The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-11-16

a large number OF leading Democrats,
among others the following: Cows.
lngersoll, of Connecticut; Bedle, of
New jersey; Carroll, of Mary
land; McCreery, of Kentucky; Cows
elect Robinson, of New York; Hubbard,
Of Connecticut; ex-Govs. Randolph, of
| New jersey; Curtin, of Pennsylvania;
Doolittle, of Wisconsin; Palmer. of Hi
nois; Blair, of Michigan, and the follow
ing other Democrats: Ex-Senators
Hamilton, of Maryland; Bayard, of Della
ware, and Trumbull, of Illinois; Senator
Mcdonald, of Indiana; George w. Julian,
W. F. Coolbaugh, of Illinois; Senator
John W. Stevenson, of Kentucky; Beck,
of Kentucky; Howard Potter, S. D. Bah
cock, President of the Chamber of Com
merce of New York; Charles O'Conor,
of New York; Judge Stallo, of Cincin
natl; Bigler, of Pennsylvania; W. H.
Barnum, of Connecticut; G. G. Walker,
of Virginia; Randall, of Pennsylvania
and W. S. Scott, of Pennsylvania
The following are copies of telegrams
sent at about noon on the 10th by Presi
dent Grant:
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 10
Gen. ". T.. sherman. Nashineton Ins ruct
Gen. Auger, in Florida, 10 be vgi ant with the
force at his command to preserve peace and good
order, and to see that the proper and legal boards
of canvasscrs are unmole-ted in the perform
anca of their duties. Should there be any
grounds of suspicion of fraudulent count on
either side it should be reported and denounced
at once. No man worthy of the office Of Presi-
dent should he willing to hold it if counted in
DF haF Inv Il th..r. 81 Ir
disappointed in the result. The country cannot
afford 20 have the result tainted by suspicion of
illegal or false returns. L. s. GRANT.
PHILADELPHIA Nov. 10, 1876.
70 Gen. Sherman, Washing on:
Send all the troops to Gen. Augur that he may
deem necessary TO insure entire quiet and peace
able count of the ballots actually cast. They may
be taken from South Carolina unless there is rea-
son 10 suspect an outbreak there. The presence
Of citizens from other States. | understand, is
requested in Louisiana to see that the Board of
Canyas=ers make fair C0nnt of the vote actual
ly cast 1t is to be hoped that representative
and fair men Of both parties will 60
Z. S. GRANT
-Four companies of troops had left South
Carolina for Tallahassee, accompanied by
Gen. Ruger
Several of the leading Northern gentle
men requested to be present at the count
ing of the votes in Louisiana arrived at
New orleans on the l0tn.
On the 14th, both parties still claimed |
the Electoral votes in Florida, South |
Carolina and louisiana The Board of |
CanvaSscrs Of South Carolina met at
Columbia on the 18th, and heard argu-
mcnts as to the Limitation in which they |
could canvass the returns for Presidential |
Electors, and adopted a resolution to be
gin such canvass on the 10Th. Heavy |
frauds were charged on both sides.
A REPORT that Secretary Chandler had
telegraphed Gov. Kellogg that Louisiana
must be counted for Hayes at all hazards,
and that Kellogg had given assurances
that it would be SO counted, is emphati-
cally denied by the Secretary, in Wash
ington dispatch of the 18th.
In m interview with the President on
the 18Th, Secretary Chandler expressed
his confidence that all three of the doubt
full States had gone for Hayes. Leading
Democrats expressed a like confidence
that their party had won the day in each
of those States. A New York special of
the 18th says the latest information re-
ceivcd there was to the effect that it would
be a week before the choice in the three
disputed States could be officially an
1t seems that Henry NJ. Sollace, one OF
the Republican Presidential Electors
electof Vermont, was Postmaster at Brad
ford when the Presidential election oc
Cured, and was therefore ineligible to
place on the electoral ticket. A Mont
pclicr special says this can make no differ
ence, as the State Legislature can fill the
vacancy. Mr. Sollace states that his resIg-
nation as Postmaster was already IN the
hands of the Postmaster General. The
New York World has a dispatch suggest
ing whether Mr.. Sollace's opponent can
not contest the election and cast vote for
for Tilden