Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-14


the Republican counties: Beaufort, 5ssEs
Charleston, 622i; Carleton, l1l2; Chester,
800: Clarendon. so; Darlington. 100; FAIR
field. 673; Georgetown, 1866; kerShaw, 29];
NewbeIry. .Ttl: Orangeburg, lfO2: Rich
land. I423: Sumter, 1888: Williamsburg.
G0G; total, DIS. Aggregate for the Dem
oCl5ltS, ~ 2j4; aggregate for the Repubh-
cans 22,74S. Democratic majority for gov
efnor, iJG6. 1il.len runs about COS votes be-
hind He,hpttiii
From Another source.
New YORK. November l2-The Herald
has another dispatch. which says. however,
that in twelve cOnnties from which official
and semi-Official returns have been received,
1lden runs 99l behind Hampton, and in one
county leads Hampton by u votes. which is
exceptional; and it Is safe, therefore, to
predict that Hayes will carry the electoral
vote of South Carolina.
Chamberlain Claims the state.
CHARLESTON, November 12.-The latest
correct returns give the Democratic State
ticket 1918 majority. Tilden electors in thir
teen of thirty-two counties run 40 behind the
State ticket Governor Chamberlain claims
the State for the Republicans by 1000 ma
ioritv,
Twelve Counties OhiciaItS Reported.
Special to the New YORK Times, 18th.
CHARLESTON, November 1.-THE official
retrrns of twelve counties now in, with esti
mates by the Democrats for the. other coun-
ties, show a majority for Hampton of l4S. In
the twelve official counties Hayes runs 1000
ahead Of Chamberlain. From reports re-
ceived from other counties. it may he safely
set down that Hayes will run 200O ahead of
the Republican State ticket and thus over
come the 148 majority claimed by the Demo
Gratis for Hampton. No doubt is felt here
among prominent Republicans that Hayes has
a majority which viii be mdisputed by any
one.
Who Compose the Board Of state Can
Vasscrs.
COLUMBIA, November l2-The board of
State canvassers meet tomorrow to count the
vote. Senator Gordon arrived here to-day
and will be present during the session of the
board of canSassers. A number Of northern
senators are expected tomorrow The Demo-
Gratis are still confident that the State has
gone for Tlden and Hampton. Section o.
chapter 8, of the revised statutes, provides
that the secretary of state, comptroller-gene-
raj, Encouragement state treasurer, adju-
tant and inspector general, and the chairman
of the committee on privileges and elections
of the house Of representatives, shall consti
tute the board of State canvassers, four of
whom shall be a sufficient number to form
the board. The following are the members
of the board: Henry Hayne (colored)
secretary Of state: Thomas Dunn (white),
comptroller William Stone (white)
f. CardOzo (colored) State
treasurer; H. w. Purvis (cOlored), adjutant
and inspector general; NJ. Hirsch, chairman
OF committee ON privileges and elections of
the house Of representatives All the MEM
bers of the board of canvassers are Repubi-
cans. Hayne, Cardozo and Dunn are candi-
dates for reelection. Hirch who is a candi-
date for solicitor of the third district, is not
acting on the board of canvassers at
this time. Hayne, Cardozo, Stone
and Dunn make the board as now
organized. The board claims the
right to decide who are elected, and there Is
no appeal from their decision, except to the
courts. In the case of governor and heuten-
however, the final decision
rests with the legislature. Unless there is IA
contest for county offices, the canvassers de-
eide who are elected. The decision of the
board, III throwing ont votes in any county
for alleged frauds, virtually ends the matter,
80 far as they are concerned
Everything appears quiet. There is no ex-
citement to-day, but all are anxiOusy await
ing the meeting of the board of Canvassers.
A number Of prominent citizens from all
parts Of the State are present.
The Board or state CanVasserS in Ses-
siOn3The COnstituti0naIity of the
CanVassed Thursday.
COLUMBIA. November l3.-The board of
State canvassers met at ten o'clock to-day,
Hayne. Stone, Purvis. Dunn and Cardoza be-
ing present. The following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
ResOIred, That the board hear oral argu-
ment on the point as to the limitation in
which the board can canvass the returns for
Presidential electors, and that argument be
limited to half an hour on each side.
General James Cannovan, on behalf of the
Democratic candidate. submitted the follow
ing paper in regard to the jurisdiction of the
board: On behalf of the citizens of the State
whom we represent of the Democratic can
dldates OF the State, we submit that all the
acts of the general assembly authorizing the
board OF State CanvaSseTS to hear and decide
all cases under protest or contest that NAV
arise in regard to the election of electors for
President and Vice. President members of
congress and all officers elected at any gen
eIal election held III this State. are in VIOLA
ton OF the twenty-siXth paragraph of the
constitution and therefore void; and, in be-
half OF the parties aforesaid, We demand that
the board OF canVaSseTS now assembled shall
not hear or decide any such cases, or contest,
OF votes, but shall only act ministerial In
asceItaining from the returns and statements
forwarded by the boards of county canvas
sers Of the persons who have received the
greatest number Of votes for the Offices for
which they were respectively candidates. and
declare the same and certify it sto the secre-
tary of state.
The board went INTO secret session to con-
slider the point raised After some delibera-
ton the doors were oIeled, and SecretaryIof
State Hayne, president of the board, an
nouuced that as the point of jurisdiction was
Il new one, the hoard would ike to hear the
cOnstitutiOnality of the question argued and
one clock was fixed aS the hour for hearing
the arguments. The following resolution was
adopted:
ReSoIred, That the board of State canvas
sers will proceed to canvass the returns for
election for President and Vice President, be-
ginning on the sixteenth day of November,
unless returns from all the counties have been
previously received, and will continue to can
vlss such returns from day to day until the
last day of their session if it be necessary to
do so.
The board adjourned, to meet at one oclOck.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The board of canvassers heard the argu-
ment this evening from Leroy F. Youmans in
behalf Of the Democratic citizens. He main
tanned that the board had no power, under
the constitution, to alter the result of the
election as announced by the county canvass
ers, and the State board had no power to
change the returns, and could merely consol-
idate and announce the result At the con-
cluslOn OF the argument the board adjourned
until Tomorrow morning. when X. b. Elliott
(colOred) will address the board on behalf of
the Republicans. He will insist that the
board has ministerial and judicial functions,
and that it has the right to canvass and throw
out votes IN any county where there has been
either fraud or intimidation.
Up to this evening returns had been re-
ceived at the office of the secretary of state
but from eighteen counties, leaving fourteen
counties to be heard from. 1t will take at
least Il week before the official count is an
nOunced. Both parties claim the State. and
heavy frauds are charged on both SIDES.
Federal troops have been concentrating here
for the last two days.
intimidation and IIIegaIity In Charles
ton County.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. November I3.-The
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