Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-18
THE SITUATION.


accounts from the contested States are little
more encouraging, and notwithstanding the
depressing iDhucnce of the weather, the spirits
Of the democrats are more buoyaot, aud hopes
are again expressed that right will prevail over
might. and that the will of the people will u
eotor3ed 10 opposition to the d'cIalon OF
schcemIog radical officials
4 democratic SUCCESS il any Que Of the three
States eosures the return of the others for I'll
deu, and it is the knowledge of this fact that
causes the delay.
lh' radicals are not juhilant, but still wear
a satisfied air and claim the success of their
that the coptes; will be prolonged beyond the
4th OF March ADD tia, serious trouble will
eveDtuale, but this view is only taken by
few, aud the majority coGcede au acquiesce in
the result, whatever it may be.
New YORK, Nov. lS.-Dspatches from
Tallahassee state that The Florida Democratic
State Committee have asked the State Can
vassers TO Tx an early day fnr the canvass; bur
as many county returns are still lacking no day
nas been named, aud the count may possibly be
delayed till the first week in Dec, mber.
All the oouutics are reliably reported. Mr..
Ti:den will have the electoral vote OF Florida
unless the State Board reVerses be maj ,rity
accorded by the official canvass OF the c4unty
boards. Ii is impossible to get from thu re-
puylicaus the figures upon which they predi-
cate their majority. With no apprrent reason
for keeping them to themselves they neyerthe
les. refuse 10 give any data. They will not
even contradict any figures made by democrats
except 10 Il general Way.
The returns from four official counties have
been read to-day. Que of them (Waitou)
show, a democratic loss OF twenty -seveu from
the committee 5 estimate, and the other (Slarl-
0n) republican loss OF ten trom the estimate.
The others agree exact y with what was claimed.
The HeraId's New Orleans dispatch says
Gov. Curtin has informed your correspondent
that among the official returns received by the
returning board are those OF five parishes, in
which no intimidation is alleged or charged, IN
! which, by a mistake of the local republican
politicians, only the name OF the two electors
at large, aud he one for the district appear upon
! the ticket, titus leaving the balaoee of the re-
publican electors running behlud the ticket
soue 900 votes Al! these parishes are rcpub-
| iicao by large majority aud it is knoWn that
other similar errors exist which will increase
| the discrepancy TO nearly 5000 votes This, it
| is claimed, secures the State undoubtedly for
| TiIdcu.
Prominent republicans now admit the dis
| crepaucy 10 the electoral vote but claim that
the rames of the Hayes aud Wheeler State
electors being upon the ticket is prima tacie
evidence OF the voters intent and they must be
couotsd accordingly. II is said, and 90
| ha nj
the State will deliver au opinion 10 conform
lily with these views before the vote is
counted. Chief Justice Luiciing is iu the
city. Hon. George W. Juao and Governor
Curtin When appllsed Of this intention, denied
the right of any such decision to coutrol the
action of the board, aud said that 10 names
eau be counted IL an ele ction except those vot-
! ed for. Senator Sherman said that be would
not like to give hasty opioion upon so m-
| portsnt point, but his opinion now Is that the
people elect the electors and not Hayes aud
| Wheeler. Names Of electors not upon Il ticket
could Got be counted. As yet he had heard
nothing Of the case occurring here.
IL South Carolina the equities of Abbevillc,
Aiken, Anderson, Barnwcll, aud B ,autort have
been cauvassed thus far. The CANVASS b,s
already developed several irregularities, chiefly
in boxes giving republican mpjorities.
A Times dispatch from Boston says: Dis
patches from Montpelier, Vermont, indicate
that determined effort is to be made to obtain
u democratic eec,or 10 place of Postmaster
Soilace. Hon. E. j. Phelps, of Buroston,
has been engaged by the Democratic State
| COMMITTEE OF Vermont as c3unscl to prosecute
the GAINS of their candidate Tor eeo;or, Hoo.
Amos Adrlch, Of Woodtord, who received a
plurality Of four votes on the democratic cleo
! NJ I,,A u 49,,
County clerks and sherlfs of the State, clam.
log that ,he votes cast for Postmaster S0iiace
were illegal, aud insisting upon the exercise OF
implied judicial authority under section 81 of
chapter l of the General atutcs. The pro.
graume is for Mi. Aldrich to appear and claim
the election, and if refused, Judge SneaIley, OF
the j. s. District Court, democrat, will be
asked to issue 40 injunction restraining action
of the board of county clerks who assemble
pursuant to sectiou 60 OF the same chapter
| l. st evening three leading lawyers of the State,
Que of whom was formerly ch!ct justice, we're
| 10 consultation about this matter. Mr. Aldrlch
says he believes, after consultation with eminent
COUNSEL that be Is entitled to seat 10 the cleo
| toral college, there being 20 vacancy under
| their definition of the law aud that they should
carry the case before Congress il necessary. 1t
is said the specific democratic claim is that the
votes cast tor Solace are 10 law parcle to those
| cast for a nonresident.
The Trbune's Washington dispatch says {:
| In military and naval circles it is believed that
| orders will soon be issued directing prepare
lions to be made for the concentration OF a suf
tcicnt force at Washington to quiet all appre-
heusions that are felt in the country of revo!u-
tionary demonstrations occurring 10 interfere
with the counting of the electoral vote or with
the inauguration of The legally chosenP President
| President GrsntIand his advisers believe that
the masses Of the people OF both parties will ac-
quieSce in the result, whatever it may be- No
| needIcss expense will be incurred nor ground
less fears be aroused BY the concentration Of
armed forces at the Capital unless such a step
should be required by meuace to the public
| peace which ougbt not to be disregarded. No
mob will Interfere with the orderly count ofthe
votes OF the States by the two Houses OF Con
gress or with the Inauguration Of the successful
candidate.
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