The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-15
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FLORIDA.

ana have carried FIoriuA Oy ! MAIo[Ity
I60O TO l.SO0 votes. From the first
49, rave claimed the State BY a much
',.:sr vote, and Tor tweuty-tour hours
,nsr the election there was not well.in-
Owned Democrat here who was not viii.
;S"to ,dmit that their claim was Just
~. NJ THIS, however, was when they be.
iisysd that Tilden was elected by SO large
= majority that he did not need the vote
Il FIorid;. On Wednesday afternoon,
sox.yer, Mr.. A. S. Hewitt, the Chairman
4 n. Democratic National Committee,
vleTr,pbed 10 the State Committee that
VrTiideu was mot elected If Florida had
can. Republican. Al the same time he
i.leV,apied TO Mr.. Drew, the Democratic
e,Ddids.e for Governor, and to many
sSbs, prominent Democrats, begging
;tem in the strongest terms TO secure the
rote, Of the State for Tilden. These die
bitches at once put new face on the sit
auion. Suddenly, without having re.
e,iyed anr additional Advices from the
,,uots counties, they reversed their for
5erly expressed public opinions Of the
ie.ai, and loudly declaring that II Til
j.n'. election depended upon their vote
be should have it, they stated that their
majority vas at least two thousand.
Then they sci about dOctOriug the re-
turns TO make that majority. They are
,till engaged in the same work. a.
One part of their programme is to ere
ste an Impression through out the country
hat all the election machinery is in the
hlnds Of the Republicans, and that they
can count the vote to suit themselves.
This ia ialse, absolutely, and in every re-
,pec.: indeed, the direct opposite is the
.ia,h, for in about twenty.nine out OF the
Airty.nine counties in the State the poll
~ places we're controlled entirely By
Democrats. In order TO make this fully
Understood, must state that Mr..
S.ssrn., the Republican Governor Of
flo,idl, has, since The election, adopted
Il. policy Of appointing Democrats TO the
l5se il most Of the counties where the
majority Of the voters wished such APP
poir,nent made. In Pursuance Of this
sssstuus policy, he has in tWenty-nine
comics selected Democrats 10 ell the
positions Of Judge Of the County Court
nd Clerk Of the Court These two gen.
ltzen, together with one Justice Of the
?.ics, selected by them, constitute the
SoIr4 Of County Canyassers, and have
.l paEer TO count and canvass the vote
tbei, respective counties. But
4h IA not the only power pos
aIzl By the Democrats. In the
saty.uiiInS counties to which refer,
Ley Also had full control Of the ballot
saIes on election day. This they obtain
,lAe following manner: All the Coun-
y Commissioners are appointed BY the
lortruor and, in accordance with the
lSetll policy already referred to, Mr..
;;tln. in many instances gave the posi-:
ii0ss named 10 Democrats. The power Of
appointing Inspectors Of Elections n yes-
Il! IN these County Commissioners, and
1.-THE late elections they appointed two
Democrats and one Republican to attend
trs poll Not content with the almost
lsdats coutrol thus ohtgined, they sue.
csedsI in several cases, by the practice Of
as various tricks which are SO we'll
EsSTr 10 all Southern Democrats, in
Isping the Republican Inspector from
tIIfeiIiug the duties OF his Office. I'm.
asdiliely after the election, however,
hey discovered that in spite Of oil their
pastlulions the Republicans, who have
i'y majorities in, and control Of,
tie only thickly populated counties
q The State, had elected their ticket. AT
.nL "a l have already inGmated, they
oppressed themselves perfectly satisfied
nth the result, and admitted that they
aAd Loaf the aght. When they received
Mr.. HeSiu'I dispatches, however, they
made up their minds 10 defeat the Re-
Pablicans ii all hazards, and 10 this end
icy sent out men 10 all voting districts
!ader their control, With instructions to
ziEe the vote in them a. large a. posi-.
as. This was on Wednesday afternoon.
u the same evening Gov. stearus sent
5l.I special train With . number Of Re-
9OslieaHS on board, with Instructions 10
nat the precincts under Democratic
''aiFol and do ali in their power 70 pre-
"a! frauds. The Democrats heard OF
~, Ard four miles from Tallahassee the
'Iia va run of the track and wrecked,
" it vas then discovered that one Of
as mis- had been torn mp. OF course
:. RepubGcans were unable TO proceed
I'd he Democratic emiSsaries reached
u he remote polling places from twelve
stVtsty.tour hours in advance OF them.
siSee these transactions, twenty-five
@'stiss have been heard from, and, from
Y most reliable source, ] End that they
f"i let Republican majority Of 1850.
u last GubernAtorial election, in
~ lie same counties gave \ net Re-
''s.asln majority OF 1851, and the Re-
iss4slas carried the State by \ majority
i@. Al the Congressional election
s4'la 1874, the same counties gave the
stPes!ieAns majority Of 1901. The
.'sHea counties which are yet 70 hear
talss gave 4 Democratic majority
Nv and in 1874 Democratic ma
~! Of ?S5s, This year the Republic
y %! out their fall vote in these eoun-
nd II u Confidently believed that the
ilSS'aste majority was largely re-
s .%se. lsu" not possible TO increase it
sl1! hooe!t means; consequently II the
e actually cast are fairly counted,
~ hPuolieAn mEiority will be from
~ % 1000. 1t cannot fall below 900
ga a. A.re, however, arise, the question
~ ! lair count b hadi And, for.
ICY, it can be answered in the II.
SIlare, The Board Of State Canvass.
s ~, composed offs. B. MeLin, the Sec
~! Of State Z. A. Cowgirl, the Con.
-, AID ". A. Cooke, The Attorney.
4 All these gentlemen are above
sSa'u, AID have The respect Of both
~ NJ. Cooke, the Attorney. Gener,
~ Democrat, and \ warm s1pporte.
sSSs,o. The other two gentlemen arS
sss1eans. II the vote l. correctly re.
y The County Canyassers thert
S1st that II vii b honestly M
eoaated. Tha only fear L tSat IN
~ nay b falSiRed ~ IA n.Too.ssa