The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-11
The Disputed states.

The Disputed states.
The States that are now in dispute be-
tween the two political parties are three,
namely, Florida. Louisiana, ana South
Carolina; oil OF them, IL will be noticed,
Southern States, and all Of them since the
war in the possession Of the Republican
party.
There can be no moral doubt how these
three States have now voted. They must
all have gone Democratic by ample ma
lorities OF the people, because there is no
reason why they should not have shared
I'm that general reaction which has sue
cessively wrested from Republican con-
troll all the other Southern States. In
this general reaction Louisiana, the worst
plundered and outraged, perhaps, of
oil, fully joined four years ago 10y
choosing a Democratic State Govern
ment by large popular majority. This
Government was, however, overthrow
by fraud and force. The first agent OF the
conspirators, who had previously been in
power, was the so-called Returning Board,
body consisting of Ave members, who
assumed not merely to canvass the votes
them at their pleasure. In 1872 this Board
pretended to canvass the returns and TO
declare the result, although there were
actually no returns before them; but the
people OF the State refused to
mbmit to their decision, rs the
United States Senate has since repeatedly
done in refusing TO admit the claimant Of
seat in the Senate whose claim grew out
Of n declaration OF the same Board. Presi-
dent GRANT, however. sent down soldiers to
Louisiana, who enforced the declaration of
this Board by turning out the lawfully
elected state officers and installing those
whom the Board had selected. This Board
Is now 10 pass upon the returns of
the present electioui and, although, rs we
have said, there is no doubt in the minds
OF intelligent men of either party that the
vast majority OF the bnllots oast in the
State is in favor of TILDEN, II is believed
by the Republicans that the declaration OF
the Board will be in favor Of HAYES, and
II S upon this expectation that the Repub-
licans set up their desperate assertion that
HAYES is elected.
Next in Importance is the State of South
Carolina; and here, too, there is no reason
the example of all the Others by giving
\ majority in favor OF the Democratic
candidates. The canvass on the Demo
cratic side has been conducted by WADE
HAMPTON, an original Union man, well
known TO all the people Of the State, color
ed rs well as white, and in whose personal
character all have the highest confidence
The Republican candidate, CHAMBERLAIN,
Is carpet-bagger from Massachusetts,,
and the people, reduced to extreme
poverty. ms they are, naturally revolt
against continuing him in power. IL
Is true that Con. GRANT, violating the law,
has sent troops there to overawe the cleo
tors and compel the timid TO vote with
The Republicans; but this outrage has been
met with such forbcarance and prudence
that il has not produced the effect de-
Iigned and HAMPTON ana TuDEN have
been voted for by a majority of the peo-
pie. This result however, ZACH CHANDLER
and JAY GOULD, mt this moment the lead
Ing spirits Of the Republican party, pro-
pose to set aside; and this expectation is
one of the supports on which the assertion
That HAYES Will be declared elected has 10
rest.
In Florida the case differs somewhat
through the addition to the people Of that
State OF u considerable body Of natural
lzed citizens, Cubans by birth, who have
boon driven 10 our shores by the civil war
In that island, aud who have settled in
Florida, where they can most conveniently
pursue the manufacture Of tobacco, to
which they were trained at home. A
great effort has been made by the Adj
ministratiOn to enlist these Cubans
in support OF the Republican candi-
hates, and one among them, man
who had fed from tho city Of New York on
account Of crimes in which he had been
detected here such as fraud and forgery,
WAS appointed TO oiiico by Gen. GRANT,
ana was nominated as n Republican can
didate for Congress. But this attempt to
teduce the Cuhans failed. They know too
wen the mfrien lly conduct Of the Re-
publican party toward Their native coun-
try and they havo voted for the DEM
ocrauc candidates largo proportion
81 native 7ens have also voted with
them, and the result is a solid Democratic
majority IN the State. This, however, Nh.
GOULD ana MIR. CHANDLER likewise pro-
pose 10 reverse; and every application OF
bribery GLl fraud Will be attempted To
effect this purpose, because, unless they
ran succeed in it, HAYES cannot be de-
clarod elected.
This, then, Is the sum Of the case. There
arc three disputed States. TO declare
HAYES elected he must have the votes of
them all, but TILpEN is elected by the vote
pt.
problem of GOULD and CHANDLER dini-
cult, II but one State wero in dispute
Aeh success would be more practicable :