The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-01
TINE LOUISIANA COHsPIRACr.
The Huscaliy Plan Of the Returning Hoard
to Wipe Out Ttidcp's Majority.

to Wipe out Tiidcp's Majority.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 8D.-There is intense
indignation here tonight at the ronduct
Of the heturnnR Board tod y. Tne Ile-
publican candidates fer ofnces. through
counsel. 0led protTt against count
ing nvo thousand votes oast ut tho late
election In this city by nstur liled citizens.
These citizens have voted al the o ri three cleo
ti,ns aud no protest has been made against their
voting, though an attempt was made bv the RS
publicsns to prevent them from registering IN
157l and 1870 These Ave snousand constitute
nearly all Of the naturaizei vote In New Orleans.
The Republicans have claimed half OF Il before
the last three eiectiona, tot In all II has pcen
cast soidly neoinst them. The protest s found
ed on the fact that q O1rt Of the minutes ~ ths
Courts Of Naturalization acre are mo- signed by
the Judges. though the certificates OF tue Tor
eign-born ciiZ'ns are themselv signe1 ov the
Judgee and the prODer authorities. lhe legality
of these y pers has ueen ss He'd three tunes by
the Republicans, tut nave been eaCh time Clcar
" est bli-hed, Hs they have always been recog-
nized III civil suits. IL " pionosed. however. to
throw out this vote on this frivolous and hereto-
fore abandoned pretext. The Republican GO N
sci fotn ally peiitODed the board to rel CT this
vote. or i've trousand nenocT tie votes. a~sunl-
tn, without direct evidence ~ the faci, tust III
foreign b. rn ciiizens mus, have voted the DEM
ocraiic ticket, or tnat, - there were Ave thou
sand such CiiiZens here Who voted ~ the LIST
election i've Thousand Democr tic yotea must
he rel sCtcd. Az Inst the pro ests of n. .ervs-
tive counsel thu. potl Ion was received and ken
und' Z adyIsemrDt, which means tn Il Viii be
dis -ussed and acted upon IN secret seUsion.
1t is the apparent iuteI tiOn OF ths T." I'd TO
adopt tLis plea and throw out the votes. In
doing this the DO ri viii throw out one Demo-
cratic Cong iesspnn aad dozen ~ more menl-
bers OF he LEGISLATURE.
the DO ru To day threw ont nS0 majofitv for
1tlde2 Ia seven polls of East Baton Rouge,
| which " refused to count Toe Supervisors ie-
turrs were signed. ieeair. sealed 10 tne ballot
| box's, aud shipped TO tle city To be oueuei
bY the bOard. which has counted returns
cont ,'ning m j,rities for Ha,es fotwarde
IN the same IN nner. nus tnei give
| EIst Baton Rouge 10 Hayes by &c
| ma aj0riiy, when their rwn supervisors elvu
returns To tne erec that 1il ems majority there
H. go. ihs rejection II the vnte Ia Nv Or
| le4ns aud the frfus to canvass the vote IN L si
Baton Rouge Is the programme recommended
10 the board OY state officials and Federal ad-
WISER. Tni-. with tue rci-ctipn Of the vote In
tho nve parishes charged iaisrly with inImIua
ton. would eve II frauduirut m jorltv OF about
| 1,100 To the lowest HaNes electors. Its audact,
l. startling, but Wells L Co. now hivs mi.
plan under secret snd offl consideration
which implies tuat IL viii be adon ed ana Of
| Ideally promulgated. Tue Contemplated trauC
Ia The topic Of ruLry discussions, ana people De
nounce IL as II already cousummate1.