The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-13
FLORIDA.
Detailed Action OF the Canvass.
Board. E

Q their papers. Il will meet tomorrow,
The Congressional Committee met this
. morning and decided TO 60 into the inyes.
j. tigatfon Of both the State and National
. elections. A cali was made on the Secre.
0 tary for the returas, which will be fur.
nished.. The minutes OF the CanvaNing
;. Bosrd, duringits executive session, show
Q that the following counties were canvass.
= ed according 10 the face Of the returns,
l viz: Brevord, Bradford, Calhoun, Dade,
j, Escamia, Franklin, Gadsden, Marion,
i Putnam, Polk, Santa Rosa, Sumter, St.
E Johns, Suwannee, Valusia, Wakula, Wal
0 ton and Washington. .'l.t
\ Orange ecoanty-Seyen illegal votes de.
Z Quoted from the Democratic electors and
State vote, aud with their deduction the
\ county was canyassed by unanimous
, vote. 1ii ''t,s.'.
Jefferson County--Sixty illegal votes
were deducted from the Republican vote
and with this deduction the county was
, canyassed by unanimous vote. ..,l
Leon county-Two illegal votes were
deducted from the Republican vote and
with this deduction the county was can
yassed by unanimous vote.
Manatee county was thrown out OF the
canvass on account Of the entire absence
OF any and all legal steps in the prepa.
ration for the election, and in holding
the same. The vote stood as follows:
Secretary Of State and Comptroller for
It's rejection and the Attorney General
for retaining it. Wy ".r.
| Baker county was canvassed according
10 the preciact returns by unanimous
vote OF the Board. im,.s,-r II
Clay county-TWenty.ninc votes were
added 10 and four illegal votes taken
from the Democratic electoral and State
votes, and eight votes were added TO and
two illegal votes taken from the Republi.
can votes, and with these amendments
the county was cHnvassed by unani-
nous vote. .-t,.,..-.r..,.-.....,.,l...
Hernando county-Fiye illegal votes
were deducted from the Democratic elec.
toral votes. With this deduction, the
county was canyassed by u unanimous
vote. i,..,....-.....I.. ....g. q
Nassau county was canyas.cd sccord.
Ing to the face Of the returns by a aunani-
nous vote. - q .'s..la 'r. ",..
Levy county was canyassed according
to the face Of The returns by unanimous
vote.
Duyal county WAS canvas-ed by com.
pairing the, county return with the Sev.
eral precinct returns on account Of the
former not bearing the signature Of the
County Judge. The vote stood: Secre-
tary OF State and Comptroller for canvas
sing the county, and Attorney General
for refusing Il. ~,
Hamilton county7-SS Democratic votes
and So Republican, which had been ille-
gally added to the electoral vote on the
lace OF the. returns, were thrown out.
Jasper precinct No. 2, giving 323 votes
for the Democrats and 1856 for the Re.
publicans, was thrown ont on account
Of the gross violation OF the election law
by the inspectors in not completing the
canvass without an adjournment and In
allowing unauthorized persons to handle
the ballot aud assist in the count while
adiourniug over night and going to an
other place. and in signing the returns
nc 1t day, which they had not themselves
made or verified, and the contents OF
which they did not know with these de-.
duclions. This county was canvassed. by
o unanimous vote. ,l.. @,a
Monroe county-Precinct No. 3, Key
West, giving 40l5votes to the Democratic
electoral and State tickets. and SO votes
to the Republicans; was thrown out Of
the canvass on. account Of a gross viola |
ton Of the election laws by the Inspec. |
tors, 10 adjourning before the completion
Of the canvass and completing II the next
day in different place and without pub
lie notice. The vote for its rejection was
unanimous, the Attorney General decid.
ing in reply 70. question as 70 the legal
effect d these Violations OF the law that
1t must be thrown out. With this dednc.
tion the county was canvassed. 't .
Alachua county - Seventeen illegal
votes, four Republican and l3 Demo.
cratic. At Waldo precinct the vote was
thrown out unanimously. A vote was
taken on retaining or throwing out
Archer precinct No. 9, the Secretary and
Comptroller voting to retain and the At.
torney General voting to throw 1t ont.
Il was retained, and the county cans
vassed with the before mentioned deduc.
ton. ,i-'rHnw ~ 'oH.4
Jackson county, Campbelltou precinct,
gives the Republican electors and State
ticket n votes; and for Democratic cleo.
tors and State ticket pol votes was
thrown out OF the canvass, on account Of
the violation of the, election laws, by
inspectors removing the ballot boS1froni |
the election room, at ad diournment for
dinner, into the adjoining store and
leaving II there unsealed and concealed
from the public during said ada
ionrnment.H in not counting "'the
ballots at the close OF the l-polls
and comparing them with the number 'of
names OF the poll list, and because only
| 76 Republican ballots'were counted ont
Of the ballot boz, whereas lS3 persons
swear that they voted the fuil Republican
ticket at that poll. The Sote'of the Board
was n follows: Secretary OF State and
Comptroller for rejecting II, Attorney
General for retaining "b n' lg' m
Ffiendship Church precinct, giving for |
the Republican electoral and State tick |
cts Al votes, and for the Democratic cleo
toral and State tickets lA5, was thrown
out Of the canvass on account OF the
violation Of the election laws by the in |
spectors in placing the ballot box In
such position as to be ont of the sight |
Of voters and public;ih placing aHlper!
visor al the window TO receive ballots
instead Of an inspector;in not making. and
completing the canvass at the polling
place and without adjournment and in
view ot the public, but in o bedroom
two miles away, aud in not countingth
ballots and comparing them With the num-
Der Of names on the poll list.
As to this precinct the vote Of the Board
was the Secretary of State and the Comp.
troIler for rejecting il, and the Attorney
General for retaining II, and with these
deductions the county was canvassed.
The Board, by 4 unanimous vote, de.
clared the State canvass concluded, and
directed the clerk 10 prepare certificates
or The result and on slggestion ot the AZ:
torney.G General he, was requested 70 call
in some friend TO look over The clerkb
figures and verify the iootipgs. Heiutro-
duced HMr. Passaw, who examined and
found the said Iiootings correct. The
certificate Of lie electoral vote having
been prepared aud verified II was signed
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