Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-20
The Election.


been chosen by majorit:s ranging from Two
hundred and Thirty to eleven huodred add thr
ty three, or 40 average majority Of six hundred.
This result, it IS claimed by the dem; Gratis, WAS
procured by q Justification Of the precinct re.
turus after they passed. into the hands OF the
county canvassers The counsel Tor The DEM
ocrats ilumt dlatcly fled exceptions IL The
court. The matter will be decided by the
Supreme Court Of the State. The caovass Tor
State cthcers except Governor aud Lieutenant
Governor, which are reunited 10 the l.eglsia-
ture, gives The offices Of comptroller general
and superintendent of education to the demo
Gratis. Corrected returos, it is stated, will give
the attorney general.hlp 10 the democrats and
superintendent oil education 10 the republicans
1t is also stated that tiamp;oo's majority over
| Chamberlain for Governor will lie about IA
The Louisiana returoiug board viii begin 10
canvass he retu!ns 81 that State at New Or.
leaus 60 Day, thcugh, according to its secretary,
oaly thirty i've pariahes had uD 10 Saturday
| fled their :stnrus with i!lu, AM twantv Two
| parishes were yet tn ariIss. lie oo2rd !nviied
| f7e gentlemen from each ;:aUy 10 W:;Ecas the
canvass Tor ptesiIental e.c;oI+.
IG Florida it is conceded that the democrats
| have carried the State offices, but both parties
still contest The presidential ticket. The dem
ocrats have unofficial copies Of the official re-
turns which were made IN each county i;nmc-
diately after the election These unofficial re-
turns give the State to the democrats on beth
the local aud uaieuai issues AS all oil the
county returns have not been officially rtce:G
ed, however, the republican majority Of The
| board Of canvasser5 have declined to commences
the count Of such county returns asare 10. The
democrats hold that this delay is Intentional to
compel the republican Governor u issue cerii'
| Gcstes Of election to electors without a CANVASS
when the 9Th Of December arrives, Or to open
the canvass ct 50 late day that there will not
be time Cor fair discassion 81 the frauds in.
Yolyed.
1t is also said that 10 tie STATE acs Oh The
subject the word ELECTORS is lett out 81 the
sentence that defines what votes the State board
shall canvass. 1t reads, 'sll State officers,
members Of Congress aud legislators" Gov.
Stearns contends that the omission Of the word
ELECTORS ip the act Of 1872 takes from the
board The right to cauyass tie electoral vote,
but leaves il for HIN TO do, as liz is bound by
law to issue 10 them their certificates, and can
not do 50 fitbout canvsssing the vote 10 deter
mine who is fairly entitled to the certificates.
The democrats coutaEd that the electors are
State officers, aud that The cauSassiEg ct their
vote ia provided for ualer The phrase 81 AL
State rfticers,' Ia the sGuteGGa defining the
whole votes Thiea the board .hg canvass.
The Columbia correspondent OF the lsa:ti
uorr Sun Says.
The conduct G. Tie board Ct State canyl-s.
ers yes erday ius,isies the dia:rust With which
that body is generally regarded. Uulcr tie
nterloeutury order Of the Supreme Cour, aud
peudug the d;:3ioica OF the court upon the sp
plica,on lor wfla oil lI.udalI5 and prohtl
ton made ty the democratic COUNSEL. the beat!
was ar,hor;z "a 10 aggregate The statements 81
the votes cast forwarded 10 them by the county
canvassers. The board went to work at o2:t,
and as the statement tor each equity vas takcG
up they compaicI that statement with the re-
turns q the precinct manager Of which It pur-
ported TO lie the aggregation. This examlaa'
ton developed the tZlstenca Il serious 5l-crep-
ancies between the pTacina, rcturus aEt the
statements OF toe county caoGassers, %hlch dis
crspaucits we're to TIE pr jlllcc Of tba dcElo
cratic candidates.
When this tact became ap; At: Vi and stFch
or eight counlie2 had been so compared Tie
board changed their tactics. and u0iWlthstanu
ing protests OF democratic c5uoSc proceeded to
make simple tabulatioa Of the county state
menls without attempting 10 ascertain Their
correctness. Upon this simple labulatIon Is
based the declaration oil the beard 10 be report
ed TO The Supreme Court to-day that the
ltavos electors are ercted ard that Gully tW3 OF
the democratic candidates for State officers on;
Of six are elected The board did not canvass
the vote for Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
The democratic COUNSEL protested aud will ask
the Supreme Court 10 Instruct the boa:d that
it can not take Advantage o. The wI!llul pcryer-
sio6 Of the reurrs or the alelical I-i2ta-es o:
the county canyass@rs Senator Gordon, -
soon as the result for State officers was hi
uouDced by The board, submitted The following
petition:
"l3 U.e Honorable B0urt Fl State CuntdsS-
ers | respectfully request. IL the interests OF
tnircsss, that the clerks appointed ~ TIC
board and the democratic attorneys resrcctiGct?
be permitted 10 take copies Of The retnrns az
certified by the preclsct managers. pgke
this request both in order TO lnsnre satisfaction
and in view Of he fact tha these reiErns may
bee-me An important factor IN atcertaons tie
result OF lie election, j. L. GORDON.
Senator Gordon thcn s,.ir4 shs: be regarded
the request as most reasonable, az ali lH3 t7l.
denee furnished by The managers Of ihs pre-.
cinols sas exclusively 10 possession 81 tue 20
lltiSHt jaiSS luSL .i:ccC ~ w. -
yot. pulled az returned b., he precinct tuaGa-
gers had already been shown IL dii'er Witty
from the returns forwarded by the county slr-
yasser., ltat he did not ask Tor The possession
of these returns. but had asked that they be-
copied il the presence Of the board ur it5 clerk
CT some Of ns MEMBERS that 10 wrong could
result, ard that it furnished a security to Which
every ut zen Of this State and Of the United
oipnri. enu!tieu
The board,jn reply declined to accele lnl1@-
i 'atey 10 the request, but said that al answer
would be given 90 Monday. Senator Gordon
replied that what he wished TO secure was the
integrity Of The returns in the interval between
Thu AID Monday. The board, however, pest
ponea answering Until Monday. Senator Cor
don uailsans that 10 the Se.ea or 2ig,t .o1n
ties ia which the board had examined the true
returcs made by those who couutet tie '3'es
the result was entirely reversed.
With regard to Louisiana, the New Orleans