The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-11
A true statement Of the Oregon


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SAN FRANCISCO, December "a !
Salem, Oregon, despatch says the follow
ing statement By the Democratic csndl- /
dates Tor Presidential electors hes been .
published in last nights Daily Mercury !
rs a leader:
Inasmuch as grossly false statements,
purporting to relate TO what occurred at
the holding o! the electoral college to-
day, are being circulated o. members OF
the Republican party, We the under
signed, submit the following as
faithful detail of the proceedings of the
question in said electoral college held
In Salem the 9th December, 1876, at
the hour OF twelve. There were present in
the room designated as the one IN which
the electoral vote should be cast, the iol-
lowing persons: J. G. Cartwright W.
II. Odell, J. w. Watts, Henry Krupper,
w. B. Lowell ard Z. A. Cronln
Also at the said hour the door Of the room,
in which the said electoral vote was to-
be cast was opened and the Secretary OF
State handed TO Mr.. Cronin sD envelope
containing the certificates in triplicste OF
election rs electors of L. A. Gro
min, J. {. Cartwright and w. d. Odeli.
After handing the certificates 20 Cronll,
the Secretary retired from the room. In
mediately afterwards Mr.. Cartwright
opened the door and admitted one Mr..
Minis, a police officer of the city OF Salem
and deputy United States marshal.
MINIS upon entering closed the door,
locked it and took the key. When Gro
min requested him to leave the room Cart
wright and Odell insisted at first on his
remaining, but finally Minte retired,
leaving the key in the door. Odell then
took the key and locked the door and
took the key, but on request of the DEM
crat replaced the key in the door.
Cronin then read in the presence and
| hearing of all these in the room, one
| of The certificates showing the election OF
himself and Odell ard Cartwright. After
the reading Mr.. Cronin inq lired of Odel!
and Cartwright il they were ready TO
vote with him and proceed with other
business as electors, They answered by
demanding the certificates in CronIn.s
possession, Cartwright acting As princl-
pal spokesman. Cronin in reply pro.
posed to proceed with the vote tor Presi-
dent and Vice President, saying in effect
that the certificates would be produced and
attached 10 certificate show
inc the result. Mr.. Cartwright
and Odell refused to proceed and request
ed klipper and Caswell to retire, which
they declined to do. Cartwright arose
and addressing Cronin said, iii you want
II now you might rs well have 1t now.
Cronin said sit down; we are not here to
have Il row but to vote for President and
| Vice. President" and again requested
Cartwright and Odel TO proceed with the
election Cartwright then moved that
| Odell act rs chairman, and upon the vote
of himself and Odell declared the motion
carried, and OIell then appointed Cart.
wright Secretary. DR.. Watts then read
the paper purportIng to be his resignation
rs eIector.
Cartwright moved the acceptance Of
the pretended resignation. II was de-
clared carried. and immediately there.
after, by vote of the two, Watts was
declared elected to Oil the vacancy.
These proceedings were interrupted
throughout BY dialogue which had the
character of an alteration, between
Cronin and Cartwright and Odell, Gro
min insisting that the latter should act
with him and proceed with the business
OF the college and they refusing TO DO So.
After the pretended appointment Of
Watts, Cr0nin, addressing Cartwright
and Odell said-in effect If not in these
precise words, "Gentlemen do you refuse
to act with me in preceding with the
business of'the electora colegc?' One or
both of them replied, signIfying an un-
qualified refusal.
Mr.. CroEln then said this refusal TO
act created vacancies in the college, and
that he appointed Mr.. j. n. X. Miller.
of Jackson county, 10 fill one of the said
vacancies. Mr.. Miller having been in.
troduced into the room, and in
formed of what had taken place,
asked Cartwright and Odeli if they
had refused to act with Cronin. Cart
wright answered that they had So re-
fused. Miller then signiied his intrn-
ton to accept the appointment. The two
then appointed John Parder seer, tary
and the votes taken by ballot for PresI-
dent and Vice. President, and the bust
ness formally proceeded with to the end
Pending these proceedings, Cartwright,
Watts aAd Odell were engaged in sign
ing the papers.
fSigncd f.. A. CRoNIE,
w. b. LAswELL,