Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-30
EPIT'OME OF THE WEEK.
ELECTION RETURNS.

l0lnder to the address or the RepuDllcanS,
in which they state that they were fully
aware that the organization and action of
the Returning Board of Louisiana were
beyond any authoritative control from
without, and that it would be the height
of folly and arrogance on the part of
those not citizens thereof to attempt to
alter the laws of a State; but they had
supposed, nevertheless, that there was an
influence which might be rightfully ex-
erted, even by citizens of this Republic
WHO are strangers in the State, and
had taken it for granted that the pres
ence there of the Republican citizens
of other States, in response to the sugges-
tion of the President, was a recognition
of this fact. They conclude by saying
that, Notwithstanding your refusal to
cooperate, we still cherish the hope tEat
the Returning Board, warned by the
history of the past, and conscious that its
actions are being observed by the whole
Nation, will discharge its delicate duty
with such circsmspection, fairness and
impartiality as will give satisfaction to the
American people. To this end We shall
continue to labor y
The vote in Ohio, as officially declared,
was as follows: Total number of votes
cast. $50, ,757; of these Hayes received
$50, ,698; Tilden, 1923, 1872; Peter Cooper,
3,057; Green Clay Smith, 1886; and
James B. Walker, anti Masonic candidate,
rs. Hayes plurality over Tilden, 1916.
The New Jersey Legislature is said to
be Democratic on joint ballot by major
ity of one, thus securing a Democratic
United States Senator to succeed Mr.. Ere
linghuysen.
A New Orleans telegram of the 17th
says several hundred affidavits had been
received there from negroes, and some
from Republican officials in Ouachita
and other" bull -dozed" parishes, showing
peaceable and quiet election; also, the
intimidation of negroes who desired to
vote the Democratic ticket, but did not do
SO for fear of violence from Republicans
of their own color. The Republicans had
counter -afiidavits in many cases, show
ing violence and intimidation where
the Democrats had sworn nothing of
the kind existed.
The Northern Republicans in New Or
leans replied on the 18th to the Demo
cratic note of the day before, stating that
they were gratified to learn that they had
>misapprchendedt the language and spirit of
the Democratic communication of the
14th, and that they were in error in attrib-
uting to the writers of such communica-
ton a purpose to interfere with the
legally constituted authorities in
Louisiana in the discharge of their duties.
They conclude as follows: 'sWe shall
be happy at all times to confer with you,
and, as individuals, to cooperate in what
ever shall be right, but conc erted action
for the purpose of influencing an official
Board we hold to be beyond our privilege,
and we shall hope that all may come to
pass which good citizens can wish with
out the use of any such means"
Tilden's majority in Alabama is "a, ,383
The official count of the vote in Illinois
gives the following result for President:
Hayes, 276, $50; Tilden, 258, ,347; Cooper,
16, 122. Hayes over Tilden, 1903; over
both Tilden and Cooper 1891.
A Montpelier (Vt) dispatch of the 21st
says: "The County Clerks met to-day TO
canvass the votes cast in the late election
for President. Their powers are simply
ministerial, and, therefore, they declined
to hear or receive evidence outside of the
certificate of votes by the proper authori-
ties. Under this decision Mr.. Sollace,
Dpct,,,aota,. OF PriJrort OF +Ia +i,,,o f AZ
election, will receive a certificate of his
election. An injunction is to be applied
forsUIfEs
The Circuit Court at Tallahassee, Fla,
on the 21st temporarily granted an order
applied for by the Democratic managers,
restraining the Governor from canvassing
the returns of the Electoral vote, or issu-
ing his certificate to any Elector or
Electors unless by order of the regularly
appointed Board of Canvassers, and an
other in the shape of a mandamus
to the Returning Board ordering them
to proceed at once to a canvass of the
votes. The Governor was ordered to show
cause on the 23d why the injunction
against him should not be issued perma-
nenay, and the Returning Board to show
cause at the same time why the man.
damus ordering an immediate canvass
should not be issued.
The official announcement of the vote
in Pennsylvania is as follows. Hayes
3S4 ,14S; Tilden, 366, ,204; Cooper, 1904 ;
Smith (Prombition), S,1S2.
The Board of State Canvassers of South
Carolina made a report to the Supreme
Court on the 21st, stating the persons who
had received the highest number of votes
for the offices for which they were can
didates. Appended to the report of re-
suits was a memorandum of the Board
stating that in their opinion certain
irregularities which affected some of
the Republican candidates should be
corrected, and also that the vote
of Laurens and Edgefeld Counties,
which gave large Democratic ma
iorities, should be excluded on ac
count of frauds and intimidation. On
the 22d the Court made a order COM
manding the Board to issue certificates of
election to all the persons who were
shown by the report of the Board to have
received the highest number of votes for
members of the Legislature, including the
Counties of Edgefeld and Laurens. The
Court also took up the case of the Electors,
and issued a rule on the Board to show
cause why they should not correct the
statement Of the County Canvassers by the