Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-04
FLORIDA.

row to visit the State Fair in anticipation of
ianpton's Inauguration. The situation tonight
is critical.
FLORIDA.
TALLAHASSEE, December 2. The day was con-
sumed in the technical introduction of testimony
70 lhe board, this being the last day allowed for
inns work. Each side filed specification of con-
test In several counties, and made replication of
charges on certain other counties
lhere was only one new or notable point rails
clerk of the county, who is by law the registering
officer, resigned week or so before the election
The governor accepted his resignation To take ef
feet at once. The county was thus left without a
clerk. Some Of the citizens attempted to register
with the deputy clerk, but he declined to take
their names. new clerk was appointed by tele-
graph, but for reasons stated differently by each
side, did not qualify before the election over.
The election was held, however, the registry list
OF last year being used, and each voter taking the
usual registry oath before justice of the peace,
who ofiiciated in the lack of the clerk. The re-
publicans ask that the county be thrown off, as
the election was irregular aud as their voters in
the county, not believing that the election would
De held without clerk, did not 90 to the polls to
vote. The democrats asked that il he counted .s
their voters exhausted their resources in trying TO
vote lawfully, and rected that hundreds Of voters
were kept from voting, as only those ON the regis
try lists OF former years felt it right to VOTE The
county is almost wholly democratic.
The democratic managers to-day raised point
as to the eligibility of Humphreys, a republican
candidate for elector, who was appointed shipping
master at Pensacola some time ago, aud held that
office when the election came off. The arguments
of the two contestants will be laid before the
board on Monday and the decision will possibly
be reached Tuesday.
NEW YORK. December 2.
The Times special from Tallahassee saws that
the official returns from Dade county have arrived
and were announced by the chairman of the re-
turning board as for Hayes and 5 for Tilden,
making total majority for the repubcan electo
raj ticket in the State of Az On the face of the re-
turns one precinct of Dade was thrown out by the
county canvassers for irregularity, but it gave
Hayes five majority.
TALLAHASSEE, December 8. The day has beer
quiet, and the leaders on each side are busy pre-
pairing their arguments for the board. They will
be read in the morning.
LOUISIANA.
The returning board met at IL a. m. All the
members were present. The democratic COM
mittee was in the room, but for the republicans
appeared only Senator Sherman. A great quan.
tlty Of written evidence of witnesses in the con-
tested cases were filed by the democratic and re-
publican counsels. The democratic counsel also
entered a protest in regard 10 the manner in
which the committee had been treated in the
manner of opening returns. Also objection
against receiving any protests, except those &C
companying the supervisors returns, in the man
ner and form provided for by law. Mr. Zacha-
rie, of the democratic counsel, called the atten-
ton of the board to the following facts That
when the returns from Ouschlts parish were
opened by the board 1t was announced by the
secretary that they had been received on the Oath,
the day before they were opened. When turned
over by the democratic counsel for inspection
there was found in the sealed package, said to
have been received on the oath, the following
letter:
NFw OBI pIvs o.
c. S. Abel, f q, Secretary of the Returning
Board:
Sir-Enclosed please find an affidavit of Eliza
Pinkston, which was received too late to file with
my returns. Please see that it is brought in with
other atidavits filed with my returns.
Respectfully
(Sgned) NJ. j. GRADY,
Supervisor of Ouachita.
Mr.. Zscharie stated that two facts were estab-
lshed as follows:
First, that the statement of the secretary that
the papers were only filed on the oath, was untrue
because the letter found in the sealed package
shows that the returns had been filed with the
rotary before the 23d and It shows
Second, that as this letter and the affidavit of
Eliza Pinkston were found in the sealed package,
1t is shown that the secretary of the the board had
complied with the request of the supervisor, and
that he had opened the package and put into it the
affidavit and by mistake the letter of the supervis-
or also.
ne matter was referred TO the consideration
of the board.
Judge Dibble filed large amount of testimony
in behalf of the republican party.
The box of a poll in the parish of Tsngiphoa,
the vote of which had been omitted in the super
visor's returns, which had been sent for aPpli-
cation of the democratic counsel, was brought in
and opened. The statement of votes, ETC., we're
taken out, received by the board and ordered to
be compiled. The vote for presidential electors
stood as follows
Tlden, GA
Hayes, II
Tie board adjourned, subject to the call of the
President. The clerks are now compiling the re.
turns of the election. The electoral vote at Least
will be promulgated on Tuesday. The repubi
can visiting committee departed homeward thin
afternoon.
Z. A. Burke, chairman of the democratic regis
tration and election committee, will tomorrow
publish statement giving the result Of the re-
cent election made from official figures before the
returning board The statement agrees substan-
tally With that Of the visiting committee, tele-
graphed last night.
NEBRASKA.
OMAHA December 2. The Governor has issued
a call to the members of the last legislature, for
an extra session, at Lincoln, to meet Dec. 5th, for
the purpose OF canvassing the electoral votes The
democrats are man9uveiing to carry the matter
to the courts. Great activity is exhibited among
the leading politicians of both parties.
The democratic electors to-day presented Pc
tition to Judge Savage of the district court, which
prsys that = perpetual Injunction be grant
ed to restrain the republican electors from meet.
ing and counting their votes for President. The
petition states that Cobb, one of the republican
electors is ineligible. They allege that the gov.
ernor, secretary of State and attorney general
conspred to evade and def at the laws of the
State.
The court ordered hearing Of the case ON Mon.
day, December 4;h.