, 1874-11-14
PARTY.ISSUES.
The County Canvassers
Practically Con-
clude Thei1:
Labors.
They Accept the Precincts
Objected to by Mr.,
lie Moyne.
1lr. Farwell Is Therefore Elect
cd by 186 Majority.
Work Of the Congressional In.
vestigating Committee
in Arkansas.
Probable Report in Favor Of
the Garland Govern
rnent:
What Milton Sayler, Of Ohio, Has
to Say Of arkansas
Politics.
A Proclamation Claiming the
Government by Lieut.
Gov. Smith.
Why Baxter Refused 10 Accept Tho
Democratic Nomination.
Proceedings Of the Canvassing
Board in Louisiana.
BOARD OF CooK COUNTY CANVAS
| aER9.
| ~ s1t1yEr WY
A Proclamation Claiming the
Government by Lieut.
Gov. Smith.
Why Baxter Refused to Accept tho
Democratic Nomination.
Proceedings of the Canvassing
Board in Louisiana.



DECISION N FAVOR or Iii. FAnwELL.
The Doard Of Cauvasscfs mot again yesterday
morning, tho lobby being full, ~ usual, aud
considerable anxiety was manifested regarding
tho anticipated decision NTH rofcronco to tho
returns OF tho Third Precinct Of the Eighteenth
Ward, tho fir6t Precinct OF tho Twentieth Ward,
aud the Second Precinct Of Evanston, which Mr.
Le Moyue, through counsel, Ind objected to, On
the ground that aomo Of tho judges Of election
woro not qualified electors. ltwas o1pootod that
tho decision pould be announced at IL o'clock,
but tho Doard did not commouoo itB session un-
til quarter Of 70. thus allowing thoBo present
to indulge ln coD1ccturos, and lay Wagors upon
tho result. Mr; Farwell, and Leonard swott
aud James F. Root, Of thiu COUNSEL, wero ou
hand, but neithor Judge Trumhun nor Mr.
LIE Moyne u,ado tholr ap;':azance.
When tho Board had boon called to order by
tho County Olork,
MB. SWEET
aroaQ and raid, bofo1o tho decision WAB nu-
nouncod, ho desired to call tho attention Of tho
canvaHsora to IN article IN tho Inter. Ocean OF
Friday, written by Frank II. Palmor, ia regard
to an authority quoted By, Judge Trum6nll.
Gcnt1omeu practiclug Ian as they Waro, wore not.
Of course, familiar With tho action OF Congress
in respect to contostod-o1cclion cases. He un-
de1stood Judge Tlumbul to say tbat tho author-
itY presented vas to tho effect that Congress-
had decided that tho canvasscrs might throw ont
not live within that precinct, and ho Clrumbult)
citod not only tic report, hut tho names Of dis
tingulshed mon In tho country, {amopg others
that Of tbs Hon. Frank y. Palu,er) Is iadoraiug
that position. Tho stato,nont IN the inter-
Wayne County, Ind. and judge was appointed
(aud acted) who did not reside in tho precinct !;
but that that Was not tho question in tho caBo.
It was proved not only that tho judge did not
lire thsfe. but that 196 legal votes Woro taken
nf tnF F51f- -hox nt11 m F1rl
bo7 Of illegal votes put in, and that Mr. Julian.
rho was tho eanvasalng party, summoned 5oS
nitneasoa aa voters who aro ore that they voted in
that precinct tor him, large numbor Of thoua
fraud was proved. Nr, Palmer alao stated Tint
| In another caao, Adama W. DarDos, tho exact
qucstion before tic Board Was considered BY
0ougreaa. Barnes, d Republican, undertook to
Gust Adams Democrat, from big scat bocauao
gress decided that that was not good
| causa-that tho votes wero valid notwithstaud-
ing that fact. He (tlo spoakor} desired to atato
also that 4lnce the auncuucon.eus that the board
Yould hear evidence on tue poiut as to The quali-
| 6cationa Of judges, he bad aecertalncd that tho
Judges Of five other precincts wero not residents
Of those precincts honce il que precinct "ae
| thrown out on that ground, tho whole would
hnyo to be inquired into, aud all thrown out
| whore auoh state Of facts axi8ted.
Mr. Grecu stated that Mr 10 Moyno supposed
the areuments Hero closed Thureday, and lad
! not attended with counsel, oxpcotlug TINT noth-
| Ing would bp done beYopd tho rendering Of tho
| deciaion.
| ria ronr+v ct.rf- +h,,, r..3
@o oo"sy -,Ty npq.,ex e1'n -, .oan ..Mr ro.,r
as follows:
GENTLEMEN: In submitting to you the concluaiona
| wleh the beard Of Q.pyatsers taye reached Rftcr
hearing tho learned arguments Of some nf tle mort
eminent u7ats Of tho country upon tho point 10 con.
roye1er No shni 1T thn rjsk Of being charged with
/ merits q tho case se 1o understand H.
Paragraph II OF tho Election law p7tscEibes that,
ecyrn days Alter tho oloso Of tho election tho County
Of Two Jua(Icey Of tho Peaco Of Tho county, shall
opc Tho returns and rueke an abgract Of tho votes
ID ho following manner ~ tho the case may require
Of votes for 0oyeruor ind Icutenan- overnof, one
sl,eut. etc., ctc.
| Taracrauh "a of thr ..+ne Inv rtoujres That the
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