Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-14


OF course the managers have refused
to do As they are asked. The way to
appeal from a refusal to canvass tho
county vote is to apply to the Circuit
Judge for q writ Of mandamus, aud the
Democratic State Committee has sent a
lawyer to Hamilton county 10 draw up
the necessary papers and make such an
application, II the Judge refuses to
grantthe mandamus there is no further
appeal except in a quo-warranto as TO
why the officers who claim to be elected
shall not take their seats. The State
Board Of Canvassers has no power to
act upon a poll which is not before them.
Regarding vacancies in the Board Of
Presidential Electors, the State laws of
1886 provide that ali vacancies in the
Board of Electors are to be filled by the
remaining Electors on the day previous
to that fixed for voting for President.
zone feature Of the contest which
excites a great deal Of interest here is
the difference between the vote cast for
Tilden and hat for the Democratic can
didate for Governor. The Democrats
claimed that the difference would not be
very great. Official returns already re.
ceived, however, show that it is so great
that even if Drew has carried the State
by o small majority, as it ia claimed by
the Democrats, TiIden will be defeated
by at least 400 votes. This, it will be re-
membered, is calculating from Demo-
cratic figures. In Sumpter county Tilden
tails behind Drew eleven votes, in Duval
County sixty-ssven votes, in Leon county
fourteen votes, in Jackson county forty
three votes, in Nassau county twenty-six
votes, in Franklin county thirteen votes,
and in Orange county thirty-four votes,
or POS votes in seven counties. AT this
rate he would be defeated even if the
Democratic State ticket was elected by
the highest majority claimed for it.
Excitement has greatly increased
here during the past t~wenty-four hours.
General Ruger arrived this afternoon
and took command OF the troops Prom
inent Democrats are pouring into the
State from all parts at the South, and q
number from the North are hourly ex.
pected,"
Later dispatches state that thu Demo.
Gratis have produced returns in Hamilton
county, and that the County Board have
commenced to canvass them. 1t will
rest with the State Board to throw out
returns, if fraud can be proved against
either party.
The Times dispatch from Columbia,
S. G., signed l.. Cass Carpenter, Collec-
tor, says that returns from twenty coun.
ties show that Tilden runs behind Hamp-
ton 1900 votes.
P. B. S. Pinchback telsgraphs from
New Orleans as follows to the Herald:
" Official returns come in slowly, bat
enough is known to warrant the belief
that Hayes has carried the State on fair
count"
United States Marshal Wallace senls
the following dispatch to the Herald
from Charleston, S c.: Returns from
ell toe counties gives the Stnte to Hayes
and Hampton. Official count will elect
Chamberlain"
The Herald's Columbia, S. c., dis
patch, says: Captain Carbin, with two
companies, has been ordered to return to
Aiken forthwith. The order came from
the President based on an urgent appeal
from United States District Attorney
Carbin. General Hampton says he has
reports from the managers Of election il
every precinct of the State, aud is Ger
tain Of his election by 400 majority.
He knows but little concerning the
Presidential result, but does not concede
the State to Hayes