The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-11-16
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fall the doubtful States 80 for Hayes he will
be elected by one vote. If any one goes for
Tlden he will be elected.
In order to insure fair count in Louisiana
President Grant has invited the following Re-
pablicans to proceed to New Orleans to wit
ness the canvass Hon. VIM. n. Everts, Judge
E. W. stoughton, Gen. John A. Dix, and Gen.
James A. Van Allen, of New York; Senator
Sherman and Hon. Stanley Matthews, Of Ohio;
Hon. CORTLAND Parker, Of New Jersey; sena-
tor Edmunds, Of Vermont; Gen. Harrison, OF
Indiana; Senator Logan Of Illinois; Hon. W.
D. Kelley, and Hon. Sohn Schoenburg of Penn
sylvania; and Hon. John A. Kasson, Of Iowa.
The Democratic National committee has sent
Governors 1ngersoll, Hubbard, Robinson, Bell,
Curtin, Palmer, McCreery, Carroll and others !;
also Senators Thurman, Bayard, Randolph,
Mcdonald, Herman, and others; also A. s.
Hewett, chairman Democratic National Com
mittee, ex-senator Trumbull, and Doolittle Of
Wisconsin.
In relation to Florida the President has is
sued the following orders:l
Gen. w. +. Sherman, Washington D. c.
Instruct General Augur in Florida to be vigi-
lent with the force at his command to preserve
peace and good order, and to see that The pro-
per and legal boards Of canvassers are unmo-
Tested in the performances Of their duties.
Should their be any grounds for suspicion OF
fraudulent count on either side, it should he
reported and denounced at once. No maj,
worthy of the office of president should be
willing to hold it if counted in or placed there
by fraud. Either can afford to be disappointed
iii the result. The country cannot afford to
have the result tainted by suspicion Of illegal
or false returns.
U. s. GRANT.
General Sherman, Washington: Send all the
troops to General Augur he may deem neces-
sary to ensure entire quiet and peaceable
count of the ballots actually cast. They may
be taken from South Carolina unless there i
ence Of citizens from other States, I under
stand, is requested in Louisiana to see that the
board of canvassers make fair count OF the
votes actually cast 1t is to be hoped that rep
resentatives and fur men Of both parties will
go. US. GRANT.
THB SOUTH CAROLINA CANVASS.
The Board Of State canvassers met at 10
O'Clock on the 18th, Haynes, Stone, Purvis,
Dunn and Cardozo being present. The tol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted
.'That the board hear oral argument on the
can canvass the returns for presidential elect
ors and that the argument lie limited to hal
an hour on each side"
Gen. James Conner, on behalf Of the Dem.
ocratlc candidate, submitted the following
paper in regard to the jurisdiction Of the
board:
''On behalf of the citizens of the State
whom we represent, and Of the Democratic
candidates of the State, we submit that all the
acts Of the General Assembly authorizing the
board OF State canvassers to hear and decide
all cases under protest or contest that may
arise in regard to the election of electors fol
President and Vice President, members Of Con-
gress and all officers elected at any general
election held in this State, are in violation o
the twenty sixth paragraph Of the constitution
and therefore void; and in behalf of the partie.
aforesaid we demand that the board Of canvass.
ers now assembled shall not hear or decide any
such cases Of contest or protest, but shall only
act Enthusiastically in ascertaining from the re-
turns and statements forwarded by the boards
OF county canvassers the persons who have re:
celved the greatest number Of votes for the Of
fees for which they were respectively candi
dates, and declare the same, and certify then
to the Secretary OF State.''
The board went into secret session to con.
slider the point raised. Alter some deliber
alton the doors were opened and Secretary o
State Hayne, president of the board, annouc'
ed that as the point Of jurisdiction was new
one, the board would like to hear the con
stitutionality Of the question argued. On.
o'clock was fixed as the hour OF hearing ar:
gument and the following resolution wa.
adopted:
Resolved, That the board of State canvass
ers will proceed to canvass the ret urns fol
the election Of President and Vice President
less the returns from all the counties have
been previously received, and will continns
to canvass such returns, from day to day, un'
sary to do So"
AN INELIGIBLE ELEcToR.
The N. Y. World has dispatch from Mont
pelier, VT, suggesting new complication II
the election for President. The dispatch is Al
"Henry N. sollace, one Of the Republican
presidential Electors elect, is postmaster o
Bradford and therefore ineligible to the place
to which he has been elected. This fact Iais.
es the question whether his Democratic op
ponent cannot contest his election and cast
vote for Tlden, thus deciding the national
CONTEST"
4 Slaughter of $4,000 Bulgartans.
The Cologne Gazette observes that
Bulgaria has on several occasions fig
ured in history as the scene of ''atroc.
tiles" no less horrible than those lately
committed by the Bashi. Bazouks. The
Greek Emperor Basilius II. was nick.