, 1876-11-20
THE RIDDLE.
Increasing Obscurity Pre-
cursIng the Dawn OF
Its Solution.
Florida Now Considered the
Most Doubtful Of the
Doubtful States.
The Democrats In Possession Of
Enough Back Counties to.
Affect the Result.
Democratic Figures Which
Garry Louisiana by a
Large Majority.
4 Glimpse at tho Infinite Obstruction
Promised it Hayes Be
Counted In.
Hayes Majority in Illinois Officially
ABoertained to Be 1908.
A Chapter on the Progress Of the
Reform Movement in Mis-.
sissippi.
How q Republican Majority Of 1900
Was Overcome in "the Black
Belt."'
Hayes Majority in Illinois Officially
ABoertained to Be 1908.
A Chapter on the Progress Of the
Reform Movement in Mis-
sissippi.
How a Republican Majority Of 1900
Was Overcome in "the Black
Belt."'
FLORIDA.
THE MOST DOUBTFUL BTATE.

opfe'A I,'pI.e' ~ - 1"' ~ M,s. ...,
"AShAaatoH, - ~ IVY nosn,,s" os".
eontnace 10 pe conslue1eo p5 t"e f'puets4"'
VINO haSo tho oeet source oi Mlolnston to 'l'o
most doab.ial OF Inc aouot,ul s,a0s, lne us-
sufanees OF Inc uenoeta's t'a1 ilss nase sa'-
i1eo inc state' ana Ing ufeelcy WIZ. "'le,4 .nss
inslst upon an lhmcotato count o. tAc fe'u'"s'
before oil have been rceetVca from tho pac1
Counties, convince inc hepupIcahs tnas the ~
ternpta Of tho Dcmocrats to corrupt the County
CanYassere may havc proved saeeessiu'.
The Republicans in Florida do not propose 10
allow the Democrats to presa Inc count una'l
after ca1ciul examination ot the fetu9ns nus
been possible, anu utltn some' ~ 4cast' u LUZ
numerous charges OF 1faua nave oeen 1'1osouen-
y iavest'eateu. .....
THS INTERPRETATION
placed here upon the ucnlocfatlc oenano 1of
commencement ol THO count betore Inc tctuIh8
from remote pafhhe8 ase received u, tnat II ID
deV1ec 70 deselop tne cxaet hePuol1ca'i ".ajos-
ity In counties Hhieh havo 1of"a1uea taels re-
turns. Inc atatf1cts stl!l OUT arc' III laet' Ill
Democratic hands, aud required man'pulatloh
Of tho boxes might possloly 30 eecureu' Inc
Republicans nave aaoptea measures ny "nic"
they hope to ascertain Tue rem STATE Oh 'hcse
withheld returns at tne lime the polis elosea'
aud IN some cases tncy haeo atfcaoy eeeu1oo tuc
Information.
GOV. srEAhas' ASSUMPTION.
70 "a "<1'ff" Assoe,rseo ~ ,c,' !'e"
1AhLaH"s7nh, NoF. .1astu ~, 70 .easonno'o ~,
etouha ios oct.Ssn'k sAht uos. ~ e'e1aue ~. @s
sumo taat ."o e'a.e noa'a ~ 49,. w ro"st ~ sa
saes 1o I1cctota! so'e' m,,. '. ans ~,
s'aee III tae oofe1uot' 1"'a Hesn'',ptuu ., "N'
psln4t tno o''e4"o1 ~ ss.ue ~. .ns. ~
INNING 70 'no ea.sasn ano !e'uo asa,. ~
""'eneScf ~ " .ue I.eesoIo ,1 w. ssass ~ ~
e'cete' h'o h'eu'np''oa - uus.u upor t.1s
iaet tnat INC aes crea1,ne Luz i'c1a.ut"s noasu
does not uso tho word ELECTORS 1T gtvlng
canvass Tha noxver n canvoa. ,h,a vote mt
being speclnca4'5 conferred upou t"o noalu' ~"
contends resides In him, os he 10 required ny q
United States law to issue Electors certificates,
and ,nu.t c.nva.. fhe vot4, In nrder ttst In may
s ss.',sa ss 49,, a..so,,.f.1o1 ~ oa,ttnants.
aee'ae "'o stc:e"t4Iiou ~ toeeIt"eutse' -
DEMocAATs ARB AsfosistHp
that this claim Is SGT up, and contend that the
word Elcctorsn Ia mol used in tl,e act referred
=, s,r,l.. hccou.e Ejcctor, nro inc,,tlcd uni,er
~ 1sul' - a.a*a nt,,es.s - ,rh.o,, axnrasssn,,
the head OF Estate ouieels'' "ale" expression
is used In the act. The Democratic Committee
waited on the Governor and notified him that II
+n,ssto,, ~ f,a a n,otcat In stated that thcv
missiou 10 "1e ptotest' 'o eta'eu taat tue}
should have opportunity 10 10 30, ma th's
morning Informed them by letter
that he should he pleased II thcy would forward
~ ,,s,.,,,t ,..t ava. thov ,a1 r. an ,,,on tho
"'I ''~e 's'.,.fr.. ~ ~ Hfs -. s
SUBJECT lhih 10 cons'oetea an i''t'"'At'oa 1nA'