Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-13
MONTPELIER VT
Last Weeks Vote.


The voting Of the electors in the scvera
states last Wednesday leaves the next
presidency hanging upon the dctcrmlna-
ton Of the uucs ion Of who is to count the
vote
The South Carolina electors met and
vo'cd for Hayes and Wheeler, while it Is
said the democrats who claim they should
have had certificates voted for Tildcn and
Hendricks.
Florida Was declared to have given the
HAYES electors $40 majority and the vote
Of hat STATE was legally cast for Hayes
an Wheeler The canva~sing board also
give FIorid, to the republicans on the
- and congressional tickets. he dem
o..rtti,. electors went through the form of
wong.
The Louisiana returning bolrl threw
Of p1rishes and parts Of parishes enough
t. i've the HIVES electors about 1000 ma
rilv and 20 elect The republican state
tlchrt and most of their congre s~ntn.
T.r HAYES clector, met and duly cast their
voc, Wednesday. and the democratic
electors took out certificates from " Coy"
McEncry and met in the state honsc and
voted lof Tildrn and Hendricks OF COURSE
I e tie .nocrt's desire to east ont the vote
of The above three states. primarily be
c.trl-e they voted f + Hayes but seronl,ri-
l. because they, or most of them believe
H. Il,
votes.
Tie most thorough miX-up was manu-
featured in Oregon. Watts one of the
three republican electors was like Solace
"a postmaster. Gov. Grover gave a certili
cate Of the election of the other two repuh-
liclu ell ctpr5 and of Cronin, the highest
democrats clectOr. The electors on both
tickets met in the state house and the
democrats: secretary Of state passed the
crrtiic IT, of election to Crenin The re-
publican, whose names were upon it de
inanded it of Cronin who refused to give
il up. From this point the stories disagree
The 100 republicans claim they did not re
fuse to act with Cronin whereas he Claims
they did 80 refuse to act. At any rate
Cronln proccrde'! to elect Two democrats
to fill up the electoral college " gYoruu
Hltyat p n'S ttU - and The two democrats
80 elected voted to complete the farce, for
Hayes and Wheeler. while Cronn voted
for Tillcn and Hendricks, The two Ie-
publican electors who were declared
elected by the governor meantime had
fill the vacancy caused by Watts incligi-
bility or Cronln's neglect to act with them
The three republicans then voted for
Hayes and Wheeler
There are questions in dispute in Ne
braska, Missouri, North Carolina and
Col ,ralo, but nothing in any of these lat
ter states appro tche' the Oregon mll,lle
The republicans claim that the president
OF he Sen tie will count the VOTE, and will.
in the exercise of his lawful rights count
the republican return from Orrgon The
democrats claim thtt-weil, it is Il little
uncertain what tn. ID rltim except that
i"dtu iEto pceh cIcctci ana shall be IN
augurAtt 1t Tnc demo rats of the House
claim the - l. Dnt rule is in force by
which the House can by refusing t. hive
the vote Of u. state c puntcd hay. it thrown
out. The III ljorty Of the democratic son
ator, 10 not consider thlt rule in force
bat III 5 seems to have n ret on S3r tx
er k IN tall or his supporter, in the popular
brancl. for Yesterday he a.ttn ruled and
Springer and other members sustained
him that SO far !, the House was concern.
th'-e rules are now valid. Thu, an
Other mud lie Is added to those already cx-
i,tuy 1t rank diff renee between demo-
cratic senators and representatives us 10
the WY III which the House is to maze the
next president.