The New York herald., 1876-11-20
LOUISIANA.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN TO BE PLACED ON THE
RETURNING noARD-rIcuREs ON THE VOTE
OF THE STATE.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

tho Board itself.
Tho republicans des,rc to have some good consttu
tonal lawyer tho Board Of their political per
suasion.
both PREPARING rEsriMoSY
Tho republican visitors continue taxing testimony
In regard to tho "bulldozers parishes at their rooms
and will convene tomorrow. II is said that General
Sheridan has urged expedition on the work OF the Re-
turning Board aud that it will be hurried through
expedously as possible
The democrats are still busy preparing ufndavits and
other evidence and claim have better than
that OF 1874, upon which MIR. P.nchbacks claims
rejected by tho United States Senate
FIGuRRs THE
The total vote of Louisiana, made up from duplicate
poll lists received IRON forty seven parishes and
| parishes estimated by registration this year and
the vote Of 1874 Is follows:-For
| Governor-Nichos ldeml. s4.2o2; Packard (reph
| 76 IL Total, l6O314 The total vote 1874 for
Treasurer l47 05 Tho this year the
OF 1874 is Il, 2,eo9 Nichols majority Of the votos
polled over Packard is 090
OF the Tden electors, 1vc have majority over the
highest vote for The republicans OF o,2is The other
two Tllden electors have majority Of 1896 The dis
crepancy the majoritics caused by tho omission
OF the names OF nvc the Hayes electors from the
publican tickets in several parishes.
GOING HOME.
The following named gentlemen have left the city,
| Oswald Ottendorfcr and F. r. Coudcrt OF New York;
| O. W. wooisey, OF Connccticus; General J. E. Nc
| Donald and J. Coleman, Of Indiana; Ex-Governor J.
Lee Carroll and W. T. Hamilton OF Maryland: OK
Governor a. G. Curtin, Of Pennsylvania; W. Chapman,
| of Iowa; Charles Gibson, OF Missouri Hon. W. r.
Morrison, OF Illinois, J. B. JeTroys and W. X. Suli-
| van, OF Chicago.
PROCEEDINGS or THE BOARD TO BE FULLY RECORDED.
| Tho gentlemen who here at tho request OF the
President and also those sent BY the republican
ganizations States other than louisiana say that
they have determined to secure full stcnographic
port OF all OF the proceedings Of and evidence given
| before tho Returning Board, so that important
statement may be given 10 the public and sent
| President They have also determined TO change
their committee Of Ave from time 10 time, in order
that all OF them may observe the mode OF proceeding
and the appearance and character OF the witnesses
| examined
ALLEGED INELIGIBLE ELECTOR.
PROVIDENCE. X. l., Nov. 10, 1874
Governor Lippitt yesterday received tho following
telegram from General sicklcs:-
/ NEW YORK. Nov. Is, 1870
To Governor LIPPrrr:-It 10 reported hero the
thority OF William Beach Lawrence that OF the
that the law your State gives the office the person
| having tho highest vote who is qualified. Lawrence
| claims to be elected himself u. f. SICkLES.
/ To this Governor Lipptt replied follows:-
Our State laws provide for all contingencies IN the
case OF from any in tho Electoral Col
| lcgc This State will give tour votes for Hayes and
! Wheeler h LIPPlTT.
The only occasion for this is the fact
that tho Hon. George H. CorIiss elcctor elect is Gen.
tcnnial Commissioner, appointed by the President
| the nomination Of tho Governor.
SAN FRANCISCO ELECTION FRAUDS.
A CARD FROM THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA.
1t has been said that Tidcn is defeated because OF
the rejected Florida and Louisiana tho alleged
fraudulent republican ballots California will be
thrown the Governor OF that State. In view OF
such rumors the following card from Governor Irwin
! will be OF Interest,"
From the San Francisco Record Union OF Nov Ill
| TO EDITOR rHg REcoRD.UNrox:-
In yesterday mornings issue OF your paper you as
sumo that advised thar the ballot boxes San Fran
csco WITH their contents, should be taken possession
| OF by the sheriff II perhaps would De sufficient
answer on my part 10 say gave no such advice
and was not aware that any such proposition or sug
gcston had beer made by TIL the article
| which has made necessary this card.
AS TO the intimation that was induced by appeals
from Mr. Tilden's headquarters TO make the sugges
ton falsely attributed 10 me- with tho Wow OF having
ballots tampcred with while they should be In the
Sherin's Office, only express my surprise that 1t
should find place IN any newspaper claiming to be
sponsby for and all knowledge or the proposition,
| which II seems favored by committee OF tho
Board OF Supervisors TO transfer the ballots from the
custody OF the County Clerk 10 tia, OF The Sheriff,
do not believe the proposition, injudicous and Illegal
II undoubtedly was, was nndc with any view ot
having the ballots In any manner tampercd with.
IL cannot bo disguised that The unprccodentcdly and
Unexpectedly large yotc San francisco has excited
widespread and worry grave suspicion as to the man
In which portion OF that vote WAS
obtained. This suspicion is not confined 10
the adherents OF any ono political party.
| IL Is shared by respectable members OF both
parties whc is not probabc that tho result OF the
election, either Congressman Presidential electors
will be changed by ierroting out and exposing tho
fraudulent voting VI there wah any nevertheless every
good citizen oil whatever political party, must desire
TO all frauds upon the elective franchise exposed
and their perpetrators remorslessly punished.
The highest estimate prior 10 Tho election OF the
vote that would be cast In San Francisco did not place
the total above 81, 900, yet tho votc actually
policd lacked but few hundred Of AZ 900. Now, tho
very OF this voto over the highest estimates 10
calculated TO excite suspicious OF fraud. And under
these circumstances good citizen object 20
Investigator as to whether any portion Of the vote
was fraudulent or not nor he object that all
the oblteratng tho traces Of fraud. II fraud
acutually committed. ] assume and believe
that those who proposed the transfer OF
the ballots from the Office OF the County
Clerk the Office Of tho Sheriff. intended nothing
more than this. Tho suggestion was no doubt inju
tho placing OF tue ballots and other election papers
the Clerks vault under seal, With a trusted deputy
and United states deputy marshal TO look alter them
Will accomplish the purpose which was doubt In
tended by thor proposed transfer 10 the custody OF
another oiccr-to wit, their preservation intact In
election officers the Clerks oicc ti an invcst,ea
sion 10 had, II shall bo deierminsd make one
And to this only those object who tear exposure
from an investigation. WILLIAM IRWIN.
NORTH CAROLINA