Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-28
POLITICAL NOTES.
Ben HUI Looks on the Dark
Side.
RUMORS OF ANOTHER PLAN.
The Democrats to Use no
Force in Louisiana.
MATTERS REMAIN ABOUT THE
SAME IN FLORIDA.
PART OF THE CANvAssING BOARD RE-
FUSE TO OBEY THE COURT.
The Court TO Re.assembie Immediately.
PART OF THE CANVAsSING BOARD RE.
FUSE TO OBEY THE COURT.


New YORK, December q. The World Gays
mat Ben Hill has written letter for publication
replying TO some recent attacks upon him. In
which he says he will abide by the present result,
and is brave enough to want peace. The letter as
whole, presents gloomy view of the political
situation, and indicates q civil war as among the
possibilities.
The New York Herald has a CINCINNATI letter
unwilling plan alleged 10 have been known BY,
and IN the interest of Gov Hayes, whereby some
thirty Southern members of the house are to be
captured by kindness and promises of Office 10 the
future, in order that they will not stand in the
way of Hayes being formally and legally an
nounced a; president by the joint session Of the
house and senate, when the electoral vote is
counted. The Herald editorialy discredits the
story.
LOUISIANA.
NEW YORK, December q. The Worlds New
Orleans special says the rumors there that the
democrats intend taking forcibe possession of the
State House are groundless. The programme is,
If the democratic members refused admittance,
they will organize at Odd Fellows Hall, and Mich
olas and Wilt will be declared elected.
FLORIDA.
New YORK. December &c. 1t is stated that W.
4. Chandler advised Gov. Stearns not to obey the
order OF the circuit court of Florida.
TALLAHASSEE, December q. The notice from
the secretary of state to the other members of the
canvassing board to meet this morning to re-can-
vass the returns withdrawn to-day. McLin
and Cowgirl refuse TO obey the order of the court,
and will file motion to vacate the rule and set
aside the mandamus. Atty General Cooke will
obey the mandate Of the court by making q can
vass himself filing the same in the clerks office
To is afternoon as directed by the court.
Ex-attorney general Williams arrived this MORN
ing, and it is understood that Judge Wood will be
in Florida tomorrow.
Attorney General Cooke made a canvass vote
this mernipP after the other members of the board
refused TO canvass.
This gives Drew 497 and Tilden "a majority.
This canvass he filed in the clerks office in obed
fence to the orders of the court.
Subsequently the other members of the board
agreed to recanva,s, and the full board met at
o clock this afternoon. They have just finished
their canvass, and by dsregarding the order of
the court, throwing out Clay county entirely and
adopting false return from Baker, when they
had the true one before them, have given Drew
majority Of 1876 and the Hayes electors 2O6
Cooke filed protest.
The court reassembles tomorrow and will re-
view the action of the board.
WASHINGTON, December q. Advces received
to-day by the national rep lblican committee, from
their counsel and other prominent republicans now
in Florida, to the effect that the recsnvass or
dered by the state supreme court, applies only to
the votes for governor, &C., and does not refer to
the votes for presidential electors.
Their advices also say the courts order 10 that
III fecounung AFORESAID votes, the question whetn-
er county return is SO irregular false or fraudu-
lent 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 re-
turns.
1t is conceded that the application Of these prn-
ciplss to the votes for state officers will give them
to the democratic candidates by two hundred or
three majority, but the republicans say it 10 evil
dent that if it were possible to recansass the cleo
toral votes, the msjorities for the Hayes and
Wheeler electors would at least be from thirty
eight to fortythree respectively, according to the
official certificate of the clerk Of the board dated
and published Nov. 2Sth.