Show I 1 THE all ELECTION south carolina i is ij J pronounced for lips IIi irs es florida and still hanging in if tile uncertain Bal ailep I 1 polito polite imitation or of the ho louisiana board to tile hie northern ern representative vir 0 jull loes goes it og for fill tilden aud and I 1 florl fiorit rio rit do X I 1 nov NOT ig thaher eifle haf all klej aprial iiams state 1 litre lave ad dris seed a to the in f afif tho abara 0 state cin can them to proceed it at boco to tho the returns ile BO far it received they tet set forth tho the probability that the coo letle will require some time for determination and quota the law il requiring tho the issuance ot of by the lk governor on oll deo dec ath interview with irith members hard of the board indicate an n apparent to tatt tho board will refuse to 00 com menco the oan as requested but will postpone until it will nill be ba too late ford dortho the Demoor Vemo ota orata I 1 to tj aoura a oura a aull all hearlon lien hear log this haa put pat them to looking iota into tho the authority under which the board is r acting it is quite probable 11 that tho the will be commenced promptly to see if the tb board cannot be forced to commee CIO whether it cannot ix be retrained tt bv b ij inja nolion notion from rota I 1 any dy j 12 franceuse Irano fran hua cluse at all con I 1 rol roller er cargill CaW Rill gill a eucla member bet of the board quoted the law to the llie reporter which says tho the board ceball meet the thirty fifth fietti day after the iho election elec lioa or sooner if the tha returns are all 11 II io in ile he said bald ho be should be bound by that law and added the are oot not all io Judge Cocke another no oilier member ol of the board sud ha should acce accede dete ta the request of this committee ALI aad gave it u a his bia opinion that the law almittie almit slin ittia tid the right to mako a scia seriatim tipi banta vais t of the reforms le lorca as a they como camoin in IV I 1 E chandler says mys it appears si ai it hie who whole a whito white population of florida were a police board detective force fares and workers tor for the democrats while wj wa lava hita only a low witnesses scattered about boro bore and there slow it II stands I 1 j columbia S C i NOT 18 7 the ot of the ibe tabulating regards retards of the count it canvassers gai nivea res the th eState to the hyc hayes clec electors tors by a majority va 1 j ry ning in to lor for tha ill a a ay iy file ex c eppic to the a t the ii ground groaned of irregularities e errors r an and orni iiona between tho the ma C I 1 re T tares qua the statements bla emills ot of I 1 tho a county which abey claim viti till mas atea tho the above result the supreme court 0 it Is ii understood direct the board in in its ita duties al to the iho final chaa count at kaffl 11 NaToN nov NOT IS 18 congreso man maa hoyo telegraphs w to chandler Oba from columbia S U C to io day I 1 as follow the board of state stale canvass cao vasi flo floistad ishad the tha hayes and ad wheelers majority a COO ibis is official the alio nophy VEW NEW nov IS the re be public ant reply as aj follows to 0 the lotto letter of the democrats OF 4 we wa aro are gratified to learn that we have the language rind and spirit or of your jour communication muni cation of nov alth and that we e were in error in attribution to to you jou a 11 purpose to interfere belh ith tho the legally e authorities or of this hil ata 0 juthe ju the discharge ol their duties dutie perhaps thin misapprehension was tho the caturay 1 result of the llie language lanea ace employed your request was to meet and center with you yon then so nally or it though commit looi tool in ia arder that each influence as ai wo we polices my may bs be exerted in ia behalf 0 of such canvass of the be votes actually tota ally cast as aa by its il Iti rocia tod and impartiality COW corn mind mand the respect and of tho the american people this thia as i we it was a request to co ca op erste with you for or the purpose of io ic abe fotion of abo board in ia the discharge dio harge 0 ol 01 its datlef tile rios ident had bad requested us aj to attend to wite wil CLAi ina and dot to tuch such coa vaci tod sod know that thai such each a request fiest by him was ws not cot intended to limit no na to tho the count or of actually east cut but the entire proceeding in 1 or of the ezrd board in reaching a re r antt ft As AJ to foloi cast tobo to bo counted co noted leaie we are justified to learn that you concur with the tha president and with us ilio also filato you oa are ro fully ally kra aware that both balb tho the organization mod whether judicial or ministerial of 0 the returning board of louisiana Lounia oa WB was beyond any authoritative control from without mil bud that it would be ba tb the beig lith of 0 arrogance ta ra to attempt to 10 iter elter the callol ol of a letio cl 61 which we ve ira are lot citizens or lobain to trado our interpolation of lil the laws upon ahuad whose whom duly duli it is n to 19 administer boiu ibler them we tny may therefore then tore kj we thick te st sums that you veil hill agree with us ui that it bouhl li be arrogance I 1 equally to attempt by our concerted onon action to in alo proceedings or results of the lb courts court of custica or of 0 tho the boards we ire are gratified at belog befog able from rom the ln ian guage ad firor of four loiter letter to a same amo that ilat you did not viah to confer conre r with null us CB for or the purpose of the iho action utica of la be bord board but only to secure neb call operation cooperation co OD ca our oar pirt part u e we would a enable us os jointly with jom delves to 0 o itis ibe proceeding throughout A for oab mould now decem to bo be oeta ary am ai wb leira learn from a comma just received irom from the iho boire bibb appears speir to lo that end edd we will ld it is 11 very verj ali p reat thit that it your wibb is r to sea i a fal fir 1 r rod oil honest expression of ibe bo electoral ele clor yote kotc of Lom commans mans there is 11 no DO ferpes dif between ours olyce and you foa except icell as i to our conduct in 10 refer eDep I 1 10 a that result you live lave proposed a conference tad sad so a active this abil we regard as beyond tor out dut duty or out our privilege as W wo 0 shall be ba happy at t til all times f to 0 cooler coaler with yoa oil an 01 ol as 11 audi vi jails to oo co octta tn in whatever leer ball 11 be right but con ot 01 arted olion lotion lor for the ot ol loala ica a a ei it to ID board wo we hold to 10 ba W out oar abill we w shelf hope that ill fill may come to pali which good on can irish iab without the th the me of 0 lay if such aoh dafin WB Vs tamm Kouli emea very tr re s john sherman stanley mgt taj J it gutele otilo obi vw p soohoo ki ocaL too 00 J W nation B V Y aj W W D ettli I 1 oil y vs y job 11 ohio lill 0 iri me M TOW JW I 1 bubp maa IV lmh W IA I 1 W faw A mccre lom 15 mark mcgrown iown J 0 watson 0 13 civell ati ab nor taylor J AL it H R afo ufo ill jola coburn will lad ina 0 ditty MJ lid a map 3 land CIRI 1 BALTIMORE NOT nor IS 18 the cra loist vote or of maryland lor for president and liaa president tand stand for lor tilden Tilon 1 7 Til tildene Tild deno majority maion t the tb off loial majorities major Kica fez 0 o congress is il ni airet ret district fail M henry 3 second Ele U C 13 boboff tarp win kalwell Ki lwell fourth thomas swann 2593 filth fifth elij kli J benkly 2731 1 S sixth 11 1 th ini Wm walsh 14 invited to lo the count NEW ORLEANS NOT 18 at 12 there was aa quite a at al the abo room of 0 the he returning board boova sud and will of the board were there judge trumbull Tr amboll judge steele a GOT ov palmer and NOI henry of theno th Northern thorn and ad the Democrat io camou committee ties which has baj charge of the evidence to la bo be protected presented on oa the iho part ol of tho the democrats Do were plesent there were a number ot alsol berei blikra was delasin del delay ayin ia tho meeting anthe on the put part of the tb bond board on account of the ibo absence of anderson Ands rion mica aid kenner the board met it at 1230 and od authorized the sergeant tit at arnn arms to I 1 procure rOt room for a meeting of the board A resolution offered by general anderton An dertOD lavit ing aba presence of five firo gentlemen from cabb party out of the norther northera Nort bera a democrats DemO oraU clad and in ia this city nas was adopted colonel Zi dicharia charia filed a plea to the jurisdiction of ill tho no board a who ther thereafter cafter well went t into c ex so IRIC D nov NOT IS D 9 from all the counties lave laro been received by the iho secretary of state showing allowing the ho vote vole for tilden an and d electors anil lor for hayes red wheeler electors fl octora Til tildora Tildo doos oa majority LIT letter or of tile ilia board NEW nov not ls tho tha following was forwarded to the visiting A aimi lar document is wig sent ent to the iho demo rate crata their reply will be tel felt graphed when made OFFICE BOARD or OF rexol 01 ol OFFICERS 1 I 1 state or ol lourido Loui Loulu iDo isna state house Ilou flo new orleans Ur leao I 1 nov NOT IS I 1 sag J to men jom jain site st cit charles aries floetl yair oilean Oi leam leans 8 ir at a meet meeting ina ortho of ibe board of returning officers offic cre held this da day 7 the following and lation were introduced b by 1 goa gen thomas tiomai 0 Ander andersoh soo and wore adopted adopt cd viz 1 WHEREAS this board hai beis learned with that distinguished of national nat loDal reputation irom from other como come fit at tho the ro 10 queba of the president of the united li beatea tates and boma request of the ho national executive committee of the tb democratic party ata are present in ia this city with a view tiow to witness tile lio proceedings edings of the aba board in ia canvassing ienir and compiling tho the returns of alo recent election to ia this thia state for presidential ident ial electors electon in order that thai the iho public opinion ol of the con country otry may maj la be satisfied as B to the truth of the and firns fairn ss of the abe menne by which it may hive buys oooo attained AD aej 1 WuEn zis the be board recognizes the importance import inea which may attach to tj the result of their proceedings and that the pablo mind should be convinced of its justice by of the facts en cn which it may bo be based therefore bit be it that ibid ibi board loci hereby cordially invite bad request five fib gentlemen from each ot of the two bodies to by them selves respectively to attend and be ba t at the ha mei tings or this board while e engaged io in ilia 1119 ol at the duties under unde ii the ibo luff law il canTau ing and compiling tho the re ra turne turn sad and declaring tho result ul of said fid clec election tion for prea electors in their capacity as 13 private citizens of eminent reputation agh agh obar character doter and as e spectators of the dirgo la in tho the of thle this baird respectfully ao sighed Si goed J president 09 0 hemming returning officers to tho following anew answer 9 r h ha been sent r ST LEA HOTEL t I 1 NEW oat rans nov 18 1876 J to lion ilona J wells albl I 1 have bavo received your conr note of today to day with A 0 copy of ibo of the board of returning officers of the ibe state of Lonie LOUiS iann iGOA and have communicated the invitation contained io 10 it to gentlemen who are hero beri at t tho the request of the president PreBi dont of th abo united to witness ill ahe a of the vote of the election eleo tion in the sta a for electors Ec oton and am by them to inform you of their acceptance accept anoa of the abe inn tation and that bit they will designate doa ignate a committee of uvo ol of their number cumber to attend the meeting mcc tioga of boarde 1 I 1 tike take this Oce ailon sion to Ox my thanks for the artemis co terms tarm of this invitation and my deep monso of the of your proceedings sod and my confident hope that they will bo be so BO AS to lo convince tho the jio maid of the justice ol of your sailings sailing I 1 tia am very tour ly yourt yours signed juiia the diio secretary of tho the board reported that tho the election returns from thirty five fico parishes hive have been filed there ara yot yet returns from thirty fix six pur par 1 to arrive TL alo 0 was lined il el as ft ip ila alic ber t abe a board could begin tho the aad DI until all 11 II ol of life lid lad loen been received it was wa determined however to COMmO commenia com menoa DOO oo on WO moo 0 dy day the instant and to tako take up tho either or by congressional districts lu col odthe Democrat ilo committee oo ca elections slid dd returns requested to know whether me he pret pres seen edo of coneal the democratic candi candidates daten would be ba al bowed lowed find durica in ir the dell of the bord board the president replied that only in ia cases where abose would counsel for both parties bo be called a coonel coon el would I 1 d bo be to inspect the return re when they were opened anil od i la a older to lo sea whether they bd bad begil lam pored poll wilb col 01 Sea charls of counsel for the damom alie candidates ond idale filed a plea pie 69 gidia ills iha CD of the bord board ODI a protest against celiz ilk i action the following grounds were set net barth first by sea heo 2 art M L liti the aca 4 ot of ritaro log ing officers oni cert there is ii so oo lim or of the term of office A ad it by the ibo same section it is ii that in ia oua cabs or any oy vacancy 11 by doll death or otherwise by either of the board then abon the vacancy shall bo be fillod b by y the ibo residue tee alao ot of tho the board A larade nov NOT IS balb t h r I 1 18 1 8 still claim the atile oa an tho the r it as 11 well to the aortal ticket ti the democratic committee have arranged to ate worn sworn duplicates duli ote mado made ol of the official returns to la each pencil ond and forwar forwarded ilea they have received aleso from mill 11 II save PIT five fit countice caun tice ill all r on copia of ro which give ITO 1 lair row conj nd tildan den both A i oler clear aba will I 1 urnah CJ 00 thy they will ant ls returns re it 13 claimed that tbt tilden will lva have of memo lome aloar aarud olt I 1 he returns as mado ok a bally by the county canvassers tho the republicans claim that oven even admitting this they will be able by proving fraud araudi to tj overcome over como the rii iia facie majority and establish the state for hayes the fight bator otho state slate board will be very tory bitter tile the pam dem borl besides defendi defending ag their majority for tilden will attack the there to torno torna in ia jefferson Jeff ereon and loon counties which bra are republican strong strongholds holds they claim to have die discovered Covered arlar ing frauds in ia Alao Ala bua olias where the ro re tarm ol of tile iho election OLiOn ware ward rallied raised voles voice and their dames forged creed to now returns ito ice board of slat 0 canvassers CaR this thia replied to tho ito applies tion ion of alo democratic committee deol declining loing to comm euco tho the canvass BE at preal fol cocke democrat voting are and mclin and cowgill republicans pay nay the R public ane aos ile dc on oil the ground that the law the thirty fifth day after afier the election or sooner if i all the ro re are ID tho the time has not jet expired and aad all 11 II tho the ret detira ares are not in ia they cannot loyally rally begin ill the I 1 0 work the dam Democrats claim there ii 8 a clause allowing ig the canvass to be gin til at any ny time and cavas tuch such returns as 03 have arrived urn red not choei doting n 9 tho the canvass to the exclusion delusion of pit oy y county connly for mon arrival until th iho thirty fifth day has baa come steps will probably bo be talen talea to see bed it there is not dot ia fa the 6 i court soma power to lo force the canvassers to |