The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-30
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Imperfect Yass

by your explanatory note you desire toobtain
bY the proposed conference. We Will ada
that it is very apparent that # your wish as 70
see fair and honest expression OF the eiec-
toral vote Of Louisiana, there is no difference
between ourselves and you, except as 70 our
conduct in reference to that result You
haye proposed a conference and active assoc
ciated influence. This we regard as beyond
our duty or our privilege. AS individuals we
shall be happy at all times to confer with you
and as individuals to cooperate in whatever
shall be right, but concerted action for the
purpose Of influencing an official board we
hold to be beyond our privilege, and we shall
| hope that all may come to pass which good
| citizens can wish without the use Of any such
means.
INSPECTING THE CANVASS.
| The Returning Board on the 18th invited
five representatives Of each party to be pres
ent to witness the canvass. Senator sherman
on behalf OF the Republicans accepts the in
yitation announcing that the five Republicans
| will be named hereafter. The Democrats
| have chosen as their watchers, JOhn NJ
Palmer and LYMAN Trumbull of Illinois !;
VIM. Bicler Of Pennsylvania; Geo. B. Smith
of Wisconsin, and P. II. Watson OF Ohio. On
the Goth the Returning Board again met and
iresolyed to first proceed with the canvass OF
votes where there was no contest ana AFTER
wards take up the contested parishes. Their
sessions will be from 10 A. NJ. 70 4 T. NJ. oaliy
until the CAutdSS - Will lCtCo.
THE DUPLICATE POLL LISTS
The following is Southern press dispatch
from New Orleans:
1.-THE total vote of the State, made up from
duplicate poll lists received from torty-seve
parishes and ten parishes estimated by tnt
registration OF this year and the vote OF loi4
lis as foil lows: For Governor, Nichols, dem
ocrat, 81, 2O2 Packard republican, 76, IL: tata
vote i6O. a24:total vote in 1874, for State Treas
urer. 1d7, 7O5: increased vote this year owe
, 1874, 1859: Nichols majority over Pack
ard, of the votes polled, $3.50.
OF the Tilden Electors five have nialorlt.
! over the highest vote Tor Republican eleetor
: OF 9.24S. The other two Tilden electors hay
! | a majority OF 1886 The discrepancy III ma
lorities is caused by omission OF five hayes
! electors from the Republican tickets III sever
al parishes
Up to the evening OF the esd only 10 PAL
/ ishes have been canvassed. As there are
in the State it will probably be week or te
i days before the canvass is completed.
g Florida
5 Both sides still claim Florida. The Repul
{ licans will furnish no figures, stating TIL
Il they will await official returns. II IS elaine
that Tilden will have majority OF 500 or n
on returns as made officially by county car
vassers The Republicans claim that, eve
: admitting this, they will be able by provir
: frauds to overcome tins prima tacia malorit
! and establish the State for Hayes. In respOn'
to this the Democrats assert that they W
&c prove still greater Republican frauds. II
* Democrats desire the canvass OF the votes
~ commence at once. The Republicans declll
re :. L..;,, ,ha .o,,n4 an the Ground that the la
&c reads, SON the 35tli day after the election,
ID sooner ii all the returns are in, the canvass
: the vote shall begin, " and that as the TIN
le has not vet expired, and all the returns a
e not vet IN they cannot legally begin the wer
~ Gen Stearls having announced has int
81 ton oil canvassing the votes himself the Del
III ocrats have secured an order from the circl
nj court restraining him from doing SO, and al
Il an order directing the State board OF canvas
&c ers to proceed with the count. An app
from these orders can he taken to the SUPPER
&c court, and ii this il done the matter cam
NC be decided, owing to the supreme court
o. being in session. until after the first Wednt
,f day in December, in which case both SIC
'te will lose the vote OF Florida, ~ it cannot
pe cast after that date.