New-York tribune., 1872-12-05
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
CONTEST IN ARKANSAS - THE GREELEY
ELECTORS VOTE FOR BROWN AND BANKS.
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ELECTORS VOTE FOR BROWN AND BANKS.
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LITTLE Rock, Dec. 4.-The Governor, to-
day. issued commissions to the Grant electors Inc Noo
was not canyassed until yesterday and to-day Inc
Greeley electors knowing that they had received large
majority of the vote cast, met to-day and nothea tne
Governor that they had knowledge rrom the public
announcement OF the result OF the election
by the Judges and clerks OF the several precincts and
tho public Of returning officers OF the
several counties OF the state made at the time OF count
ing and canvassng the same Ia their respective coun-
ties, that they elected by large majority Ihey
demanded to know the result Of the canvass made by
the Governor In reply, the Governor said that upon
canvassnS the official returns made TO his Depart
ment of said election the Grant electors were
elected No one Of the opposition has so far been abe
to get any statement OF the vote easl as retheu 70 o
Governors ONCE opGn Tn' anS 1us conetes have been
thrown out where the maOrtes were large ior greeley
canvass as made by the Governor fraudulent met to-day
the for Brown for President ana bans or
VlcePresden
MARYLAND VOTES FOR HENDRICKS.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec 4.-The Electoral College
met at noon to-day at the Capitol Frederick Raine
was chosen President and made an appropriate sd-
dress Ex-Goy Bradford Of the Electors at Large,
nominated Thomas A. Hendricks OF Indiana for
President and he received the unanimous vote OF the
THE GEORGIA VOTE DIVIDED.
ATLANTA, Dec 4.-The electoral vote Of
Georgia to-day with the following result: For
President b. Gratz Brown c; Horace Greeley 3; chas
jenkins Of Georgia, D. For e-President' =. Gratz
Brown Gen. A. II. Coiquit OF 1eorsao o. Neh' ~ r.
Banks OF Massachusetts,.
TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 4.-The Electoral College
met to-day, and the Of Tennessee for Hen
dcks of Indiana for President and Gratz Brown for
VicePresdent
COLUMBUS, Dec. 4.-The Ohio Presidential
Electors o'clock this morning and elected John c.
Lee President and the Hon. Aphonso Hart Secretary.
Committee Mileage and Compensation OF the Electors
was appointed, consisting OF Messrs. BOggs, Hale and
shmucker Messrs Donaldson, Keech and Riddle were
appointed to prepare the necessary poll books. Gen.
Charles H. Grosvenor selected 10 carry one copy Of
tho retIrns 10 the President OF the Senate and Gen.
Joshua H. Bates TO carry another the United states
Judge at Cincinnati. The y votes Of tho state were
then duly cast for Grant and Wilson.
INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 4.-The Presidential elec-
tors. to-day, the votes OF the State Tor Grant aud
Ew-HAMPsHIRE.
CONCORD, Dec 4-The Board of Electors met
at the Ste-hOuse to-day and immediately proceeded to
vote for President and VicePresideut by separate bal
lots. The result was a unanimous vote for Grant and
Wilson. After preparing the certificates required by
law Capt. Geo. W EstabrOOk OF Concord elected
messenger 70 carry TO Washington the result OF tho
ballots.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BosroY, Dec. 4.-The Electoral College of
Massachusetts met to-day, and, after the customary
iormalitIes. cast a unanimous vote for Grant and
Wilson.
RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, Dec. 4.-The Presidential cleo
tors met at Bristol this afternoon, and cast the vote OF
the State Grant and wilson Pardon W. Stevens was
chosen messenger.
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, Dec 4-The Connecticut Presl-
dental electors to-day and their six votes
for Grant and Wilson. l. A. Tucker of New Haven was
appointed messenger to convey certified copy OF the
votes 10 Washington.
NEWYORK.
ALBANY, Dee 4-The Electoral College re-
assembled a a. m and proceeded to vote for President
by ballot when it found that Ulysses ). Grant re-
ceived all OF the vote for Vice President was
then had, and Henry Wilson was foInd TO have also
received all the 35 The following Messengers 10
convey the vote OF the College then appointed; 40
Washington Frederick Douglass OF Monroe 10 the Dis
rict Judge OF Buffalo, 5. ii. Palmer o ST. Lawrence
NEw-JERsEY.
TRENTON, Dec. 4-Thc Presidential electors
met to-day and cast for L. s. Grant for Pres
dent and nine votes for Henry Wilson for VcePresdent
OF the United States and appointed William Cloke as
special messenger TO carry the result 10 "ashngton
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4.-The Electoral Col
ege Of PENNSYLVANIA met at Harrisburg to-day and east
the % votes OF the States for Grant and Wilson.
VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND, Dec. 4.-The Presidential electors
met IN the state Library to-day, and all being present
tue full electoral OF the State for Grant
and Wilson. DIR. W. w Douglass was elected messenger