The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-17


the Democratic candidates, and receiv-
ing Judge Lyman, Trumbull, Gen. Pal
mer and Judge StallO,a Sub-committeeIo OF
Northern Democrats, their Secretary,
your correspondent, adjourned until
Saturday, when they will fill the vacan-
oy and proceed to business.
The sessions will be secret, and no
one will be admitted except in case OF
doubt arising in the minds Of members,
and then advice will be sought from the
District Attorney, and chosen advocates
OF each party will be permitted to argue
the case. This course of procedure
causes the greatest dissatisfaction, as it
is patent that II the Board wished to
act honestly itwould transact business
publicly.
The refusal OF Northern Republicans
to confer with the Democrats is in
keeping with the policy of the Returning
Board, and is very unravorably COM
mented on.
After referring to the course of Hon.
Stanley Matthews, and telegram from
Hon. R. j. Ingersoll, he continues:
The rejoinder of the Northern Demo-
cratic Committee to the reply OF the Re-
publican Committee refusing a confer
ence asked by the former body, is now
being prepared by Committee consist
ing OF Judge Trumbull, Governor Curtin,
Judge Stallo and Oswald Ottendorfer.
1t will set forth that the Democratic
Committee is here in obedience to the
requests of a great party, TO meet a
similar Republican Committee by re-
quest Of President Grant, and that all
that it desires is fair and honest count
OF the vote, and 1t quotes the language
OF President Grant on the subject. 1t Will
declare that the act Of the Returning
Board and of the officials elected by the
State Legislature have not been reoog-
nized as legal by the Republican United
States Senate, aud have been rejected
by Congressional Investigating Com
mittees. 1t will instance the federal in
terSerence in the election, as shown by
the presence of the army and navy, and
will emphatically deny the Republican
proposition that the President of the
Senate counts the Electoral vote of the
States, holding with the Constitution
that his duty is merely to open tha votes
in the presence Of the Senate and the
House of Rsprese who then pro-
ceed to count the votes through the in
strumentality of tellers appointed for
the purpose, in accordance with the law
and all precedents.
Governor Kellogg was called upon to-
day by the Northern Republican Com
mittee, and in the evening entertained
them at his rooms In the st. Charles
Hotel. General Sheridan also called
upon it, and the visit was returned al
his headquarters in the afternoon.
Major Bascomb, who was in command
of the United States troops in West
Feliciana, one of the alleged bull-dozed
parishes, on election day, is here, and
states that there was no intimidation or
violence that would in any way change
the result of the election, The usual
vote of the parish is about 1900. This
time IL was about 1000, with Demo
cratic majority OF 1866. The trouble was
that the negroes voted the Democratic
ticket in large numbers. ID. A. Webber,
the Republican Supervisor of the Elec-
tioa In the parish, denies point-blank
that there was any intimidation, and has
refused to comply with Kellogg's re-
quest to protest its vote, and has handed
in a clear and honest return of the bal
lot. The greatest act of violence COM
mitted in the parish occurred two days
before the election, when Tom West,
the Democratic candidate for Sheriff,
was shot in cold blood for heading a
Democratic procession.
The Commercial correspondent, DR..
Redfield, telegraphs as follows:
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1916 Z. Mn a
small back room, in this district, of the
old st. Louis Hotel, the Louisiana Re-
turning Board met, to-day, to arrange
for electing President Of
the United States. All the members,
Messrs. Wells, Anderson, CassanaVe and
Kenner. were present. The Democratic
Committee, composed OF Messrs. Palmer,
Stallo and TrGmbull, waited upon the
Board, but without important result.
The room was then cleared and the
Board went into secret session. Mr.
Wells was elected President, and MI.
Kenner, Secretary.
The first document laid before them
was sealed envelope addressed to
Wells, coming through the city Post
office. Its contents was a threat Of as
sassination if the vote was counted in
favor of the Republicans, and signed
United Brotherhood OF louisiana"
The document reads: 1--WE take upon
ourselves the duty of redeemiug Louis.
lana, our native State, from thieves now
preying upon her PROSTATE, bleeding
body. We have appealed to our North
ern brethren in vain. We now propose
to act and teach her robbers anu desper-
ADDE'S such a lesson as the world never
saw. We will do our work and disap-
pear before the hordes of the despot
Grant can protect you."
doubt the genuineness of the docu-
ment. A dozen clerks were appointed,
stationery ordered and work laiu out for
the next meeting, which will be Sa.ur-
day noon.
Mr. Wells insisted that all meetings
be secret, but was overlu.ed, and Limit
ed admissions will be allowed.
Wells and Anderson are plain look
ing planters, not less than sixty years
of age. Wells was Union man, Ander-
son Conft derate. Cassanaye is an un-
dertaker by trade, nearly white, and
always free. Kenner is darker,
was slave, aud is now saloon-keep.
er.
The Board seems to have fair business
training, but it is not overly intelligent.
The Democrats are taking large
amount OF testimony from the so-calIed
black Democrats, to show that there is
such an element here.
Leading men say tnat after the first
meeting Of Congress committee will
come here and make searching invest
iga!ion, without reference to the Re-
turning Board or their decision.
The Board will likely be at least two
weeks In counting the Presidential