Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-18
HERE 1T rs
Now You See It and Now
You Don't
The Florida Board Re.
fuses to Canvass
the Returns.
THEY WANT TO WAIT IS DAYS.
The Democrats Not Asleep by
any Means
How the Machins Works in Lou
isiana.
THEY WANT TO WAIT IS DAYS.
The Democrats Not Asleep by
any Means
How the Machins Works in Lou
isiana.


NEw YoRK, November lS.-The Her
AIDS Tallahassee special says the Demo
cratic State Committee have addressed d.
communication TO members of the Board
Of State C~anvassers, requesting them to
proceed at once to canvass the returns
so far as received. They set forth the
probability that contests will require
some time for determination and quote
Law requiring the issuance Of certificates
By the Governor on December 6. In
terviews with members Of the Board
indicate an apparent certainty that the
Board will refuse TO commence the can
vass as reQsested, but will postpoSe it
till it will be toe late for the Democrats
to secure a full hearing. This has put
them to looking into the authority under
which the Board ia acting Il is quite
probable that proceedings will be com
menced promptly to see if the Board
cannot be forced to commence anvass
ing, or whether it cannot be restrained
by Injunction from exercising any judi
cial functions at all, Comptroller Cow.
gill, a member Of the Board, quoted the
law to the reporter, which s0ys the Board
shall meet on the thirty-6ith day after
the election, or sooner if the returns are
all in. he said he should be bound by
that law, and added that the returns
we're not all in. Judge Cooke, another
member of the Board, said that he
should scceds to the request Of the COM
mittee and gave an opinion that the law
admitted the right to make a seriatum
canvass Of the returns as they came in.
". E. Chandler says it appears AS il the
whole white population of Florida we're
q police board, detective force and afi-
davit-workers for the Democrats, while
We have only a few witnesses scattered
about here and there. From official re-
turns from four counties received yester-
day, Walton shows a Democratic loss Of
81 from the committees estimate, and
Marion a Republican loss Of 10 from the
same estimates; the others agree exactly
with what was claimed.
LAKE CRY, FLORIDA, November Is
Without Brevard and Holmes counties,
which are unhcsrd from, the figures are:
For the State ticket a Democratic major
lily Of $50; Tilden, 1853. The Republicans
are desperate, and depending on a
fraudulent count in the State canvass
[Signedl G. A. FINLEY.
To the Editor OF the Cincinnati Commercial:
New ORLEANS, November l6-6p m
10 a ANAL back room, is this district, of
the old St. Louis Hotel, the Louisiana
Returning Board met to-day, to arrange
preliminaries for electing q President Of
the United States. All the members,
Messrs. Wells, Anderson, C~assanave and
Kennsr, were present. The Democratic
committee, composed OF Messrs. Palmer,
Stslio and Trumbull, waited upon the
Board, but without important result
The room was then cleared and the
Board went into secret session. Ne.
Wells was elected President, and Mr..
kenaer, Secretary.
The first document laid before them
was a sealed envelope address to Wells.
coming through the city posto6ice. Its
eontenta vas . threat Of assassination il
the vote was counted In favor OF the Re.
publicsns, end signed 'United Brother
hood Of Louisiana The document
readst I'VE take upon ourselves the
duty Of re5esmlBg Louisiana, our native
State, from thieves nov preying gpot
be PROSTATE, bleeding body. We have
appealed to our Northern brethren ia
vain. We nov propose 10 act, and leacl
her robbers and despeFadoes such q lessor
az the world never saw. We will do oul
VOL and disappear before tie hordes o.
the despot Gran: can protect you"
/ doubt the %genuinsness o. ,ae docu
meot. A dozen clerks vera Rppoigted,
stationery ordered and work laid ont fol
the next meeting, which will be Saturday
noon.
Mr.. Wells insisted that all meetings b
secret, but vas overruled, and limited
admissions will be sllowed.
Wells and Anderson are plain Iookin.
planters, not less than sixty years Of age
|, Wells was a Union man, Anderson q Con
/, federate. CassaDsye is an undertake
{ BY trade, nearly white, and always free
Kenner is darker, was a slave, and i
nov a saloon.keeper.
. Tbs Board seems to have fair bushes
training, but is not overly intelligent
. The Democrats are taking q largI
Z amount Of testimony from the So-ealle'
black Democrats, TO show that there i
such an element here.
Leading men say that after the FRS
meeting Of Congress q committee viii
come here aud make a searching iRyestl
CATION, without reference 10 the Return
2 iug Board or their decision.
The Board will likely be at least twI
weeks in ceundag the Presidential vote
q They will begin work 10 earnest sAtnr
day. The disputed parishes will DO take
, up las. 81 Y. REDFIELD.
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