The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-20
Third Edition
THE NATIONAL DOUBT
AND NEWS THAT DOES NOT DISPEL 1T.
Latest from the Scenes
of Contention.
South Carolina.

of the Electoral ticket of South Carolina {:
Republican Electors-at-large &C. G..
Bowen, 91,796; John Minsmith, 81, 870.
District Electors-J. B. Johnson, 81, ,652;
Timothy Hurley, 9l,136; W. B. Nash,
9l.SO4; Wilson Cook, 91 432; William F.
Myers, 1880. Democratic Electors at
large-F. G. Barker, 80, S96; Samuel Nc
Gowan, 9j,737. District Electors-J. w.
Harrington, 9O,995; j. L. Ingraham, co.
1893; William Wallace, 9O,905; j. B. r.
win, 80 906; Robert Aldrich, 9),S6O.
COLUMBIA, 8. c., Nov. 2O.-A secret
meeting OF the Republicans is being held
and afidaVits proposed showing frauds
in Laurens, Edgefeld and Barnwell
Counties and the Democratic precincts
in Charleston Counties. 1t is said that
proofs of fraudulent voting are also
coming to the Democratic Committee
hourly.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Nov. 2O.-The riot
at Statford's Cross Roads has been
quelled and the arms taken from the me-
groes. No further disturbance is ap-
pretended.
louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS Nov. 20.-All is excite
ment this morning awaiting the meeting
OF the Board. The first question for the
Board to settle will be whether or not it
will hear argument on Colonel Zach
aries protest against the Constitution
ality of the Board. The grounds are set
forth in the protest as follows:
First-By Section 2, Act 9S, 1872, cre-
ating q Board of Returning Officers,
there is no term fixed for tenure of office,
and by the same section it Is provided
that in case of any vacancy by death,
resignation or otherwise by either of the
board the vacancy shall be filled by the
residue of the board, thus creating a
board with power Of perpetuating it.
self indefinitely, and con!erring said
power in certain contingencies upon a
single person; that the said board is au-
thorized to canvass and return as elected
members of the Legislature, and said
members are alone authorized to par
ticipate in the organization OF either
branch Of the Legislature, and said Leg
islature, so constituted, under act 48,
title of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, shall examine and count
the votes for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor, the direct and i'm
mediate effect Of all OF which is to place
the power in the hands of five persons,
or ultimately in one person and his ap-
pointees for all time, to determine of
what persons shall be constituted the
executive and legislative branches of
State government. That said act in said
respect is in direct conflict with the con-
structions OF the United States and OF
the State of Louisiana, as creating a
government not Republican In form or
character.
Second-By the act under which the
said Board claims to proceed, the said
Board is vested with powers judicial in
their character, and in that respect the
act is in conflict with Article 81 of the
Constitution OF the State of louisiana.
Third-That if the constitutionality of
the law were established beyond ques-
tion, we again object, protest and except
board is constituted. The act 50, OF
1872, section 2, provides that five per-
sons, to be elected by the Senate from
all political parties, shall be returning
officers for all elections in the State. We
except, object and protest that the act
has not been complied with, as none OF
the members now composing said board
are members of the Dem0cratic-Con-
servative party, and therefore said
board is not constituted as required by
law.
Fourth-On behalf OF the Democratic
electors, the counsel protested against
the counting and compilation of the
vote for A. b. Leyisee and A. H. Brew
ster, Republican electors, on the ground
that when Brewster was voted for he
was occupying the Federal position OF
United States Surveyor General and
that A. B. Levisee was United states
Commissioner, and ineligible according
tion.
As the Partisan Correspondents
See 1t.
DR.. Redfield's latest dispatch to the
Commercial is as follows:
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 19-10:20 P. MI
have just been looking carefully over
election figures at D -mocratic head
quarters. They nave certified copies of
official returns from forty-eight parishes.
In three parishes the Republicans made
the mistake of only putting the name of
one District Elector upon their tickets;
consequently five Hayes Electors lose
2,213 votes which the Returning Board
can not restore. The mistake occurred
by allowing the local printer to print the
tickets, and he supposed that only the
District Elec.or and two Elect
ors for the State at large
were to be voted for In
that District. From the certified copies
of official returns from iorty-eight par
ishes, and unofficial but reliable returns
from the ten remaining parishes, Tilden
is ahead g. 49 votes-that is, he is that
number oil votes ahead Of the i've Hayes
Electors who failed TO have their names
on tickets, and 7,249 ahead OF the highest
Hayes Elector.
The Returning Board will have its
hands full to get over this. Even il they
throw out the five disputed parishes,
Tilden will still be ahead. The mistake
of omitting the names of Ave Hayes
Electors from the tickets in three par
lshes may be fatal to the Republican