The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-28
FLORIDA.
MORE SCULDUGGERY.
The Supreme Court Defied.
L,aundalet Williams on Hand
to Help Along With
the Dirty Work.

TALLAHASSEE, December q. - The
notice from the Secretary OF State TO
the other members OF the Canvassin Z
Board to meet this morning 10 recsnvsss
the returns was withdrawn to-day. Nc
Lin and Cowgirl refuse to obey the order
of the court, and will die q motion TO
yacate the rule and set aside the manda.
mus. Attorney General Cooke will obey
the mandate of the court by making the
csLvass himself ana filing the same in
the clerks office, IS directed by the
court. Ex-Attorrey General Williams
arrived this morning.
WASHINGTON, December 26.-Ad-
vices received to-day by the National
Republican Committee, from their coun-
sci and other prominent northern Repub'
licans now in Florida, are 10 the eject
that the recanvass ordered by the State
Supreme Court, applies on y 10 the votes
for Governor, etc, and does not refer 10
the votes for Presidential electors. These
advices also,ssy the courts order IS that,
in reeounting said votes, the question
whether county Is 81 irregular, false
or fraudulent that the true vote
cannot be determined, must be decided
by the Board, not on proofs shown them,
but by merely inspecting the face OF the
return. 1t is conceded that the applica-
tion of these principles TO the votes for
state officers will give them 10 the Dem.
cratic candidates by 200 or 300 majority,
but the Republicans say that 1t is evident
that if it were possible TO recanvass
the votes for electors, the Hayes and
Wheeler electors would have at least
from 3S TO Az majority respectively.
According 10 the otiici,l certitca .
of the clerk of the board dated and pub.
lshed November 2S, which stated that
the returns were that day opened by the
State canvsssers. and that the votes tor
electors, as Officially announced from the
face Of the the returns in detail sggre.
gated tor Thomas Il. Long, the lowest
Republican elector "A 1928, and for Will
kinson Call, the highest Democratic
elector, 24,2sj The Republican
counsel al Ia ishassee also informs
the committee that il the Board were To
revise their findings as to TO the regu-
larty Of each return on its face they
would, under this order Of the court, be-
obliged to reject several county returns,
and those would increase HAYES and
W heelers majority 10 between Two and
three hundred.
Tse Vote as Csnya.s sed by the AttOr-
ney General.
TALLAHASSEE, December y. -Attor.
uey General Cooke made II canvass Of
the vote this morning after the other
members OF the Board refused 10 can
vass. This gives Drew I97 and Tilden
"a majority. Thfs canvass he lled in
the clerks Office in obdience 10 the orders
of the court.
Another Coant.
Subsequently the other members
of the Board agreed 10 recanysss
and the full board met at o'clock this
.ternoon. Thev have just concluded
their canvass, and have given Drew n
majority Of 1875 and the Hayes electors
2O6. Cooke files a protest. The court
reassembles Tomorrow.
NEW YORK, December 27.-The Times
has the following from Florida
TALLAHAssEE December u.
The State canvsssers in obedience ~
the order OF the Supreme Court, met TO-
day and recan vassed the returns. The
report Of the result Will be presented ~
the court tomorrow, accompanied BY
protes, by majority OF the board, in
which they declare that their first can
vass stands as the true and proper can
vsss of the returns.
% the assembling ofthe Board to-day
Attorney General Cooke moved that
in obedience 10 the order Of the Supreme
Court, the Board OF Stste Csnvassers
proceed 10 canvass the returns from
each county, according 70 the face Of
such returns, and that the same princi-
pies be applied to the returns for mem,
bers OF Congress and Legislature as
adopted in relation 10 returns for Cover.
nor and Lieutenant Governor.
Mr.. Cowgirl moved TO amend by ad-
Ding the following words to the hrst
clause: Unless such return shows its
tslslty upon its face.
The resolution passed, thus amended,
unanimously.