Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-16
THE VERDICT.
Seems to be Coming in for
Hayes.
South Carolina and Florida Give
Republican Majorities.
Encouraging Reports From the
Doubtful States.
NO LONGER ANY DOUBT.

NO LONGER ANY DOUBT.
New Y RK, Nov. IL No abso.
lutely decisive news has been re.
CO ved from Louis ana, South Caro-
lima, or Florida, UT the impression
prevails among politicians AMI news
paper men here tonight that the Re-
publican chances have improved al
most to certainty of success. The
quietude of Sunday seems to have
repressed the popular expressions of
excitement. and for the frat time
since Tuesday last no multitude is
any where collected. The Times will
say to-day that there is no longer
any doubt of a Republican victory,
and like feeling has largely taken
possession of leading Republicans
here.
TROUBLE IN NEW ORLEANS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. r. = There
seems to be the stronges. ground for
anticipating trouble in New Orleans,
although it is hoped that the arrival
there of prominent, cool headed men
from the North may have the effect
of preventing any serious outbreak.
Dispatches have been sent from
hero urging the Republicans to stand
firm, and the often tested courage
of Packard and Kellogg is relied up
on. The last advices seem to ir d.
cate that Hayes will have fair ma
jority in the State without throwing
out any of the votes from the in.
timidated parishes, and this will not
leave II gu .stion about the action OF
the Returning Board. The Demo
Gratis, however, are urging violence
if the State cannot be carried other.
wise, and the Washington Demo,
cratic papers This morning are SO
outspoken that they might properly
be suppressed for sedition. The
Herald, usually a very mild sheet,
cries in italics: "-1re the Democrats,
Nth a majority of nearly 300, 900 votes
| going to let this Kellogg gang make a
President?'
In another editorial il call. on the
House of Representative to refuse
to count Louisiana ifait goes for
Hayes
In regard to Florida, Senator
Conover, who has been extensively
quoted as havir G announced that
the State had gone Democratic, tele-
graphed to day to Sixth Auditor
McGrew that the Republicans would
carry it by at least 1000 majority
AS there has been some dispute
about his whereabou 8, Senator Con
over is now in Tallaha see. The Re-
turning Board of Florida is composed
of the Comptroller, Attorney Gen:
eral Treasurer, Secretary Of State,
and Commissioner of Public Lands.
At present they are all Republicans
except the Attorney General.
A remarkable editorial paragraph
appeared in one of the Washington
Sunday Democratic papers, as fol-
| lows:
"The efficiency of the campaign
work performed by the Tilden anC
Hendricks Reform Club of this Dis
trict is evidenced by the election o
Mr.. Walch, in the Sixth district o
Maryland The District of Column
bia can fairly claim to have elected
Mr.. Walsh, for not less than 200 o
his votes were sent from Washington
and Georgetown"
CHANDLER NO LONGER DOUBTFUL.
Chandler, Chairman of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, says
that all information received mp to J
O. clock this evening says that Hayes
and Wheeler is certainly elected
There is no doubt of IT, He also
stated that there have been tremend
GUS attempts at frauds, and violence
and intimidation, but that all these
efforts TO defeat an honest vote have
failed.
| THE DOUBTFUL STATES REPUBLICAN
WAsHINGToN, d. G, November Il
$50 D. m Information of the mos
specific character from the Govern
ment and State officials in SoutF
Carolina, Florida and Louisiana, ha:
reached the authorities here to-day
which fully justifies the conclusion
that each oil these States has voted
for Hayes. At the same time, al
vices have been received of formida
BILE efforts in several quarters to pre-
vent returns from reaching the cen
trail stations, and in South Carolina O
movement to take possession and
prevent a count, in case the Republic
cans do succeed in getting the re-
turns all in.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT ORDERS
have been issued by the President
to-day, all looking TO the protection
of the ballot boxes, and those having
them in charge, until a full and fail
count has been completed, and tc
prevent breach of order while the
count is progressing. The orders are
as explicit as it is possible to make
them, to the end that fair count o.
all votes legally cast may be had
without regard to party.
GEN. SHERIDAN
will at once proceed 10 the South
and make his headquarters at New
Orleans. The information from Flor.
ida is that enough Ct the returns are
safe in the hands of the proper count
ing officers to place the result of that
State beyord all contingencies of in
reference by the Ku Klux In South
Carolina. certain returns which
White Liners had planned to capture
were saved by strategy, and are
now in the hands of the Board oil
Canvassers. There is a very suspi-
cious delay in some of the returns
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