The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-19
VOL. XLlV.-N0. so.
lCANYASSlNG TIE BALLOTS.
LOUISIANd's RETURNING BOARD
READY EOR BUSINESS.

YFive Gentlemen Of Each Party Invited to Wit
nee. the Count-A kellogg supervisor Tcs-
nfyinx TO n pcacenbic aud Fair Election
I'm hast Feiiciana A Democratic protest.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1S.-At IL O'CLOCK
there was quite gathering AT the room OF tue
Returning Board. Messrs. Casanlve ana NeiIs'
members of the Board, were there. judge
1rumhuil Judge stallO. Gov. Palmer, ana et-
Gov. hoIIeDry, Of the NOrt"ern Den ocrats' bnd
che Democratic committee which hos charge OF
evidence To be presented on the part OF the
Democrats. were prc-ent. A number OF Re-
publicans were also IN attendance. The Board
met at I2.3O, and authorized the SerReant-at-
Arms to procure u room Tor the meeiing ot tue
Board. A resolution 81 RED 10y Gen. Anderson,
inviting the presence OF nve gentlemen from
zach party out Of Northern Democrats aud Re-
publicans In the city, was adopted.
Tho Secretly Of the Board reported that
election returns from thirty-nve parishes h I'd
been fled with him. There afo yet returns
from thirty six parishes to arrive.
The question was raised a. to whether tho
board could begin the com pilatlon and canvass
until all the returns h I'd been received. 1t was
determined, however, to begin on Monda'. the
Goth inst. and to take up the parishes alpha
bsticaliy or by Congressional districts.
Col. charie. Chairman OF the Democratic
Committee on Election and Returns, requested
TO know whether the presence VI counsel. repre-
seniing the Democratic candidates, would be
allowed during tn. ueiiDerat,on OF the board.
TDe President replied tina only IN cases where
disputed points arvse would c0nhsel Tor both
parties be c Tied IN. He addtd q that counsel
would be permitted to inspect the returns when
they were openeI. In oruer to see wnetner they
had been tanuered WITH
Col. Zicharie, Of counsel for the Democratic
candid .te-. hed plea against the constttu-
tionality OF the poafd. md protested against
certain action. Tue ioilowlng grounds were set
fortb
T,y.,-By section e. &C. es is72 ersss,pg satin Board
% 1es @ n, % ne' @ nn IL E proyd ss m
OF yacsnc, Nv death RESIGNATION. or otherwise
residue Of tne bo rd tnus eruaIlng BOARD vita power
power in ccr ain geLcies UPON siusle person
, a, .1e S %smbi. % @ SaT'; T d ..d ia
members re alone aathor!ze1 10 p.rticlpate In the
1aH sst:' sal :sil al % ,GF: a'" sou:t.lss ~ =.
Of the Site u 10 .sn. r,aSe ana oaSt Ss
vote for GS.ernSr a. sne IL "a, 3s :, .Se
The power IN the nsnd, I've pcr:ons, or ultimately in
ss o % r.s, s Be- M a' h
and legislative branchc, Of STATE GVvvrnneht- TnAt
"a Tsea ssa Of he sso
LousiAna as creating government not r.puJi.aa In
s:conS-B. lie under which the said board caim.
n,c,.l n insT ca I-eer and ~ ,n.i resPse tas ,e I,
TsIa TIL he eOa.iitu,iOnallty Of the law were
.ss, aua except to iae n.nasr "a which se Prs.ent
:sc.sS stas,c ss person. So o
cal parties saall Oe ro.urnins olnser: iGr
tect protest that the Hct has cot been complied
with. none ~ the me,noers nov omvosIg said
board member, OF the Denocratc-C Consefv awe
party, anu tnereIore said boards not constituted
aured 10 lsS.
fourtl-on behalf OF the Democratic electors. the
counsel tested against the counlng AMI compilation
of lbc woe Tor A. a. Lcysee A. IL Brew ster, Re
publican elect r., the ground tnst wnrn Brewster
voted he was occupj ilg he Federal poson OF
Uuiteo States sni that A. b. Leysee
wAsa United sites Goa .soGer. apd ineIisoie -c-
The board will dete mine on Monday whe her
Argument In this protest viii be permitted. No
election was held To nli the vacancy IN the
board. wnici n, jurned until noon on Monday
Ex Gov. u. y. Noyes pf CblO, Gen. Lew. Wal
lace OF ndisos, aud Hon. Jonn A. kasson Of
low, left TINS ioreno =, ~ r", Tor tioridd, Gen.
Jobn Coturn, lion. VIII CupUack, ana Judge
BtanIey M.ttne - departed boineward this af-
tsrnOOn.
James L. Anderson, Kelloess State Super
visor Of East FelcIana, and Uuited states tLs-
tom House III r. sa)s tuat tue election III that
parish peuc- bly, and fniTiy conducted
that the laigs Democratic gains idace there
were le.itim te. ana that he 81 ned toe re urns
10 that effect because tney were true. Inc ne
groes were not nolested anywhere III b.liotlng,
and numbers Of hem yOte1 the RepuOlicau
ticket, sh wing that there VAS nothing to Keep
the cOlUred men IRON The polls.