Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-29
FLORIDA.
A Very Close Vote and Seme-
what Mixed.
1t May be Tildea but it is Prob
ably Hayes.
FLORIDA.
THE cASvAs<lNG BOARD.

Tallshasse Nov 2S-The canvass
ing board met with the local and
other politicians present, and began
opening the sealed packages of votes.
The republicans gave notioe they
would contest the couuies Of Colum-
Et,ia, Hiilsboro, Holmes, Jackson, Levy,
Liberty, NaTHttr, Nassau, Orange,
Putnam, Polk. Sartarosa, Sumpler,
suanee, Taylor, Valusia, Wakull1,
Walton, and Washington. The
democrats notified tha, they would
contest Alachua, Baker Clay, Duv.l,
Oscambia, Gadsden, jefferson, Leon,
and Manon.:s The result Of the cleo
JOINT yotefrom the face Of the returns
was as follows. y
Republican majorities, Allachua.
-.I1a; Baker Al; Duval $50; Escambia
us; Gadsden 465; jefferson 1928;
Leon 2,o32; Madison 446; Marion
594; Nassau 1876; Total republican
majorlties were 1880.
Democratic majorities Brevard So;
Bradford 504 Calhoun l52; Colum-
bia 1885; Clay 1G4 ,Franklin76; Ham.
,ltop 2s1; Hernando 4s5; Hillsboro
COT; Holmes 1884, jackson 9s; Lafay-
ette 247; Liberty Ga; Levy $50; Man
ltee 23G; Monroe G7, Orange 7ol; !;
Pullman 20; Polk 45o; Santa Rosa
1853; ST. John 1863; Sumpter 334; !;
Swanee l6S; Taylor l69; volusia
RIA; Waukella I79; Walton 5S2;
Washington 2sS; Total democratic
majorities Z ,4l8.
Net republican majority 40.
l. pade county is not yet in; the ma
jority in this county cannot be over
20 either way.
The democrats have a claim ei 23
omitted votes in Clay county which
appear on the face of the return from
that county, but are not added up in
The general result because it is not
tevidcnce that the inspectors and clerks
we're sworn. The iwenty-iou votes
will be counted probably by common
consent. Thisswould leave majority
Of; 10 for the republican electors. The
county that made the only violent in
road on the democratic calculation,
was Baker. They have a regularly
Eoertihcd copy Of the return Of tia,
county giving u democratic majority
of 81. This return WAS regular and
it was thought final. This morning a
new return was read by the judge and
sheriff but not by the county clerk
which, by the throwing out Of several
democratic-preoincts gives repnb
lican majority OF Al, making differ
encc OF. lbs votes. The democrats
were astonndcd at this alteration, and
| will produce the precinct returns tc
show that it is not the correct return
i Upon completing the counting returns
The board adjourned until 4 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
i Upon the assembling of the boart
this evening, Mr.. Pasco, for the dem
ocrats, demanded to know whether
4 the board had not received another
ESeturn from Baker county than the
|. lone which Mas read. The chairman
4 declined 10 state rs Baker county wa.
under discussion. Mr.. Pasco insisted
that = paper, ante dating the one read
4samarly signed by the clerk Of the
court and justice, as required by law,
} and giving different result, had beer
sent to the board, and demanded te
know Why that return had been sup
Epresscd and by whom. The chair
4 man still refused to consider Pascoi
4 inquiry. Pasco then read the secoat
rule, which reiterated that all return.
shall be told before the board, and tht
! board shonld decide which were lcga
I, and regular on their face.
8 He then charged that the return,
from Baker county had been sup
pressed and another return read Il
its exclusion. He then demapdet
[ that the suppressed paper be read ii