Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-12-14

go back of the returns made by the
Electoral Colleges, and examine in
to the canvass of the returns Of the
State election. If the vote 10 Ore
gon is inquired into, that of the
three contested States in the South
would also have to be inquired into.
But there is wide difference be-
tween the Oregon vote and that of
of the States south. In the latter
the returns will certify the truth.
There will be no contradiction on
their face. Their returning B GARD
canvassed the vote, declared who
was elected, and then their Govern
ors certified to the returns and so
declared. In Oregon tho returning
Board canvassed the votes, found the
Republican Electors had 1165 ma
iority and formally declared the re-
suit to the Governor. He, instead
of certifying to these facts, certified
they found one Democrat was elect
ed. The Governor does not declare
who is elected. He is merely a
clerical officer to certify to what the
canvassing board find. They meet
as sworn officers. They count all
the votes in their State. When
done, they under oath declare the re-
suit for each candidate, in form
substan TALLY like this:
Watts received such number of votes.
Cronin received such a number OF votes.
Watts having received the highest number
of votes cast for the Office of Eector is here's
by declared elected.
This declaration is made officially
to the Governor. He then, if he re-
CARDS his oath, simply certifies to
this finding and sends it to the Elect
or. The Electors send the whole to
the President of the Senate. If be,
on opening the paper, sees that the
Governor has given certificate to
Cronin, when the canvassing Board
had declared Watts to be elected, he
will see that it is a lie on its face.
Should such a document be put in
his hands, he would have to treat it
as if it we're a farce, as if a crazy
man had thought himself an officer
doing duty. The document which
shows TIE official vote and the off,
cial result, and the votes given by
the persons there shown to be elect
ed, is the document the Vice Presi-
| dent will have TO count. In this
way the legitimate vote of Oregon
will be counted for Hayes. But at
this juneture objections will be maue
by the Confederate Congress which
will be present, and each body may
retire to wrangie. The Confederates
want one State thrown cut. If one
is thrown ont the election goes to
the House, they say and that body
would elect Tilden. Can we not
look ST this question in another
view 2 LIZ it necessary under the
Constitution for a candidate to have
q majority of all the votes, including
those that might be thrown out anC
and not counted at all. The whole
number of votes now are 1863. L
Louisiana is thrown out there wOulC
be but 361, and of these, 181 woulG
be majority Tiiden has 1874. Bn
if Louisiana can be thrown out fol-
frauds, at the instance of the House
Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, ant
North Carolina can be thrown on
at the instance of the Senate. Thes,
voted for Tilden and their combined
vote is a. The combined vote o
Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina
and Oregon is %. Taking these on
the whole electoral vote would b,
313, of which Hayes receives 16;
and Tilden $50. The words of th,
Constitution are
"The person having the greatest number o
votes shall be President, if such number be
majority of the the whole number of Elector
appointed"
If by this it is meant that all thu
States must be counted whether
they have appointed" Electors Of
not, then 1876 electoral votes will
be necessary to choice. Ii all thu
States hare "eppointed" Electors W.
don't see how Congress can possibly
have authority to throw out theil
votes. If Congress does throw ou
any State, it means simply that thos'
States have not appointed" ElectorI
10 manner TO satisfy the Constitr
ton. If not how then can they b.
counted in making up the total o
Electors appointed ?" Looking TIT
ground all over it seems to US tha
whatever horn of the dilemma Con
gress chooses, it mustsresult in thu
choice of Gov. Hayes az our mex
President.
Judge HubbeIl Dead.