The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-28
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TILDEN STOCK RISING.
THE FORWARD MOVEMENT.


WASHINGTON, Dec, 25.

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WASHINGTON, Dec, 20.
The decision of the Supreme Court of
Florida, that the Returning Board must.
count the vote of the parishes it threw
out, has had the effect ofa bomshell in
the camp of conspirators. Their fol-
lowers we're already faltering, and this
last shot, coming as it does right on top
of General Barlow's letters, is likely to
precipitate the impending break in the
Senate and throw the whole Hayes fol-
lowing into panic. Morton is still
whistling up his courage, talks confident
" and outwardly maintains firm front.
In conversation this afternoon ne said
he did not see how the decision of the
court could affect the electoral vote of
Florida. The Electoral Colleges were
required to meet on certain specified
day and cast their votes for President
and Vice President The Electoral Col
lepe of Florida legal certificates ofthe re-
turning Board to show their authority,
had met on the day prescribed, had voted
according to law, and the return of that
vote duly certified to was now in the
hands of the President of the Senate,
Obviously q new electoral college could
moi now be formed, and itwas clearly too
late for the Supreme Court of the State
to reach the record of the doing of the
legal action, AS to the actual result of
the courts decision he could not, of
course, say. He was Informed that even
such record as the Supreme Court had
ordered would show that the Hayes cleo
tors were clearly elected, but he suppos-
ed il would give the Democrats control
ofthe State government. AS usual, he
was very reticent as to any plans which
he and lis isCo-laborers might have for the
future.
All the signs, indicated that the Hayes
leaders are getting demoraized as well
as the rank and file. Dom Piatt, in this
mornings Capital asserts squarely that
Morton himself is weakening, and de-
clares that on his recent trip to Indiana
he found public sentiment so unanimous
agains him that he has come back fright.
ened ard will act very conservattyely,
In answer to a question whether tn SEN
ate committee of seven were likely to re-
commend the passage of his bill to pro-
vide for the counting OF the electoral vote
Morton said this afternoon that he did
not know; the committee had held only
one very short meeting and none of the
members had alluded to his bill. The
Senate committee will meet again on
Wednesday. ....I ....
THE DEMOCRATS JUBILANT.
Most of the Congressman had left the
CITY Tor the holidays before the news
from Florida came, but the few Demo
Gratis who were here we're jubilant Sen.
ator Jones, of Florida, who has predicted
such a decision as the court has made,
now reiterates his assertion that such a
recount as is demanded will give the
Tilden electors very respectable MAORI
ty. and show that the Democrats have
elected their two Congressman and the
whole State ticket, but still holds with
Morton that the Hayes electors have car
ried the State. .y
Private adyices from the Congressional
committee now in Florida are very en-
couraging for the Democrats. 1t is said
that the Republican members of that
committee are so fully convinced that
frauds were committed that they will not
countenance them and that the commit
tee will unimously report that Tilden has
carried the State, =. '
The probability that Tilden will be
peaceably inaugurated grows greater from
day to day Confidence has taken the
place of irresolution in the Democratic
ranks. while the bluster and bravado of
the Hayes men is giving way to frequent
secret consultations and outward signs of
fear, ...er.I rr' .-
The Southern Hayes movement appe-
ars to be pretty effectually squelched.
Senator Gordon is authority for the as
sertion, in the strongest possible way.
that no such NOV, ment exists anywhere
among the people ofthe South, and ifany
Southern member holds such views he is
wholly without support at home. Alex
ander Stephens, in letter published in
the Atlanta Constitutional, says, over his
own signature: "The statement going
the round of the papers that am advis-
ing friendly acceptance by the people
of the South of the Inauguration of Mr..
Hayes is utterly unfounded. | never
have and never shall advise them or any
other people to give friendly acceptance l
of any administration inaugurated by the !
frauds and most palpable usur- I
patton" Mr.. Lamar is equally positive ,
and explicit in his reputation of any z
and every charge Of completely in such
After a thorough canvass of
the Southern members the whole head a
and front of such movement appears to il
be Ben Hill, of Georgia, and the other n
Georgia members assert most positively
hat if he favors such movement he
loes not represent anybody in his own a
State. 1t is ascertained that Hill, him
elf. has already sent private letter to
rusted friend in Georgia, to be used, if O
leeded, in his Senatorial struggle, in e
which he declares, under date of some n
lays ago, that he is not and has not been p
n sympathy with any such movement, st
Mr.. Stephens, in conversation this el
vening, expressed it as his belief that re
he action Of the Supreme Court of Flo. tt
ida will result in throwing out the cleo u
1ral vote of Florida, He considers that &c
be decision of the Supreme Court is q
irtually that no legal Electoral College hi
let in Florida on the day appointed by le
w, and SO no electoral vo'e was legally tn
lst, there being an informality in the of
,tion ofthe Tilden electors, but he does er
ot think that Congress can now either in
'unt the vote of the Tilden or Hayes
ectors or form new college. .i, f. ma
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