The New York herald., 1876-11-22
PROCEEDINGS or THE BOARD.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 81, 1916
Tho Returning Board mot at quarter past eleven
O'Clock this morning, and tho doors thrown open
10 the press About twenty persons only were in the
room, including members of the Board repre-
sen,atives OF tho two committees, s,cnosraphcrs.
clerks sc.
Messrs Wells, Casanavc and Kenner already
present Mr. Anderson arrived a few minutes later.
Al about twenty-five minutes to twelve when the
Board was called order, Governor Wells anS
'ous open the doors and admit tho crowd outside.
THIS was done, and the Democratic Committee on
Elections Was admitted behind the bar, followed by
fifteen persons who happened to be in attendance,
not hoping such concession
Mr.. Zachare then filed the protest that he had given
notice OF Monuay bohalf Of the democratic ean
nidatcs Tor Congress.
The Board conferred some five or ten minutes, when
Mr.. Wells moved that the Board now 30 into exccu-
tive session. This motion once adopted and the
hall cleared.
The committee OF Northern republicans to attend
the sessions OF the Roard has been changed since Mon
days meeting and now consists OF Messrs. Beardiv Of
Illinois; Eugene Hale, OF Maine; Van Acn or New
York; StougLton, OF New York. and Garfield, OF Ohio
The Board sits all parish returns IN executive
session. during to.days executive session tho only
persons present the two committees OF gentle
men from the North.
COUNTING
The action during executive session is fol-
iows:-The returns parish taken up aud
pl csd ihc tab at which the eharmen of the two
comml and republicanare seated by
the side OF the members. These gentlemen then
Invited 10 examine them and see whether they have
been disturbed tampercd with. Tho returns arc
then opened and tho consolidated votes OF the parish
for each eiector arc called OIL The returns are then
banded to clerks, who verify the computations made
by the Commissioners OF Election, and II correct, the
members Of The board sign ana approve them.
Juoge H. 81. Spaiord, counsel Tor certain demo-
cratic candidates, hcd protest against being cx
clrdcd from the room during the canvass Of the re-
turns and against executive and secret sessions OF the
board
Tho counsel for the United States Supervisors of
Elections nei protest against the exclusion super
during the and compilation OF the
The following Is tho ground OF their THAT,
under the nth section OF the United states act OF
February IS 1871, they TO be and
where the ballot boxes are kept at all times
after the polls open until each and every vote cast
at said time and shall be counted and the canvass
Of all votes polled TO be wholly completed
and the proper and requisite certificates returns
under any law OF the Unte1 States any STATE terri
toria or municipal law; that under said law United
States District Attorney J. X. Bccswth, under date OF
October 80, 1872, gave his written official opinion for
the instruction ana guidance of persons holding the
Offices now held by protcstants wherein said United
States District Attorney sad-'lt cannot be doubted
that the duty o the supervisors extends TO The nspcc
ton OF the entire election, IRON IT'S commencement
until the decision ST its rcsults II the United States
Statutes less explicit there s could be no doubt
OF the duty and authority of the supervisors To IN
spect and canvass every vote cast for each and
evory candidate State parochial and federal As the
law OF the State neither provides nor allows any
separation OF the election Tor Representatives
In Congress &C. from the election OF state
and parish officers, the election IN law single clcc
uon and the power of inspection vested Ia law In
the supervisors appointed by tho Court ex-
lends 10 tho entire election, full knowi-
edge Of which may well becomc necessary
10 defeat fraud in which opinion the Attorney General
OF tie state OF Louisiana concidcd whcrcupon pro-
testants claim admitance to all sessions oi the Return
Ing Board and protest against their exclusion un
warranted by law.
FURTHER PROTESTS.
Protests also filed by the counsel OF candidates
Tor olice against secret sessions, &c Counsel Tor he
democratic candidates also protested behalf OF the
democratic electors against counting In the vo rcpub
hcan electors not named ON the tickets used In the
Fourtecnth Senatorial district.
The tickets contained the names Of W. r Kellogg J.
II. Burcl Oscar JviifIon and no others Counsel pro-
tested ngainst-First, the counting OF sald ballots
which have been cast in iayor of Joseph
and others named Tor any other electors except those
specially named upon said tickets ballots second.
hc permitting OF returns from said parishes to slaud,
espcc.aiv of iberia aud 81 Martins showing all such
ballots have been cast said Joseph and others,
they being SAID respect false and fraudulent 20
be considered before tins body and SAID to bs
counted ior any electors except said kellogg Burch
aud Jenrions whose names only are on said ballots
The protest Is based upon grounds as ionows:--
STATUS or ELEcToKs
That title to the position OF Eccor can be derived
only the OF The peopfc, aud no vosc can be
HAT electors we're chosen uudcr tho eccton laws OF
the state which requires that the nsrncs OF persons
voted Tor said office shall he accurately specimen on the
tickets.
The committee asked an Investigation of the facts
A similar protest was hrd n2ainst the counting VI
2,200 ballots cast IN The parishes oi Concordia and
Nstchltoches ior any clcctor except those nAmod
the tckct-kcIlOgg Bunch aud Brewster
The parishes the Fourteenth Senatorial distriet
are IBERIA ST. Aar.n, lbervlc and West baton
Rouge.
The Board was VI executive session about three
hours, aud in that time examined the returns OF u
number OF parishes laying aside those IN which there
ar
parishes examined. IL is found that there