Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-18
A Democratic Proposition.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 1.-THE fol
lOwiOr eyn1oinS itself.

lowing explains itself:
New ORLEANS, Nov. II, 1876
To Hons. Stanley Matthews, Jas.
Garfield, JOHN A Logan, VIM. D.
Kelley, John J. Kasson, j. G. Dirty,
John H. Shonberg, VIM. NJ. Evarts,
Z. w. Stoughten, John A. Dix and
others. The undersigned arrived
here yesterday. They come in
answer to q telegram from Hon. A.
Stewart cha rman of the Democratic
committee, dated New Orleans Nov.
10th, as follows: "The citizens of
New Orleans urgently request a dele
cation of prominent gentlemen TO
come here at once in the interest of
of peace and fair and honest reforms.
You are earnestly requested to be
one of ten or fifteen gentleman, all
widely known, to meet at Louisville
at the Gait House, Saturday evening,
proceeding directly south, or if more
convenient, meeting at the St. Charles
Hotel, New Orleans, Monday morn
ing Your prompt acceptance by tele-
graph is requested. This emergency
appeals to your patriotism" The un-
dersigned are informed you have come
here by the request of the United
States to see that the board of canvas
sers make fair count of the vote &C.
tually cast. While in the late can
vass you gave your support to Hayes
aud Wheeler, as candidate for Presi-
dent and Vice President, and the un-
dersigned gave their support to Til
den AMI Hendricks for these offices,
they feel assured that all good citi-
zens of all parties regard an honest
count aud true returns of the vote
actually cast of greater moment than
tho success of any candidate for office,
and that honorable men should do to
secure all such return of the vote cast
at the late election in Louisiana which
assumes more than before, q national
Importance, and upon which in this
crisis may depend the very existence
of constitutional government. The
undersigned, therefore, in view of
the unhappy controversies which have
heretofore arisen from the action of
returning boards Of the State where
it's action could not in any event
change the result of presidential
election, and in view of the desire
of all good men that effect should be
given to the will of the majority as
lawfully expressed, respectfully ask
you, or such of you as are present, to
meet and confer with them personally
or through committees as may be
deemed most wise, that such influence
as we posses may be exerted in behalf
of such canvass of the vd E,ctually
cast, as by its fairness and Impartial
ity shall command respect and the
acquiescence OF the American people
and of all parties. Yours respectfully,
(Signed) Lyman Trumbull, VIM. M.
r. Morrison, Illinois; Sam. j. Ran
dali, A. J. Curtin, VIM. Bigler, Penn
sylvania; J. E. Mcdonald, Indiana;
j. r. Doolittle, George B. Smith,
Wisconsin; Geo. w. Julian, M. D.
Manson, John Love, Indiana; @. Y.
Watterson, j. w. Stevenson, Il. D.
McHenney, Kentucky; Oswald Of
terdoff, New York; J. B. Stalls,
Ohio; Lewis V. Bogy, Chas. A.
Broadhead. G. Gibbson, Missouri;
John Lee Carroll, VIM. f. Hamilton,
NJ. D. Summer, Connecticut.
A suggestion:of the Programme.
NEW YORK, Nov, 1.-THE Sun, re-
plying to IN inquiry whether if Hayes
should be elected by 1856 votes, and
before the meeting of the electoral
college one Republican elector died,
what would be the result, says the
electoral college does not vote as a
corporation--each elector has one
vote for President and one for Vice
President. In CO Sc of the absence of
any elector, either from death or
otherwise, his colleagues cannot cast
his vote. In the case supposed, the
three Florida electors could only
cast three votes. So that Hayes
would not receive 1856 votes. Tilden
could not be declared elected be-
cause he would not have received 1856
votes. The result would be the
throwing of the election into the
House Of Representatives. This