The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-16
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house on Saturday morning the feeling
among the Republ leans was less bnoyaiit
and hopeful than any previous day since
the election. They do not concede that The
State has gone Democratic. but still claim
that the official returns will show /. small
Republican majority. They, however, show
a backwardness strongly in contrast with
their assertions when asked to narne the
parishes where they expect maiorities sui
ficient to give the State TO them. The fact
is, the leaders have settled down to the con.
yiction that q count OF she votes actually
cast win give the State TO the Democrats by
several thousand majority.
TT is "A NOTICEABLE FEATURE
OF their conversation now that they no
longer talk about not wanting any help from
the Returning Board Itsean be fairlyin.
ferred from what they say, that they are
resting on the hope that the. Demo rhtic
majority which the Democratic ticket re.
ceived in. the I've parishes which the Repub-
licans call the buIldozed "parishes. II this
Is the case, then there can be no doubt that
an effort will be made to have these five
parishes counted out Hf.s.'. { tfi Icy
~, ... THIS QUESTION .r' 4,,oaaf
OF intimidation, they say, will be argued by
the ablest lawyers i'll the country, and all
the facts with regard to the late elections in
this State brought out and spread before the
country. From this it can readily be seen
what the programme or the Republicans
.noWis. Iflenough parishes and polls can
be thrown out to carry the State for Hayes,
an attempt to throw them out will no doubt
be made.
The Republicans are already endeavoring
to manufacture public sentiment in this di.
-rection. Z, a.. .tiT, II ~
tits not probable that any attempt will
be made to change the result by manipu-
lating the returns, yet there is much CON-
ment, caused by the fact that, although the
count in this city was finished a day or two
ago, large number Of the returns OF diff
ferent polls has not been filed with the Sec
rotary OF State as required by law. 80.
The official returns from the country
come in much slower than is reasonable. In
many cases it is said that the returns are i'm
perfect, for the reason that the Republican
Commissioners refused to sign them. There
may be no reason to assume that these things
have occurred in accordance with plan to
change the actual results OF the election,
but there is no doubt that they are exciting
comment.
! Yesterday afternoon and last night quite
| number Of .. %. .-.
.ar. PROMINENT REPUBLICANS
were found who for the first time unhesi-
tatingly admitted that the Democrats had
carried the State. They held out as long as
possible, but figures were arguments which
they could not readily answer, and so they
Welded with the best grace possible.
Among the number who admitted that the
State had gone Democratic was Ex-Governor
Warmoth. He said that General Nichols
had carried the State beyond doubt.
Another prominent Republican thought
an official count would reduce General
Nicholls's majority below 5000, and the
number of votes which the Returning Board
would throw ont would considerably eX-
coed this, so that Mr.. Packard would get q
majority Of the votes returned by the
Board. This is undoubtedly the straw at
which the Republicans are now grasping.
THE RETURNING BOARD. = 5
Friday night and yesterday very earnest
conferences were held among prominent
Republicans with reference to this Board.
The vastness of the interests which the
Board would in all probability have to pass
upon, Involving the welfare OF the nation
as well as OF the State, were considered.
an entire unity of feeling among the Repub.
lican leaders with regard to the Board.
There are some of them who recognize
how great the occasion is on which the
Board will be called to act, and understand
that decision which will be accepted by
the whole country must be made by men of
intelligence, against whose record nothing
can be said, and who heretofore have had
no connection with the Board. They also
propose to give the opposite party as fair a
representation as possible upon the Board.
TIE FEELING WAS
that the Democrats should have the naming
of two members Of the Board, who should
be men OF conservative views and OF recog-
nized position in the community.
1t may be that those Republicans who
show disposition to act fairly will not be
allowed to exercise entire control in the
matter. AS mentioned above, there is not
the greatest harmony among the party man.
ayers. There are those. SO it is said, who
oppose change in the Board, and are un'
Wiling to concede anything to the opposite
party.
OF course, as the law now stands. If there
is change it must be brought about by
general agreement within the party, as there
| is no power lodged anywhere to force the
present members to resign.
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