The New York herald., 1876-11-18
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.


The democrats made sharp and decided step for
ward to-day Having dccidcd to cct the Returning
Board to work carly possible, they addressed
through their committee the following paper 10 the
members Of the Boara:-
To The Hon SAMUEL H. MgLIy Secretary OF State;
e. A. CowGiLL, Comptroller OF Public Accounts, aud
WILLIAM ARCHER CorKE, Attorney Gcncra:-
GExTLsNEN-We request YOU rs the Board OF state
Canvassers TO proceed 10 canvass The OF the
several countiCs wherein an election took place OF
of President aud Vice President on Mover
l. 1916, so Tar the have been
rcivcd. We desire TO be informed OF the
time aud place. that the fraud may lie
shown which exists IN sor.e Of them As this proof
may require some time Ter IT'S accurate dctermi-
nation, -, Ia our Judgment OF tho rTst importance
that you assign early day, that tho Executive.
coedance wlth section l56 Of tho Revised statutes OF
-c,nbcr O. 1870. TO deliver each clector chosen
tie certificate which entiiics him eleetor
VI THIS state Wednesday. December = 1876, as re-
CURED by section l95 Of the Revised statutes.
:. PAscO.
Chairman of State Executive Committee OF Con serya-
q. r RANEY.
w. u. BLOXHAM
fALLAuAssEr, Nov. l., 1876
NECESSITY PROMPT ACTION
SIR. Pasco has stated IN regard 10 this communlca
tiou there would be number OF tedious contests
before the Board necessarily involving much time IL
they fairly and lcgitimately discussed Eecog
nizng this fact, the desire OF the democrats to
have Inc canvass begun and The very fullest oppor
tuniiy offered to get Ut the real truth OF all
points at issue. AS tho United States law
requires the Governors certificate the state ccc
tors to bo issued tho 9th of December. no discus
SION could be prolonged beyond that date, and he
feared that unless the matter opened there
would not be time TO give all parties proper hearing
He announced that The democrats hero are armed
with all the proof aggressive defensive, that they
need, and were ready for The issue TO be made.
Your correspondent called at upon The members
OF the Board to what their decision would be-
Comptroller Cowgirl said that he would address the
committee answer tomorrow, and declined 20 CON-
mt himself tonight on any point lie. however,
quoted tho law which says the Board shall
meet 'ou tho thir,y-dnh day after election or
II all the iu' 10 said lie would bs
bouad by that lie then remarked that all the returns
IN, the law required, and left the inference
that, until they all IN. until tho limit of the
law had expired, ho would not agree begin the
count
Judge Cooke said ,ha. he should agree to the re.
quest OF the conmittce. Allowing the Law quoted by
M Cowgirl to be correct he quoted further clause
which says, "rho several counties may then
be cauvassedn and eoptebdcd that this ad.
mtici tho right TO make scriatm canvass Of
The returns they IN of course however, keep
ms the canvass open u the thirty fth day any
counties whose returns may have arrived before
that date
Mr. McI.n could not be found. but II is reliably
stated that he would oppose tho the count
MI the returns were all in
REPUBLICAN roucY DELAY
Indeed II IS clear the policy OF tho republicans who
we're very much demoralizcd at tho sudden movement
the committee postpone tho opening of the can
rass the last possible day. Their object Tor this il
ID alleged, is either not to meet al all
before the 9th OF December n the county
returns are not all In by that time, and thus
let Governor Siearns issue his certificates
TO the electors ho is bound by the United States
law TO do without thcro having been been canvass
the State vote IL the returns should all arrive
before the 9th prox the will, OF cource, COM
mencc uron the arrival OF the last county returns;
bu. The time win then be short for the full dscus
SION OF tho matter before the Board The work
viii be short sharp Testimony aud arguments
will be staed by the haste required TO complete tho
count by the 9th OF December. The democrats arc
very indignant at tho enforced delay. They desire to
have and ull hearing before tho Board, and feol
hat they are about 10 be cheated out OF IL
REPUBLICAN cn.SGE TACTICS.
The republicans have contendcd previously that tho
canvass might be opened before tho thrtynfth day,
and before the full returns In. For
or other they now decline TO begin. With all the de-