The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-25

action be taken at some early day. %
Gov. Wells, at onee-We violated oui
rules through courtesy TO gentlemen OIL
the Democratic side. u ~ ~l4s :
Gen. Anderson-Republicans also.
Gov. WelIs-And granted them th'
privilege OF having another reporter
present which they had selected. Tha
violation has brought upon us yery
scurrilous chargeby gentleman admit
led as one Of the correspondents. Fol
that reason, and many others, we mus
object to violating the rules. We viii
have 10 read that article 10 which l hat
reference. - e
The clerk read an article from the
Cincinnati Enquirer Of the 18th, headed
"The scoundrels Of the Returning Board
During the reading Gen. Anderson de-
nounced the author.
Mr.. Deponte-Atay ] ask the Board fol
information? Was, the gentleman pres
ent at the meeting OF the Board when this
article was written? We have no dispo.
sition to enter into an argument in rsla,
tlon to this matter. merely thought Of
suggesting that the representations might
have been gathered outside. The article
which has BEEN read was evidently writ.
ten outside by ferresentativeof Of tile pa
per in which II first appeared.
The application was refused.
? The returns from the three contested
parishes, East Baton Rouge, st. Tammapy
and Iberia, were then taken up. East
Baton Rouge has two polling places, but
the returns when opened were from only
one. The law requires the ,Commisson-
ers Of each polling place, within "a
hours after the close Of the polls, 10 make
returns OF the votes cast 10 the Super.
visor Of Registration Of the parish, who
within "a hours after the receipt OF the
returns from the polling places Is requir-
ed 10 consolidate such returns, TO be Ger.
tiled as correct by the clerk, Of the Dis.
trict Court and forward the consolidated
returns, with the originals received by
him, BY mail to the State Returning
Board. Statements Of violence or in
timidation at the poll, when alleg.
ed, are required to be attached
to and forwarded with the consolidated
returns. East Baton Rouge is twelve
hours distant from New Orleans. The
returns from this parish were not filed
with the Returning Board till November
23d. Many OF the aflidRyits accompany
ing thesame, charging Intimidation, were
sworn to in New Orleans, and some Of
them as late as the 22d. The total vote
OF the parish, as ascertained from the re-
turns of the Commissioner at the polling
places, was 2,23S for Tilden and l ,526 for
Hayes; but the Supervisor of Registra-
tion, by consolidating the returns from
only seven polling places, leaving out the
other seven and emitting 10 send up the
original returns from the same, makes
areturn Of only 1,l02 votes for Tilden,
and 1,477 for Hayes. /
Atfidavits have been filed stating that
the Supervisor in this parish, and in
every parish in the State, are Republican;
that the returns from fourteen parishes
are still missing; that several of tho miss.
Ing returns were and had been in the city
OF New Orleans for several days, in the
hands OF persons who We're not Super
visors; that until The return from East
Baton Rouge was opened it was mot
known TO the Democrats what atfdavits
accompanied it, or returns from what
polls were rejected. .....
The Democrats complain bitterly Of
the action Of the Board and the Super.
visors in regard to this parish.
After much discussion, the returns Of
East Baton Rouge were laid aside.
The only parish finished to-day was
ST. Martini: Tilden 1923, Hayes 1907.
PETITION OF COUNSEL. -
The undersigned, acting as counsel for
the various candidates upon the Demo.
cratic. Conservative ticket, State, Nation
al and Municipal, with respect show that
the returns from the various polls and
parishes arc inspected by this Board, and
The vote announced by it is merely that
for Governor and electors: that the tabu-
lation Of all other votes is turned overt
a corps OF clerks to be done outside
OF the presence OF the Board; that
all Of said clerks are Republicans,
and that the Democratic. Conservative
candidates have no check upon them and
no means to detect errors or expose
tabulation, or to call the atten-
tion Of the Board to any such wrong, il
any exist; that by this system the fate Of
ali the other candidates but Governor
and Electors Is placed in the hands of a
body OF Republican clerks with no check
against erroneous or dishonest action on
their part; that fair play requires that
some check should be placed upon said
clerks and some protection afforded said
against erroneous or dishonest
action on the part ofsaid clerks, wherefore
they respectfully ask that they DO per,
mitted to name three respectable persons
and that such parties be accorded the
privilege OF being in the room or rooms
where said tablaution is progressing and
the same with the returns,
and also Of fully inspecting the returns
previous. to the adoption BY this Board
Of said tabulation, with a view tosatisfy
all parties that there has been no
tampering or ufair practice in connec.
tion Herewith. w.
The Board adjourned until / o'clock
tomorrow. 90 >
HAYES MAJORITY.
CHICAGO, November 24.-The Journals
New Orleans specialsays that the return.
ing officers have finished all the uncon.
tested parishes. The Republicans have
a majority in these Of 1924. 20 90, al