opened yesterday aud post tponed for
ronsidefation until Monday. the SUPERVISOR OF
Registrdton was found TO have assumed the
powers of the board, aud onl. returned seven
nut OF the fourteen polls throwing out the 9TH
ora on the ground OF intimidation. The law re-
uuires the Commissi oners at each polling place,
within tweniyfour hours after the close OF the
polls 10 IN Ike return Of the vOfe cast to the
Supervisor OF Hegistr ition Of the parish. who,
within twenty-four hours after the receipt OF
The returns from the polling places, Is required
TO consolidate such returns to be certified
correct by the Clerk OF the District Court and
forward the consolidated returns with the Org-
turDinR Board. Statements OF violence or in
timidaiOn at snv poll, when alleged, are
reduired to be attached TO and forwarded with
the consolidated returns. East Baton Rouge Is
Twelve hOurs's distant from New Ore ans. Re
turns from that parish were not sent by mail
and not fled with the Returning Board
until Nov. g. MANY of the afil il1avits accompany
fDR the same charging intimidutipn were sworn
20 IN New Orleans; some OF them late
Nov. -. The total vote OF the par
Ish, as ascertained from the returns OF the
2,6I8 for Tilden and l.6ss for Hayes, but the
supervisor OF Registration. by consolidating the
retUrn- from only seven polling places, leaving
nut tho other seven aud omltting to send the
original returns from some, IN kes a return OF
only lll2 votes for lilden and l,41i for liza es.
Until tue returns from East Baton Rouge were
opened 1t WIS not known to the Democrats wnat
afndavi- accompanied them or from which
polling tlaces returns were rejected.