Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-16
Dispatch Attributed to
.Broadhead Which he
Probably Never
Sent.
other Dispatch to the Chi.
cago Journal that will
be Generally Cred
tied.
THE ELECTIONS.

DEMOCRATIC INTELLIGENCE.
New York, Nov. l5--The Herald's
ecial from Tallahassee says, it ID
II considered to be settled that the
official returns of.sthe-.ees off4.stthe eesasunty can.
ssng board will give the state to
rev hy more than nine hundred and
fr,dcn by more than FIVE hundred
hjority. These majorities will be
lacked before the state canvassing
ard and republicans are confident
a, they can throw out several pre-
ncts. The democrats are equally
|n6dcnt that they can successfully
Efend every return Of the county
bards who have with hardly any ex-
ption canvessed the vote and refer
d all matters Of contest to the state
Pard A dispatch has been received
republican headquarters stating
Ia. Mr.. Cespedes, republican candi-
ate lor the Legislature in Monroe
pun.y, protested against the canvass
the vote Of the third precinct il
ey West, on the ground that the
alot box was taken away from the
bills and counted by the manager in
Eolation Of the law. This precinct
ave large democratic majority.
he protest was not needed by the
pun,y board.
REPUBLICAN 1NTELLIG EScE,a
The Times Tallahassee dispatch
ays that as the county canvassers go
n it becomes more and more appar
Mt tha, Hayes has run far ahead OF
IS tIukrt. ffrr reff,t,ab eff,t,blt llite-as are sure
hat their state ticket is elected by q
tood majority, but no matter how
hat may be there can be no doubt
to the success of their national
icket.
A MUNICIPAL DIFFICULTY.
St. Lonis, Nov. l5-The question
bf recounting the vote cast 1t th,
Election last August for the new city
eharter and y plan for the dividing 0
his city from the county which ha!
been before the circuit court for som,
ime past, was decided to-day b,
Judge Gottschalk, ordering receun
pf the votes and appointing boar'
bf commissioners to perform that du
Y in the presence Of the count.
clcrk. The decision refuses an exam
6nation into the alleged fraudulen
voting, and permits ouly 3 re-coun
ol the votes.
San francisco, Nov. l5-A Pres
dispatch from Salem, Oregon, says
is announced by the democrats her
to- day, that the following programm
will be carried ost in reference TO tt
case of ]. w. Watts, presidenti'
elector on the republican ticket, wh
was postmaster at Lafayette. Th
Law Of Oregon provides that the Sc
retary Of state in presence of the go
ernor shall count votes and give
persons, having highest number
votes, certificate Of election, givir
secretary no power except to cou
otes and issue certificates; but it
asserted flat writ will be serv,
on the: secretary issued out Of the :
preme court cnjoining the issuance
q certificate to Watts an giving
to the highest elector on the dem
cratic ticket
MISSISSIPPI.
Jackson, Miss, Nov. -15-The (,
loving telegram WAS sent to-day
Gen. Jas. A. Garfield, OF New c
leans:
The republicans of Mississippi q
pestly invite you and your associa'
of both parties, when yeu have co
pleted Investigations in Louisiana,
visit this state to make like inve.
cation into frauds and violence "
which this state has been carried.
" II. B. WARE.
Chairman of the republican execut
committee.
THE VERMONT Pm. RLEcTeR.
Washington, Nov. 1d-The efigibnit,
the Vermont postmaster elected un
States eleetsr remains a topic Of duscuss
Letters have been sent from the denartH
of iu,tice to The proper judicial sashoti
in Vermont, the principle object Of vi
sem, to be 10 learn everything Of leg
tvs or Judicial acts bearing upon Cases '