Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-11-24
The National Election.
4noMcr Week of kasspense'
NO PRESIDENT YET.
dispatches to the Daily FREQ ffes'i
Louisiana,

/ the LATEST DEMOCRATIC POLICY - fiLDHN
VOTE TO BE SENT TO WARRINGTON.
/ BosroS. Nov. IS-Specisls from New W
1 leans have the following The OUTLOOK
is not very hopeful one f1r perma-
nent peace in this quarter. Inc deno.
cratic electors have determined In case thst
| the returning board report the vote ior
| HAYES. to organize and send their votes 70
Washington. The democratic members Vi
the legislature will also meet and Recognize
Nichols as the lawful governor. mus d
in 1872. there will be two sets OF electors.
| Ii is ev ident that the democrats hope 1y
some process OF scratching, or By attacks
upon individual electors, to secure the one
additional vote needed by TIldeD. me re-
publicans have wel-iouui-! suspicious tnst
the democrats, BY making these assaults up
| on individual members OF the electoral cor
lege, are preparing the public for the re-
suits of bribery Of individual electors, when.
it il feared, is contemplated. The local
democrats have been compelled to abandon
their claim that the returning board mas no
| authority to canvass the vote oil electors.
The Northern democratic lawyers have de-
cided that the law manifestiy gives the
board this power.
DEMOCRATIC CANE TO BE clEcKaArEp-
The democrats assume most peculiar
position. They say they will recognize
Nichols Us governor as they did MeEHery
in 1872 That they Will ssnd their DINO,
cratic electoral vote to Washington. and
that v lille they will not oppose the U2ited
States government. in any manner, yet
| every act of Packard "a governor Will need
to be enforced by Federal authority. Tie
republicans reply that if the democrats send
their electoral vote, and the returning board
sends different one, that the president OF
the Senate, who is the sole constitutional
custodian Of these votes. will present for
count only those Of the lawful and recoa-
nized returning board.
INDICATIONS OF BRIBERY.
The evidence accumulates that some OF
the republican election officials in the c0un-
try districts have been "seen," after the
manner of Tammany. There Is an immense
amount Of fraudulent evidence being manu-
featured by the democrats. which the
Northern representatives, of TIlden intend
10 use as basis OF their address to the
country. Negroes are being purchased Tor
the same purpose. 1t l. probable that some
of the Northern republicans here may 90 to
Florida. ss urgent word has reached here
from Washington that they are needed
there.
TUE CANvAssING BOARD N sEssloS-EoDE OF
PROCEDURE.
New OaLEASs, Nov. 20.-At the state
house the senate chamber and its surround
ipgs. to-day, betokened an approaching
session Of the returning board. la the
middle of the apartment were arranged
three tables 10 a circle, one for the return
ing board and the others for republican
and democrat committees The corridors
surrounding the rotunds were closed by
barricades guarded bg the assistant ser
geant-at-arms. and squad OF police were
stationed in the near vicinity OF the S5nate
chamber in cTder to be on hand N case OF
disturbance. Towards noon the repG bllcan
and democratic committees entered the
room. Representing the republicans were
Msssrs. futile. Garfield, Thurman, Hale
and Stoughton; and for the democrats ap-
peared Messrs. Trumhull. Palmer, Bigler.
6. Is. Smith,. G.. W. Julian and Watson.
The retu rning board has determined to ex-
claie. during their executive sessions, all
persons except members OF the national
committees Counsel will only be called in
where contests are rased-:hat IS where
contest has been fled or accompanies the
returns Counsel Will not be allowed to
examine the returns when opened, but
merely 10 witness the unseallng OF pack
ages. The democratic committee on returns
will have a room in the neighbOrh0ot OF the
easy reach Of the Senate chamber. Each Of
the national committees are accompanied by
| photographer who will report the proceed
ings for their respective committees. When
| the board goes into executive session the
members of the press Will be excluded. The
sessions of the board will continue from day
to day, from 10 u m. until p. m. The
clerks OF the board were posted IN room
| blek IF the senate chamber. The local com
mittees representing the democrats and re-
| publicans were present at the executive ses-
sion and minutes were read and adopted.
| Governor Wells stated that system of rules
| for the government Of the board had been
adopted. The rules were read. The board
| will first take up the parishes IN which
| there are no contests. After dlspOsing OF
these parishes, those will be taken up in
| which there arc objections. All motions,
etc, made by attorneys must be in writing.
No oral argument will be allowed. Any can
didste, or his representative, who presents a
witness must also present interrOg stories ex
parte fl iaylt- to be received. Judge SpOford
offered rule a. a substitute for the rule
for the executive session. to the effect that
the sessions of the board should be public,
ard that representatives of each party and
press reporters be allowed to be present
Judge SpofOrd spoke in behalf of his mo-
ton. Gov. Wells stated that the board
should not accept the amendment. 1t had
| been decided TO admit only the national
committees and their reporters. The an
swer to the protest OF the democratic com
mirtee on returns was read, and Colonel
Zscharie fled an additional protest in be-
half of the members Of congress. Governor
Wells stated that the name Of Dr.. Kennedy
| had been submitted to fill vacancy on the
| board that he knew only of one vacancy.
| The application was laid over, subject to
| call. Col. Zicharie gave notice OF a protest
| against the board proceeding until the
vacancy was filed. On motion Of Mr.
Kennedy the board resolved to take up the
returns OF parishes. to the canvass and
compilation of which there had been obiec-
ton. Col. Zlcbarle made application for
admission OF United States supervisors
which was taken under Amusement. Col
Zacharie stated that he had obtained dis
triet-attorney Beckwith's opinion on the
subject. The returns Of Ascension, A.
sumption and Avoyelles were sent for, and
the board went into executive session.
COUNTING The voTE-How IT Is DONE
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 2l.-The returning
board met at Ills and the doors were
thrown open to the press. About twenty
persons only were in the room, including
the members of the board, the representa-
lives VI Tue l"O CDiulDlttttS, >teIOErdpucfS,
clerks, etc. Messrs Wells, Casanave and
kenner were already present, Anderson
came few minutes after at about |
ii 35 when the board was |
called to order. Gov. Wells was anx-
ious to open the door and admit the 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. Mr.. Zach |
arie then lied the protest that he had given /
notice of on Monday, on behalf Of the dem |
ocratlc candidates for Congress. The board /
conferred some five or ten minutes, when /
Gov. Wells moved that the board now 90 /
into executive session. This was at once /
done and the hall cleared. The committee I
OF northern representatives, to attend the /
sessions OF the board has been changed since /
Mondays meeting, and now consists of /
Beardsley. of Illinois, Eugene Hale, OF |
Maine, Van Allen, OF New York, Slough
ton, OF New York, and Garfield, of Ohio.
The board sits on all parish returns in exec
u;lve session. During this session the only 4
persons present are the two committees
OF gentlemen from the north. The
action during this executive session is
as follows: the returns Of parish are
taken up, placed on table where the chair
men OF the two commttees-demOcrat and
republican-are seated by side Of the mem
bers of the board. These gentlemen are then
invited TO examine them aud SEQ whether
they have been DISTURBED or tempered with.
The returns are then opened and the coosol |