New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-12
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sTAs ioltewisg docaoeat ~ 1~Uaas6itlD
yesterday by the xasstsssd Pres: - ~. +

+ = gF4uh srArxliur 10 xnx raoP1A..o, -,
e sss;::, ,s;:,. ( =: $1,000 e,
Ii sfIks Electoral College today, are 9
h4 ta@sstgisasly oirssiase1Ay msntess q
the Ripublicen party, 10, tho uh0srssgGe0;
eabnit the following - Q faithful ldesail Of
Ne p~gooeedisgs IN queeti01 n the rid
/, Aetsoeal Coneke, held n Salem, on fha
:extA az tDessAher, lS76, - the Asw cl
TSs.s were wire present. IN the soon
destgnhted - the one In which the electoral
y.oes e4oald B: east the fellev1ak .persese:
aes:y KipnIs. II; !. 6s o.; nd "a =.
Cioni4. xS - asid hsuf tbs o6oS Of the
room IN whieA the Nd sleesofsl tess waste
- 0ast WaG opened, and tho 0e0sAtssy ef
0toeo handed 70 Mr.. Crooin N ~enveIoSo
contei6ing the esEti6oetes IN tipiicats ofihs
e!!sctice g eaaetors Of E. 4: Croaias J. q.
Cartwright aad ". n. Odsll, after handise
Ne c~esti1eote to Nh. Cseaia the aeoEoeasy
rstired ffe.1 tbs soee; i~tni.edistely afssf..
ad0ittsd . NJ. Ainte,A peliee o1Bo0r Of
the city Of salem, and depasy United Sss1es
marshal. Ainte, npea entering. closed To
door, locked It and took ont thu key,
whses1psa Crosia Ieqaested him 10 leave
the room. CAEtWrighs and O3ell iDsisted
Ut 1rst upon 4into remaining. but finally,
upon the requsst Of Cartwright, Min:e re.
tired, leaving the key In the door. Odell
then locked the deot sud took tho key, but
On the request Of 2 Democrat replaced the
key n the door. Cronia then read, in the
presence ef al those in the room, one Of
the certificates, showing tho election Of
Odell, Cartwright and himself. AAosr tho
residing Cronin inquired Of OdsN aad
Cartwright If they were ready to vote
With hin nd proceed with their bust
Dess q eleotoEs. They answered By de-
maDding the certificates in Cronins
possession, Cartwright acting - principal
apokssn..; c.oaao. IN EeplS. proposed te
viee President, sbstiag in effecs that the
esftAcetee would % produced sna attached
= the certificate showing thu result Cart
wright and Odeh refused to proceed. aad
requested Ripple aad Ceswsll 70 yotiro,
which they decliaaA = Do. Cartwright
tAen arose and aai6, IF you y4nt sev,
you might - we'll have Il nov 10 ct any
othsr time;;" and Cronin replied, "Sit down;
~ an met here e raise . row, but g vote
for President and vice President" Cronin
to proceed With the election. Cartwright
then moved that Oaeii' should Aet 70 chair
man. aid upon the vute OF himself and Odell
declared the motion carried, and Odell
then appointed Cartwright secretary. DR..
Wath then road = paper pufporting 70 b
hi s~esiguatiop g ,sisctor. Cartwrieht
moved the acceptance Of the pretended
resiguAtiou, and it Was declared carried
snd Immediately ~theresfter:ih ~ thu, votss
Of the two. Watts was declared elected to
Ill tho vacancy Three proceedings -wero
bad TIP .cea.soess pt altercetfcWa heta<l4s
Oasll n th0 other; Cnaa6n lhsiednI tlst
tie iettee sAsulA aos with Mn ana proceed
With tho business Of the. college, and they
Befasing to do 20 Altar NE pratendsd %
peintment Of Watts, Cronin sIose, and I'd.
MISREPRESENTATION delf~0lo, n u
fecs, II not in these precise words: Gentle.
men, Do you refoAe to act With ne in
peoeseding with tho business Of tho
Electoral College, Oae. pr both Of them re-
Piled, siguifyiDR . ref6sal. .'Cc0ntn then
seid that this refusal TO aet nnsatsd vscan-
he appointed John L. Miller, of Jackson
county, to M one Of said v~acaneies. Mr..
Miller having been introduced into the
room. and informed Of what bod taken
place, asked CaftNriaht and Odel II they
refused to oct With Cronin in casting the
vote Of ths Ntste. CartEiRht, snswAing,
said they had 90 refused, and Mr.. Miller
siehiAed bis Intention to ascept TIA appoint
ment. Tho two then appoi1ted John Par
tsr sectete[H. md ths. yetes yess tek1 BY
and The business fosnally proceeded With
to the end. Pending these ptaceedinass
Cartwright, Watts and Odell wers engaged
in signing papers. as
=. B. c1sWELt,l
HENRY RIPPLE. #.