New-York tribune., 1876-11-22
these colored people. and suggests the possibility
that much might occur in their parishes OF which
they would have no knowledge.
PROTESTS BEFORE THE BOARD.


PROTESTS BEFORE THE BOARD.
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE ANp GOVERNMENT SUPER
VIsoRs OBJECT TO NOT BEING ADMI1TED-MA-
JoRITY FOR HAYES IN THREE PARISHES OF 800
NEW w-ORLEANs, Nov. 21.--The Returning Board
met at Ills this morning, and the doors were
thrown open to the press. About twenty persons
only were in the room, including members OF the
board, representatives of the two committees
stenoraphers, clerks, &c Messrs. Wells Casanave
and Kenner were already present; Mr. Anderson ar
rived few minutes later. AT about 1135. when
the Board was called to order. Gov. Wells was
anxious to open the doors and admit the crowd out
side This was done, and the Democratic Commit
tee on Elections was admitted behind the bar, fol-
lowed by 10 persons who happened to be in attend
ance not hoping such a concession.
JudQc II, NJ Spofford. counsel for certain Demo-
cratic candidates, filed protest against being ex-
cluded from the room during the canvass OF the
returns and against executive and secret sessions
of the board The counsel for the United States
Supervisors of Election filed protest against the
exclusion of supervisors during the and COM
platon of the vote. The following is the ground OF
their protest:
That under the fifth section Of the United States act
Of Feb 28 1871 they to be and remain where Inc
baoboxes kept at all times after the polls are open
with each and every at said time and shall be
counted and the canvass of all votes polled 10
be wholly completed and the proper ana re-
Quisite certificates or returns made, whether sao
certificate returns be required under any law
of the United States any State territorial or munich
pal law; that under said law United States District
Attorney j. r. Beekwith, under date OF Oct 80, 1872,
gave his written official opinion for the instruction ana
guidance OF persons holding the offices now held by Prot
estants wherein said United States Dstrict-Attorney
said cannot be doubted that the duty of the super
vsors extends the inspection Of the entire election
from its commencement until the decision of Its results
II the United States statutes less explicit there
still could doubt of the duty and authority OF the
supervisors inspect and canvass every vote cast TOT
each and every candidate State parochal and Federal
AS law of the State neither provides nor allows any
separation OF the election for representatives
in Congress- &c., from the election OF State
and parish officers the election is IN law single cleo
ton and the power Of inspection vested in law In the
supervisors appointed by the court extends to the entire
election, full knowledge of which may well become
necessary TO defeat fraud in which opinion the Attorney
General of the state OF Louisiana coincided whereupon
protestants claim admttance TO all sessions OF the
Returning Board and protest against their exclusion as
unwarranted by law.
Protests were also filed by the counsel of candi-
dates for Office against secret sessions, ETC. Counsel
for the Democratic candidates also protested, on be-
half of the Democratic electors, against counting IN
the five Republican electors not named on the tick
cts used in the XIVth Senatorial District. The tick
cts contained the names of w. 7. Kellogg, j. ii.
Burch, Oscar Jefirion, and no Others Coun-
sci protested against, first, the counting
of said ballots which have not been cast
in favor of SAID Joseph and Others named for any
other electors except those specially named upon
said tickets or ballots. Second, the permitting of
returns from said parishes to stand, especially OF
Iberia and Saint Martins, showing all such ballots
ofba thatr
being in said respect false and fraudulent or TO be
considered before this body and said votes TO be
counted for ahy electors except said Kellogg Burch,
and JefTron, whose names only are on said ballots.
The protest is based upon grounds as follows:
That title TO the position Of eector be derived only
from the of the people and vote be given or
counted except when placed in the ballotbox; that
electors were chosen under the election law Of the
State which requires that the Of persons voted for
said office shall be accurately specified on the tickets.
The committee asked investigation of the facts.
A similar protest was filed against the counting of
22OO ballots cast in the Parishes of Concordia and
Natchtoches for any elector except those named on
the ticket-Keogg, Burch, and Brewster. The
parishes in the XIVth Senatorial District Iberia,
St. Martins, Iberville, and West Baton Rouge.
The beard was in executive session about three
hours and in that time examined the returns of
number of parishes laying aside those in which there
were contests protests, for action after the uncon
tested parishes examined. 1t is found that there
are contests in nearly all of the parishes which have
been canvassed by the Returning Board The fol-
lowing votes announced:
Ascension Tilden, 200; Hayes 2,o74. Assumption,
TldeD, $50 Hayes, 1892 Avoyees. Tlden, l,47l
Hayes, 1905 Cacasieu-Tllden, 1,29S Hayes, 81.
Cameron-Tildcn, 245 Hayes So. Point Coupee-
Tlden, 1850; Hayes, 1887. ST. Bernard-T1lden 1856;
Hayes, 6s1. St. James-Tden, 952; Hayes, 1887.
St. John Bapust-Tilden, 743; Hayes. 1887. -
These figures do not differ materially from the du-
plicate poll lists in the hands of the Democratic
committee. OF the nine parishes canvassed only
two give Democratic majorites showing that most
of the protests are by the Republicans in Demo
cratic parishes.