The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-11-18
kellogg raSins sh- wry SO a Return
sng Board Ers1-a.

ing Board ErsE-a.
kellogg publishes - letter this even
ing addressed to the Picayune. in
which he says: ''in yDur morning Is
sue, OF this dste, / read With surprise
the following: Dispatches were ex-
changed last night 10y Kellogg aud
CEam beslain, also by kellogg AID Sen
stor Conover, Rsd!eall, OF Florida. The
| Chamberlain correspondence amouat-
ed TO this: Il viii carry South Caro-
lima for Hayes, ifyou carry louisiana
The Governors OF Louisiana aud Of
SOdth Caroline, when it was thought
the election OF Fiiden depended on
these States, entered into "A mutual
agreement TO return their States :or
I Hayes by any means.' The sbove con-
| tains a grave charge, and seems to
1 have been uade with delibeTation.
7 1t IS in every word untrue.
| | have seat no disp4tc!i to Governor
tCbamberlsin, or have sent any dis
patches. have never written or teIe-
graphed to the gentlemen named. or
any other person IN the State of South
Carolina or Florida during tie past six
months. Nor have l received letter
or telegram bearing upon the election.
There il much more saii Ia the same
issue OF the Picayune regarding myself
and the retnr1iug board. i am not q
member OF the returning board. | do
not appoint members. ] am net re-
sponsibie to them for my action, nor
are they TO me, except that my name
bas been placed ON the Republican
ticket as presidential e,ector. / am
not candidate for any Office, ! have
endeavored 10 be fair and just in the
disct arge of my official duties, and
the record vii, show | have been so
/ do not claim the right, heweyer, rs
an American citizen, 10 express my
opinion l have said, and 1 Will re-
4 peat that the majorities claimed by
the Democrats in the heavy
Republioan parishes Of ouachita and
have not been fairly obtained. The
registered votes of these three parishes
is: White ., iu3. black $3.50. They
gave me majority for Governor In
lIsI2 OF 22,a222. Even according TO the
count Of the former fusion board they
gave the Repnhlitsn caudidates In
1874 ;iisiasily af = sci, as conceded
by the Leiuecratic Slate COMMITTEES.
They are said to have gone Democratic
this year by over 3,0oe, whilst Ia DeaI-
: ly every other parish tie enlored votes
. has been east solid for the Reps hlicaHs,
, and the Republicans have gained
largely. ! assert. and the proofs which
, Cannot be bi.iden sill ahansIsntIy bear
; out tie assertion, that this change
. has hsen effected 10y systematic
course OF intimidation
s Indspenaets of the parishes psme,i
: in Keilees,s letter. aud coaceaing tha.
{ t.te hepnt,.iesSs have ssr c,g;st have
Carried them, The Democrats hspe q
: rlaj sliiy cf e-tweeu five .siS thou
r -shi. Ia lsast Baton H,ags. xnrra al
0 the safeguards Of troops wers At hsna
y In the United States barracks, the ne.
e groes voted aimsst soist.iy the Demo
e cratic ticket, change Of over l.Sol
: votes. No asare lnsin,idsiion wa,
used IN the etner p4sishts than il
i East Batoa Rouge.
tbe Ee~ssssx tsr tyaf-s-sa -Ehus Far
nnd No Farther
New Or.exns t.scs3na- Tns Con
n %ervstivrs of bsai-iailn hase afsssss,
v trssn sufficiently Gefraa1ed III the ,,rs--
sent election canvass. They iiay.. "a
uentiy submitted tonpjusi aad ,,ppre-
sive dlseriiDinations from pari.sat
reeistrars appointed by partisan ex
ecutive. Th-y have endsiFesf ain or
leanized system al open aud shatnel.--.
fraud which began with the opeain,
of the registration beoks, aud has con
tinued during the election. From, tn
y nomsnt when Antoine, the epubli
q Jean candidate for reelection I.
!. the office OF Lieutenant Governos
rcfused To allow the cons<r
vativee pFaper representation d
TO the registrhttoh efiices. II WAS well uu
N tdersfo0d that tie san1pxlga MAS 10 b
:. oRe Of apen frsud Taat .:rlrv hsnssoi
hAs been fp5tz1lest - *seFy ussseI5s
= feafare. The Conservesavn have ~
lhtnaGesd - o11esle1sd an4 docGnaf