The New York herald., 1876-11-19

the vote wns thus reached, with the result as apo'e
As the matter stands now
IN MuDDLE.
II remains TO bc seen whether the democrats will
makea sht against the electoral result on the excep
tons hled by them to-day. That will DO determined
by result as 10 the state ticket the aggregation OF
which is now in progress BY the Board. 1t is more
than probable that f the democrats successful in
eIeclins the Governor and State officers, and have
bare majority In the Legislature, which give them
United States Senator, with the two Concrcssmen
they have gained they will be content and abandon
any immediate nght the electoral result announced
to-day.
This would end the agony hero for the present. and
II Tildcn gets the vote OF either Florida Louisiana
Il would be ended forever Should the opposite be the
case
TERRIBLE CONTEST.
both In the Legislature, the courts and In Congress-
would be inevitable
The republicans say that II tho Board OF Canvassers
forced behind the returns OF the county
canvasscrs and fight Is madc the electoral re-
sul tho whole question OF fraud. intimidation and
Illegal voting will be opened up, In which event they
claimed that the democrats would get the worst Of IT,
and perhaps oso everything.
FURTHER ARGUMENT HEARD.
The Supreme Court appears in creator quandary
than either tho Board the partica II expected
to-day on the democratic petition for writ pro
hibiting the Board OF Canvassors from exercising
Judicial functions To tho surprise OF both
parties action takon. and the prob
lcm became more mystined than ever, when the
Chiof Justice informed counsel both sides that the
Court wished hear further argument on tho State
statute which conferred upon the Board power TO hear
and decide all OF protest contest that might
como before it Tho full bench present, but eyi-
IDENTIFY in bad humor.
Brief arguments made on both sides. but the
proceedings were brought 10 abrupt termination by
Chief Justice Noses wEo. without expressing an
opinion, gave the counsel on either sidc the privilege
OF submitting written arguments If they desrcu, and
adjourned tho Court till four A. NJ. Monday next
COUNTING STATE TICKET.
The State Board OF Canvasscrs met again at i've
O'Clock p. NJ TO take up the vote tho State ticket
and proceeded TO tabulatc the returns for all State OIL
cers except Governor and Lieutenant Governor. the
returns OF the County Canvassors show that the
close and the results doubtful that will take
the correction Of clerical TO deter
mine who arc the successful candidates
STATE OFFICERS xLEcrED.
Tho returns show that Hayne trepl is reelected
Secretary OF State by 227 majority; Elliott Tcp.),
elected Attorney General by votes; Hagood (dem.),
Comptroller General, by 258 majority; Thompson
dem, J, Superintendent Of Education, by AZ; Ken
ncdy lrop J. by lel and cardozo (rep.) by 2oa
GENERAL GoRDoNs PETITION.
As soon as the figures on tho State ticket were
nounced General Gordon submitted the following Pc
Ition:-
To THE HoSoRABLS BOARD OF STATE CASvAssERs:-
respectfully request the interest OF Harness that
clerks appointed by the Board and the democratic
attorneys respectively be permitted to take copies OF
the returns certified by the precinct managers
make This request both in ordcr insure satisfaction
and view OF the fact that these returns may become
important iacor in ascertaning the result OF the
election. Respectfully, }. B GORDON.
He then stated that he regarded tho request
reasonable inasmuch all the evidences furnished by
the managers Of precincts exclusively tho pos
session party that these certificates OF tho
tual poed returned by the precinct managers,
had already bcen shown to differ widely IRON tho
forwarded by the County Canvassers; that he did
ask possession Of these returns, but had asked
that they bo copied the presence Of the Board
its clerk, or some Of Its members; that wrong
could result, and that 1t furnished security which
every CITIZEN OF this State and Of the United States
clearly entitled. =
Tho Board in reply detnod to accedo Immediately
to the request tpt sad ina. would be given
on Monday.
UGLY IMPLICATION.
Senator Gordon replied that what he wished to sc.
cure the integrity Of the roiurns the interval
between this and Monday. The Board however, post
poned answering until Monday. General Gordon man-
sans that eight counties In which the
Board had examined the true returns made by those
who counted tho votos the result was entirely re.
versed.
VOTE GOVERNOR.
From an official count made by tho democrats from
papers which tally with those Of the Board far
they have been made public Hempton's vote is 81, ,261
Chamberlans 81, ,l27; simpson dcm.) for Lieutenant
Governor Oh, $50; Glcaves (rep.l 9,155.