The New York herald., 1876-11-28
LOUISIANA.

THE RETURNS OF MOST or THE PARISHES
oPxxxD-TuosE REPORTING DEMoCBAr1C
MAJdRrrIRs LAID ovEn--pEMocRArs GROW
mo DEsPoNDENr OVER rHR ACTION OF THE
BoARD-BoTH PARTIES COLLECTING EvI-
DENCE IN THE INTIMIDATION CASES.
DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 27. 1875
Tho Returning Board opened the returns OF nearly
all the remaining parishes to-day including most Of
the wards OF New Orleans In all cases whcrc largo
democratic nnjsritics were returned they were laid
further consideration despite the absence OF
any protests THIS Is thought to Indicate lear upon
tho part OF the Board nat thcy stu short of suf.
Gcent protested returns to overthrow tho democratic
majority and arc preparing the way to secure their
object beyond tho possibility Of any biunder SO
closely have their proceedings followed that tho
democratic committee unitcs in believing that bad as
tho election law Is the object OF tho Board 10
attained without gross violation OF It's iniqutous pro-
VISIONS.
DEMOCRATS DrsPoyDESr.
Governor Bi.lcr and G. W. Julian, who havo all
along been tho confident and hopeful OF tho CON-
mittec to-day very despondcnt and are consider
ing proper pursue In the emergency now
deemed almost inevitable.
COLLECTING xvIDExcR.
negroes the city witnesses IN tho init midston
cases. The republicans have stacks OF aiIdavs and
tho democrats have already received 900 from
negroes who voted the democratic ,ckeL The prcpn-
Of evidence upon both sides upon so extensive
scale that there Is probability OF IT'S bcen cx-
amined otherwise than superfcially Everything
quiet and business almost prostrated.
PUSDs SHIPPED TO WASHINGTON.
II is reported on good authority that all the funds
the Mlnt which is now used as the United States
Treasury, were shipped to Washington by special
order to-day.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE RETURNING BOARD.
Ngw ORLEANS, La, Nov. 81, 1915
Tho Returning Board met at eleven O'Clock A. NJ
All the members present and large in the
lobby.
The Visiting Republican Committee, Messrs Slough
ton, Van Alien, Kelley Parker and Hale, and OF tho
Democratic Visiting Committee, Messrs. Palmer,
Smith, Trumbull and Julian their seats.
During the proceedings. alter calling tho Board 10
order President Wells stated that Board would de-
cline to hear read any motions protests whatever
Democratic counsel objected 10 entry on the
TO tho effect that Rule Of the Board haa been
modified far allow The admission as robuttinr
evidence OF pdrte aiidavits Ia contested cases.
Colonel lachar,e filed protest against the sudden
modification OF The rule, on tho ground that change
ineaton had been refused, ami that thus The demo-
cratic coninittcc lad lost the opportunity OF prcpar.
Ing reUuttng anidavils, whereas this privilege had
been accorded 10 tho republicans.
Tha protest was not read or acted upon, but ro-
ceivcd AMI laid aside
Mr McGoin, counsel for the democratic candidates.
filed request that tho ballot boxes OF East Baton
Rouge be sent Tor order that the tally sheets aud
staten OF the votes sealed up four the boxes
could bo obtained aud the vote counted. Tne docu-
Ineus scaled up boxes, through ignorance Of
The law tho part OF tho Commissioners Election.
Tho secretary OF the Board on aturdsy
to telegraph the boxes but Jailed do 80 OH tho
plea OF want OF funds. Sufficient money to pay all
expenses deposited with tho secretary ~ tho
democratic counsel aud tho necessary message was
sent There were democratic majortics ut tho polls
where tito above mistake made, and unicss tho
tally sheets procured the vote will be thrown out
The Board thereafter into executive session and
the room was cleared OF all persons except members
anu committees.
In executive session the Board examined returns
from the following parishes and wards, namely -
Bienvie, West Baton Rouge, Bosser. Caldwell, Car
River, ST. Landry Webster, Winn, and the First
ond, Fourth, Fiith, sixth, Seventh, Eighth Ninth,
Tenth, Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fifteenth ana Seven
teeutn wards OF tho parish Of Now Orleans. These
returns examined aud laid Tor future action
there being protests aud contests in each case.
In the seventh ward OF Orleans parish the Super
visors threw out tho vote or tho polls where
there majority of 173 Tor the Tden electors on
the GROUND that the vote had not been counted and
returned within twcntyfour hours alter tho close OF
tho election.
Tho Board then adjourned until ten O'Clock A. NJ
Tomorrow.