The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-25

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gentleman on the Democratic side.
Gen. Anderson-Republicans, also.
Mr.. Mells-And granted them tn
privilege of having another reporter
present which they had selected. Tha
violation has brought on US very
scurilous charge by gentleman admitted
as one of the correspondents. For tha
reason and many others, we must objec
to violating the rules We will haye tc
read the article 10 which have reference
The Clerk read an articls from the
Cincinnati Enquirer of the 18th, headed
The Scoundrels of the Returning
Board"
During the readiug General Anderson
denounced the author.
Mr.. Duponte-Msy l ask the BOARD
for information, was the gentleman
present at the meeting of the Board
when this article was written
We have mo disposition to enter into
an agreement in relation to this matter
l merely thought of suggestin {
that the representations might
have been gathered outside. The article
which has been read was evidently
written outside, by representatives OF the
papers In which it first appeared.
The application was refused.
The returns from the three contested
parishes, East Baton Rouge, St. Tam
many and Iberia, were taken up. East
Baton Rouge has - polling places, but
the returns when opened were on y from
seven. The law requires the COM
missioners at each polling place, within
twenty-four hours after the close
of the polls to make returns OF the votes
cast to the Supervisors Of Registration 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 as
correct by the clerk of the District
Court and forward the consolidated re-
turns, with the originals received by
him, by mail 20 the State Returning
Board. Statements Of violence or in.
timidation, when alleged, are required
to be attached TO and forwarded with
the consolidated returns. East Baton
Rouge is twelve hours distant from New
Orleans. The returns from this parish
were no. sent By mail, and were not filed
with tho Returning Board till Novem-
Der 23d. Many OF the sttidsvits accom-
panying the same charge intimidation,
and were sworn to in New Orleans,
some of them as late as the 22d.
The total vote of the parish as ascertain
ed from the returns Of the commissioner
at the polling places was 2,23S for Tilden
and 1926 for Hayes, but the supervisor
of registration by consolidating returns
from only 9polIing places, leaving out
the other I and omlting to send up the
original returns from some makes re-
turn Of only l,l02 votes for Tiden and
l,477 for Hayes. AffidavI:s have been
filed stating that the supervisor in this
parish, and in every other parish in the
state, is Republican; that the returns
from fourteen parishes are still mlssingi
that several OF the missing returns were
and had been in the city ot New Orleans
for DAYS, IN the hands of persons who
were not supervisors. Until the returns
from East Baton Rouge were opened it
was not known to the Democrats what
affidavits accompanied it, or the returns
from what polls were rejected. The
Democrats complain bitterly of the &C
ton of the Board and supervisors IN re-
gard TO this parish. After much discussion
the returns of East Baton Rouge were
laid aside The only parish furnished
to-day, was St. Martin, and was, Ti!deD,
/ ,O23; HAYES, 1907. The undersigned,
acting as council for the various csndi-
dates upon the Democratic Conservative
ticket, state, national and municipal, with
respect. show: That the returns from
the various polls and parishes are in
spected BY this Board. and the vote
announced by it is merely that for Gov
ernor and electors; that the tabustlon
of sill other votes is turned over 10 corps
of clerks to be done outside OF the pres
ence Of the Board; that all of said clerks
are Republicans, and that the Demo
cratic Conservative candidates have no
check upon them. and no means TO detect
errors, expose fraudulent tsbulstion or
to cal! the attention Of this board TO sny
such wrong if any exist. That By this
system the fate OF all other candidates
pLl IONcTUOE hHu CISNbOAo 10 kiaN-N iIa
the hands Of bod V OF Republican clerks,
with no check against erroneous
or dishonest action on their
part. That fair play requires
that some check should be placed upon
said clerks, and some protection afforded
to said candidates sgalnst errors or dis.
honest action on the part Of said clerks,
wherefore they respectfully ask that
they be permitted to name threo respects
Die persons, and that to such
parties be accorded the privilege of
being present in the room or rooms
where said tabulation IL progressing,
and of inspecting the tsbuIstion and
compsring the same with the returns.
and also Of fully inspecting the return=.
and previous to the adoption BY this
Board of said tabulstion. With view 20
satisfy all parties that there has been no
tampering or unfair practice in connec-
tlo1 herewith.
The Board adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
CHICAGO, November 2t-The Journals
New Orleans special says the returning
officer: have finished all the uncontested
parishes. The Republicans have ma
iority in these of 9274.
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