Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-11-24
THE Pd&T WEEK

abroad, who are not familiar with themat-
ter at all, and not likely to catch the lie
turning Board at it's deviltry, have been
admitted to witness the counting Oh Inc
returns. But in addition EX-Goy. WICK
LIFE, of La, q Democrat, who is .amillaf
with the mode of proceedings, has demand
ed, as a candidate for elector, the right to
be present, AID It hes beei. accorded. The
count in tile parishes so fal has been pretty
much as the Democrats had already stated
the vote to be, and if it continued would
give T1LDEN 5000 majority in that State,
but it is ia the disputed parishes, yet to
come iii, the Board hope to throw out
enough 10 oven come the Democratic Ma
jority. The Board has resolved 10 60 into
secret session when they shall deem ii
necessary, which will PROBABLY De wliei'
these disputed parishes come up. From
all reported as having been sud by KEh
LoGG, WELLS, the controlling spirit of The
Boa. d, and The prominent Republicans on
the ground, it is probable that the Board
will count in the HAYES electors right
along no matter What tue Democratic
majority is, and no matter hOw illegal the
act may be- Then Congress will have
say.
In South Carolina the Democrats are
conceded 10y the Republicans to have elect
ed their Governor. Comptroller General,
two congressman and a majority of one in
the Legislature This may be taken as
understood. In the matter Of electors.
the Returning Board has returned all
HAYES electors, chosen by small MAORI
ties, ranging from l 600 down to 100. This
was done by aggregaiing the returns of the
county canvassers, which do not tally with
the returns OF the precinct canvassers, the
returns from which would elect three TIL
DEN electors. The fraudulent make up of
the county canyassers is protested against
by the Democrats, who have pslitioned the
Court of Appeals to require the Board to
bring into court the returns of the precinct
canvassers, that the court may inquire into
the discrepancies. Judge BOND, the U. S.
Circuit judge has arrived in Columbia
ten days IN advance OF the meeting of his
court, and it is supposed with the purpose
to hear some motion by which the matter
be taken out Of the State Court into his,
which is what the Republicans want.
Intelligence last night says the Retur: =
ing Board suddenly, Notwithstanding the
order Of the court, held a secret meeting;
gave certificates of election to all the Radi
cal State officers and HAYES electors, and
to enough members Of the Legislature to
make it open with a Republican majority,
and therefore defeat HAMPTON, and then
adjourned sine die. II was believed this
Such open defiance Of the Court of Ap-
peals as this is the best thing yet done for
the Democratic party. for it puts the Re.
publlcans in the position Of open defiance
Of the highest court i'll the State.
In Florida, Coy. STERNs has made an
extraordinary claim that he is the man to
count the returns for Presidential electors,
and not the Returning Board, which has
on it Attorney General COOKE, a Vir
gilman and d Democrat. The Democrats
have appealed to the cour is to restrain him
from It, and the courts have taken cog
niZance of the case.
In Vermont d new case has sprung up.
The Board Of Canvassers have returned
Mr. SOLLACE, a HAYES elector, though
he was p st master, and under the U. 5.
law Ineligible. The Democrats claim that
he cannot receive. the certificate, and have
gone into court to restrain its delivery and
procure it's delivery to their elector, WHO
received the next highest vote. It is not
Likely that this vote will be needed TO seat
MI. TILDEN.
The Administration has created some
excitement by concentrating nearly a regi-
pairing for the reception OF more. 1t is q
bullying process OF the first water, and
follows some sensational reports ill the
New York papers, evidently written to
order, about Marylanders and VIrginians
s'invading;' Washington.
The Virginian" yesterday says the
friends Of Nj; Tiiden "have assumed with
out II particle of evidence s. justify it,
that 1t is tte purpose OF the Returning
,5oar,ls Of three States to count the votes
for Hayes, if it has to be done fraudulent
iy. Simply because the members are Re
publicans, the conclusion is jumped at that
they are corrupt" Let us see The Be
turning Board of Louisiana has Gov.
Wells (white,) and two negroes On it,
Wells being the leading spirit. OF Wells,
Gen. Sheridan wrote to Secretary Stanton,
June 3, 1871 say now uneq uivocally that
Gov. Wells is political trickster and q
dishonest man." And again in a letter to
Grant, he wrote ''He Gov. Wells) has not
one friend who is an honest man. OF
the Returning Board, VIM. A. Wheeler,
then d Republican member of Congress,
and now Republican candidate for Vice.
President, made a report to Congress III
1874, as member OF an investigating CON-
mittee, recommending the adoption of the
following:
Whereas, Said committee has unani-
mously reported that the tteturniig Board
of tina state, i'll canvassag aud compil-
ing said rrturns and prcmuigating the re-
suits. wlongfully applied an erroneous
rule Of law, by reason whereof persons
were awarded seats i'll the liOuse OF Replt-
SsntallVeS to Which they we. g not entitled.
and persons entitled to seats we're deprived
OF them:
Resolred That it is recommended to
the House If Representatives. iii Lonisioha
20 take immediate steps 10 RENT dy said
injustice and to place tie persons rlgn,>
fully entitled to their SEATS.
Referring to that election, the IN. Y
TIibuAd Almanac" for 1875 gives no fig,
ures, but under louisiana" remai ks:
THE attention OF the whole country has
been fixed o the rascalIy operations Of
Keilogg's so,called Returning Board,
,1ai.c nnc MT 1,oItnit he u.iu If no