Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-20
The Topic Of the Hour.

appeared on the Herald bulletin board stating
that the official count of the returning board
of South Carolina had given the state 10
Hayes by a majority of CO., The appearance
of this bulletin caused a revival OF the scenes
witnessed last week, and the sidewalk in
front of the building was again rendered inn
passable. The news Travelled on lightning
wings up and down town, and the general
impression was that the decision was final.
In the hotels and in Wall street the news was
the topic OF conversation. Everywhere re-
publicans were radiant with joy. They cal
culated that this was only the beginning of
the end, and that South Carolina would be
quickly followed in the same direction by
Florida and Louisiana.-tN y. Herald, 18Th
ina.
Mr.. Pinchback requests me to state that IL
the present returning board is recognized as
a legal body by the Senate of the United
States, he will Immediately again present
his application for admission To that body.
not as before, as pTiBsd tCtcie case. but as a
case resting on its merits. Senators Ed
munds, Christiancy, and other republican
Senators voted against Pinchback's admis-
sion because they held that the legislature
which elected him was not n legal body: but
as Pinchback says, the returning board was
chosen by the senate OF the same legislature
which elected him, and if il was competent
10 elect the other IL was competent To elect
him. Thus another grave difficulty will con-
front the republican Senators when the issue
of the electoral vote of the state comes be-
fore them.
Further instances of the omission of the
names of one or more electors from the re-
puDllc;tn TICKET In various OF the shes
constantly coming To light, but, according Ia
the view taken by Senator Sherman's com
| mittee, il will be perfectly competent for the
returning board to ignore all such omissions.
The five Hayes electors are said now to be
nearly three thousand behind the rest of the
ticket.
Governor Carroll and Senator Hamilton
left for home tonight. A number Of other
| gentlemen of both sides have also left. Rep
| reese ntative Randall may stay if he deems IL
advisable. until the meeting of Congress
[-Ne,C Orleans dispatch 10 Baltimore SUn, Nor. 10
The latest dispatches from Columbia the
| state capital, give the following result: The
democrats elect the governor lieutenant gov
ernOr, attorney general, and controller gen
eral. The republicans elect the treasurer,
| superintendent of education, secretary of
| state, and adjutant general. The democrats
have a majority of one on joint ballot in the
legislature. Hayes and Wheeler electors are
| elected by about from 100 TO COO majority.
This statement, however, is not final, as the
returnsv have TO go before the state supreme
court. An irregularity in Beaufort county
! may change the entire aspect of affairs. At
| one poll which reports $50 republican and 81
| democratic votes, il is commended that there
| were such irregularities as will throw out the
| vote. IL this can be established, il will in
sure the election of the entire democratic
| state ticket and possibly one or two demo-
| cratic Presidential electorS-l Charleston IS
| G. dispatch 10 Baltimore Gazette, Nor 10.
DR.. Redfield telegraphs to the Cincinnati
| Commercial, Nov. IS:
The returning board met at noon to-day
| had half an hours conversation with them
| before they went to business. Wells says
| that the prospect that Florida and South Car
| DINA have gone for Hayes, makes the feeling
| OF responsibility perfectly overwhelming.
| Virtually, these four men are To select the
| President of the United States. He says he
| lies awake nights revolving in his mind the
| mighty circumstances of the case. He IS an
| old, white-headed man and looks like an Ohio
farmer. Casanave appears nervous under the
responsibility, and has little TO say, but acts as
though he wished he was out of the scrape.
| kenner smokes good cigars, dresses like q
| dandy, and the responsibility OF the position
does not seem to weigh heavily upon him.
| He seems rather to enjoy the novelty of Sc
| Letting President of the United States as
| quite an honor for an ex-slave Anderson
| appears to be the best business man on the
| board, takes hold with vim, and goes through
papers like lightning. He Is a relative of the
| Cincinnati Andersons. Every member of the
| board has been urged by Fri. nds TO resign, as
| personal harm is feared IL hey count in the
| republicans; but they will H. ID their positions
and count the votes regardless OF conse-
QuenceS.
| The returning board did no business of con-
| sequence, and adjourned till Monday noon.
| 1t will meet hereafter I'm the senate chamber
| 1t will likely be two weeks before they declare
| The Presidential result, and much longer as TO
the GOvernOrship.
| Investigation convinces me that the large
| democratic gains in the five disputed parishes
| were not all by reason of intimidation.
| had a conversation with Captain Bascom. OF
the regular army, stationed all the year i'm
| West Feliciana, and i'm command there. He
| says the election in that parish was as free
| and fair as any ever witnessed. He says il
| that parish can be thrown out, any county in
the United States can: The democrats carried
| it by 500 majority. BY joining black Clubs,
| by argument and appeal, he says, the whites
won the blacks by kindness and persuasion,
| and not by force.
The democrats are depressed by the news
| from South Carolina, and the republicans are
scared about Florida.
Many bets on the general result are being
led anEb hi. l,,.,
calling il a draw game"
| pnlitieaI I'm ou.l