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, 1876-12-26
OREGON.
TIE GRNptNR. ELECTORS At OMAHA.

sptcfat Dispa.cA 10 7n1 7ssoune
OMAHA, Ncb., Dec. ....5.-N. II. Odcil, Repub-
lcan Electoral messenger from Oregon; Mr..
Watts, mud j. c. Cartwright, tho other two Re-
publican Electors: George Il. Steele, Chairman
Of the Republican State Central Committee: 8.
F. Chadwick, Secretary Of State; aud j. n.
Dolp1,, ~ eminent lawyer u Oregon, accompa-
MED BY bis family, will urri7e In Chicago to-inor'
row. Your correspondent interviewed this no
table party upon their arrival in Oinaha this NJ
ternouu, and thuy stated that they tna thus far
rcfrafncd from giving any statement to any
ncwspaper-lnar. They caslMcd that they haa
not yet seen q correct version In print
OF the proceedings III tho Electoral College, uHd
whcu asked to glyc their version to your corrt-
spoNlcnt they sui.l TINT that waa what they did
not intcnl to make public until they arriyed at
Washington. Crofin's statcmcnts, Us they had
seen them, especially In the ChleoGo Timer. we're
incorrect. ..
Ihe feeling in Oregon against Cor. Grover
and Croutn Is most bitter especially against the
former, ns we'll Us toward all parties connected
wilt. the Infamous Democratic plot to override
tue Republican Electors. They dcnounce the
whole proceeding us scheme devised In New
York, and say that Gruyer and tho rest are car
ryng cut tue programme according to instruc-
tionA.
Tho Republicans OF Oregonall expect that the
threc Electoral yotcs
I viii. he CAST FOR HAYES,
and among them there seems to be no question
about It. A SIMILAR feeling prevails among
M,ust respectable Democrats, who think Grover
and Cronia l,avc done gross wrong.
Crontn's frIcnla uro greatly disappointed at
lls course. Cruslin's statement tlat the 1lepuh"
llcan Indignation meetings wcru gotten up hy
Fcleral otliciuls, anu proved complete failures,
and tllat tue burning III ct1igy OF GOV. Grover
was DOM by SIX drunken 'satlors und
two exEonylris, was declared to be
fatsc. On tie contrary, the tndig-
nation meetings were enthusiastic alfaira,
and largely attended, aud In sur,c cases iu-
promptu, particularly at Salem. The burning
III eilgY Of Grover took placc III the largest hall
III Portland, whtyl was crowded to it, utmost
capaci,y, aud hundreds could not get In. 1swas
auuu by
THE uEsr CITIZENS or PORTLAND.
Watts, Cartwright, Steele, aImpson, Chadwick,
aud Nolpl, lIenttoncA above, have been sum-
Moncl to Washington as Witnesses tu testify
hcforc tt,e Senate Committee on Privileges aud
Elextious. Dolpl,, who seetl,cd to he thu legal
neivtser VI thu pnYty, sa!A the Constitution Vt
Oregon confers III! juuie!al authority upon the
Courts. The Governor l.as 10 judicial power,
neither could It be conferred upon hin
by lug, and It ID made lila imperative duty by
the Constitution ct Oregon to issue certificate
to tue person having the highest humber OF
votes, aut therefore 10 violated his official oa1fi,
assumed judicial functions, aud did an act
| which was Revolutionary and criminal. The laws
| Of Oregon provide that II any vacancy occur In
tho Electoral College by re- estgnation, death, fall
uru to att end, or otherwise.
, 1876-12-26

NIT testimony upon the promise Of the attorney
that no would show, sooner or later, fts Fele-
1T. William Walsh, Clerk Of tic First District
Supreme Court Of New York. md TiIomaA
Boae, Clerk of tic Superior Court, were tx.
aGtncd rs To- the number Of naturafizatfons IN
telr rtnrcctiyc courts. The lurnicr statel tint
there hal been no nataraizalt1ns iu his COURT.
A,1oO.
AFTERNOON sEssLoN.
Resembling 1t 8 O'Clock, Mr.. &. Htnry Ben
son, Of the jcrsey City Esntinq Jouf7.al was
called by the Republicans Iic testified that "
.; reporter he ta,l made colnpnrisons bctwec,l
the registry Of November last and that Of ot!.r.
ycarR, hnd bGtwccn the satc Of November and
the votra Of other years. aid II was Ills opinion
that the great Increase WAS owing to il1ea IL
voting; prior TO the late election thu ratio oi
vO vnter; to tnhsh9ns r., a ,ot hesn ee taa
was une to Gye nul threc-fonrths; witness iInl
lived iu JerscY City ten yeor+ AMI
knew nearly ~ Of tue voteEs; he raw
ton. and warned superyisors 70 luok out for
them; l. was generally uade e'atoul by thu
County Committee. IT which wilncs. was Avcre-
tary. tnat "eotunzatIon WAS carried on very
houses and vacant iot., and voted; Tic iuerea.o
III the rotc tlifs yc,.r over the votes oi otkrr
years has been chiefly oil the Democratic side:
the Repuhteane rra.ed tl,c!r vote the ordinary
,.ryond oayiAi,y taa had et<r ttt hard c ttfyrc.
Was,c4s prui1osed tu show by. figures ilat his
abatement was correct, but Mr. Coz raised
technical objection. Afr. Wells complained vi
ths avtiun uf the lnnjDrty. lie t.'ok It for
granted. he kaid. that tho Committee WIS nor
tomposed Of parttsans, l3.t Tint 1t was every
n,an's purpose to get at thu Lt,ttum fatts, na
protested ;ganet thu narruw limits III which tile
majority WIS conffiling the minority:
MIR. Cox On eross-e1anllntng the witness began
TO hadEcr hin In most impairment way. Mr..
hurlesqucl. s&r. Cox replied: "l'tn nlnu!ng
this Investigation, II you please" and continued
In his attempt to confuse the wltness. He was
not successful, huwevcr. fle witness il1aiil-
tatncd his groun1
John lIarriga,l, Of New York, was called by
Mr. Cox TO yents.ullet the testimony Of Kepu6-
licnn rttnesscs. tie made poor work Ut It. He
attempted to account for the fncreasc In the
Fotc of New Lots by the statement that the
town was growing, but when cross-exarntned he
could not s5far that the population waa not
falling of rather than Increasing.
william W. Farrfer, Of Jtr4ey City, testified
that he WIS present at the polling precinct of
the First Assembly District throughout elec-
tion-iay; he saw great mnny people vote whom,
liE 1n nCycr scen before sincc; lie had been
in charge OF the precinct as challenger for about
i SIX years, but never saw tho mel before; they
were more respectubly-.lses than any Of thB
voterb Of the precinct; witness challenged fifteen
or twenty of tIirn, but ns tho challenges did nj
goodt the inspectors receiving the ballots not
Wiihstundfng, lie concluded not to challenge any
| gangs Of worktnen to vote; Mattcraon stood
tlotu to tue batlot-box md handed each man fte
ballot rs lie ca1.ic up III the line; the men yotc1
without reading ttteIf ballots,
, 1876-12-26

THE TAX TEtJs
NEW Yoax. Der. a;.-The 1;,ne,, cor1c,nont1.
cut. te'egraph'ne from Golunna, D. o. under
date OF Lee. VI bays: "lhe issue Will proba-
rcsolution ea1f;nr ,,non tin taxnnycra n sont,,
~ s.,,.s 49,. .. r. s ~
en'' Gu!ol.a not ~ pay wy .a.es ~ asehle " .ne
Chamberlain Government, but 70 pay Tor the
taxes to
a,,c, .,vvra 40 u.,,nr,,, sn.,, .,,o,>,,
r., t,"st..,,,. 1a'..s.,.a I.,.a na...'.aa ~.
10 oahRfapt governor ike hampton, VINO
docs not oWn dollars worth Of property, and
docs not pay cents worth Of taxes In South
Carolina, una uhoaa bonnat ,'ehto nmo,,nt N
AVN =, m oeo - "a ~ .n,,1, ,n.,.nr ts,s -,
oSea w S T.. NJ snas '.as.er H., .uas 10
DC hauc tito receiver and ulsourser OF tile taxes
OF whole State. I am informed by resident
and 1nrve taxnaycr Of Char,eston that tho mect-
iue In Charleston supporting tho resolution did
not represent one-tcnth part Of tic taxpayers,
anu TINT many Of those who participated in 1t
will pay their taxes promptly to the legitimate
Government when the time arrives for them to
do so.
IA counter-dcmoustration Of taxpayers Is to
be made in Charleston on Wednesday evening
next, when measures will bo taken to support
tue Legitimate uoverutneut of the State. Mca,l-
time tho tax bill passed by the regular Lcglsla-
ture wtll b. ent9reed luz otleF laws, II tho
"
followed by a regular levy aud sale Of tho prop
crty Of tho delinquent. :
THE coNdasss1oNAt. COMMITTEE
have cloae,l their examination of tic canvass Of
tho Electoral vole in this State, aud
arc said to be satisfied ut last that Hayes
and Wheeler carried South Carolna. Wade
Hampton los alwaya hceu opposcd to making
any issue on the Electoral vote, and he posi-
lively refused to certify tile ecrtihcates which
Democratic Electors claimed to have 20. frum
the rtcor1s of thu Supreme Court i waa told
lust evening that the yotu as forwarded would
bc withdrawn before the time arrived for count
ing 1t. I lmyc it from tho best authority that
Hampton eaya le wilt 1end no encouragement to
tho Revolutionary programme OF hot-hcadcd
Democrats OF the North, wlio propose to scat
tie contrary, TINT be has quite Us ulcl con.
tlIqncc III HAYES Is he has In Tilden,l
NO coMpnoNlsE.
NRw YonK, Dec. 25.-The South Carolina
correspondent Of the New York 1t.uex tclc-
graphs tLts:
CpLuMp1A, Dee, 25.-Thcre have been rumoss
for several ilays that Gov Chamberlain intended
to Issue d PROCLAMATION against Hamptuu and
to ca,tse his arrcst IN order to bring on direct
collision. There never hss hcen The lcust
foundation for tic asscrttun.
ln an interview today Gov. Chamberlain as-
Democrats aud Republicans was equally without
foundation, So tar as lie Is conccruel. IIo sud:
"TAesc !s 10 ROOM for Compromise here any
more than there Is between Tlltlcn
md Hayes. There might be L surrender
but no cglnpromise,m1 y meaning mutual yielding
strategctlc aim u bot par.tes. That otllee aony
commanded the whole situation. The Governor
sud: II have no purpose Unfolding my present
position, except to prevent the SUCCESS Of
q great crime, patnely, tue success Of
tho Democratic purity here, conducted OH tho
, 1876-12-26

Durnett's Cologne flour SIxca), Prepared
fsunl the pusest and best rnatctEaly-nnryalied In
richness allu drlicacy ofpcrsun.e.
CONTINENTAL IoTIL. flILAnELrHiA. Pa. June
20. 1Ht,H, -Mcssrs. Joseph Burnett 4 Co. .-Gsntle-
ulrn-While travelling abrond last year We ok
yul,r Cologne with us. and nftcr ,estHg several OF
fas best 'tlcru,an." found noue of tAem rqualeA
yuarr. ! know n many friends as eMp4atIc In iA
fasur ~ l. au,. Very truly yuuB,
j, L, kINpstIr.
, 1876-12-26

noiand's Aromatic Jtittrr Wlue or Iron II u
tesardY fur netTons debility, !aporsTsshed bluod,
ant! Impaired digestion. lepot, ~ CtnFt; street.
, 1876-12-26

ales. WlnHlow'S S.otl,lng Syrup, for chill
ton, sl!uys all ratn SMfe 10 regulase the buWrls,
, 1876-12-26

Sudden changes af tic weather often
cause pulmonary. bronchial. md nsthmntc
truab!fy. "HtOwn's EnNchfa! frncnrs' ~ will allaY
irsitatIon MhltlI inlHccs coughing oFtentics CIV
lug Immediate relief.
, 1876-12-26
nEMOClsAVlC FRAUDS.

DGG1OLlfA44C E1kA u O1fSs
XLlHaAL VOTING ny NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TAKEN Br Tnk lousE INVESTIGATING CoA-
NlTTEE.-TKANspAHKNT FRAUDS IN 1RhsRf
CITY, sRooKi4YN, AND NnW-Iufs--AN EFsoitT
AApH pr TnR DEMOCRATS TO SUPPRESSION
DAMAGING Txs1tA0hY.
hsss lvrk 7tass. D*e. =.
The Congressional con,tntttss appointed to
Investigate tho election In Now York. Jersey
City, brooklyn, aud PhIlalelphta, tn seaslon at
the 81. Nicholas IIotei. was called to order yes
tvrlay at II O'Clock, ali tho members being
present.
7sH1INoEr REGARDING FRAUDS.
Ramue! Mitchell, of East New York. tho arst
witness, testified that be had lived In Eaat New
York for seventeen yeurs; he voted 10 the First
Ward; the sote cast In East New York in No
vembes last WAS over LOO; witness saw nunl'
ber al PERSONS voting III Rast New York who ee"
lopged Ia tho Ntnth, TWesty.asst, and Twenty
, 1876-12-26
A QUIET DAY.

The Political Santa Claus
Brought No Sensa-
tional Gifts.
And the Presidential Stocking
Remains in Statu Quo.
The Bad Boy Sammy Got
Nothing New III His.
On the Contrary, There We're Some
Things He Didn't Get,
Notably, Those Tolegranls that
Had Been Ordered
for Him.
Mr. Orton Gives Cogent Rea-
sons tor the D19ap"
pointment.
The South Carolina Conn
rnittee Throws Up
the Sponge.
It viii Abandon the Effort to
Change the Electoral
Result.
What the Oregon Electors Have
to Say About Their
Little Affair.
Democratic Election Frauds In
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21
POLITICAL POINTS.

1t makes me mad as hell to think the
G-d-d-niLgers down south went back
on US and voted the Democratic ticket.
Tom Sd1ton oft he Canton Repository.
Returning Boards make the best count
ers,-GrdphiC,
don't care damn for the supreme
court OF Sorth Carolina.-Grdnt
The Louisville Courier Journal says that
Bob Ingersoll don't know which makes
him the maddest-God or Grover,
Thirty members of Chamberlain's
rump Legislature have made and will
continue to make their mark. 1t asst
wise, they can not otherwise sign their
names.-Chicd0o Times.
The Republican office holders have
abolished the ballot box and substituted
afidavits which they make to order.
These burgarious political leaders don't
like the free ballot.
Governor Stearns, of Florida, used to
he one of the officers of the Freedman's
Bureau. The unique institution has
graduated more eminent kleptomaniaCs
than any penitentiary in the land
Brooklyn Argus.
We do not believe that Tilden is emit.
tied to an electoral vote from Oregon,
but it is legal question on which au.
thorities differ. We do believe that he
is entitled to eight votes from Louisiana
and to others from South Carolina and
Florida. If the Oregon case helps to
open the case of the other disputed states
it will serve the ends Of justice and truth.
Boston Herald,
One kind of counting for one state, and
another kind for another. In counting
the electoral votes eight years ago, the
Grant party decided to "let Georgia be
counted in if it did not affect the result
and defeat Grant-ifit did, it was not to
be counted" Grant acts on that idea in
all his interference in the counting now.
Hartford Times,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Real Vote ofthe State

New YORK, Dec I5-A special from
Columbia, dated yesterday, says: At a
meeting of the Legis ature in joint session
the vote in the counties was proclaimed,
and the total vote in the state announced
as follows. Vote for Governor-Hamp.
ton (Dem,) 92,26I; Chamberlain (Rep.l
oII27 Hampton's majority, 1884, For
Lieutenant Governor Simpson I Dem. },
81, $50; Glaves (Rep.) 81, $50; Simpsons
majority, I39.
The Speaker then produced and read
the following official statement from the
colored Secretary of State Vote for the
Governor elected in IS76-Hampton,
o. 2,26I votes: Chamberlain 9I,I27 votes
OFFICIAL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
III. H. E, Hayne, Secretary of State,
do hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct statement of the vote
for governor at the general election of
1876, as appears by the commissioners
returns now on file in this office.
Given under my hand and the seal of
the state at Columbia, this 9th day of
December, 1876. and in the IoIst year Of
American independence.
J. H. f, HAYNE,
Secretary Of State.
This includes the vote of the counties
of Edgeheld and Laurens, which the
Board Of Canvassers threw out.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
How They Make Aflldavits in
Louisiana.
ADDING VOTES IN FLORIDA.
"Give Us A Fair Count"

New Orleans, Dec I4.-At the meet
ing ofthe congressional committee, Glow.
er, the supervisor Of East Baton Rouge,
who testified yesterday, was recalled by
General Hurlbut. Clover submitted
copy of the affidavit which accompanied
his returns, showing.riot, tumult violence
fear and terrorism throughout the parish
on the day of election, He did not wit
ness any violence, but was informed Of
it by other witnesses. On cross exami-
nation he said that the affidavit accom-
panying the returns was prepared in the
custom house in that city; Hugh J. Camp
bell assisting in preparing it, A number
of witnesses were examined. The COM
mttee gave notice that they would meet
hereafter in the hall of the chamber Of
commerce.
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. I4.-The congress
sional committee to day discovered
what is to be an Interpolation OF seventy
two names in the poll list Of precinct of
Leon county. The Interpolation, the
Democrats charge, was made to cover
up seventy two fraudulent tickets of mi
mute size that we've found in the box,
The Democrats charge that these tickets
were hidden in the folds Of the regular
tickets and thus smuggled into the box.
The Interpolation was charged on the
ground that the citizens of the precinct
fail to indemnity any Of the seventy two
names that appear consecutively on the
two papers and from the fact the poll
list at this precinct was not numbered as
at all thoe ther precincts. The Republi.
cans claim that they can explain these
facts satisfactorily to morrow.
New ORLEANS, Dec. I4,-The Con.
gressional Committee met to day. Glow
er, Supervisor of East Baton Rouge,
who testified yesterday, was recalled by
General Hurlburt. Glover submitted a
copy of the affidavit which accompanied
his return, shelving riot tumult, violence,
fear, dread and terrorism throughout the
parish on the day of the election die
not witness any violence but wasinform'
ed of it by other persons. On cross eX.
animation he testified that the affidavit
accompanying the returns was prepared
in the Custom House in this city, Hugh
J. Campbell assisted in preparing it. A
number of witnesses were examined
The Committe gave notice they would
meet hereafter in the hall Of the Cham,
Der of Commerce.
The Supervisor Of Grant parish testi6'
ed that Kellog sent him to hold the elec,
ton and then sent him word not to hold
it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

THE Hon. FISHER AMEs BLocKsoM, of
New Lisbon, Ohio, died at that place on
Thursday, December l4th. He was, we
believe, in the 95th year Of his age. He
was the first lawyer who located in Col
umbiana county, in November, 1906. Mr..
Blocksom was born in Delaware in 1852.
He v as life long and devoted mem Der
ofthe Episcopal church. From 1926 to
1882 he represented his district in the
lower House Of the General Assembly
ard was elected to the State Senate in
1S47 and in 1S49. He was four times
elected prosecuting attorney. His first
vote was cast in 1903, voted for Madison
for President in 1903 and for every Dem
ocratic Presidential candidate since ex-
cept in 1872 when he voted for Charles
0'Conor,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21
THINGS IMPROVING. AT WASH
INGT0N.

The signs at Washington have much
improved and the prospect is that each
branch of Congress will appoint com
mittee and that same plan to count the
Electoral vote will be amicably arranged.
The arbitrary plan advocated heretofore
by Republican leaders and journals, in
utter disregard Of all presidents, is being
gradually abandoned. The special to
the N. Y. Herald of Sunday, from Wash
isngton says:
A week ago all the Republicans SEEM
ed to hold that the Vice President would
open the certificates and count the votes
as he chose, and there it would end. To-
day, probably third Of them are known
to entertain at least grave doubt whether
the Vice President has any such right or
power, and the more the question is ex-
amined the more already it is perceived
that not only have the two houses, and
they only, the constitutional duty and
power to "examin4" the electoral vote
but that the Republicans have so fully
and repeatedly committed themselves to
this view, and to the EXTREMIST in
terpretations and consequences of it that
they cannot now, without disgrace, at
tempt to oppose it. Within few days a
number of Congressman have begun to
look up the question, and it is now prob
able that when the time for discussion
comes the speakers will be well informed.
Thus the prospect that the two houses
will come to an honest and constitutional
agreement on the manner of examin-
Ing" the electoral votes is good deal
better than it was week ago. There is
also no doubt that the refusal of the Lou
isiana Returning Board to exhibit the
manner in which they secretly manipu-
lated the vote of the State is disgusting q
good many of the better class of Repub'
licans here, who, though they would like
to see Hayes President, do not want to
see him or themselves stained by suspi.
cions of foul play.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

CLAW AND LOGIC" is the title of an ar
ticle in this paper upon the Conspiracy"
to defraud Tllden out of the Electoral
vote of Louisiana. 1t is from the able
pen of Judge jeremiah s. Black. 1t
should be read and re-read and handed
to honest. Republicans to read. Ofcourse
the Republican papers publish no honest
claw and logic" on these points. They
are willing and servile instruments Of
their o6iceholding conspirators who would
plunge the country into civil war rather
than surrender their fat places when vot-
ed out by the People
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

AN exchange says: "The Oregon certi.
fcate will open up nice question, and
will be most valuable as an irritant. D.
Most true; and il is interesting to see how
hard the Office holders take it. They
supposed they we're fixed, like the Kings
and Mobiles Of Europe, had themselves
charmingly fixed for life, like the old rat
in the fable, in the centre of large
Cheshire cheese-when suddenly all
their high hopes are dashed to the ground
1t fairly blisters and they swear they'll
"put in Hayes anyhow"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

The ALLIANCE LEADER, W, H. Phelps
Editor and Proprietor, under date of De-
cember 18th, comes to us well filled with
wholesome reading. We wish Mr.. Phelps
abundant success and hope our Demo-
cratic friends thereaway will extend prop
er encouragement. We Judge from the
following that our friend feels more at
home in Alliance than in Canton:
Perhaps all necessary explanation in
regard to the retirement of Mr.. Worley
from the Press was made in last weeks
issue, and we will now simply say that
after brief rest from editorial labor we
again enter upon its duties with increased
vigor and determination to make our
paper second to none in Stark County.
We remove the Office to Alliance, its
former location, for several reasons: 1st,
because Canton has good Democratic
paper while Alliance, in the absence of
the LEADER had not I'd, becaus4 our in
terests have long been identified with
those of the business men of Alliance,
and we naturally feel more at home here;
Sd, because, from an impal tial standpoint,
we consider Alliance a more desirable
and pleasanter place to reside than in
Canton.-It is more accessible, and our
citizens are more enterprising,-and it
must be remembered that energy ofCimes
does more to the advancement of town
than wealth,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-21

SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN of Ohio was al
ways aslippery "0ily Gammen." He Is
smooth Of speech and amiable on face
We find him in the u S. Senate defend
ing the Acknowledgement of thirteen
thousand voters whom the Constitution
Of Louisiana had enfranchised Endorsing
an infamous and lawless Returning Board
approving the disfranchisement of a State
with eight Electoral votes, and in the
same breath saying: GAS to that contro-
versy in Oregon, can scarcely dignity it
by the name of controversy, because l
do not believe any portion ofthe people of The
United States aUOuId like to see President
elected by a bold and palpabie fraud, By
lOhich man not elected ed-confeSsedly not elect
ed-the minority" II s., .rrs
Here the Senator was interrupted by
question from Senator Cockrell, which
he refused to answer. Impudence could
go no further than this. Grant, Sherman
and Garfield seem to have in their spe-
cial keeping