The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-06

0A"SA WIZ "a eIectIOu GATED september
10, a. D. 1875 ordering the same, and
pursuant TO provisions of act No. 98, to
regulate, conduct and to maintain the
freedom and purity of elections, to pre-
scribe the mode OF making returns
thereof, to provide for the election of
returning Officers and determine their
powers and duties, to prescribe the
mode OF entering on the rolls Of the
Senate and House of Representative,
ana TO enforce article 103 of the consti-
tuition, approved. Nov 30, 4. d. 1872. to-
wit: Total votes cast for Electors Of
President and Vice President of the
United States-Wm \. Kellogg. ut
large, 20, l3o; Henri Burch at Urge -
l32; Peter Joseph, First Congressional
District, 44,Ol4; Lionel \. Sheldon "a
do, I4,027 Norris Marks Sd do, 74.4I8;
Aaron Is. Levisee, 4th 10, 74,OI3
Orlando II. Brewster, 9TH do, T4,Oi7;
Oscar Jot1riens, 9th do, 74,.36. John
McEnry, at large, 7O,80a: Robert c.
Nlckhtie, do, 7O,509; Louis ST. Martin,
FIRST Congressional District. -Q.553;
Felix L. Poche, "a do, 1885; Alcie-
blnde DeBlanc. 81 DO, 10,535: W. A.
Seay, 9TH do, 7U,52O; Il. q. Cobb, 9TH.
do, 7Q,423; X. A. Cross, 9Th DO. 70.556.
Certifcates-
We, the Undersigned Returning Off
GERS, pursuant to authority vested in us
by the act No. IS, approved Nov. 90
A. ID, 1872, do hereby certify that tie
foregoing is a true, correct compilation
OF instruments OF the vote cast at the
election for Electors for President and
Wee President of the United States.
held on the 7th day OF November. A. d.
1876, under the writ OF election promul-
gated September Is, \. IL. 1876, order
ing the same, and We hereby ,leclare
that the following We're duly and law.
fully elected, to-wit:
William L. Kellogg, J Henri Burch,
Peter Joseph, Lionel A. Sheldon, Nor
ris Marks, Aaron b. Levisee, Orlando
IL. Brewster. Oscar Jotlriens
The vote for Governor and l-ieuten-
ant Government was also returned by
the Secretary al State, the gotal being:
For Governor. $. 3 Packard. 7AG2t;
Francis l. Aicbols, EI.I53, Tor LIEN
tenant Governor, & G. Antoine, -4Uty:
L. A. Wilt SI093.
The subioiuvd Statement ii the
grounds acted upoa viii he obtained
from the counsel OF the Returning Off
GERS: The Returning Board Vi Tho State
OF Louisiana. claim, under tie pruyis-
ions OF the law, that they are Returning
Officers OF all elections held in sand
State; that there are il law and in &act
no returns 81 any election held il sand
State until first examined, cauyaSsed
and compiled by them; that the state
ments furnished by the Commissioners
Of Election are simply statements Of
votes purpor5ed 10 have been cast, aud
that until the fairness and Legality of
the voting at poll or precinct have
been passed upon by the Returning
Officers no validity attaches -, ~ y ssach
statement
IN strict compliance With the laws OF
the United States and of this State the
Returning Officers of the State Of Lou.
isiana hae proceeded to examine the
canvass and compile statements Of the
votes purporting to have been cast il
this State ~ the general election foI
President and Woo President of the
United States. on the .th day Of Nc
vember last. The votes rurported t.
he east III the parishes Of Grant anG
Esst / eliciana have been ignored en-
tirelY IL the official canvass. III GrAJi
parish not one form OF law VAS observed
There were no&5uptryisors or legal Com
mlssl0ners OF Election and the vot,
taken was as informal as votes taken OF
railroad train. In East Feliciana tn,
returning Officers were unable to fn(
one poll at which, from the eridenc,
before them, they could certify that
1uu, free and fair election was had
Ia the parish of East Baton Rouge Ia,
Retunlng Officers canvassod and com
pletod the votes of three polls situate,
IN the city OF Baton Rouge, where Their,
was military protection afforded ant
also three other polls situated immedi
ately on the river where there was com
paratlye immunity from intimidation
The evidence as to intimidation b.
murder, hanging, whipping and othe
outrages as affecting the vote ut othe
polls WAS 50 conclusive that the Return
ing Officers unanimously rejected TIN
votes stated to have been cast ut th0g
polls. In the adjoining parish of Yves
teIcIana the votes cast st six pods welt
rejected Oh similar conclusive evidence
In the parish Of Ouachita eight poll
We're rejected, whilst in the city Of Mon
roe, the parish seat Of that parish. tt
statements of the votes cast were al
copied because the voters there wer
lneasurably protected from violence b
the presence of United States troops
The United States Deputy Marshals j
:, charge Of the ballot box 1t one Of til
rejected polls was shot. and tLroughou
; the whole parish there prevailed 81,
: temlcil intimidation, murde. and viz
lence toward one class Of voters. whit