The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-07
s. General News Summary.
THE GENERAL ELRcr1oN.


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THE GENERAL ELECTION.
The official announcement of the vote il
:. Peansylvanis b % foiiowssxz Hayes, Ss4, las
Tilden. xS, 2o4; Cooper, 1904; Smith (Pro
hibitson), S,1Ss. g 3 -.s''
Ine Board of State Canvassers of Soutl
Carolina made report to the Suprem
Court on the 2lst, stating the persons witt
had received the higest number of votes TO
the offices for which they were candidates
Appended to the report of results was
memorandum of the Board stating tina
In their opinion certain irregularities
which affected some Of the Republi
can candidates should be corrected
and also that the vote of Lauren
and Edgefeld Counties, which gave large
Democratic majorities, should be excluded
on account of frauds and intimidation. On
the ed the Court made an order command
ing the Board to issue certificates of election
to all the persons who were shown b,
the report of the Board to have received
the highest number of votes for members
of the Legislature, including the Counties
of Edgefeld and Laurens. The
SVuIt alSO tOOh up IuC case Vi
the Electors, aud issued rule on the Board
to show cause why they should not correct
the statement of the County Canvassers by
the precinct returns in their possession
Pending these proceedings of the Court
however, the Board held session and
issued certific ates to all the members oil
the Legislature, except for Laurens
and Edgeield Counties, thus securing
the majority Of the Legislature to the
Republican side, and the defeat of Hampton
and election of Chamberlain. The Board
also issued certificates of election to the
Hayes and Wheeler Electors and to all the
Republican State ticket. The Board then
adjourned sine die. A Columbia telegram
of the 22d says this action of the Board had
created much excitement, "but the citi.
zens are determined to rely upon the
Courts ana exhaust all legal means OF
redress" Gen. Hampton issued an address
to the people of the State reciting the &C.
ton of the Canvassers. in defiance of the
Supreme Court, pronouncing it high hand.
ed outrage which could have no legal force
whatever, and appealing to the citizens to
maintain their character as an orderly and
law-abiding people, stating that the matter
had been carr ed to the higher court of the
State, and they we're willing to abide by its
decision.
The official returns show Hayes ma.
iority in Minnesota to be 24,OOS
The complete official returns in Iowa give
Hayes Ill 327; Tilden, 1909; Cooper,
9,QOl. Hayes over Tilden 59,22S.
The fficial canvass in Wisconsin gives
the following totals: Whole number of
votes, 256,03S; of which Hayes received
1So,O67; Tilden, 1ss,926; Peter Cooper and
scattering, 2,045. Hayes majority over Til
den is 6,141.
A Columbia Is. CO. dispatch ofthe 23d says
the action of the Canvassing Board the day
before was based upon the law which re-
quires the canvass of the vote to be per-
formed in ten days, which time expired at
twelve O'clock. The vote in the Board on
the question Of including the statement of
the County Canvassers of Laurens County
in the statement of the determination
OF the Board was two yeas to
three nays. On the same question
as to the County of Edgefeld, all of the
members of the Board voted for the exclu-
Sioh SANSP ~ lAC 0CSlCtdIy VI liz Stdtc uOS.
Chamberlain is reported to have, in an in
terview with New York World correspond
ent, sustained the action of the Board, say
ing that under the law, which is mandatory,
it could do nothing else but adjourn. The
law says that it shall sit ten days. He
said the Board did only its duty by
certifying to the election of the
Hayes and Wheeler Electors, and in
throwing out the Counties of Edgefeld
and Laurens. The Governor does not admit
the power Of the Supreme Court to control
the action of the Board during the time of
its existence, and he is certain that the
Court has no power to extend that time
When asked what would be the effect of the
action of the Board, the Governor said he
was not certain, but thought it might be the
opening act in large drama, in which the
whole Nation might be called upon to take
part. The same correspondent afterwards
saw Gen. Hampton, who took the matter
quite coolly, saying he had no fears of the
result. He maintaining that the Beard of
Canvassers were clearly in contempt, and he
had faith in The power of the Supreme Court
to compel fair count. The Court issued
an order on the 2Sd reconvening the Board
of Canvassers. A member of the Board
assured the correspondent he would not
obey it.
st. Louis dispatch of the sd says the
State Board of Canvassers have completed
the tabulation of returns for Presidential
Electors, and find that, of total vote of
$50, 5S3, the Tilden Electors received 2O2, 67S,
the Hayes Electors IA 1893, and the Cooper
Electors 3,49S; Tilden's majority over Hayes,
,2S9: over Hayes and Cooper, 81 ,791
Aldrich, Democratic contcsting Prcsiden-
tial Elector, on the 2Sd served upon the Gov
ernor of Vermont q protest against the is
suing of certificate to Sollac, Postmaster
at Bridport at the time of the election.
The official vote Of New Hampshire is:
Hayes, Al, 522; Tilden, Ss,449; scattering, a.
Hayes over ,ilden, 3,O73.
The Louisiana Returning Board on the
Oath took up the contested parish of East
Baton Rouge. 1t was stated that the total
vote of this parish, as ascertained from the
returns of the Commissioners at the polling
places, was 2,2SS. for Tilden, and 1876 for
Hayes, but the Supervisor of Registration,
by consolidating the returns from only
SWIM Po'AihS PA"SSS, AOANAuS OuG GuC OtuCI
seven, and emitting to send the original re-
turns from the same, makes return of only
1,l02 votes for Tilden, and l ,427 for Hayes.
Afidavits were filed stating that the Super
visor in this parish, and in every other par
ish in the State, was Republican,; that re-
turns from fourteen parishes were still
missing; that several of the miss
ing returns were and had been in the
City of New Orleans for days, In the hands
of persons who were not Supervisors. The
Democratic counsel submitted q protest to
the effect that the tabulation of all the votes,
except those for Governor and Electors, was
turned over to corps of clerks, all Repub-
icans, to be done outside of the presence of
the Board, and upon whom the Democratic
Conservative candidates had no check to
prevent fraud. z- r.. .-.
The arguments in the injunction and man.
damus case against the Governor of Florida
were continued in the Court at Tallahassee,
ON the oath. The Court adjourned without
rendering a decision. There was said to be
no change in the political situation. Three
were yet to hear from, and all the