The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-11-29
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tm0Dy tomorrow, when the consideration OF
the Ouachita case will be resumed.
FLORIDA.
The "Carpet- Baggers'' Can't BE Bought.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-The Times prints the
following special despatch from Tall ahassee:
Some of the. Tilden emissaries sent here to
manipulate the board of canvassers, will 60
home with fieas in their ears, and they may be
obliged to hasten their journey homeward to
avoid arrest. They have discovered that the
corrupt carpet-baggers' whom they have de-
nounced so often, are not SO corrupt as they
supposed. They find Republican officials here
not so easily bought as the Supreme Court of
South Carolina.
Democratic RuHians in Polk County.
The Tribune prints the following letter from
Tallahassee:
would like to employ any person who dis
believes the story of Southern outrages. and be-
lieveS in security OF person and life at the South
to visit as an agent OF the Republican state
committee, the county OF Polk, which is now
reported to have given 450 Democratic votes to
Republican votes, and obtain for that COM
mittee the exact copies of the late election. He
might do it disguised as Democratic emissary
or with pass signed IS. Pasco, chairman of
the Democratic State COMMITTEE" but if he
went as Republican, the life insurance COM
it to pay. However much the returns from
that county may have been fraudulently raised,
l do not see what the Republicans can do about
it, unless the persons who go there are attend
ed by United States troops; and thi remark is
true of several counties in the state.
w. e. CHANDLER.
The Canvassing Board at Work.
TALLAHASSEE, Nov 2S.-The board of can
vassers met at ten o'clock this morning. There
were present for the Republicans Gen. Barlow
of New York, Messrs. Ampt and Noyes of
Ohio Lew Wallace and Mr.. Brady of Indiana
Ebop of Hon hra nd
al local politicians. For the Democrats APP
peared Messrs. Mantle Marble and Paris of
New York, G. W. Bedle, d. w. Sellers. j.
w. Reed. Samuel G. Thompson, Malcolm Hay,
and G.. W. Guthrie of Pennsylvania, G. W.
Wesley Of Ohio, L.. Saltonstall of Massachus-
etts, Jno f. Coyle of Washington, Charles
ellison of Missouri, Perry Smith of Illinois, j.
E. Brown and P. M. Young of Georgia, with
several local politicians. Gen. Brannon of the
United States army had seat inside the rail-
ing with the board
The secretary at once began the opening of
sealed packages Of votes. AS the reading pro-
ceeded the Republicans gave notice that they
would contest the counties of Columbia, Hills
boro, Holiness Jackson, Levy, Liberty, Mana
tee, Morrison, Orange. Putnam. Polk, Sators-
kolla, Walton, and Washing ton. The Demo-
Gratis gave notice of contest in Alachua,
Baker, Clay, Duval, Escambia, Godsden, JEFF
ferson. Leon and Marion.
Inc result OF the el6CLOTal vote as r6au from
the face of the returns was as follows
On the electoral ticket from the highest vote
on each considered the following were the
REPUBLICAN MAJoRITIEs.
Alachua III, Baker Al, Duval $780, Escamba
175, GadSden 465, Jefferson 1928, Leon 2032,
Madison 44S, Marion 594, Nassau 1876. Total
746O.
The following are the
DEMOCRATIC MAJoRlTIEs.
Brevard 80, Bradford 80, Calhoun 152, Column
bia 1873, Clay 1884, franklin 76, Hamilton 2S7,
fernando 435, Hillsboro GOA, Holmes %, Jack
son 9S, Lafayette 247, Liberty Ga, Levy $50,
20, Polk 400, Santa Rosa 359, st. 1913, Sumter
1874, Suwannee 1885, Taylor 1859, Volusia 274,
Wakulla It's, Walton 582. Washington 2SS: to-
tai 7418. Net Republican majority AZ.
Dade county is not yet in. The majority in
this county cannot be over 20 either way. The
Democrats have claim of % omitted votes in
Clay county, which appear on the face of the
returns from that county, but are not added up
in the general result because it is not in evil
dence that the inspectors and clerk were sworn.
The % votes will be counted probably by COM
mon consent. This would leave majority of
10 for the Republican electors. The county
that made the only violent inroad on the Dem
ocrats' calculations was Baker They have a
regularly certified copy of the returns from that
county, giving a Democratic majority of 81.
Ibis r6Gurh was regular anu IL was UnOugnt
final. This morning new return v as received
signed by the judge and sheriff. but not by the
county clerk, which, by the throwing out of
several Democratic precincts gives majority
of Al, making difference of 135 votes. The
Democrats were astonished at this alteration,
and will produce the precinct returns to show
that it is not correct return.
Upon completing the counting of the returns
the board adjourned until o'clock p. m.
Upon the reassembling of the board this eve-
" &c. - n
to know whether the board had not received
another return from Baker county than the one
which was read.
The chairmhn declined to state as Baker
county was not under discussion.
Mr.. Pasco insisted that paper ante-stating
the one read. regularly signed by the clerk of
the court and justice, as required by law, and
giving different result had been sent to the
board, and demanded to know why that return
had been suppressed and by whom
The chairman still refused to consider Pasco's
inquiry.
Pasco then read the second rule, which or
dered that all returns shall be read before the
board, and the board should decide which were
legal and regular on their face. He then charg-
ed that return from Baker county had been
suppressed and another return read to its exclu-
sion. He then demanded that the suppressed
paper be read in order that the board might de-
eide with the aid of testimony which was the
right and proper return.
At this point the Secretary without further
opposition, read return signed by the clerk
and justice ana properly attested, which gave
a Democratic majority of 50.
1t appears that two returns, one signed as
above and another signed by the Judge, sheriff
and Justice were sent up. With the first re-
turn counted the Tilden electors have 135 ma
jority, and with both returns held subject to
further decision, the Democrats have two cleo
tors by five majority and one by three majority,
and the Republicans have one elector by one
majority.