The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-21
COMPLICATIONS IN FLORIDA.
Governor Stems Proposes to Canvass the
Returns Himself and Say Who
is Elected. g...Fs
THE LOUISIANA BOARD.
Their First Session Yesterday--Rules
s. :. Of Order Adopted-Demo-
cratic Majority.
Other Facts Concerning the Late Elections


The election news to-day Is not without
interest. The bulletins yesterday were
crowded from the hour our: first dispatch
was posted until darkness prevented the
reading OF the kilograms. Sundays quiet
but whctted the desire OF the people for
something encouraging" as many OF our
friends have recently repeatedly and anx-
iollsly asked for. ,rf- a.t@ HE
The first news received yesterday was
from Florida, where the Republicans are
making the most vigorous efforts to defeat
the will OF the people, Governor Stearns
claims the right under the United States law
to canvass the returns himself; to decide
all issues pertaining to the canvass; and to
give his certificate OF election to whichever
set OF electors he decides have been chosen.
The Democrats are, OF course, greatly as
tonished that he should set up this claim,
and contend that there is no real ground for
it. They propose to protest.
Matters are becoming very interesting in
New Orleans. The Dispatch announced
several days ago that a grave blunder OF the
Radical leaders in Louisiana had been dis
covered by which five of the Republican
electors names had been omitted from the
ticket in several parishes, and that they, in
consequence, fell so far behind the others
that their defeat was absolutely certain.
The Republicans have in vain tried to keep
this secret. From the returns which W e
publish it will be seen that the Tllden cleo
tors are chosen by at least 1000 majority.
The Returning Board met yesterday and
commenced operations. They have
agreed to sit from 10 A. n. to 4
p. NJ, until their task is ended, but they
have not yet filed the vacancy in the Board
which was promised to the Democrats. The
Board has adopted model set of rules for
the government of their action, which Will,
VIC arc sure, amrlSe the people Of the coun-
try to-day not little. They propose to ex-
cludc all cI-pdrte atfidavits; to require all
motions to be in writing, and to forbid all
oral arguments. But they have other rules
quite as rigid and partisan. BY the way,
Pinchback gives the Republicans a nut to
crack. He claims that ii the Returning
Board have the light to canvass the vote Of
the State he is entitled to his seat in the
United States Senate, rs the same Legislature
which the Senate declared was illegal and
elected him improperly also appointed
the Returning Board; or, in other words, if
he is not entitled to his seat because the
Legislature was illegal, then the Returning
Board is illegal. .a.2a..a. ',-..
The situation in South Carolina is en-
couraging. The action Of the Supreme
Court Yesterday is significant. The indica-
tons are that to-day an order will be en-
tered requiring the Returning Board to pro-
du ce the county canvassers' returns, in
order that the discrepancies may be cor
rected. How anxiously will the Democrats
await the result Of the proceedings of the
court
Our special telegram from Norfolk in re-
gard to the movement OF the monitors Mon
tauk, Guyandotte, and Passaic will be
read with interest. Can it be that Grant is
to concentrate the army and navy both at
Washington Does he fear that ANOTHER
Manassas is awaiting him? The law-abi-
uluS DcOplC u tliS SIstlC VIII
hear the news with disgust.
Our Associated Press dispatches from
Washington concerning the mysterious ses-
sions OF the Cabinet also add considerably
to the interest of the Geographic news this
morning. We refer Our readers to them
all.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE SUPREME COURT ASKED FOR AN ORDER TO
COMPEL THE BOARD TO THROW OUT THE IR-
REGULAR NOTES.-THE BOARD CENSURED BY
THE CoURT-THE CHANCES FOR ISSUING A
MANDAMUs TO-DAY. a.
Especial telegram to The Dispatch.l ~
" COLUMBIA, S. c., November 20.-Upon
the meeting OF the Supreme Court this morn
ing counsel for the Democratic candidates
asked for an order requiring the Board Of
Canvassers, in reporting their action under
the order of the 18th, to include at the same
time all errors, Irregularities, and diserep-
ancies i'm the statements Of County Canvass
ers which exist between the returns OF the
managers Of precinct elections and those OF
the County Canvassers, as tabulated and dis
covered by the State Board. This order
was asked for on the ground that
a COMPARISON of the returns OF the
managers and the County Canvassers made
for the counties Of Aiken, Abbeville, Ar
derson, Barnwell, and Charleston by the
State Board OF Canyassers had made mani
fest great irregularities and discrepancies;
that votes given to one candidate, and so
appearing ON the managers returns, were
bv the County Canyassers transferred to
another candidate; that the County Can
yassers included in their statement returns
purporting to come from precincts not de-
signated in any statute; and that the Board
of State Canvassers received returns not
forwarded according to law, signed by the
managers Of the one party only, and never
submitted to the Board Of County Canvass
ers, but forwarded byone party after the
County Canvassers had made and closed
their official statement.
The Court declined granting this order
on the grounds that the Board had not as
yet refused to produce the papers asked for,
and that it would therefore be irregular to
do SO. The Court, however, intimated that
it would require the production OF the re-
turns by the Board Tomorrow, and threat
ened to issue pereinptory a.d7adanhs TO
compel them to do so. - .
The Court commented quite severely upon
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