The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-30
cANvAssINe THE RETURNS.

TALLAHASSEE, November 20.-The
Board Of Canyassers met at 10 o'clock,
when Alachua county was called. The
Democrats introduced objections to Arch
er precinct in Alachua county, reciting
that the returns from that precinct had
been raised 2l9 votes over the true poll
cast. They supported their claim by
affidavits, one from Mr.. Fleming, who
swore that he had stood at the door and
took the name OF every voter US it was
called, and that only 3l9 votes were cast,
whereas, the returns sent up claimed
that 535 were cast; and that OF
Mr.. Tucker, who swore he was
requested by the Inspectors to assist in
summing up the vote and that only $40
were cast, and that the return purporting
to show 53S votes was fraudulent.
Afidavits were also presented from the
members Of the County Board. One
swears that he was coguizant OF this
fraud and would not sign the returns.
Another swears that he knew a fraud had
been committed, but felt bound to sign the
return that 1t might 60 10 the State
Board for final action.
There Is also an affidavit Of circuit
Judge who swears he saw the Archer bal
lot box opened by the proper officials
and counted, and that only Sl9 votes
were found therein. There were num-
ber Of other aflidayits sustaining the
above, and TO prove new, but minor,
points 10 the fraud. The two Inspectors
who made atiidayi,s and the two members
Of the Canyassipg Board are Republicans
and majority OF each body. Ia the al
ternoon the Republicans introduced
counter affidayits from Moore and Duke,
the two Inspectors, and Bolton and Web.
ster, the two members Of the Canvassing
Board referred TO, all Of whom swear that
their former affidavits were made under
duress, fear and misapprshenSion, and
were false.
The Democrats introduced y third
affidavit from Belton, who swore II he
gave any second affidavit he was not re.
sponsible or in his true mind when be
did so. There were also aladavits from
citizens Of Gainesville, who swear that
Bolton was drunk during the whole day
in which the second affidavit was deliv-
cred, and was in the hands Of Republic
cans in a state Of intoxication. Bolton
reafirms in his third affidavit the asSer.
tions made in the first one. The Demo-
Gratis can not understand the counter
affidavits OF Moore, Dukes and Webster,
and will bring them before the Board in
person tomorrow or next day.
In Clay county the Democrats called
attention to an omission Of % Democratic
votes through technical objection,
which they removed by papers filed be-
fore the Board. There will hardly be
any contest over these votes.
In Baker county the Democrats pro.
duced an affidavit from the Clerk OF the
Court certifying that the return which
gives the Democrats IS maj, was the true
and only return from the county OF Baker.
That Il was the only one he had been
called on to certify to, or that was filed In
his Office. That he had no knowledge OF
any other canvass having been made than
the one by which the true return was
made up, and that he had never beon
notified that such 4 canvass was 20.
ing to be held or asked to participate
in II rs the law required he should be.
That no return has been handed 10 him
with the request thathe forward II to the
Secretary ol State, aS the law requires he
should do. They presented further Ger.
titled copies Of each Of the precinct re.
turns in Bakor county, regularly signed
by the precinct inspectors, which footed
up precisely the result that was recited in |
the true return.