Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-12-01
THE NATIONAL ELECTION.


turning Board, on the 21st, the counsel
for the Democratic candidates filed o
protest against being excluded from the
room during the canvass and against the
executive and secret sessions of the
board. Counsel for the U. S. Super
visors of Election filed protest against
the exclusion of the Supervisors. Sew
eral other protests were filed. The
board canvassed the vote of number of
parishes where there were NO contests.
AT the meeting of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board on the 22d protest
against the rules adopted was filed by
the Democratic counsel. Ex-Gov. Wick
life, Elector. at-Large on the Democratic
ticket, was excluded from the room and
gave notice that he would file a
protest. AT the executive session
the following gentlemen, compos-
ing the Democratic and Republi-
can visiting committees, remained in
the room: Democratic committee
Messrs. Palmer, Trumbull, Julian, G. b.
Smith and Bigler; Republican committee
-Messrs. Sherman, Hale, Stoughton,
Garfield and Kelley. The clerk re-
ported that the returns from fourteen
parishes had not yet been received, The
returns from number of parishes were
Canvassed and the board adjourned.
The Louisiana Returning Board met
in regular session on the 23d. The
counsel for the Democratic candidates
submitted statement, representing that
they were informed and believed that
many Of the returns not presented were
in the city of New Orleans, in the hands
of the Republican Supervisors and can
didates for Congress, and in proof there
of filed afiidavits relative to the parishes
of Ouachita, Lafayette, East Baton
Rouge, Red River, Franklin and others;
therefore he moved that the Super
visors or other persons holding said
returns be ordered to produce them
forthwith. The Secretary of the board
was ordered to issue the order.
The returns of three parishes were
completed. AT one poll in Natchi-
toches the board threw out 542 votes for
three Republican electors, and 173 votes
for three democratic electors, on account
of informalities. In Iberia five Repub-
lican electors received only 1,84S votes
instead of 2,297, owing to the omission
of names on the ballot.
At the meeting of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board a committee of newspaper
correspondents now in New Orleans ap-
peared and asked that they be admitted
to the daily sessions of the board. The
board refused to entertain the request,
giving as a reason that special CORE
spondents had reflected upon the board
in their dispatches. The counting of
the returns was resumed, but only
one parish was finished. Counsel for the
Democratic candidates stated that the
tabulation of all other votes than those
for Governor and electors was turned
over to corps of clerks, to be done out.
side the presence of the board; that all
said clerks are Republicans, and the op.
posing candidates have no check upon
them and no means to detect errors OF
correct frauds, if any existed; therefore
they asked to be permitted to name
three respectable persons, to be present
when the votes are tabulated, and inspect
the same and compare it with the re.
| turns.
At the meeting of the Returning Board
on the 25th the Chairman stated that the
reading of protests and motions before
the board would be dispensed with; that
all evidence must be in before the close
of the coming week or the board would
not be able to get through with its de
liberations. Democratic counsel in
| quired if the board had determined d to fill
the vacancy in the board, as it was more
necessary to have a Democratic repre-
sentative on the board toward the close o.
its deliberations than at any other time
The Chairman said the board had taker
no action. He intimated that the Dem
ocrats had lost any claim to representa-
tion on the board by the resignation o.
their representative, but they would try
to fill the vacancy if they could agree OF
anyone. The board announced the vot,
from the consolidated statements from
several parishes, but they were not can
vassed, there being contests in each
When the returns from De Soto Parisl
were opened there was found insid
the consolidated statement of votes
the Commissioners statement an(
tally sheets, and attached were larg
number of protests and aff1davits. TIL
Secretary said the package had been re
ceived on the 18th inst. On inspection
it was found that one of the protests
charging general intimidation, was date
Nov. %, and sworn to in New Orleans
The Secretary was called on to explai
how a protest, dated Nov. %, and sworl
to in New Orleans, could get into regis
tered package received on the 18th. II
said he received two packages. Afte
some delay another package contain
ing a consolidated statement of tn
votes and Commissioners returns wa
produced, but no affidavits c
protests. Senator Sherman sal
there was no use to disguise the fac
that the returns had been opened an
the protests inserted after the packag
had been received. The affair create
quite sensation among the members @
the committees present. The member
of the Democratic committee were ver
outspoken in the opinion that fraut
had been perpetrated, and the Republic
ans did not deny that the affair had
very peculiar aspect. The Democrat
counsel say that similar thing has oC
CURED in the case of other parishes, bu
that as they were. not admitted ther
was no opportunity to discover tn
frauds.
South Carolina.
The South Carolina Board of Car
vassers on the 21st made a report to tn
Supreme Court on the electors and Stat
officers. Appended thereto was men
orandum stating that in the opinion G
the board the vote of Laurens and Edg,
field Counties, which gave large Demo
cratic majorities, should be excluded o
account of frauds and intimidation
The entire day was consumed in argr