New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-22
POLITICAL.
The Florida Investisatisn.

TALLAHASSEE, December 20-The House
head committee left tonight for Live Oak,
where it will be met by the Witnesses from
Jasper precinct, in Hamilton county.
1t will 60 thence to Jacksonville, where
the Duval and Alachua witnesses are
awaiting. The investigation will be closed
there. It is probable that the final report
will be m ade by the first of January.
The subcommittee will proceed to Jack.
con county and canvass it.
The Senate committee still holds secret
sessions, and spent the day in examining
witnesses from Monroe, Manatee and Jack
son.
The Senate committee called on the Sec.
rotary of State to day for tabulated state
ment of the vote for presidential electol
ON the face of the returns, which was fur.
nished, figuring Hayes 24,370. 1ilden "a, 3l2
This includes the return No. / from Baker
county, which was by unanimous action of
the board rejected and the other returns
substituted, which gives Tilden 1l9 ma
jority.
The committee went to work on jackson
county. 1t was in evidence that at
Friendship Church precinct the voters we're
compelled to pass their tickets through q
window full above their heads, and loet
sight of them before they got into the box;
that the Republican supervisor was driven
from the room, and that the votes were
canvassed two miles from the polling place.
The committee also took the testimony of
the Judge of Manatee county, whose EVIL
dence was about the same rs before the
House committee, and showed that the
county commissioners totally neglected to
review the registration list, to appoint pre-
cinCts or precinct officers, or give any no.
tioe of the election. small vote was cast,
mostly Democrats, many people looking on
the whole thing a. fsrcical, and even where
it was known that an election was in
progress, refused to vote.
Hendricks Interviewed.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 2l.-The Jour
nal publishes IN interview with Governor
Hendricks, in which he 10 quoted a. hsving
remarked that the purpose of calling the
convention for the eight Of January was not
for the purpose, - supposed, of making any
threats or Of organizing any resistance to
authority. but for the purpose of makipg.a
public expression that the threatened inva-
House of Representatives an assurance of
support in the exercise of its constitutional
rights and prerogstives. and there is no
purpose, 90 far as l am informed, of going
farther.
Hampton's Commitments Pass Resolutions.
CHARLESTON, December 2l.-The meet.
ing of Conservative taxpayers tonight was
the largest ever held within doors in
Charleston. Hibernian Hall, the most spa
cious in the city, was densely crowded, and
the lower floor packed with those anable to
find room in the hall where the meeting
was held. and the street outside was lined
with hundreds of persons who could not
squeeze into the building. The proceedings
were entirely harmonious, and the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted,
and committee appointed to carry them
Resolred, That the Conservative citizens
of Charleston, Democrats and Republicans.
do recognize Wade Hampton, and none
other, as the lawful Governor of South Car
DINA. To him alone win they yield, as Gov
ernor, obedience and support, and to him
they pledge such aid and assistance, moral,
financial and material, as may be required
for the establishment and maintenance of
the constitutional government Of which he
10 the head,
ResOlred, That we recognize W. D. Simp-
ION and none other as the lawful Lieu
tepa:t Governor of South Caroline, and
hat we recognize the House of which the
Hon. w. H. Wallace is Speaker as the
legally constituted House of Represent
atives of South Carolina.
Resolved, That ID. 81. Chamberlain having
been defeated at the polls 90 . candidate
for reelection and placed in office upon the
declaration of an illegal General Assembly
BY the unwarrantable use of military force,
Is regarded by Us 40 . ueurper and we here
avow our Interchangeable resolution never to
him a. Governor, and our ipflex.
ible determination to repudisse his every
not ard every act of the pretended Lieute-
nant Governor, and every act of the pre-
tended General Assembly, - being without
authority of law, null and void.