The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-24
LOUISIANA.
Proceedings Of the Returning Board,

L diulClI OlSlCI. ~
G. b. Smith; for the Radicals, Messr;
Stougbtop, Stevenson, Parker, Clark
and Farwell. Judge Spsford, OF tn
counsel for the Democratic candidates
submitted the following:
The undersigned of the counsel for tn
cane idateo on the Democratic Conservs
tive ticket, respectfully represent tha
that they are informed and belive ths
the supervisors of registration 10
fourteen parishes had not fled their re
turns here at the time the Board sd
journed yesterday; that many OF these
returns are and have been Tor some TIM
in the city of New Orleans, in the hand
of the Republican supervisors, or Of {
Republican candidate tor Congressi tbs
proof OF this fact appears in IN,
atfidavits filed IN relation to th'
parishes of Ouschita, Lafayette, Eas
Baton Rouge, Red River, Frank
lin and others; that it appear
from the statements made by General I
q. Anderson before the Board on las
Monday, that the returns tor st Landry
were in New Orleans on that day
through reported not filed yesterday
wherefore the undersigned move that thC
supervisors or other persons holding sale
returns, bs ordered to bring the same be
fore this Board of Returning officer!
forthwith. The annexed proof show:
that MIR. }. Grady, supervision fol
Ouachita, has had his returns here in this
city for week past; that j. A. Veazy
supervisor for Lafayette, had hi;
returns here week ago; that
f. A. Clover, supervisor TOR East
Baton Rouge, has been here
with his returns for ten days past; that
A. w. Caroughe, supervisor Of Red
River parish, has been here with his re-
turns for 'versl days past; that w. Ii
Mckay, Supervisor OF Franklin, for.
wardeu bis returbs on the l2tn inst, and
is now in the city, and that George 5.
Smith, Republican candidate. for Con-
gress in the Fourth Congressional dis
trict, is in the city OF New Orleans, and
brought with him from Shreveport, and
has had and still has under his control
acme OF the returns from Red River
parish and said Fourth district,
aad that the annexed copy OF a
circular letter TO the supervisor
OF registration, from D. j. NJ. A. Jewett
Secretary of the Republican Campaign
Committee, shows that they were in
structed to bring the Republican vote of
their parishes up to the presented
figure. On motion OF General Anderson,
the president of the board instructed the
secretary TO issue orders to all the super
visors in the city to lie their returns I'M
;nediately. A request was made oy the
Democrats counsel that they be notified
AS to the order in which the contested
parish wyuld be taken up, so that they
might have time to summon witnesses
from distant parts of the State.
President Wells said that the rules
governing the Board could not be
changed; that notice would be given
when contested parish was to be con-
sidered, but that there was no order es-
tabIishcd.
1t was then agreed that the parish of
East Baton Rouge should be the first
contested parish taken up.
Gen. Anderson rose TO the question OF
privileg :, and read an article from a
newspaper and said | with the public
to know, and also the editor, VINO has
probably not read the act under which
this Board j. wOrking-act 28 ol Nov. 72
that sInse that time. when | resigned
my position as a member o. the Return
Ing Board on account Of being u Csndi-
date for the Senate, the law has been
changed. Now, to7 the information of
the gentlemen present, and others, [ will
say that the law under which | WAS
acting in 1870 and 1872 is different
from the act under which l am acting
now. The act of the 2Sth November,
1872, does not state, as the act Of 1870
stated, that no candidate will be eligible
to sit on the Returning Board Under
the act OF 1870 the Attorney-Genersl,
Governor John Linch, General Long
street ard myself were members Of the
Returning Board. | did not &C. on the
Board which returned Governor Kel-
losg or Governor McEnery, but after
this act OF 1872 WAS signed by Governor
Yarmouth it wss requested by the
five persons elected by the Sense that
the Board should CONSIST OF q majority of
mem bers, which established a quorum,
and in case OF no Quorum by death or
otherwise their va"sncies we're TO be filed
by the residue of the board Of returnir 2
officers Now it appears that the session
OF the Returning Board following this
act, which was in Janusry or February,
I don't recoilect what date the election
occurred
Cos. Wcl's--Februsry.
General Anderson con!inuia--At
arv rsla The act became law tee 2Olh Of
November, 1872. The Senate not being IN
8 sslon tneu, a. the succeeding session
tho Senate elecle ei the following officers
Gov. Wells. John Lynch, Cen. Long
street. O. Gssave and Logi: N. kenner.
Subsequent ' Mr. Lynch hsvir e
resigned j. T. c. Anderson was
elected by the board one of its members.
That ia ali the law says on the bject and
now. / am act n; under the Law, and
there is nothing IN this law .aid about g
man b,ing disqualified on the ground Of
being a candidate. ii there was |
w,u4 not be stt n. It presen. Il this
board. furthermore acknowledge that
nv competitor was elected, but, however.
wish ,h- pubic 20 understand that | am
not acting under the same law ss l did
in Isl, ,-wnen testified thst was ineli-
gible under that law. | hope this ex.
plsn4t,on viii BE- satisfactory.
Judge Spaffyrd-Mr. President, | wish
to present +. motion writlng, with stale
men; and rtssyn'.
Gov. Welts-Is it very lengthy?
Judge Spatf5rl-No, sir; very short.
Gov. Welis-Raad it, then.
Pending the reading Of Judge Spsf-
iords motion. General Anderson re-
marked, in regard 20 the returns from
the parish Of =. Lsndre, that they were
10. in the city, because he had ascer-
tanned on the arrival OF the steamer st
Trenton Yesterday evening, that the su-
pervIsO- with the returns, and good
many gentlemen, Republicans and Dem
ocra.s. Ral been de:sInei on account OF
tie log water al the mouth 0. Req river.
Judge Spaford-However, that does
~. Ha-. ~ r,nf'a- fla ms. motion.