The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-15
FLORIDA.

NEW YORK, November l4.-The Times
has q special from Tallahassee, which
says: The county canvass of the
vote of Florida was made to-day, but as
many of the polling places are hundreds
of miles from all railway communication,
official returns cannot be placed in the
hands of the Board of State Canvassers
Tor at least one week. No figures that
can be relied upon have been received
from any of the counties tonight, but all
the scattering returns which have come
to hand show that the Republicans have
under-estimsted, rather than exaggerated,
their majoritles.
Hamilton county, as far as has been
heard from, is the on ly one in which
there was any dispute about the can
vsss. In this county, which rightfully
belongs to the Republicans and which 1t
was thought was carried by them, the
Democrats Immediately after the election
claimed majority of 29l. Since then
the ballot boxes and all lesgsl evidences
OF the result have mysteriously dissp-
peared, and of course the managers OF
the elections we're unable TO make any
canvass. The Democrats still Insist,
however, that they have carried the
county by the above figures, and demand
that they be returned as the result of the
election. Of course the managers refused
to do as they asked. The appeal from
refusal TO canvass county is TO apply to
the Circuit Judge for writ of mandamus,
and the Democratic State Committee has
sent q lawyer to Hamilton county to
draw up the necessary papers and make
such application. If the Judge refuses
to grant the mandamus there is no further
appeal, except in quo warranto rs 10
why the officers who claim to be elected
shall not take their seats. The State
Board OF Canvassers has no power to act
upon poll which is not before them.
Regarding vacancies in the board Of
Presidential electors, the State laws of
1886 provide that all vacancies in
board of electors are to be
filled by the remaining electors
on the day previous to that fixed for
voting for President. One OF the tea-
lures of the contest here which excites
a great deal Of interest, is the difference
between the vote cast for Tilden and that
for the Demo ratio candidate for Cover
nor. The Democrats claim that the dill
terence would not be very great. Official
returns already received, however, show
that it is so great that even If Dreer
has carried the State by small majority
MS is claimed by the Democrats Tilden
will be defeated by at least 400 votes.
This, it will be remembered, is calcula-
ting from Democratic figures In Sum
ter county Tilden falls behind
Dreer IL votes, in Duval 67
in Leon IA, in jackson 43, IN Nassau
26, IN Franklin l3, and in Orange "a, or
2O8 votes in seven counties. AT this
rate he would be defeated even If the
Democratic state ticket was elected by
the highest majority claimed for it. The
excitement has greatly increased here
during the past "a hours. General
Ruger arrived this afternoon and took
command of the troops. Prominent
Democrats are pouring into the state
from all parts of the South and mum
Der from the North are hourly expected.
Later dispatches state that the Demo
Gratis have produced the returns in Hamll
ton county and that the county board
have commenced TO canvass them. 1t
will rest with the state board to throw
out returns if frauds can be proved
against the other party.