Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-12-16
OUR GREAT VICTORY.
There Is no Doubt About Hayes and
Whesler's Election.
That Wonderful Oregon Elector
Cannot Garry Tilden into the
Presidency Against the
Will Of the People.
TIE Democrats StiU Striving
AO051sst Fate.
The Oregon lnfamy Not Sanctioned
by the Better Glass Of Democrats.

The Oregon lnfamy Not Sanctioned
by the Better Glass Of Democrats.
AS announced last week, Hayes and
Wheeler receive 185 electoral votes. and
are, therefore, elected President and Vice
President of the United States. The
Democrats attempted to capture the one
electoral vote necessary to elect Tilden,
by bribery, offering one of the electors
in Louisiana 100000 if he would vote
for Tilden, or a blank, which would
throw the election i'm the House. The
offer was refused, and exposed at the
time the elector cast his vote. saying that
he deemed the election of Hayes and
Wheeler of more Importance than that
he should receive 100000. One of the
South Carolina electors was offered Sl0,-
600. But no Republican electOr could
be found who was base enough to sell his
honor. Democrats enlcavOred to secure
the vote necessary in Oregon, and they
got the vote by us gigaDtica fraud as
was ever perpetrated by political party.
The Governor OF Oregon being a Demo-
crat, they determined to secure the lack
ing vote i'm that corner of the Union.
One of the Republican, electors was
claimed to be Ineligible. The Governor
so decided, and, in face of all law and
precedent, gave the certificate of election
to the Democratic candidate for elector
who had received the highest number of
votes, Cronin, by name. He also gave
the certificates of the Republicans elect
ed to him. Of course the Republican
electors refused to act with him, and fill
ed the vacancy made by the inel;gibility
of " ats. and proceeded with the election,
casting the three votes of tie state for
Hayes and Wheeler. Finding that he
could not secure vote with the regular
ly elected electors, he proceeded to make
an electoral college of his own by declar-
ing two vacancies, and filling them with
Democrats. This board then proceeded
to vote, casting two votes for Hayes and
one for Tilden. This was how T;lden Sc
cured the vote by which it is claimed he
is elected. That the Governor of Oregon
violated the law by thus giving certifi-
cate of election to Cronin, who was a
minority candidate, there is 10 doubt.
The law Of Oregon upon the subject, and
upon filling vacancy in the electors, is
as follows:
TITLE TX, SEC. 50.- If!
there shall be any vacancy in the office
of an elector, OccasiOned by death, re-
fitsGs to act, neglect to attend. or other
wise, the electors present shall immedi- !
ately proceed to fill by viUa voce and
plurality of Uotes such vacancy in the
electoral college.
Now, even if Cronin, the Democratic |
pretended elector, really was an electOr,
how could he, all alone. fill vacancy ? |
How could he cast plurality of votes?"
The law of Oregon also provides that
"the Governor shall grant certificate of
election to the person having the highest
of votes :" and, also. that. sin all |
elections in this state, the person having
the highest number of votes for any Off
ce, shall be elected" How, then, could |
the Governor lawfully give a certificate
to Cronin, who did not receive ''the high
EST number of votes?" How could the
Governor lawfully refuse a certificate to
Watts, who did receive ''the highest num-
Der OF votes p Is it not perfectly clear
hat Governor Grover grossly violated
he law by his infamous action?
The facts of the case are so clear that
he whole subject only needs to be ex-
planned to satisfy any thinking person
hat il Tilden bases his claims upon Ore
,on he will never be inaugurated Presi-
lent. The whole affair only shows to
What base means the great reform party
will resort to secure their ends. Even the
eading Democrats in Congress have not
Jared to place themselves upon record in
avor Of the Oregon infamy. AS we said
asst week, so we say now, Hayes and
Wheeler received the majority of electoral
'otes and will be inaugrated on the 4th of
darch President and Vice President of
he United States.