The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-21
Edition
THE ELECTION TANGLE.
No Important Change in the
Situation.
LATEST FROM THE DISPUTED STATES.
The Next House of Representa-
tlVeS.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21-The Graphic's
special from Washington says officers OF
the House of Representatives now in
the city have been figuring on Congress.
sional returns, and they report that ac-
cording to returns received up to-day
one hundred and forty-thres Republi.
cans and one hundred and forty-four
Democrats are elected, if in the districts
in New Hampshire yet to elect, two
Republicans and one Democrat are
elected. Four districts are now in
doubt, one in Louisiana, one in Mis-.
souri,, and two in South Carolina. Es-
timating that these doubtful districts
are divided equally between the two
parties, the House stands one hundred
and forty-seven Democrats to one hun
dred and forty-six Republicans. Among
the DEMOCRATS elected is Alexander FL.
Stephens, who is not expected to be able
to take his seat. This will leave the
House tie in his absence.
Florida.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-A Herald spe-
cial from Tallahassee says the Demo-
Gratis yesterday applied to Judge White,
OF the Circuit Court, for an injunction
restraining Governor Stearns from can
vassing the returns to the exclusion of
the Board OF Canvassers, and also for
mandamus compelling the Board of Can
vassers to begin counting the votes at
once. Judge White is Republican, but
it is understood he has expressed the
opinion that the Governor has no right
to canvass the returns, and he will
probably issue an injunction.
The Republican delegation in Talla.
hassee have telegraphed to Hon. Zach.
Chandler, at Washington, that the rea-
son they have declined to publish figures
of the Electoral vote in Florida is that
official returns from only thirty-two
counties out of thirty-nine have been
received, and they are unwilling to
make public their understanding of the
figures lest the Democratic counties still
behind be sufficiently changed to alter
the result.
South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 21.-The Su-
preme Court met yesterday, and after
hearing arguments from counsel on
each side, it was ordered that the State
Board of Canvassers make report at
once of the canvass as far as they had
gone and the Court would decide on the
merits OF the decision. The Court ad-
journed, awaiting such returns.
Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 21.-The Can
vassing Board met at 1880 O'Clock yes
terday, and was called to order by Gov.
ernor Wells, who read set Of rules for
the guidance of the Board, which was
| adopted.
Judge Spofford, Of the counsel for the
| Democratic Secretary of State and other
candidates, asked the adoption OF mo-
| ton to the following effect: ~"
"That all the proceedings of the Board
be had in open session, with leave to the
| interested candidates to be present by
| themselves or counsel, and that rea-
|
each political party be permitted to at
tend at all times"
Judge Spofford urged the adoption OF
| the motion in short speech, OF which
the following areextracts. Addressing
the President Of the Board, he said:
"You, Mr.. President, remarked the
Other day that your functions were part
ly ministerial and partly Judicial. The
ministerial duties are few and simple.
They consist only in the addition and
tabulation OF votes. There is no call for
privacy in applying the rules of arith-
metic in performing all the rest of your
duties. In your judicial duties publicity
| is imperatively demanded. 1t Is essen
| tial at every stage of the investigation,
in order to insure just argument.
Adopt this order, so that every whisper
| in your chamber may be heard to the
uttermost extremity of the Union. Thus,
and thus only, in my humble judgment,
will it be possible for you to reassure
perturbed and anxious country, and to
establish through all generations the
righteousness OF your interlOcutory rul-
ings and final award"
Gov. Wells overruled the motion. The
Board also 0verruled the protest made
by the Democratic Committee on Re.
turns on Saturday, against the constitu-
tiOnality Of the Board, and Its legal
authority to count the Electoral vote.
The election to fill the vacancy In the
Board was postponed, and the recon-
mendatiou submitted by the Democratic
Committee laid over. Col. Zlcharie,
Chairman of the Democratic Committee
ON Returns, entered a protest against
the Board proceeding to canvass the
vote before the vacancy mad been filled,
there being no Democrat on the Board.
The United States Supervisors were not
allowed to be present, or the representa-.
tives OF the local press.
The Board commenced their canvass
of the votes, taking up the undisputed
parishes in alphabetical order. The
three parishes Ascension, Assumption
and Avoyelles, were disposed OF, giving
about the same vote as shown in the
tables made heretofore from the dupli-
Gale poll lists.
Hon. George w. Julian, who at first
declined to serve on the committee of
which Governor Palmer is chairman, be-
cause he then expected to return home,
has consented to be added 10 that COM
mittee, and will remain here until tue
pending investigation is eeqeluded.