The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-19
LOUISIANA.
\ weak Reply from the Visiting
Republicans to the Demo-
Gratis Invitation for
Cooperation,
IlIden Cheerful and Confident Iay Gould
and SiCkIe5 Directing the Campaign Of
the CorrapilONistS Negro Re.
pablicaUsrPuttlnO on
War Paint.


NSw OmEANs, November lS.--At
twelve O'Clock there was quite gath
er,nS at the room of the returning
board, Met-rs Casave and " ells,mcm.
ber7 OF the board, were there. Judge
TmmulII, Judge Shllo, Governor Pal.
weH rSGovernor Mcllcny, and
number 81 northern Democrats and
Democratic commltteemeuwhich have
charge Of the evidence 10 be presented
Oh theparl ortheDempcruts We're pres.
emit y number OF Republicans were
present also, There was u delay Of
meeting on the part Of the board ON
ancouu, %, the absence of Krnner.
lae huard met at 1880, unauthorized
the sergeant atarus to procurca room
tor the meeting oflhe board, 4 rrso.
luton w,sollarrd by General Auder.
son inviting Attendance from each
party uorihern Democrats aud Re
publican, in the city Adopted, Cot
oneI Hsohare filed Il plea to Jurisdiction
Nnd toe board went into cxecu-
tiVcse'sion thereafter.
he Republicans reply as follows to
the letter OF tine Democrats:
NRw ORLEAN., Nov cmbcr 10,
GENTLEMEN are gralihed to
learn that We have misapprehcnded
the language and spirit OF your com
muniIation of November II, and that
We were in error in attributing to you
n purpose to inlerfereSwith the legally
constituted authorities of this State,
in The discharge of their duties. Per-
haps this misrepresentation was the
natural result Of the language employ.
ed IN your note 10 meet and confer
with you, either personally or through
a committee, in order that such inilu-
ence IA we possess may be eXcrted in
3ehalfof such canvass OF the vOtel
actually cast, IA shall command the
respect and arquiesence of the Ameri-
can people. This, ~ we understood
was u request to cooperate it'll you
or the purpose of inSuencug the ac-
ton OF the Returning Board in the
discharge OF It's duties. The President
has requested US to witness, not to
cnuvass the entire the entere proceed.
ings Of tile Board in reaching result
as to the votes legally cast and TO Oe
counted. We are gratihed to learn
that you concur with the President
aud with US in this understanding.
You also are fully aware that both |
he organization and action, whether
judicial or ministerial, of the Return
ny Board was beyond any authorita-
i've control from without, and that it
would be the height of arrogance and
oily to attempt to alter the laws OF IL
state Of which we are not citizens, or
,btrule our Interpretation of those
avs on those whose duty it Is to
Therefore, and we think
md assume you will agree with us, it
would be arrogance equally great 10
.ttcmpt by our concerted action To
the proceedings or result of
ourts of justice or OF boards acting
aud hence we are gratiiied
/ being able, from the language and
euor OF your letter, to assume that
on did not wish to confer with us for
the action Of the return
ug board, but only to secure such co
peratiOn on our part a5 would enable
: Jointly, with yourselves, to witness
he proceedings throughout. A confer.
nee for that purpose would now seem
> be unnecessary, AS we learn from "A
just received from the
GARD, which appears tOus to accom-
lish all that by your explanatory note
on desire TO attain by the proposed
we'will add, it is very APP
aren't, if you wish to see fair aud
onest expression, there IL no differ
nee between us. You have
roposed conference and active
ssoc ated influence. This we regard
! beyond our duty or our privilege as
Idi> iduaIs. We shall be happy to
Dufer with you as individuals, or to
cooperate in whatever shall be rigl /,
ut concerted action for the purpose OF {
an official board we hold
, be beyond our privilege, and we
lall hope all may come to pass which
pod citizens can wish without the use
any such means. We remain, gen.
emen, very respectfully yours,
nhio-John sherman, Stanley Mathews,
DO IT, Stevenson, II. +. NOyes, j. a. Gar ,
ed, T.. W. StOughton.
Hale.
lowA-W. a, McGrsw, j. y. kasson, J. w,
hapman, W. II. Smith.
Clarke, j. c. Wilson.
illlnois-R. Haven, Abner Taylor, Y. b.
arwell,J NJ. Beardslee.
CumDack, John Coburn.
avis Wallace.
Nvw York; W. slsngthy, j. II. Van AL
n.
Irving Ditty.
Kelley, NJ. =. Quay.
=, tho Hon ex.Governor l. NJ Palmer Iy. !
man Trumbell, James o. Broadhead, W.
X Morrison, lewis V. Bogy, samuel j.
Randall A. q. Curtin, j. Il. Doolittle,
Geo ge u. smith, George W. Julian, VI. ID.
Ninn,nr. Iohn Love. Henry WnLterson, j.