, 1876-12-25


cd: The result will 10 acqu!csccd in, and Hayes
Will make model and popular President.
WILLIAM B. JONES.
THE KENTUCKY ELECTORAL VOTE
10 ~ Edftor O Tie Tribune.
CHICAGO, Dec. o3.-Why should re allow
public attention to be diverted from Kentucky
and concentrated on minor Irregularities, IL any
there be, In Oregon and Floridaf Thl4 case Of
Kentucky, fairly examined, Is d great fraud and
tTegulnrity, embracing the whole Electoral
vote Of that State. The same constitutional
law governs that State, ns It does every other
State. This Constitution itself is not wordcd "a
IL should be-. The Constitution says: "Eacll
Stats shall appoint, in such manner as the Leqis-
iatnrs thereof may dirtct," Electors, etc. How
could tho Legislature dfrtcl tho State to orpotatf
Tho State Is represented by the Governor. In
no State has this direct meaning Of the wortls
been followed. Everywhere, but in Kentucky,
the Legislatures haro provided that the people
may vote by ballot for Electors Of their choice
Us IN other cases. Kentucky so votes for
Congrcssrnen: but BY her law they vote
viva vocc for ELECTORS. In all canvasses of the
ballots IT te found that there are frequent prefer
oucos, and the Electoral votes are not tho samo
for.caca Elcctor. aomc will not vote for one or
more Of the nominees - at at. Electoral votes
tucky is that the voters shall vote for Electors,
and tho Sheriff shall proclaim aloud,
tho express provisions OF tho law
haa universally been unheedcd. IL
has had tho ballot ior Iiecior, nor the privilege
oven Of voting for the Elcctor lie chooses, and
bad the constitutional right to vote for. II the
Lcg4slatu1e had directed the Governor to ap-
poiut the Electors to be votcd for, iu the rigid
lis specific reading, then those appointed
would be those to b. voted for, and there would
be no choice. But Us tue law Is not
s1sssy syea Ill., thus; ana x, tho en people havs
election Was conducted III Kentucky was neither
according to the law or the Constitution. Tile
Sheriff. nowhere performed the duty tic law i'm
posed on him. The voters nowhere were per-
ehotte:. The vote was direct for Irestdat and
pfe-i'resfds,.t. The Judges Of election received
no ballota-they received no destination Of The
choice Of Elcctor by tho votcr-they received
solely TIC viva vote encouragement Of thcvotet'e
then Tailed for whom they pleased, TO list Of
names, not called TO tho voter, aud whom be
did not know. There Is neither volo for
Elector, nor ts there ,neaus OF knowing to
whom the tally was carried on tho voters lcav-
Attorney-9ensial oi the United States,
Henry stansberry u, Dcmocrat, do.
clarel he announced at tbs polls that he
voted for IIlita and Hendricks. lie did not
know the Electors-Aad no Electoral ticket
9t4 not vote for any oue a. E2etor-bnt the
Judges, le fuppossd, Tailed bin on tue tcket for
who their list were. This was tho general
eouraa In Kentucky. all th!a ia a violation Vi
the apcc!flc PROV Ions Of the law Of that State,
aud In violation Of the spirit Of tho Coustltu.
tlon.
II spirit and purpose the Democrats Of Ken
t'.eky were united by a common bond, and aet-
cd With tho same understanding and IL produce
the sA,na elect by the sarue mcans that uanp.
ton did With hls rilr-corps In South Caroltnu,
boldly Ayowcd. No colored man dared vote as
he chose, u1lless It was for tho Democratic l,ar.
llcan eolorcd n!su daral not do I'D. Redleil
isa T'n he eq:e 81 Ssss, s
be was a.kad to vote; though
told it msda no differences as al,2that shite no s
matter wherc they ca,ns from, and as often as
they chose. But 1T tho colorcl boz every Oh.
staclc, by minute examination, was put In tho
~ay Ut tho voters, and 30 cxhausting tinio that
acyeral hundreds who were present could not
get their ballots in. Yet 80 anxious weEe these
| Int they slept In tle raid on the grolnl, near
the United States guard, to bo ready early 10
vote.
It Is very clear that no coloted man IN Ken.
tucky could llayo freedom Ut choice. and 1t Is
quito clear, With tho feullng knoWn to extst, II
be- yoted at all, where his vots Was tullied.
This whole Kentucky vote should be thrown
out. At least 4 Congregational Committee viii
IlMl Kentucky 4 better field for Investigation
than Oregon or tlle Southern Suites. Let uy
have fair play aud fair count, aud not be dl.
seEted from having 1t. c. j. W