Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-11-16

loE1 parIless 8tknougl the DemDcAdGy are q
to weaken somewhat, while Il f
become more confident every $
lay that Hayes has received majority Of !, )
he votes cast, in spite of Democratic ]
murder, intimidation and frauds in the !
States, and the immense Illegal
votes in the cities of New York and /
The week has, throughout the I
country, been given up almost entirely
to watching the returns and considering
the different phases of each days news,
but the boisterous excitement of the lat
ter part of last week has generally sub
sided. There is, however, no abatement
in the intense and all-absorbing interest
and anxiety in the situation, and this
state of affairs is likely to continue for a
couple of weeks longer, as it will require
the official count of the disputed States to
settle the claims of each party, and that
length of time will probably elapse be-
fore the decision of the eanvassing boards
is announced.
The States yet in doubt are South Caro- |
lima, Florida and Louisiana. Leaving
these States out of the count, Tilden has
1s4 votes and Hayes has 166. Florida
has electoral votes, Louisiana 8, and
South Carolina z. The votes of these
States, if cast for Hayes, will give him
Is5, or a majority of one in the electoral
vote. The vote of South Carolina is vir-
tually conceded to Hayes, but is claimed
for the Democratic State ticket. The
canvassing board met on Monday, and
will commence the canyassing of the vote
to-day.
In Louisiana the returning board is re-
quired to meet on the 18th, to commence
the canvass of the votes. BY the laws of
the State, this.b board is required TO hear
and investigate charges of fraud and ir-
regularities in elections in each voting
precinct, and when these charges are
substantiated the board has the power to
, throw out the vote of such precincts, and
: its decision in the matter is final. In
! several largely Republican parishes in
this State, not a single Republican vote
, was polled and the evidences of violence
and intimidation are plain. Latest re-
ports from Louisiana show that the re-
{ turns from other parts of the State are
coming in better than the estimates here
), ltofOre received, and Republicans are con-
o fident that fair count of the votes as re-
d turned will give majority for Hayes
= without throwing ont, the votes of the
parishes where violence and intimidation
, were practiced to the eEtent of excluding
y all Republican votes from the bnlio
4 boxes.
Florida, also, has a returning board
y whose duties are similar, to those of tn
= returning board of Louisiana. 1t is re
ID quired to ineet on or beforethe 35th day at
Is ter the election, In regard to the stat
: : of affairs in Florida, the Cincinpati Com
10 nsercta1 of Tuesday says:
le "Itappears that, under the roar of Dem
er ocratic exultation claiming the victory
Is and of denunciation of all calculations il
ne their way as fraudulent, and of the siren
c. uous outcry that the Army must not b
ly used to preserve order or there is a loss c
nd Iiberty-Governor Fildep's IieHtenan
he Hewitt, is carrying on grand, scheme
capture Florida that is worthy of tn
flush days of Tweed The details of thi
scheme are set forth in our Tallahassee
IS dispatch,
he 'sThe Democrats we're disposed to col
IS cede Florida to the heRepublieans until the
were told that they must carry it; al
'o- then they proceeded TO carry it if possibl
1o 10 and stopped Republican messengers
re- the ''baek countless where DemOGra
he had already gone, by wrecking train.
es, ''Still the Florida returns are not unf
;tS ;ilS vorable to the Republicans, and the Sta
%. Canvassers are relied upon to show ia
lp- count.''
as as Reliable dispatches from the three Stat
AN yet in dispute, waFr&qE the belief that I
10y 10y of these States have cast theiF votes f
is Hayes, and it remains with the returnil
he boards to make fair investigation al
me count of the votes. This they will be p1
no. tected in doing, and with this knowledg
9ur Republicans feel confident that when t
rth votes of these States are officially a
ven nounced, Hayes viii have Q majority
ans one vote in the electoral college.
a at The Democracy, expecting this resu
at have been looking about for possil
us us vacancy in the electoral vote of some
ow. the States, to secure to Tilden the one W
5arl 4rI needed, and Thought they had found it
r of Vermont, where postmaster was on t
yes electoral ticket, who was disqualif
gh- by reason of holding Federal office
TaIs hag The electors of that State, howev
ces- have the power to fill vacaHcies in tn
Ton Iol. number, and that hope suddenly fell
fset the ground.
mt lno+ In the light of all the reliable news
net ceived, up to date, we feel warranted
10y ny still claiming the election of Hayes b
majority of one, on fair count.
nial A Possible Contingency.
vpJli raWi Caleb Cushing gave his views to n
ures York Herald reporter, in Washingt