American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
LOuisiana.

f0I61DENIlAL ELECIlON
Louisiana.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE RETURNING BOARD
; Mop. 2O.-Board met at 1890. All tn
oommittees from the two parties, the foiiowin
gentlemen: Republicans Messrs, Tuttle, Gar
field, sherman. Hale and Stoughton. Demo
smith. q. W Julian and Watson. f It was an
nounced that during the executive session al
Eaaossl co%mttees s % %eas be- O. e *
Guided Counsel will only be called il
where contests are raised-that is. where
contest has been filed, or accompanies returns
Counsel will not be allowed to examine the re
turns when opened. but merely to witness un
Committees are accompanied by photographers
who will report all the proceedings for their re
into eneeave sess sen as Boar
4 serie. q rules was adopted. proviain,
es where no objection is made to the canvass OIL
compilation of votes be first taken up and dis
attorneys, and all arguments before the Board
be presented in writing; that the Returning
secret session to consider any motion or argu-
ment or proposition which may be presented to
them, and that any member shall have the right
to ca II for secret session for the above purpose
that evidence for each contested poll in any par
ish when concluded shall be laid aside until all
several parishes where there may be contest
ants and after the evidence is ali in, the Re-
turning oficers will decide the several
attorneys to be allowed to submit briefs. or
written arguments, up to the time fixed for Re-
| turning Officers going into secret session, after
which no additional argument is to be received
unless by special consent: Judge Spoford. OF
and other candidates, asked the adoption of a
motion providing that all the proceedings Of the
notion Wh IN an he
was overruled. The Democratic protest against
Was msde AGAINST the
Boards proceeding to canvass the vote before
the vacancy had been filled there being no Dem
application for the admission Of United States
Supervisors, which was taken under advise
Vsss or the yates tatna G t
ishes in alphabetical order. Three parishes,
Ascension, Assumption and Avoyelles. were
disposed Of, giving about the same vote as
shown in the tables made heretofore from the
duplicate poll-lists.
Nou. 21.-The Board was in executive
session about three hours, and examined returns
rom six additional parishes, laying those aside
in which there were contests or protests for
ton. It was ascertained that there are contests
in large majority of the parishes. Counsel
for the United States Supervisors of Election
He'd protest against the exclusion OF Super
visors during the canvass and compilation of the
vote
Nou. 22.-The Board examined the re-
urns from seven additional parishes. The va
cancy the Board remained untitled. Gov.
WickliHe, Elector at Large on the Democratic
ed that he could only be present in case Of con-
test The Clerk reported that returns from IA
parishes had not yet been received.
N0v. 23.-Judge Spoford, of counsel for
Democratic candidates, submitted a motion that
orders be issued instructing all Supervisors to
file their returns Immediately. it being alleged
that many of the delayed returns had been for
some days in New Orleans in the hands of Re-
canvass Of three additional parishes-Iberville,
Union and Whitaker-was completed.
NoU. 4.-Another application was made
for the appointment of Democrat to fill the
cancy on the Board, but it was again refused, as
was also a request for the appointment of Demo-
Of Northern newspapers, asking
for permission to be present. at the SEES
The returns from st. Martins Parish were can
vaseed, and the returns from the contested
East Baton Rouge has fourteen polling places;
the returns when opened were from only seven.
Counsel for Democrats claim that the total vote
at po ling places, was 2 ,23s for
Tilden and 1928 for Hayes. but the Supervisor
from only seven polling ieavins s oet the
other seven. and emitting to send up the orig.
lnal Tetn tn, from some. makes "a a return Of
Ahfdavits were filed stating that the super
visor in this parrish, and in every other par
lou III tilc Ctdtcs 10 d hcpuUlCduS tndL IetuInB
from fourteen parishes are still missing; that
several of the missing returns were and had been
in the city Of New Orleans for days in the hands
Of persons who were not Supervisors; that till
the returns from East Baton Rouge were opened
It was not known to the Democrats what afida-
Wits accompanied them, or the returns from what
polling places were rejected. After much dis
;ussion the returns of East Baton Rouge were
aid aside.
Nou. 25.-Notice was given by Gov. Wells
hat hereafter all reading of protests motions
before the Board must be dispensed with. and
hat all evidence must be in before the close of
he coming week, or the Board would not be able
% get through with its deliberations. The most
noteworthy event of the session was the opening |
# the sealed package of returns from De Soto
Parish, purporting to have been received in its
present condition on the 18th inst; A number of
protests and afidavits were found enclosed, and |
.mong them an AFFIDAVIT charging intimidation. |
which was sworn to IN New Orleans before a |
the 25th- This discovery |
:aused quite a ripple of excitement, and the |
Democrats present charged that a palpable fraud |
lad been attempted. The matter was explain |
ID by the Secretary, to the effect that there |
we're two packages of returns from De Soto, and |
he original package was finally produced and |
opened, and was found to contain a statement |
# votes and Commissioner returns, but no |
protests or afidavits.
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