The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-03
SOME CORRESPONDENTS.


SOME CORRESPONDENCE.
The following correspondence took
place Thursday and Friday between the
Northern Democratic and Republican
committees now in this city watching the
canvass of the vote of this state by the
returning board:
New ORLEANS. Nov, 30, 1s16.-Dsar
ST.: 1t is our purpose to communicate
to the president copies OF the testimony
OF the board OF returning officers before
the commissioners, but we have no
means of getting copies of these deposit
tons, as they are taken in behalf OF Dem
ocratic candidates for election. Ii you
will secure us copies of such dispositions
we will with pleasure transmit them
with copies of dispositions taken by the
Republican candidates, so that il printed
here, after the whole body of testimony,
they may be read ard considered to-
gether. No doubt a request by you Of
the gentlemen taking dispositions will en-
able you to comply with our wish for a
copy OF them.
Very respectfully yours.
JOHN SHERMAN, Chairman.
10 Hon. John NJ. Palmer, Chairman Demo
cratic Committee.
THR REPLY.
-,h" ORLEANS, Dec. |. 1916.
Hos. JOHN Dear SIR
our note of yesterdays date was re-
ccived this morning. and at once laid be-
tore the gentlemen with whom | Siu as.
soclated. and they instruct NE TO answer
that they are extremely anxious that all
the facts relating to the election OF pres-
dental electors in Louisiana, shall be
known 10 the people OF the United
states. but that your note contains no as
surance that the evidence collected here
will be laid before the country. They
further instruct me 10 say that though
upon that and other grounds, they lie.
cline to be the medium OF communica-
ton between the representatives of the
president and citizens who claim to have
been chosen by the people OF Louisiana
at the late election as presidential cleo
tors, they would gladly unite and coop
crate with you and your association IN
collecting and cOllating for publication
such returns. protests, petitions, excep-
tons and evidence taken by all parties,
with any other papers which may be nee
essary TO full understanding ofall ques-
lions that relate TO the election for prc.i-
Dental electors in this state. In view Of
your proposition and the importance OF
a proper understanding OF all the facts
by the country, We must express our re-
grets that you declined the cooperative
action proposed by US in the beginning.
Very respectfully, etc
JoHN NJ. PALSnR."
fHE DEMOCRATS TO The PEOPLE.
NKw ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-The commit.
tee OF visiting Democrats issue the fol.
loving address:
NEW ORLEAN-, Dec. /.
To the People OF the United states:
On our arrival here, in casting about
for approaches TO the officials who con-
troll the election Of this state, We discoy-
cred that they were all of one political
party, and that the governor had sp.
pointed none but Republican supervisors
of elections, and that the returning OIL.
GERS constituting the state board were of
the same political school. Influenced by
these inauspicious surroundings, our
thoughts and hopes We're turned toward
the eminent gentlemen who had been
selected by the president to be present
and see that the board of canvassers
made jair count OF the votes actually
cast, aud on the Nth of November we
invited these gentlemen to meet and con.
fer with us. This cooperation was de-
clined. but we, nevertheless, have reason
to believe that to this correspondence
may be attributed the invitation to us on
the 18th ulf., by the returning board. to
attend ana be present at its meetings as
spectators and witness Of its proceedings.
Through this courtesy and the services of
competent stenOgrapher, we became
possessed OF all the essential facts devel-
oped Oh the face of the official papers.
We have been furnished with a certified
copy OF the duplicate statements OF votes
made by the canvassers of election at
each place of meeting In the $ ate.
THE VOTE A. ACTUALLY CAST.
From these statements it appears that
the Tilden electors received the following
votes to-wit McEnery, S3,7l2; Wick
lifiee. $3.50; st. Martin, S3,6,6; Poche,
3d. $50; de Blanc, S3,6G7: Seay, 3.S42,
Cobb. $500; Cross, s3,652; and the
Hayes electors received the following
votes, to-wit: Kellogg, 77,l52; Burch,
!1,l4i; Joseph, 1850; Sheldon. 1854;
Marks, !5,22l; Levissee, 75, $50; Brewster,
20, 457; Jofiriou, 1854
The result OF the vote for presidential
electors, As disclosed on the face OF the
returns opened by the retufning board in
our presence, is for the Tilden electors !:
MeEnery, S2,223; Wicklitfe, 81, 329; St,
Martin. 81, 1875; Poche, s2,O3G; DE Blanc,
s2,065; Seay, 2,242; Cobb, 81, $50: Cross.
s2, lUg. For the Hayes electors. Kellogg.
- 1923; Burch, 1888; Joseph. .4,GI2;
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