Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-29
The Louisiana Electoral Vote
Received.
The Democratic Committee of
the House give SoHth
Caroline to Hayes
By 900 Ma
jority.
Testimony Taken In the Oregon
Case.
MISCELLANEOUS
South Carolina for Hayes

Columbia, Dec ga dispatch
says the results arrived a. by IN ip-
vestiga,ion OF the accountants EN-.
ployed by the house committee to
examine the election returns, give
the HAYES electors an average of 600
majority.
While the committee. did not go
intoa formal inv, stigation Of the
vote for state officers, they were
obliged to do SO incidentally in inves
tigating the electoral vote, and mem
bers of the committee say that
Hampton and his state officers are
elected by majorities ranging from
/ 100 downwards. These statements
are not officially announced.
THE OREGON CONTEST.
Washington, December 90, 1876
The elections committee today be-
gan taking testimony in the Oregon
case. Chadwick the secretary of
state Of Oregon answering Morton
the chairman, testified that the first
,intimatioh he had OF Watts being
postmaster WAS after election last
November when the witness canvas
ed the vote of the state in = legal
manner, and nothing WAS said that
day about Watts.
He said that there was a
bearing on this subject before The
goversor and : protest was read from
lOdell againss Cronin's appointment.
On the 9Th Inst Mr.. Hodgkins came
to me and ! gave him certified lists
Of electors voted for with the vote oI
each attached on the day the electora'
college met. went At u O'Clock tc
the room Of their meeting and hunded
certificates to Cronin, who came to
the door when l knocked. l think
all the republicans aud democratic
electors we're in the room a. the time.
The witness did not
prepare the lists Of electors voted fo
with the vote OF each attached and
under the seal of the state. The
governor prepared the lists after look
| ing up the law on that subject, as h1
and the witness in conversation
agreed to comply with the acts o
congress and statute OF Oregon a
nearly as possible in this matter. Ii
reply to Senator Mitchell, the witness
said there were no arms or armet
men in capital on the day of the cleo
toral college met to his knowledge
Lii reply to Senater Herman he sal,
Cronin received the higest number q
votes for elector on the democrati
ticket, which was IA, ,l67. Watts re
ceived Is ,206 votes. The official car
vass was made by me on the 4th {
December and the electoral colleg
met on the 9th. The law Of Orego
requires me to canvass the vote in th
presence Of the governor and othe
state officers. The day after the car
vsAs, the point wss raised wheth.
the. governor had Alright to appoil
Cronin in the place Of Watts.
). 0tctf testified on the day the Gle
) toral college met tha, he went vi,
: Cartwright and Watts to the seer
!, t.ry Of state to procure certificates
election aud was referred to the 20
J. ernor, who stated that At noon Il
certificates would be given the elc
tors in the room Of their meeting 4
: time specified, Chadwick, seoreta
of state, handed au envelope throul
the door to Cronin, who stood nea
est it. At time Groain took the p
per from the envelope and read tn
er part Of it which certified III
10 Cartwright, OieH and Cro0in we
ID eligible and had been elected pre-
" Dental electors Cartwright we
be towards Crodip, " hen Cronin rctur
m cd the paper to the envelope and p
it ia hi. Goa. pocket sud upon bel