The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-11-30
FLORIDA.
Republican Electors Chosen.

Republican Electors Chosen.
New YORK, Nov. 29.-The Times prints the
following:
Rooms of the State .Cdnuassinq Board, ITALIA.
hoSSee, NoU. 49, 1876. L hereby certify that the
returns from all the counties of the state except
Board of State Canvassers, and the vote for
electors as officially announced from the face
OF the returns in detail aggregates as follows:
HUMPHREYS received 24,328, Pearce received
4,324, Long received 24,323, Holden received
24,328, Young received 242S4, Call received
24,285, Hilton received "a, 2S3, Bullock received
24,2S2. The first four names are the Republi-
can and the last four are the Democratic can
didates. (Signed)
A. LEE APTHoRP, Clerk of the Board.
Session of the Returning Board.
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 29.-The board met at 10
o'clock and Alachua county was called. The
Democrats introduced objections to the Archer
precinct In Alachua, reciting that the returns
from that precinct had been received 219 votes
over the true polls cast. They supported their
claim by afidavits of Mr.. Flemming who
swore that he had stood at the door and took
the name.of every voter as it was called and
that only 319 votes were cast, whereas the re-
turns sent up claimed 53s votes were cast; of
Mr.. Tucker, who swore that he was requested
by the inspectors to assist in summing up the
vote and that only 3l9 were cast; of two of
these inspectors who sware there were only 319
YOoeS casI; tHat tue returns purpOrtlDg TO snow
53S votes was fraudulent; of one of three
members of the county board who swore be
was cognizant of this fraud and would not
not sign the returns; OF another member of
the board who swore he knew fraud had
been committed but felt bound to sign the re-
turn that it might go to the state board for
final action; of circuit judge who swore he
saw the Archer ballot box opeued by the prop
er officials and counted and only 319 votes were
found therein.
There were a number Of other affidavits sus-
tanning the above and to prove Eew but minor
points of fraud.
The two inspectors who made affidavits and
the two members of the canvassing board are
Republicans and are majority of each BODY
In the afternoon the Republicans introduced
counter affidavits from Moore and Dukes, the
two inspectors, and Bolton and Webster. the
two members of the board referred to, swearing
that the former afidavits were made under
duress, fear or misapprehensiOn and were false
The Democrats introduced third affidavit
from Bolton, who swore that if he gave any
second affidavit be was not responsible or 10
his true mind when he did so. This was
backed by affidavits of citizens of Gainesville
who swore Mr.. Bolton was drunk during the
whole day on which the second affidavit was
delivered, and was in the hands of the Repub-
licans while in state of intoxication. He re-
affi rms in the third affidavit the assertion
made in the first one. The Democrats cannot
understand the counter afidavits of Dukes and
Webster and will bring them before the board
In person tomorrow or next day.
In Clay county the Democrats called atten-
ton to the omission of % Democratic votes
through technical objection which they re-
moved by papers filed before the board. There
will hardly be any contest over these votes.
La Baker county the democrats produced an
affidavit from the clerk of the court certifying
that the returns which gives the democrats 95
majority, was the true and only return from the
county Of Baker, that it was the only
one that had been called on to certify
to or that was filed in the office; that
he had no knowledge of any other canvass hav-
ing been made than the Que by which
the true rsturn was made up; that he had
never been notified that such canvass was
goiug to be held or asked to participate in 1t,
as the law required he should be; that no re-
turns had been handed to him with the request
that he forward it to the Secretary of State, as
the law requires he shall do They presented
further certified copies of each of the precinct
returns in Baker county. regularly signed by
the precinct inspectors, which footed up pre-
cisely the result that was recited in the true
returps.
The board adjourned till Tomorrow morning
at o'clock.