The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-17
The Situation.

and Florida-the former by majority of
s,017 and the latter by 1900 majority. The
vote for President in South Carolina is close,
but no doubt Tiden has also carried that |
State. The election of Wade Hampton as
Governor is certain. Leaving out the vote |
of South Carolina, Gov Tilden is entitled to |
1876 votes in the electoral colegc--a majority |
of II.
Notwithstanding the merits of the case are
in his favor, q bold, and we fear successful
attempt will be made by the Republican car
petbag Governors of Louisiana, Florida and
South Carolina to wrest the electoral votes
of those States from him and cast them for
Hayes.
In the three States named the revision of
the returns, as certified by the different judg-
es of election, is committed to boards of can
yassers, who can, at their option throw out
the votes of any district and county, and thus
set aside and reverse the choice of the pco
pie, There is no appeal in the State from
their action, no matter how arbitrary or I'M
just it may be. A majority of the board of
canvassers in South Carolina are themselves
candidates for office, and if they return the
votes as they were actually cast for Tilden,
they must declare at the same time their own
defeat. They were expected to meet TO count
the votes on the 10th inst.
Chamberlain, the Radical governor of
South Carolina, who was also candidate
for reelection, asserts that the vote of the
State has been cast for Hayes and himself
To give the appearance of this result he de-
clarcs that the vote of certain counties, which
went strongly Democratic must be thrown
out by the board of canvassers, on the ground
of alleged fraud and intimidation, He gives
no figures in detail to fortify his claim, while
the Democrats give the actual returns of
votes cast in every district in the State, fur
nished by judge of election at each precinct
One of the judges at each voting place for
tunately being Democrat. Gov. Chamber
lain's charges of fraud and intimidation fall
to the ground in the face of the fact that
majority of the election judges in each dis.
trict were Republican, and the presence at the
polls Of U. S. troops and U. S deputy mar
shals The testimony of the officers of the
troops is that the election was peaceable and
orderly-that there was no intimidation Of
voters No sensible man can be made to
believe that under such circumstances any
Republican voter was intimidatcd or prevent
cd from voting his sentiments freely. In
point of fact the evidence is that the intimi-
dation was all the other way; that colored
Democrats were driven away from the polls
by men of their own race. In Louisiana the
same story of intimidation is raised, while TO
combat it the Democrats have here too the
testimony of [. S. officers commanding
troops that no disturbances or violence took
place. The returning board of Louisiana is
composed of two negroes, who are authorized
under the law to fill the three existing vacan-
cies. To such hands is the destinies of that
State committed. The Democrats have
taken the prccaution TO obtain certified tran
scripts Of the vote actually cast in each vot.
ing precinct, so that any attempt TO tampcr
with the returns before the canvassing board
meets will be exposed. The vote shows a
clear majority Of at Leaf 5000 for Tilden and
Hendricks
The same claim that the Republicans have
carried Florida, is made by Governor Stems,
of that State, but he fails to produce the
figures, while the Democrats have the vote
cast, showing Tilden's majority to be at least
1900. Hon. w. Archer Cooke, Attorney
General of Florida, who is also member of
the returning board, declares that the DEM
ocras have certainly carried the State. The
returning board of this State have thirty. five
days in which to make their returns.
There is no doubt that the corrupt men
who have so long governed South Carolina
and Florida will, if they dare, continue their
nefarious practices and count those States
for themselves and against Tilden, in utter
disregard of the choice of the people. The
presence of witnesses from Northern States,
and the sentiment of the people of the coun-
try, and especially of thousands of honest
Republicans who love fair play, may restrain
them and compel fair count But we have
our doubts of this.
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Orleans TO watch the count, at The request 81
The National Democratic Committee are;
EXGov. 7. f. Randolph, of New JERSEY
ex-Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, Judge
Stallo, of Cincinnati, the Hon. G, w. Julian,
of Indiana, cx-Goy Palmer, of Illinois, the
Hon. w. +. Coolbaugh, of Indiana, cx -Sena-
tor Trumbull, of Illinois, Gov. Carroll, of
Maryland, Senator, Hamilton of Maryland,
Coy. McCreery, of Kentucky ex-senator
Stevenson, Of Kentucky, ex-senator Doc.
little, of Wisconsin, eX-Gov. Smith, of Wis
consin the Hon. p. Ii. Watson, of Ohio,
Prof Sumner, of Yale College, Senator Bogy,
of Missouri, the Hon. ]. d. McHenry, of
Kentucky, ex-Secretary Of the Navy, Fox, of
Boston, the Hon. S. J. Randall of Philadel
phia, ex.Gov. Bigler, OF Pennsylvania, Perry
Smith, of Chicago, G. NJ. Gibson, of St. Louis,
the Hon. Henry Watlcrson, of Louisville
the Hon. w. F. Morrison, of Illinois, and the
Hon. J. Q. C..Lamar of Mississippi.
The Republicans are represented by Hons.
Stanley Matthews, James A. Garfield John
A. Kasson, w. D. Kelley, G.. Irving Ditty,
John Fl. Shoenberg, VIM. NJ Eyarts, Z. w.
Stoughton, John A. Dix and others,
"A singular condition of affairs exists iE
Florida. The governor of that State is al.
most as much Of an autocrat, in small way,
as the Gar of Russia. He appoints nearly
all the State officcrs-tlie judges, clerks, sher-
ifs, county commissioners, magistrates and
all.