The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-01
THE PRESIDENCY.
Counting the Votes OF the Disputed south :
ern states.

Counting the Votes OF the Disputed SOUTH
ern states.
THE LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 22--Immediately after
the meeting of the board at 1880 a. m, coun-
sci of the Democratic Committee on Returns
fled motion for copies Of the protests, con-
tests, etc., entered on the Republican side.
The motion was taken under advisement.
A protest against the rules adopted by the
board was fled by Democratic counsel.
When the board went into executive session,
Gov. r. @. Wickliffe, elector at large ON the
Democratic ticket. was excluded from the
room. f|
President Wells said that Gov. wickliffe could
only be present in case Of contest. The lat
ter gave notice that he would file protest.
The board went into executive session about
noon, the following named gentlemen, compos-
ing Democratic and Republican visiting COM
mittees, remaining in the room: Democratic
Committee, Messrs. Palmer, Trumbull, Julian,
g. b. Smith, and Bgler; Republican Commit
tee, Messrs. Sherman, Hale, stoughton, Gar.
field and Kelley.
The clerk reported that returns from four
teen parishes had not yet been received.
The following parishes were canvassed to-
day in executive session: 81. Mary-Tilden,
1.485; Hayes, 2,407. st. Helena-Tlden, $40;
Hayes, $40. Teusss = Tiden, 464 ;
Hayes 1870. vermillion-Tilden, 902; Hayes
at. Washington-Nlden, 5l4; Hayes, 165.
decentralization, 1884; Hayes, 1S65.
NEw ORLEANS, Nov. 23.-At the meeting Of
the Csnvassing Board to-day, on motion Of
Gen. Anderson, the President of the board in
structed the Secretary to issue orders to all
IA 49,
mediately. The board completed the canvass
of only three parishes, as follows:
Natchitcchee-Tlden, 1,761; Hayes, 2099.
Union-Tilden, ], 493 Hayes, 81. Iberville -
Tilden, 957 Hayes. 1927.
At one poll in Natchitoches the board threw
out 542 votes for three Republican electors,
and 173 votes for three Democratic electors, ON
I've Republican electors in Natchitoches was
1.558 In Iberville the five Republican electors
received only l, S48 votes instead Of 1927,
owing to the omission Of names on the ballots.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 24.-The business be-
fore the Returning Board to-day consisted for
the most part in hearing documents, protests
and affidavits read, and was generally of an
unimportsnt character.
A communication was received from tho
newspaper correspondents in New Orleans, re-
questing permission to be present at the SEES
sions of the board, which was refused.
The board thereafter went into executive
session.
Returns from three contested parshes-East
Baton Rouge, st. Tammany and Iberia-were
taken up. East Baton Rouge has eighteen
polllng-places, but the returns when opened
were from only seven. 1t is twelve hours dis
tant from New Orleans. Returns from that
parish were not sent by mail, and were not
filed with the Returning Board till Nov. 90.
Many of the affidavits charging intimidation
were sworn to in New Orleans, some of them
as late as Nov. %,
The total vote of the parish, al ascertained
from the returns Of the Commissioners at the
polling-places, was 2, 236 for Tilden, and 1,6 26
for Hayes but the Supervisor of Registration,
by consolidating the returns from only seven
polling-placee, leaving out the other eleven,
and emitting to send the original returns from
the same, makes a return Of only ], 1902 votes
for Tilden, and !, 427 for HAYES.
Affidavits have been filed stating that the
Supervisor in this parish. and in every other
parish in the State, is a Republican that re-
turns from fourteen parishes are still miss
ing that several Of the missing returns were
and had been in the city Of New Orleans for
days, in tho hands Of persons who were not
Supervisors.
After much discussion, the returns of East
Baton Rouge we're laid aside.
The only parish finished to-day was st. Mar
tin which gave Tlden 1,023 Hayes, 1907.
New ORLEANS Nov. 25.-The Returning
Board met at 1880. Present for the Repub-
hcans Messrs. Stoughton, Van Allen, Wilcox,
Kelley and Harker. For the Democrats, Messrs.
Palmer, Trumbull, G.. B. Smith, Bigler and
Julian.
After the reading of the minutes, the fling
Of o request on the part Of the Democrats for
representation on the board, and u number Of
unimportant motions, the board went into ex-
ecutive session.
They then announced the following votes, as
compiled f.om consolidated statements: De
Soto-Hayes, 1913; Tlden. 1896. Ouachita-
Hayes, 1888; Tilden, 1909. Lncoln-Hayes.
$751; Tlden, 1,064. East Feliciana-Hsyes,
=; Tilden, 1,737. West Feliciana- Hayes,
u.s. Tldon, 1,2l9. Richland-Hayes, az;
Tlden, 970. Caddo-Hayes, 2,6S7; Tilden,
1,654. Sabine-Hsyes, 3d. Tilden. 906. The
votes of these parishes we're not canvassed.
there being contests fixed for q hearing next
week. When the returns from the parishes
marked contested were opened, the
Democratic counsel were allowed
TO be present, The returns from
DeSoto parish were brought in and contained
in one package sealed with wax. When the
seals were broken by members Of the board
there were found inside the consolidated votes
of the Commissioners, statements, and tally
sheets. Attached to the returns were q large
number OF protests and affidavits. The Secre-
tary Of the board said the package had
been received on the 18th inst, and
was entered in his receipt-book and
the returns, he said, had come by
mail. In the course Of inspection it was dis
covered that one Of the protests of the Super
visor charging general intimidation was dated
Nov. 20, and sworn to in this city before the
Commissioner of the Circuit Court, When
called upon to explain how protest dated on
tthe 25th inst. (to-day) could get into sealed
registered package received by mail on the 18th
inst. the Secretary said he had received two
packages.
After some delay another package was pro-
duced, and found to contain a consolidated
statement Of votes and COMMISSIONER returns.
but no protests or afidavits.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 27.-The Returning
Board met at IL a.. m. All the members were
present, and large crowd in the lobby.
Mr.. McGloin, counsel for the Democratic
candidates, filed request, which was granted,
that the ballot-boxes Of East Baton Rouge be
sent for, in order that the tally-sheets and
statements OF votes sealed up in four of the
boxes could be obtained and the vote counted.
In executive session the board examined
the returns of the following parishes and
wards, viz. Bienvile, West Baton Rouge,
Bosier, Caldwell, Carroll Clayborn, JEFF
fcrson, Morehouse Rapides, Red River,
St. Landry, Webster, Wenn. and the First, Sec
ond, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Seventh, Eighth,
Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Thirteenth. Fifteenth,
and Seventeenth wards, parish OF Orleans.
These returns were examined and laid over
for future action, there being protests and con-