The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-12-08
TIE OREGON ForE.

IN the presence of large assemblage,
proceeded to canvass the vote of Oregon,
with tine following result
For EIectors-Odell received Is, ,206;
Watts, 1926; Cartwright, 1924;
Klippell, IA, 1856; Cronin, 14,157; Las
we'll, II, 40; Clark, 500; sutherlan,
$40; Curl, 5o7; scattering, 4. The first
three electors were for Hayes and
Wheeler, the second three for Tilden
and Hendricks, the three last for Cooper
and Carey. 1t will be seen from the
above that the Republican Presidential
majority is 1857.
For Congress-Wiliians, Republi-
can, 1881; Lane, 14,229; scattering,
8. Dick Williams majority, 1,f18.
At the close OF the count, the Gov
ernor announced that, III the matter of
the election OF . member OF Congress,
certificate would issue upon the canvass
to Richard Williams. In the matter
Of the electors, protest lad been fled
in the office of the Executive against
the issuance of certificate to Mr..
Watts as az elector, on the ground that
he Watts is Ineligible, having been
postmaster at Lafayette on tie day Of
election, ard instructs the Governor that
his duty is to issue certificates to the
three qualified candidates having the
highest number of votes. The protest
was filed December ID, and is signed
by r. r. Thompson, J. G. Anlsworth,
Geo. L. Curry, c. B. Bellinger, J. s.
White, J. F. Miller, ]. II. Reed, ". T.
Trimble, James, K. Kelly, w. II. Ec-
finger, w. w. Thayer, B Jennings, z.
3. Acker, y. D. Shelby and T. Fatter-
son, and is accompanied by an affidavit
of four citizens of Yamhill county as
to the personal identity of Watts, and
as to the fact of his being postmaster up
to November 18th. The board ad-
journed until half past nine \. NJ. Tues
day, to give time for parties to file
counter statements, when the questions
raised could be arsued and investigated.
After hearing arguments from Sem
ator Kelly and others, lasting through
the entire day of Tuesday aud until ten
O'Clock at night, Grover took tie mat
ter under advisement until Wednesday
morning, when he decided not to give
a certificate of election to DIR. Watts,
but to issue certificate to sIr. Cronin,
one OF the candidates for Elector on the
Tilden ticket. Its generally believed
that the Governor was acting under or
ders from Tilden. And here is an ac-
count of the finale of the whole matter,
as given in the columns Of the Oycgo-
nia1a /:
The hour of II, noon, "wednesday,
when the electoral CO llege was required
to meet and vote, having arrived, the
Republican and Democratic electoral
candidates assembled in committee
room opening in the Senate chamber.
The certified list of electors containing
the names of Messrs. Cartwright, Odell
aud Cronin had been prepared by the
Governor and were handed to Secre-
fasy hadwick, who attached his official
signature, and placed thereon the seal
of State. Then placing all three lists
in one envelop, it was sealed up. Mr..
Chadwick then presented himself at the
door of the room where the electoral
candidates were assembled and raped
upon the door. 1t was opened and Mr..
Cronin was standing just inside, ready
to receive the envelop, which was hand
ed to him by MIR. Chadwick. After the
lapse of short time, Mr.. Klippel ap-
Peared and called for J. N. T. Miller.
Of Jackson county. Mr.. Miller. who
had of course been selected as one OF the
tools in carrying out the plot, was ON
hand and went into the room. Then
John Parker, of Linn county was called,
and, like Miller, he was not so far off
bnt that Bill Watkinds soon led him to
the door, nd he also was admitted.
Then the whole plan was understood
and all were able to form correct idea
Of what was going on inside. Cronin
refused to give the certified lists to
Cartwright and odell, and they refused
to recognize Cronin as qualified elec-
tpr. Cronin assumed that majority
of the certified electors refused to act
because they declined to acquiesce in
bis Illegal assumption of the Office, and
50 he declared their places vacant, and
filed them with Miller and Parker, and
the three proceeded to cast what the
Democrats claim is the electoral vote o
Oregon, proceeding which, were it no'
ef such farciaI character as to excit,
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