The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-07
The .Anti-AGonoPo1ist.
Louisiana.

The time on the oath was entirely occupied
with the consideration of the contested parish
OF East Baton Rouge but no conclusion was
reached
On the 18th there were no returns passed
upon, but number OF contested parishes
were partially considered. An associated press
telegram reports tie following episode on
that day:
The returns from De Soto parish were
brought in and were contained in one package
sealed with wax When the seals were
broken by the members Of the board there
were found inside the consolidated votes,
the commissioners statements and tally
sheets. Attached to the returns were large
number of protests and afhdavits.
The Secretary of theBoard said it had been
received on the 18th instant and was entered
in his receipt book. The returns he said had
come by mail. in the course otthe inspection
it was discovered that one one of the protests
of the supervisors charging general intimida-
ton was dated November %, and sworn to in
Court. When called on to explain how apro-
test dated on the 25th instant could get into
sealed registered package received by mail or
the 18th instant, the Secretary said he had re-
ceiyed two packages He was detected by one
of the Democratic counsel present in the act OF
making another entry in his book of the two
packages received. After some delay an
contain consolidated statement OF votes and
commissioners returns, but no protests or
affidavits The members OF the board were
unable to explain the matter, and Senator
Sherman, of the Republican visiting commit
tee, remarked that there was no use to dis
guise the fact that the returns had been opened
and protests inserted after the packages OF re-
turns had been received. The affair created
quite sensation among the members OF the
committee present.
The business OF the 9th was confined to
opening contested returns, and reading them
without making any decisions. The board
however announced that they would hear no
new motions or protests, whatever.
| The 2Sth was occupied in hearing testimony
relative to intimidation in East Baton Rouge.
On the goth, the Board was chiefly occupied
| in hearing the story of Eliza Pinkston, a col
ored woman, who alleges her husband and
bale were killed and her own person re peat
edly violated by white men as means OF po-
| litical intimidation. Per contra, tn" Other
side say the outrage was non-political and
perpetrated by negroes.
FLORIDA.
/ Pending the proceedings III the Court t
compel the Board OF Canvassers to meet, thu
Secretary OF State issued call summonin.
the Board together
The first session wa devoted simply to tn
adoption of rules tor the government OF tn
board in making the canvass.
At the session on the 28th, the second da
of the meeting, returns from all the countie
were. opened and on the tace Of them the
gave the highest Hayes elector 7 ,46O and tn
highest Tilden elector I, AIS, majority OF 4
for the highest Hayes elector. The Democrat
were astonished when the return from Bake
county was read, giving Al Republican ma
joritY. The original return gave IS Demo
. cratic majority and the Democrats did M
know OF the new return. At the evening Sc:
, sion the first return, showing 50 Democrat
majority was produced and read II this n
turn was admitted it would give Tilden II
majority in the State. Ii both returns are r
jected. two Tilden electors have five majorit
and one Tilden elector three majority, an
one Hayes elector one majority. The Reput
. licans have given notice OF contest in ~ couI
, ties. and the Democrats contest g.
On the 29th, the Board was occupied
hearing afidavits alleging that, in the tow
OF Archer, 3l9 votes were cast, while bSS We
returned. Afidavits were also read shown
; the original returns of Baker county gave
Democratic majority.