New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-23
VOLUME X.--NO. 1913
THE RETURNING BOARD
THIRD DAYS WORK
Parishes Of st. Nary, st. Helena,
Tensas, TerrebOnne and
Washington Canvassed.

The meeting II Lne K-,usuiDg Board was
hailed to order at 1880 A. NJ yesterday,
President Wells in the chair, and Measrs.
Anderson, kepner and Csssnave present.
The minue. of the previous meeting were
kcad and approved.
Messrs. sherman. Garfield, Kslly and
Hale were thu ountnittee who repre- Ranted
the Republican deleg alton from the North
lOu tho part of the Democratic delegation
Hessrs. Trumbul, Palmer, Smith, Bigler
knd Julian were present.
Colonel z chaIie of red tho fellou ing:
On motion Of f. e z ,charis ard r. A.
Burke, OF counsel for the Democra'ic-Con
bervative candidates, and ON showing that
hinder the eighth rule, adopted by the
board on Nuvem ter 90, 1876. il is required
that witnesses, in casss OF contest, shall be
produced before the board to an'wer inter
tOgatorles aud cross int, rrogstOrieS, and on
Suggesting that in cases OK returDs already
|bpened by the board. it is shown that re-
lnOte parishes ara il contest, and on sug-
3gesting that several days will be necessary
10 procure the attendance Of witnesses in
time, 50 as not to delay the proceedings Of
the board. it is order that the Secretary
be directed to supply movers with copies of
vhll protests on file, without delay, aud that
tmovers be allowed To inspect affidavits ao.
lcompsnyipg the same, under supervision of
hn officer OF the board, aud that the secre-
tary be Instructed, on application OF cOun-
bel on either side. to issue subpenas aud
eubpenas GecnS tccnm 10 such persons,
witnesses, Ss cuun.e! on either side may
Biggest, ordering their presence here.
4 Colonel Zscharie said, in support of bis
motion:
1t il now the twenty-se cond of November,
had l understand the board Is desirOus of
Terminating its session in time tor the vote
10 be cast upon the sixth OF December.
- ox,eA ~, 4
kre In contest.
President Wells-Have your witnesses
Brought. Name the witnesses that you
wish.
Colonel Zacbarie-Is is impossible until
We are permitted to inspect the protests
and the attidavits We have TO meet.
President We,ls-You shall have the
right to inspect them when the contest
arises, We will give ycu time to get your
witnesses, provided it does not extend be-
bond the rine OF casting the electoral voto.
Colonel z achsrie-It is just exactly for
that reason that we make the motion at
this time. II you delay IN counting the
e0nteeted parishes, in tho case of parishes
shat are remote from the cry it will be in-
possible for us to get witnesses.
President Wells-I don't know at what
time we shall reach the parishes in which
you appear. Do you propose to inspect the
parishes not opened yet!
Colonel z charie-No, sir.
President Wa.s-rhen we can not arrive
st that until the ballots are opened, and we
see the nature Of the contest.
Colonel z ZAcbarie-You have ope ed, as
understand, already certain parishes in
which protests appear; among them Bien-
vile.
President Wells-You shall have a copy
of that, ard be allowed 10 inspect tho atfi-
davits when opened.
Sir. Kenner--Bienville has act been
kopene3.
President Wtlls-Yes, sir, you are cor
rect; but this parish j. not uDder consider
alton, hence il is not necessary to discuss
the matter. the parishes we have had be-
nf0re us-those parishes the seals of which
uhaye been examined and found to be pro.
Itested-they have been laid over aud they
will be last. Yuu will have time to get
your witnesses here, whatever the time re-
quired, provided it does not extend beyond
the time we are required to cast the vote.
Colonel Zacharie-I desire to file the
motion in order that We may bs in time.
The following request from Jadge Gull
lom was slso filed:
New ORLEANS, November -, 1876.
To the President and Members Of the Returning
Board OF the State of Lou kians:
GENTLEMEN-Having been candidate
for the iudgeship Of the Fifth District Court
of the parish of Orleans, 1 respectfully sug.
gest and request that in canvassirg the re-
turns of the votes polled at the late election
for ths judgship of that court, you may
include those cast in the sixth and seventh
municipal districts of this parish, as they
have been annexed to this parish by an act
Of the General Assembly. By conetitr.
tional provision the territorial Jurisdiction n
of the Fifth District Court Is co-extensive
with the geographical limits of the parish
Of Orleans. (See act No. SO As by the
same article the judges of the districts
courts are elective by the voters Of the ju-
dicisl districts over which they, the judges,
exercise authority; 81 aim that if any votes
were pOlled for me ss q Candidate for the
.jude esship of said court in be wards known
as the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, six
teenth and seventeenth Of this city, which
are comprised in the sixth and seventh mu-
Ssicipal districts of this city and parish of
rleans, they should be counted, If other
fse legally polled.
am very respectfully, vour obedient
Evant, z. NORTH CULLOM,
dependent candidate and nominee of the
Republican party of the parish of Or.
leans for the j Jndge of the Fifth District
Court thereof.
Mr. McGloin-I beg leave to file pro-
bet on behalf of the Democratic candidate
br Justice of the peace and the Demo
bratio candidate for constable of the sev-
Snth Justice of the peace, agsinst count.
hg the votes cast for their opponents in the
Sixteenth and seventet nth wards Of this
bity, for the reason that by law the citizens
bf the Sixth Dlstrct alO6e are allowed TO
vote for these officers. On behalf Of l. w.
Falls, candidate for the State Senate for the |
parish of Jefferson, because it was not |
etated on the ticket which of his opponents
were for the long or shors term; and on
6~ol ~ nf loft for
clerk of court, because his opponent was |
voted for by persons out Of the jurisdic. |
ition of the court for which he was |
running; also q protest on the part |
|of Ahe Judges and clerks Of courts of |
the parish of Orleans, because the Repub-
lican candidates we're voted for IN Carroll l
ton and the Sixth District, which is out of |
1.-THE jurisdiction of the courts of the parish |
|of Orleans; and lastly, beg leave to file q
protest against certain rules adopted by |
Ssts board. 1 want to call attention to Iule /
hine. in relation to evidence, and also to
tha at rule which gives p,'insa facae force and
effect to the attidavits OF supervisors, and |
hope that this board will Immediately
modify them
Eng of your protest. Il
General Anderson-Let it 60 on hIe ana
I'VE will take lJ under consideration.
Mr.. McGloin-I will state that the Ian
|Ruage of that rule rays that if We desire
Witnesses, we shall file 9 copy OF their
names with our opponents. We represent
ht least thirty or forty candidates. You
must recognize that if every witness is to
be avorn it will be impossible to get their
Testimony. In another respect the rule
|eeems to imply that will, on behalf Of my
|clients. serve copy on the other side, and
khen get their cross-iuterrogatories and
then I can get an answer sworn of the