Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-02
of votes of this state by the returning
NEw ORLEANS, Both Nov. 1876,

n EW ORLEANS, oUth NOv. 1910,
DEAR SHIT is our purpose to
Communicate to the president copies
of testimony of the witnesses taken
under order OF the board Of returning
officers before the commission, but we
have no means of getting copies of
these depositions as they were taken
in behalf of the democratic candidates
for electors. If you will secure us
copies and dispositions we will with
pleasure transmit them, with copies
of dispositions taken by the republican
candidates, SO that if printed hereafter
the whole body Of testimony may be
read and CONSIDERED together. No
doubt reques, by you Of the gentle
men taking dispositions will enable
you to comply with our wish for q
copy Of them.
(Slgned)
JouN SHERMAN.
To Hon. John NJ. Palmer,
Chairman.
Hon. JonS SHERMAN.
DEAR SIR:-Your note of yester
days date was received this mo1ping
and Ut once laid before the geht Rmen
With whom / An associated, ands4hey
instruct me TO sans wef tlfat they ar {
extremely anxious that all facts relat-.
ing 10 the election Of presidential
electors in Louisiana shall be known
to the people of the United STATES,
but that your note contains no assur-
Ance that the evidence collected here
will be laid before the country. They
further instruct me to sH HAT upon
tha. and other grounds they decline
to be the medium Of communicaiion
ss representatives Of the, president, ofi
as citizens who vt the late election
voted for presidential electors. They
would GLADLY unite and co-operate.wi.h
you and associates in collecting for
publication. suoh returns, protests,
petitions, exceptions, and evidence,
taken by all parties, with any other
parties which tf,ay necessarily y ) tea
full understanding of all questions hat
relate to the election for presidential
electors Of this state. In view OF
your proposition aud the importance.
of proper understanding Of all the
facts by the counting, we must ex-
press our regrets that you declined
the cooperative At the beginning.
Very respectfully, etc.
JoHNlM. PALMER.
DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS ToTHE PEOPLE.
! New Orleans, Dec. THE committee
of-visssing 6eaocra,s issue the following
address
To The People cf The United States.:.
On our arrival here, In casting about Tor
approaches 70 the officials who control the
elections in this state, We discovered that
they were ali. Of one political party = hal
the governor had appointed none bpt re-
PUBLICAN xepenisors Of (lccsionssasd that
lhe retarntpg o(hokrs, coestitatt6g tha state
tbpard, weScA6 tho sane pblittanl school
Influenced BY these inauspicious surround
lia1av ONT ssh0aShts and hopes were turned
toward the eminent gentlemen who hsd
bsen selected By tho president 70 be pres
4 enl and 80 that The beasd oi caAvssser,
/ undo D. iai1 count Of the votes actually cast
liap6 % he l4th Of November We invited
gesticoee % eeel and scbnier with
slaA Tkis cooperation via hbelined. bul
Anssshe1el have reaaop 70 believe tina,
6orrespo6deDcs may bo attributed
Il ~ yi,atiou to ns on the 18th ult, by the
gqE board 10 attend and b. present q,
4 tits pfuueedings. Through this courtesy
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