, 1874-04-22

Governor, with oil on his tiokot except tho two
co1orod mon, Fulton and Cook, and the candidate
for Congress In tho Second District. Moro than
that, tho State gave Its Electoral vote to Horace
Greeley. Tho majorit;os weres Greeley, G,O00
Brooks, 4,000 other candidates on the State
ticket Except Fulton and :oooA), from A,ooo to
1000; Hynea for. Congress at large, over
1000; Ganso. In tho First District, 2,oo0,
Guntor, in tho Third, 8,0oo, Snyder ION
tho Grant hoket), in tho Second, 1900. Fulton
and Cook, colorod, lost about 1000 votes and
| were beateu in any: event. The Legislature
eloot Of 1872, including half tie Senate com-
| posed Of Republicans put In by Gov. Clayton,
and holding oyer, was nbout 80 Republicans to
os Opposition on joint ballot, OF, at most, it
tho situation, ns the people OF Arkansas made
| It, In November, 1879; and this The TRIBUNE
! then claimed and nov maintains.
Beyond tho rejection Of individual votes by the
| thousand, at tho ballot-boxoa whore Gov. Had
ley'a officers everywhere reignod supreme, the
Claytop-Hadlo Board Of State Canvaasers threw
out the returns Of whole counties md parts Of
| counties, cutting OF such slices Of the Greeley
Brooks vote that Brooks WIS declared benton by
8,2G6, other candidates {excopt Fulton and Cook)
by from 484 to 2,o55, and Hynos' majority
was reduced to 248. Aa 1t was found diff
cult to wipo out Mr. Guntor's 600o minority
all in ono lump. Mr. Gunters yoto was divided
between hiuaaolt, TIT. ". aunter." 'tGuntor
e. al, and the cc1tifcato giyon to Wilahire, IN
Arkansas Clayton recruit from Rock Island
County, Ill. The Legislature, aa declared elect
ed, Ind Is Republicans to 50 Opposition On Joint
ballot. That Legislature elooted Senator Dor
| soy. Such Was tie situation, as high Republican
that situation has had tho higher Republican
| Endorsement Of both Congress and tho President,
of the.last Congress-, In counting tho Electoral
vote of States; Of the present Congress, in It's
fellowship Of Dorsey, Hodges, and Wiltshire,
whoBe titles are founded in fraud Of tho Presi-
don't whose promise to Gov. Baxter was tint ho
should not be disturbed.
The Governor OF Arkansas holds office for four
years, and tho present period runs. OF courso, to
the elocttonin in 1876. But tho people Of Arkansas
should, noxt November, elect q Legislature md
four members Of Congress by separate districts.
Since tho last election, tho disfranc chised white
men on whose behalf Brooks appealed to tho
protection Of the Federal Inv have been fully
restored to their rights as voters, by State law.
The thirty-aye Democrats in the Legislature,
fortunately holding q balance Of power between
Republican contestants for the 8onatorahip, were
able to exact this measure Of justice from tho
majority. 80 much Of tho condition being
changed, Gov Baxter e. natiyo of Arkansas)
has been ablo Of Into to hold out to his fellow
citzona the promise OF q falr election In
November. "A fair election means tho fana]
end Of power to the Clayton-Dorsoy ring. Upon
the first aigunl OF such danger aload, Senator
Clayton appeared on tho soeno in Arkansas
Brooks was installed Governor; Dorsey, Hodges,
aud Wiltshire autographed their congratulations
The sudden discovery that Brooks WAS cnttlcd
to tho Office, by those who had deprived him oi
1t, and tho recognition BY Themselves OF thoi,
own wrongful act, appears, however, not &c
much daed Of grace aa stroke OF policy
Brooks Ia Of tic Harlan school Of God and Nam
mon-seryipg politicians trainers under Harlan
both In Ohurch-cratt aud stato.craft; an emi
grant, Hinco tho War. from Iowa to Arkanaas
! 1lo has jolned tho Clayton staudard-that ia all
And now that y tho opinion prevails In WASH
ington that Brooks will hold tho office to the ett
Of bis term," "a stated in yestorday's dispatches
we shall be glad to see-bus shall doubtless
look In vain to eee-a Lteutonant-q q oyernor
stato Troasuror, Auditor, Attorney Gouoral, ant
two Supreme Judges installed In Office, as having