The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-14
SOUTH CAROLINA.
It Certainly Gives Tilden a
Majority.
Board Of State Canvassers in
Session.
Will Commence Counting
the Vote Next Thursday.
Meeting OF the South Carolina Board
of State CanVassers.

MeetlnS OF the SOutu SeFohh" DO"AN
of State Canvassers.
COLUMBIA, November 13. The Board
of State Canvassers met ut one o'clock
to-day, Messrs. Hayne, Stone, Purvis,
Dunn and CORDOBA being present. The
following resolution was unanimously
adopted: That the Board hear oral ar
gument on the point as to the limitation
in which the Board canvass the returns
for Presidential electors, and that the
argument be limited to half an hour on
each side. Gen. James Connor, on be-
half of the Democratic candidates, sub
mitted the following paper in regard to
.he Jurisdiction of the Board of Can
sassers on behalf of the citizens
of the State.
We submit that all acts of the
General Assembly authorizing the
Board of State Canvassers to hear and
decide all cases under protest and con-
test that may arise in regard to the
election of electors for President and
Vice. President, members Of Congress,
and all officers elected at any general
election held in this State are
in violation of the twenty-sixth para
graph of the Constitution, and therefore
by and in behalf OF the parties Aforesaid,
we demand that the Board of Canvassers
now assembled, shall not hear or decide
any such cases of contest or votes, but
shall only act minlsterislly in ascertain
ing from the returns and statements
forwarded by the Board Of County Can.
yassers the persons who have received
the greatest NUN Der of votes tor the offices
for which they were candidates, and de-
clare the same and certify tito the Secre-
tary OF State.
The Board went into secret session
to consider the point raised
after some deliberation the doors were
opened and Secretary of State, Hayne,
President of the Board, announced that
as the point of jurisdiction was new one
the Board wodld like to hear the constl.
nationality of the question argued. One
o'clock was fixed AS the hour of hearing
the argument. The following resolution
was adopted
Resolved, That the Board of State
Csnvassers will proceed TO canvass the
returns for the election for President
and Vice President, beginning on the
sixteenth day OF November unless the
returns from all the counties have been
previously received, and will continue
to canvass such returns from day TO
day until the last day OF their session,
if it be necessary TO do so.
The Board adjourned to meet at one
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board of Canvsssers had an argu-
ment this afternoon from Levi +. YOU
mans IN behalf of the Democratic citi-
zens. He maintained that the Board had
no power under the constitution to alter
the result of the election as announced
by the county canVassers, and
the State Board had no power
to change the returns, and could merely
consolidate and announce the result. AT
conclusion of the argument the Board
adjourned until tomorrow morning, when
K. Is. Elliott, colored, will address the
Board on behalf OF the Republicans.
He will insist that the Board has minis
terial and judicial functions; that 1t hiss
right TO canvass and throw
out votes in any county where
there has been either fraud OF
intimidation. Up to this evening returns
had been received at the office OF the
Secretary of State but from eighteen
counties, leaving fourteen counties to be
heard from. 1t will take at least week
before the official count Is announced.
Both parties claim the State and heavy
frauds are charged on both sides.
Federal troops have been concentrating
here for the last two days.
A democratic Victory In South Car
oltna BuIletined by the Herald.
NEW YORK. November 1850 P.
MA Herald bulletin says Charleston
dispatch states the official returns give
Hampton 1900 majority, and Illden
900 majority. r. NJ. Wallace, Repuoli-
can L. 5. Marshal, admits Democratic
success.
AProtest.
CHARLEsroN, S. G, November l3.-
The Democrats to-day filed protest
against the late election in Charleston
county on the ground of intimidation and
iilegaIity.
The board OF Ianyassers Refuse 10
! Give News.
COLUMBIA, November l3,-The State
Board of Canvassers decline TO furnish
an information tonight concerning the
election. They say that not more than
tvo-thirds of the counties have been
heard from officially. The Democrats
have their figures from one representa-
tive on each board of county managers:
They have no doubt of the election oil
the Democratic state ticket and Ilidens
election is claimed by smaller majority