Year: 1876

SELLING OUT TO TILDES DESIED-RUMoRs AND


GOSSIP.


lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBuNEi


NEW ORLEANS. Now 22.-The work OF the Return
ing Board to-day has contributed very little to a
solution of the contest in this State. All returns
about which any question arose were laid aside Tor
future consideration. Among these were the returns
from Lafourche Parish. When this was reached, no
returns were found to have been received from the
tenth precinct, but note was appended by the
Supervisor of Registration saying that the man
who brought them to him was intoxicated. Inc
question was raised by the Democrats whether that
was legal excuse for the supervisor not reporting
the returns In the fifteenth precinct of the same
parish portion of the Republican tickets con-
tanned the names of only three electors, and the Off
cal returns made by the commissioners Of election
showed that the Others have run behind the remain
der of the ticket but the supervisor for the parish
I'm consolidating the returns, counted the electors
whose names were omitted as having received as
many votes as the other three AT this poll no
Democratic votes were cast. The returns from
seven parishes were opened to-day.


AT the meeting of the board this morning returns
from l parishes had not been received. although
the election took place 10 days ago. Returns from
about one-half of these parishes are known to have
been IN this city, some of them week. In one case
the Democratic Committee asserts that IL has ev-
dence that supervisor brought the returns OF his
parish here, but has since gone home again and
taken them with him.


The board to-day reversed its decision in regard to
allowing ex-Gov. Wycklife a Democratic candidate
for cector at large to be present during the count
of tho VOTE on rather it decided that its clerk had
misunderstood the vote it took yesterday on the
subject Ex-Gov Wyckl1e will only be allowed to
be present during the Of any returns about
which there may be a contest. The law Of LOUISIANA
allows any candidate TO object to any returns, and
Gov Wycklife and other candidates claim the right to
be present In order that they may make such OBJ
lection il they think it desirable when the leturns
from any parish opened The demand k GER
tainly q reasonable and to be- sustained
by law. Their exclusion will be made the basis of
adverse criticism upon the board, at least by Demo-
Gratis.


The vacancy in the board has not been filed. 1t
is reported among Republicans that the position has
been offered to six conservative Democrats, every
one of whom has refused to serve but the Demo
cratic managers who have recommended the ap-
pontment of Dr. Kennedy have heard of no such
offers A rumor to which little or no credence is
given is to the effect that after Democrat is ap-
pointed it is feared that two Republican members of
the board may be bought up to vote with him and
return the State for Tden and that to prevent this
no Democrat will be chosen.


Mr.. Pinchback most positively denies the report
that he has been bargaining with the Democrats TO
use his influence, which is supposed to be great. to
have the State given to Tden on condition that the
Democrats that he is sent to the United States
Senate. He does think, however, that his friends
will hold the balance of power in the Legislature,
and that if he is not himself elected to the United
States Senate, he will be able to say who shall be
chosen.