Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
Eron Eiorlaa

New YORK, Nov. IA Times
special from Tallahassee SAYS the
county canvass of the vote of Florida
was made to-day, but as many of the
polling places are hundreds Of miles
from all railway communication, Of
fetal returns cannot be placed in the
hands of the board of state canvassers
for nj least week. No figures that
can be relied upon have been received
from any of the counties tonight, but
all scattering returns which have
come to hand shows that the repnb-
licans have underestimate, rather
than exaggerated their maiorities.
Hamilton county, as far as has been
heard from, is the only one in which
there was any dispute about the cam
vass. In this county, which rightfnl-
ly belongs to the republicans, and
which it is thought was carried by
the democrats, Immediately after the
election claimed majority of 29l.
Since then the ballot-boxes and all
legal evidences of the result have
mysteriously disappeared, and of
course the managers of the election
were unable to make any canvass.
The democrats still insist, however,
that they have carried the county by
the above figures, and demand that
they be returned as the result of the
election. OF course the managers
refused to do as they were asked.
The democrats will appeal from re-
fnsal to canvass the county vote, and
will apply to the Circuit Judge for a
,rit Of mnndamus, and the democrat
ic state central committee has sent a
lawyer to Hamilton county to make
such an application. If the Judge
refuses to grant mandamuS there is
no further appeal except in a quo
tcdyTdntD as to why the officers, who
claim to be elected shall not take thcil
, seats The state board of canvasscrs
has no power to act upon poll which
is not before them
Regarding vacancies in the board
of presidential electors, the state law
. of 1916 provide that all vacancies il
!, the board of electors are to be fillet
by the electors on the day previous
to that fixed for voting for president
l One feature of the contest here
g which excites great deal of interes
S is the difference between the vot
: cast for Tildcn and that cast for tn
democratic candidate for Governor
: The democrats claimed that the diff
ference would not be very great. OF
Q fetal returns already received, how
IS ever, show that it is so great, tina
It even if Drew has carried the state b.
9 small majority, as is claimed by tn
IS democrats, Tildcn will be defeated b
e at least 400 votes. This, it is to b
o remembered, is the calculation fror
democratic figures. In Sumpter Co
If Tilden falls behind Drew IL votes i
d Duval county 81 votes; in Jackso
county 43 woes; in Washington coun
ty 26 votes; in Franklin Ii, and i
Orange county thirty-four votes
a or POS votes in seven counties. At thi
n rate he would be defeated, even if tn
81 democratic State ticket was electc
is by the highest majority claimed TO
a, it.
" The excitement has greatly il
creased here during the past twenty
q four hours.
II Gen. Ruger arrived this afternoo
q and took charge of the troops. Prom
re inent democrats are pouring into til
u State from all parts of the South,an
N a number fro the North are hourl
= expected.
1t Later dispatches state that the den
n ocrats have produced returns
I, Hamilton county, and that the count
"a board has commenced to canva!
lie them. 1t will rest with the Stat
70 board to throw out the returns
II frauds can be proved against citht
he party.
'e The Times dispatches from Colun
rs bia, S. C., signed l.. Cass Carpente
Is collector, says:
70 Returns from twenty counties sho
Of that Tilden runs behind Hamptc
c. 800 votes.