The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-11
Louisiana Democratic by Ten
Th0usand-and Sullen.
Kellogg Plays u Bold Hand in
the Interest of the Re-
turning Board.
The Cltlzenns Of New Orleans Uruenty
Request the Presence Of Deleua.
ton Of Prominent Northern Men
at the Canvass of the Re.
turns by tho Board.

E'Tiing OF kullen Decentralization
rrrNaiis-Ten Thousand Democratic
Majority,
WASHINGTON, November i0.-The
Western Union bulletins at New Or.
leans, show the returns from all but
six parishes. The Democrats claim
1000 majority as far as heard from.
The six parlsl rs TO DO heard from, in
1874, gave Democratic majority of
over 1000 The probable majority
will reach 10000 All the demonstra.
lions on the street have ceased, and a
feeling OF sullen dissatisfaction seems
to prevail among all parties.
NEW York, November l0.--The fol.
lowing has been sent to Governors In.
gersoll, Hubbard, Robinson, Bedell,
Cuntin, Palmer, McCreery, Carroll,and
also Senators Thurman, Bayard, Ran.
dolph and Herman, and other leading
public men in the Northern States,
Republicans aud Democrats, and the
acceptance of the same warrant full
representation at New Orleans: "The
citizens at New Orleans urgently re-.
quest delegation Of prominent gem
tlemen to come there at once, TO coun.
oil peace, You are earnes ly requested
to be one OF ten or fifteen gentlemen,
all widely known, to meet at Louis
Vile on Saturday, and proceed directly
south; or, II more convenient, to meet
at the II. Charles hotel, New Orleans,
on Monday. Your prompt action is
requested. This emergency appeals to
your patriotism A. s. HEWITT
Chairman National Democratic Committee"
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany have received the following dis.
patch from New Orleans: "rhe re-
ports circulated North Of rioting here
are untrue. The city and State Is quiet
and business is proceeding as usual"
Kellogg Paving the Way to Return.
Ing hoard Fraud.
Kellogg publishes letter this even
ing addressed 10 the Pcayune, In
which he says an your morning ls-
sue, OF this date, read with surprise
the following dispatches were ex-
changed last night by Kellogg and
Cham berlain, also by Kellogg aad Sen.
ator Conover, Radical, OF Florida. The
Chamberlain correspondence amount
ed to this: Il will carry South Caro-.
lima for Hayes, ifyou carry louisiana
The Governors OF Louisiana and OF |
South Carolins, when 1t was thought |
the election OF Tilden depended on
these States, entered into "A mutual
agreement to return their States or
Hayes 10y any means The above con-
tains grave charge, and seems to
have been made with elaboration.
1t IL In every word untrue.
| have sent no dispatch TO Governor
Chamberlain, or have sent any dis.
patches. have never written or tele-
graphed to the gentlemen named, or
any other person Ia the State OF South |
Carolina or Florida during the past ak
months. Nor have received letter
or telegram bearing upon the election.
There Is much more said in the same
issue OF the Picayune regarding myself
and the returning board. am not
member OF the returning board. | do
not appoint members. ] am not re.
sponsible to them for my action, nor
are they to me, except that my name
has been placed on the Republican
ticket AZ presidential elector. am
not a candidate for any Office, have
endeavored TO be fair oid just in the
discharge OF my official duties, and
the record will show | have been so.
! do not claim the right, however, as
an American citizen, to express my
opinion. have said, and | will re-
peat that the majorities claimed by
the Democrats In the heavy
Republican parishes Of Ouachlta and
East Feliciapa and West FelIciana
have not been fairly obtained. The
registered votes OF these three parishes
is: White 2,l03, black $3.50. They
gave me majority for Governor In
1872 OF 2,922. Even according to the
count Of the former fusion board they
gave the Republican candidates In
1874 II majority Of 2,02l, as conceded
by the Democratic State Committee.
They are said to have gone Democratic
this year by over 1900, whilst in near
~ every other parish the colored votes
has been east solid for the epablicans,
and the Republicans have gained
largely. assert, and the proofs which
cannot be hidden will abundantly bear
out the assertion, that this change
has been affected by a systematic
course OF intimidation
Independent Of the parishes named
In Kellogg's letter, and conceding that
the Republicans have or could have
carried them, the Democrats have a
majority of between five to elk thou.
sand In East Baton Rouge, where all
the safeguards OF troops were at hsnd
In the United States barracks, the me-