Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-20
THE '.HERALD' ON THE ORE
CON MANEUVER.

The New York Herald takes issue
with Governor Grover regarding the
Oregon Electoral case, and gives it as
its opinion that nothing will come of it.
We believe, with the Herald, that on
the final count the three votes of Ore
gon will be given to Hayes, but We
are moi prepared to say that the action
of Governor Grover will not result in
the election of Tilden. In the first
place it estops the President of the
Senate from declaring Hayes elected
on the face of the returns, and this is
precisely what the Oregon maneuver
was designed to do by the Democrats.
The latter wanted an opportunity to
object to the legality OF the certificates
from the three doubtful Southern
States, and the course pursued in Ore
gon presents that opportunity. The
Republicans must permit this or else
allow Tilden to be counted in" on the
face of the returps; and whenever OBJ
jections are raised and entertained. that
OI COuIS6 ucttI iIlilltS lb0 NIlOic llldltCl
in favor of Tilden, simply because the
Democrats have the numerical strength
in the House to throw out as many Of
the doubtful Southern as they may de-
sire. Thus a choice by the people
would be prevented and the election
would go to the House. Under the
Constitution in such contingencies the
House elects the President and the
Senate the Vice President. Both can
not be taken from the same State, so
while Hendricks would be ruled out
Wheeler would also become ineligible.
The most likely thing to result from
this whole muddle, we think, is the
election of Tilden President by the
House, and Blaine Vice President by
the Senate. But we started out to copy
an extract from the Herald touch
ing the Oregon matter. Following is
the opinion of that journal:
"The Governors certificate merely
authenticates the list of the presiden-
tial electors. Governor Grover certi-
fed that two Republicans and n
Democrat were entitled to seats In the
Electoral College. The title Of two
Republicans was unquestioned, and
they formed a majority of the college.
The proceedings of such a body are
controlled by its majority. 1t is for
the majority to decide whether there
are vacancies, and to fill them if they
exist. Even il Cronin was duly chosen
an Elector he had no authority to or
ganize the College against two others
whose titles were as good as his own.
The other two members did not re-
sign, did not absent themselves, did
not refuse to act as Electors, did moth
ing to forfeit the claim to act as such
which they derived from the vote of
the people and the Governors certifi-
cate. AS a majority of the college they
had a right to organize it and to con-
troll its proceedings. Cronin's vote for
Tiiden was not east as a member of the
Electoral College organized by q ma.
jority of its certified members. The
persons with whom he acted were not
elected by the people; they had no
certificates from the Governor; had no
title to vote which either housoof Con-
gress can recognize. Governor Gro
ver's certificates, though sent to the
President Of the Senate In the wrong
envelope, prove that the other Elec-
toral College vas regular. Its majority
consisted OF members whom he had
declared elected. That majority found
vacancy and filled it as the law of
the State required them to do. We
no doubt that their proceedings
will stand and the three votes of Ore
ron be legally counted for Hayes"