, 1876-11-15
WILLING TO WAIT
Which Refers to All Sensi-
BILE People Through
out the Country.
A Few Howling Democrats North
and South the Irritating
Exceptions.
Republicans Clnim the Three
States rs Confidently
as Ever.
At the Same Time Allowing
Most Of the Preposterous
Democratic Claims.
Important Facts Concern
ing the Louisiana Re-
turning Board.
| Even Lamar, Of Mississippi, Finds
the Election Laws Con.
stituti0nal.
Collapse OF the Democratic Bub.
! BILE Concerning the Wis.
consin Elector.
Tllden's Friends in South Caro-
lima Apply tosthe Courts
for Interference
Corrected Returns of the Result
4 OF the Election in Illinois.
0pinion Of an Eminent Jurist on Ger
| tain Constitutional Points,
! Throwing Out Votes.
Tllden's Friends in South Caro-.
lima Apply tosthe Courts
for Interference
Corrected Returns of the Result
OF tho Election in Illinois.
0pinion Of an Eminent Jurist on Ger
tain Constitutional Points-.-
Throwing Out Votes.

AN OPINION.

Special Ditpaich to 71s Tribune.
NEW OnIEANs, Nov. 14-7:40 p. ul.-The fol-
lowing statement Of the law governing tho re-
turns Of election In Loulsiana has been made at
the request Of A1urat 1lalstcaa, Of tho Clncin-
natl Commercial, by an eminent jurist NOW in
this city, and will be forwarded to that paper
tonight: "Therc seems to be msapprchcn-
stoa IN soulo quarters In relation to
the law in force Inv Louisiana regulate
ing tue vcrtHcation Of returns. statute
Of 1860, long Aimee repealed, constituting tho
Governor, Attorney Goncral, and Judge Of
the Supreme Court Boar1l Of Canyassess has
been fcpnblished by some papers Mt the North
rs still In force. The statute now actual1y in
torco rcfera to all elections, including tl,at Of
Presidential Electors. It provides for Board
Of five persons to bc elected by the Senate as
returning officers, u majority Of whom shall
constitute quorum, md with power to iii all
vacancies In their body occurring by death, rcs-
fgnatton, or otherwise.
THE BOARD
is required to meet In New Orleans within ten
dnys after tho closing Of the cectiol, to cnnyass
mud compile tho statements OF votes made By
tho Commissioners Of Election, a,ld shall con-
ttnuc In session Until their returns shnll havc
been complied. Their returns, duly made and
promulgated, Gro fnal and conclualvc, except In
cases Of contest. Wien tho law provides for d
contest, the return Is prlma facio evidence Of
tho fact Of election. Tho Supreme Court Of
Louisiana, upon law cntircly similar previous
ly In force. have decided It to bo constitutional,
aud that the return Of thls Board was
4 NECEssARY FOUNDATION OF TIE TENURE OF
AN OFFICE.
In making their canvass and computation tho
Returning Board arc required, trst, to compile
the statements from, MI polls or yoting-p1accs at
which thcre shall have been fair free, and
peaeeab1o registration aud election hut which,
ever from any poll OF votlug-placo tllcro shnll
be received tho statement Of any Supervisor Of
Rcgistration or Commissioner Of Election, an
affidavit of three or more cittxons, OF any riot,
tun,ult, acts Of violence, intimidation, armed dis
turbancc, bribery, Or corrupt influence wlltct.
prevented or tended to prevent a fafr. free. and
peRccablc vote Of all qualified electors entitled
to vote at such voting place, tho returning
officers
ARE REQUIRED TO INVESTIGATE
their statements, and II from tue evidence they
. nhall be convinced that The acts complained Of
did materially Interfere with tile purity aud
Freedom Of election, and did prevent sufficient
number Of the qualified electors fro1a register.
Ing and voting to materially change tho result Of
%A'e eAe%*'oo' A"ot tto @etst th""ts-"'e1'e o+a'l
not canvass OF compile the statonont Of votes
at such votlng-r!ace, but shall exclude 1t from
their returns. In making this examination Into
tho factas when alleged, OF Intimidation, atc.,
tho returning E-oflcers are authorized to scnd foz
persons and papers.
THE P1EabNT boAnp
consists qf four pesaons, there being ono W
cancy. Iho nembeEs arc Gen. Thomns q. An
derson, OF ut. Landry Farissa, formerly and al
ways heretofore Domocratc State sGnatori
ex.aov, Madison Wells, nattya Of 1ouIsi
ana, and Acpublieani and Two col
orcd men.-d' Casanova and Louis III
kcnneT. II Is claimed by some that Gen. An