The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-22
LOUISIANA.
No New Developments, In New
Orleans.
The Doors Of the Senate Chamber unex,
pectedly Thrown Open and the Crowd
Outside Admitted.
\ Delegation at CoIOrcd Politicians
can an the Democratic Committee
ANA Assure Them there Mns no
Intimidation la OuachiIn.

NEW ORLEANS, November 2l.--The
Returning Board met at Has. The
doors were thrown open to the men,
beTs Of the press. About twenty per.
sons only We're in the room including
the members of the board, representa-
uNes OF the two committees, steno.
graphers, clerks, etc.
Wells, Cassanavo and Kenner were
already present, aud Anderson ar
rived n few minutes after, at about
ll;55, when the board was called TO
order.
Governor Wells was anxious to open
the door and admit the crowd on the
outside. This was done and the Demo-
cratic committee on elections was ad-
mitted behind the bar followed by
fifteen persons who happened to be in
attendance, and who were not hoping
for such n concession.
MIR. Hscharie then filed the protest
TINT he had given notice Of on Mon.
day, on behalf of the Democratic can.
didates for Congress.
The board conferred some i've or ten
minutes, when Wells moved that the
board go into executive session. This
was at once done, aud the hall cleared.
The committee Of northern RppuhIl-
cans, to attend the sessions of the
board, has been changed since Mon
days meeting, and now consists of
Beardley, Of Illinois; Eugene Hale, of
Maine; Van Allen, OF New York.
Stoughton, OF New York, aud Garfield,
of Ohio.
The board sets on all parish returns
in executive session. Daring this ses-
sion, the only persons present are the
two committees Of gentlemen
from the North. The ac-
ton during this session is rs follows:
The returns Of II parish are taken up,
placed on the table where the chair
men OF the two committees, Demo-
cratic and Republican,, are seated by
the side Of the members. These gen.
tlemen are then invited to examine
them and see whether they have been
disturbed and tempered with. The
returns ares then opened and CONSOLE
dated. The vote Of the parish for
each elector Is called of, and the re-
turns are then handed to the clerks,
who verify the additions made by the
commissioners OF election. II these
prove correct, the members Of the
board sign and approve them.
A delegation consisting of fifteen
colored men from various precincts in
Ouachita parish called on the visiting
Democrats at the St Charles Hotel To.
day. They had ali been members OF
the Republican party. Several were
recently presidents Of Republican
clubs, and gave reasons why they had |
and led their respective fol-
lowing to the polls to vote the Demo.
cratic ticket.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee have copies Of Republican OH.
cial returns obtained nj the polls from
parishes, The gain on the |
vote over 1874 in these
parishes foots up 1856. The total vote
for state treasurer In 1874 was l47,7O5. |
The total vote for Nichols now is lG0,- |
"a, making Nichols actual majority |
) 900 IN the forty-egnt parishs heard |
from, and, including the ten to hear
from, taking the vote Of 1874 from Re-
publican counts, the vote on five Til
Ien electors will, 10y omission of five
from Radical tickets, be 50, $50 while
Hayes electors, eight In number, will
be "A, 440, and this, emitting the Re-
publican five, will give the Tilden
electors majority of 0,2i9. These
iorty.eight parishes returns are sworn
aud subscribed TO by each Radical
election official at every poll In the
parishes, and are certified to by the
clerk Of the district court in the par
ishes he being In each case Radical
and the custodian, after the election,
Of the ballot-boxes and returns. How
the Returning Board will overcome
this majority and count Hayes elected
has not been decided yet, but they Y i'll |
40 il, and to do IL will not elect Dem.
Dcrat to ill the vacancy now existing
Ia the hoard.
The total vote OF the State, made up
from duplicate poll lists received from
parishes, and ten parishes
estimated 10y the registration this year
aud the vote Of 1874, Is as follows:
For Governor--Niuholls, Si,202; Pack.
ard, 70,ll2. Total, l6O, 22i. Total vote
ia 1874 tor treasurer, 47,7O5. Increase
this year over the 1874 vote, 1853.
Nichols majority over Packard Of the
votes poDled, 5000. OF the Tilden
electors, five have u majority over the
highest vote for the Republicans Of
q, 2l9. The other two rilden electors
have mai ority OF 1895.
She RepuDiican claims brewing
smaller.
WASHINGTON, Nov ember 2l.-Wil'
liam Il. Chandler, telegraphing from