The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-27

The Republicans Deserted by
Gov. Stcarns Florida Book
ed for pildcn aud Reform.
COL Patton on the Win IS Shnd in New
Orleans How the Canvass Was Cln
Quoted on the Democratic Side
The Situation Unchanged at
Washington
Warrington L ema.


Srua'e tif,en mem ers were presrn,.
by consent Mr. Mitchell, OF Oregon
as addict % the Can nltire an Paw
leges and Elections rnc S,uatp nd
Iaurued 10 FRIDAY.
Nominations: Melon trustee, to h.
United States District A tornty iur L.
liam; Jas N. Garry, Collector Of ca,
'oms, ~, MARKS lIloriiA
Combinations Trustee Uaited State
Dl-,r!rt Attorney f,r IaiIgna
There will be no cabinet session N )
week uu css something octurs.
Attorney General rau viii he ab
sent until Saturday
ROWuics Attack Party Of sleigh
Riders,
NEW (OKK, Decemmr 49, a mum
Der ~ rowdlcS attacked the occupant
Of Two slcighs last night, on Hacken
sack plank road, neal Werhawkpi
un docks, andAftersuow bslnS them
a uglt rHru,d u which tire Of TIA
party were staOOeu, ANA Two OF 10
indies were badly Kicked aud otherwls
misused.
rnr Celtic brought 500, 900 At d Tn,
Labrador $4,000 IA specie.
Vai. Potion on toe stand.
New ORLEANS, D,csmuvr -. &C !
Patton, CAI,rntd OF the DemOcrAtl
State Com Mite, testified before til
senate investigating committee that /
mad heen the vrrstl custom
II tie committee to urge up,
Ge nber~ Of the parry the supreme ia
rorttn eof pres rvill p1t't At til
sacrifice OF everything tao sild ia
irfe Sc was satisfied tnut in u tair, f.
uDd peacraOIe cl,Cllou they ennId can
he >, Ate. Ht&lrV nplh,ug Of tn
'Jndurt Ui
The Campaign Ia Ouhrhita
PARISH, except ,rJn hvusdJ, The u
,Islr Itiun Oi the > ATE was CunuuCte
~ Hon. Michael Holm, cniet supei
slsur. NhD was "a llrpu pIican, sjupe.
Eisors were appuluted " Kellogg 4"
AntOiue when acting as GONerno,
fney Were Republican, 80 tar Ms WI
aess knew. IL many cases they " T.
.esidents VI other parishes. lie la.
equtsled Governor Antoine 10 let Lh
Democrats nave tar representation !.
he registration. AutUiue said tuat Ia
lad appointed some Democrats, III
Ie 1lIneu 10 aCcede 10 the rvquesL"i WI,
uess. When letter asKIrg Tor Ia
joudInlssion Of
Democrats az Hegtstr1rs
Sas handed Antoine, lie salu he shN
he Justice oI It, Uut wJuid nave /" su,
ant ~ 10 The Re PUBLICAN comniitte,
,uu a,LeIw. .rds w.Ote u letter decll'
lng 10 do %. Witness promised /
urnish copies oi Tie enIlre currespol
denye, WuIch Will Ue iucoIpu. alee /
.nerepuIttO Senator huws. ine ID III,
Gratis CONSERVATIVES vi Tie STA
| IrgaulZe u central committee, WhOs
| luLy IL was 10 CJuudGG tn
campaign os tneBehef'i prIh lp'r
inuuuDced ny the cOhVehtloI
speuitiO Instructions were gwen u
NE convention. Prominent Dem,
Gratis from the interior ut the STA
frequently visited the headquarters
.hv state Committee. Some lew pa
,snes sent DO representatives to II
state Convention Representutiy
rom nearly every parish visited Il
committee aud We urged upon the
the
Line Of Conduct Adopted nnd ~
lisncd
During the campaign. In Il
newspapers We urged the impOrtnn
peaceful election, aside from Il
HUMANITARIAN principle Involved, "a
natter OF policy. We knew IN
statements had been made Of law e.
,rss heretofore IN the country parish
md Iie, d against w, tut had no \
,tnl apprehension or Information til
any nets uf violence would br COZ
miued. We unprecedented That In
heated canvass collisions might "cc'
and were unG-r the imp esSlon thai
ans the desire oi the II "a 'lican pal
IN bring about such collisions '
thought the Democratic State tick
n erected. would be counted out by
Returning Board, unless III Natiol
democratic ticket WAS snccessl
Every disturbance that occurred,
matter whrlhrr personal or nthetwl
w. charged by the Republican pr
IA the De nncratlc PARTY. AZ Il we "
auxiou. thst there should ~ no /
text for ~ using any acts
violence. Charges have been IN
heretofore of
Ac.s of vioIcace
md tn polls tur,"ii ont ny the
turning Boa'd IN coue' qntnce' IN
Ind been three considerable riots
the State, two IN NV Orleans, ON
1865 aud the other ia September i
and one 10 Colfax III 1878, which v
attended by loss Of III; could not