The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-20
REPUBLICAN DESPERATION.
TLIMSY PRETEfTS ron THROWIN6
OUI TOTLS IOR TILDEN.
Trying "a Get Rid of an Eicctor In Tcnnesscc
Col. ). ~. Mo0rc's Cndctship In the Naval
Academy -Wbcn he Rc-iRued the fince.

Trying 10 Get Rid Of an riccto- In Tcnnes-cc
Col. .. ~. Mo0rc's Cndctship In the Naval
Academy Wben he Rc-igued the Place.
WAsHINoroN, Dec. 10.-The Republicans
are trumping up the most flimsy pretexis for
diminishing the electoral vote for 1ilden' TO
counterbalanoe the result In case the Louisiana
or Florida electoral votes for 1ilden are thrown
out OF the Electoral College. According to tho
Columbia Tenn.) Times, an effort will be made
to throw out the vote Of Col j. II. Moore, the
Tilden elector for the Seventh District OF Ten
nessee, on the ground Of inelgi0iltv. he having
been a cadet midshipman at tho Annapolis Naval
Academy prior to the war. and, II Ia alleged, re-
signed to 20 into the Confederate army. thus
rendering himself politically disabled, according
to the Fourteenth Constltutionil Ame ndment;
and never having had his political disabilities
removed. he Is declared Ineligible to hold the
Office OF elector The fact Is. as Mr. Whitthorne,
who represents the samc district In Congress.
said to. day. that Col. Moore resigned bis dot
SHIP In tho Naval Academy moro than
year before the war was begun, and being
private citizen when he julped the Confederate
army T. not amcnablc to the Fourteenth COnsu-
tutinnal Amendment. II this were not the case.
II Is Questioned " ether his ineltHuilitN could
be bnspd upon the mere fact that he hold the
commission VI cadot Just prior u going into the
war ns he could not under sucn circumstances
h We becn considered un cliccr ot the United
States. But Mr. Whitthornr is positive asto tie
ilct that his resignation IS such cadet dated
some time before the " r, so tnit there is not
the least possible ground for raising the dues-
tion Of neigibitv.
den. Love. "A prominent Democrat Of 1udian-
nDoiis, Ind, and one pt the DemOcr 'uc COM
nittec whn went South to witness the trdnsac-
tons Of the Returning Board In Louisiann, hr-
rived IN Washington to-day. HesNs everything
| Il serene In Indiana. anu that the reports that
| IN uprising Of the people there Ia imminent are
| glaring tHlsebOods stated by the Racical party
for malicious purposes. The people OF that
| State, Republicans as we'll IS Democrats, hrs
convinced that rilden is honestly and fairly
elected and are esrnest In the exprtssiOu OF
their opinions to that enect. beyond Hmos
determined manifestation OF this feeling and
public expressions OF indignnsiOn at the deCar =
| ton OF the Southern Returning Boards snd the
course of the Radicals In sustaining them, there
tavc been no demonstrations Whatever. here
IS not tue least cause Of alarm from that quar- er.
| public gatherings being OF the most peaceable
| and Lawful character. There j. an adding I uth
| IN tnr election Of Tilden. and "A general appeal
| Will come up from tnat state demanding tnat
Congress snail declare In favor VI the cIOico OF
! the whole country,
| Sir Lamar OF Mississippi In a conversation to-
| day expressed mnst uucquivOc tlly his CpnNtc.
| tiOn that Tilden was elected AMI that he would
| be duly iudugurated on the 5.h Of Marcn next.
| lie thought tome sort or a COmpTnni,e would
be effected to produce this result. ana that there
| wound TOO peaceful submission t. 1t by the Re-
| puplcdns. just what tndt com yrumisg would
| be he did uOt suggest.