The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-18

general, but AT no other time would that
be admitted. Both Wells aud Anderson
said that the board was an
ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT BODY
And would not be controlled in its action
in any way either by the executive or by
outside parties.
THE VACANCY.
With reference to the Filling OF the va
cancy now existing, Wells said that the
board had not talked that matter over.
and the Law says the board shall be COM
posed OF uleubers OF both political par.
ties, from which it will be seen e,en the
law creating tlie board will be disre.
gardcd.
DOORS UNLOCKED AND TIL noAHp Win
KELLOGG.
The session Of the board lasted until
800 p. M. when the door was unlocked
and the members came out. edging their
way through The crowd that had collect
ed III the hall of the state house. and
made their way down stairs directly to
the executive office. where they held a
consultation with Gov. Kellogg.
SnJoU INTENT, AND WHAT WAS DONE.
Mr.. Wells stated when he came ont
that they had adjourned TO meet On Sat
urday at noon. Ii stated also that their
labors during the session had been con-
fined TO the examination OF applications
tor clerkships. etc.. and had not gone
through any of the returns. He seemed
to be terribly excited when he stated that
they had not considered the subject of
filling the vacancy that existed ia the
! board. He claimed that the first tlocu-
ment they opened was
A BLOOD AND THUNDER COMMUNICATION
Containing all sorts ofaggresive language
and he asserted that the course Of the
board in 1874 had been INDICATED in the
late election by the return to the legisia.
ture of the very men which
TIRE WHEELER COMPROMISE
Had thrown out, indicating plainly
enough that they had examined some OF
the returns and had concluded TO pass
upon them and return the Republican
candidates elected without even giving
hearing to the Democratic protests that
have been prepared.
WELLS vISDICTIVE.
lie was yindictye in his assaults upon
the Democratic party, and showed by the
excited manner in which lie talked TO me
that justice or fairness was something
that neither he nor his colleagues contem-
plated taking into consideration.
wnAT NEGRO POLITICIAN SAID.
In conversation with prominent ne
gro Radical politician he told me that
the Republicans are of the opinion that
this question must be essentially settled
at Washington that they expect il and
are preparing for IL in the North he
said also that the colored race would
come in this time for their share OF the
Offices; they had been kept out OF now
long enough, and intimated that for
their support in this campaign the Re.
publican leaders, to keep them from
kicking ont Of the traces and voting the
Democratic ticket, had promised that
they should even be represented IN
Hayes cabinet.
NEGROES PROMrsED DIVISION or IHE Or
fiCES.
lie says 1t IS an understood thin"
among the negro leaders that they are to
have division Of the offices. and when
the time coues they will insist upon that
promise being fulfilled, even though they
have to fight for il.
NEGROES REHEARsING TESTIMONY.
Some OF the negroes who arrived here
yesterday to make aE!davits were oyer
heard on the boa, coming down rehears-
ing among themselves the points upon
which they were 10 swear to, and which
they were drilled IN by the white official
who brought them down.
RErrBLIcANs DECLINE JoINT CoNIER-
gSCE.
In reply TO the proposition advanced
by leading Democrats to have joint con-
ference and secure an impartial and fair
count of the votes, the Republicans hayc
By letter signed by John Sherman and
others positively refused to entertain .aid
proposition.
DEMOCRATS WILL REPLY To The REPUn-
LIcAS LETTER.
In their letter to the Republicans, the
Democrats will state that they came here
10 meet similar committee nominated
by the president. and that these commit.
teemen have since their arrival consulted
with leading state and federal officials.
aud have become or should be thor
oughly conyersant by this time with all
the points they desired to obtain. Now
that they are fully posted the Democratic
committee will state
THE EVASION ATTEMPTED
Is merely puerile, and not based upon
the understanding both parties in the
North had when their representatives
started for the South.
MAKING INVESTIGATIONS
The Democratic committee are now ex-
aiming the election and returning board
law with ayiew of ascertaining IT, consti-
nationality.
FAIR REQUEST DENIED.
n committee from The Democratic
state central committee applied to-day 10
the returning board, before they organ
lied and elected Wells as president. that
they might be present at the canvass of
the vote. Judge Stallo OF Ohio, Gov.