Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-11-15
FIRST EDITION.
EverYthing Stin steady.

ATTENTION CONCENTRATING ON LOUISIANA
SOUTH CAROLINA AND FLORIDA SAFE FOR
HAYEs-A FAIR AND LEGAL COUNT WILL
GIVE THEM ALL TO HIM.
The following is summary of it's news
from the South, presented by the New York
Times to-day Our dispatches this MORN
ing show that as the returns come in from
the various outlying districts in Louisiana
and Florida, it becomes more and more ap-
parent that the Republicans have carried
those States by majorities which are too
large to be overcome by even the most glar-
ing Democratic frauds. All that the shot
gun and the false counting have been able
to do may be conceded, and yet the Repub-
lican majority will in Florida be over LOCO,
and in Louisiana over 5000. In the former
State there is suspicious delay in sending
in returns by the County Canvassers in
some Democratic counties; but the
doctoring which is evidently be
ing done will be Of no avail.
T6e returns as received up to date from
Florida show that the Electoral ticket is
placed absolutely beyond doubt, but there
is yet small chance that the Democrats
have carried their State ticket. OF Loulsi-
ana as of South Carolina, it may be said
that all hope OF having carried those States
for Tilden has been abandoned by the
Democrats. They hope to save something
of the State tickets, but that is all. The
law of Louisiana, which defines the powers
and duties of the Returning Board,
gives small comfort to the support
ers of the shot gun policy. The visiting
Democrats in New Orleans are studying it.
They have issued an invitation to num-
Der Of prominent Republican gentlemen to
meet them in conference. The South Caro-
lima Democrats have sued out preliminary
Injunction on the state Canvassers to pre-
vent the board from hearing any contests
or doing anything but countthe vote What
ever the decision Of the court may be, the
majority for the Republican electoral ticket
will not be affected by it. That is beyond
the reach Of controversy.
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE's SUMMARY
is as follows The election in the three
close Southern States is now turning on the
question whether the State can gassers shall
revise the returns. The Tribune dispatches
state that the Law authorizes and requires
the State boards of Louisiana and Florida
to revise returns in case Of fraud or intimi-
dation, and that the right has been prac-
ticed in South Carolina. Application has
been made to the Supreme Court in South
Carolina for an injunction restraining
the canvassers from exercising such
powers. A hearing has been
agreed on for Thursday. A revelation OF
grave frauds and violence in South Oareli-
ma is made to-day by mail. The facts have
been concealed by the agents of the Associ-
ated Press in that State, both OF whom are
Democrats, and one of them lieutenant in a
rifle club. In Louisiana number of Dem
ocrats from the North who are in New Or
leans have formally invited the representa-
tive Republicans from the North to a con-
ference. Senator Westhas advices that Lou
: f,;ss r., H 1 ~ ~ 800 majori-
ty, giving the Democrats all they claim on the
parish returns The Democrats claim a
majority in the State of 5000, but are now
really hopeless Of carrying the State, and
only persevere in the contest with view to
future action. Republicans in Washington
begin to talk'of electing Mr.. Blaine Presi'
dent pro tenn of the Senate, Immediately
on the Senate assembling, so as to provide
against the contingency of vacancy at the
White House in case the Houses refuses tc
unite in counting the electoral VOTE