The New York herald., 1876-12-20

on republicans and democrats alike to avert the
present danger and remeAy tho present evils.
There no expressed opposition TO the rcsolu
tons. but senators hAd doubts US TO the wisdom
or their introduction The discussion will be
tnued to morrow.
FLORIDA.
EXPLANATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE STATE
RETURNING BoARD-EvIpENcE BEFORE THE
HOUSE coMMrTTEE-DEMocR ASK GENE
RAJ BARLOW TO RETURN AND SEE THE con-
TKsr THROUGH.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
TALLAHASSEE. Dec 10, 1876.
Your correspondent called tho members Of tho
Returning Board 10 get their vsws their
vass OF the electoral votes OF this State.
called nrst At the Comp.roller's Office Dr..
Cowgirl received me warmly, and was
ready to give his views I asked him, Drst, "what
was tho difficulty with the vote OF the Hamilton
county precnctY" Said he, at q OF irrsgu-
larisy There was no positive charge Of fraud, but
the republican inspector that he not certain
that tho return correct when he signed It, For
this reason voted TO throw II out"
.Did not the other inspectors that It
rectY"
s.rhey did; but It was proved that tho canvass was
not completed the rgat OF the election, and shat
side parties handled the ballots when the count
being made. II just such Monroe county,
exactly. In fact, whom was In doubt about having
voted right the Monroe case friend says, III you
voted right in the Hamilton you did in Monroe ;"
Your correspondent then asked him which he
thought Ira ss pssr OF the He replied. III
think Hamilton 4. 4ont know a. much about Il.
though tho afndavs In the until after
We had gone into executive session"
ssDid you think it doubtful about the pro-
priety Of throwing out precinct parte aGlda-
vits9" 81 thought the made pretty clearly,
and said Judge Cooke It Is time these inspectors
were made TO understand that they must obey the
specific demands OF the law He agreed with me, and
we voted together"
PROPOSITION RECONSIDER.
lis we'll known fact that the day after the car
vass Dr. Cowgirl expressed determination to rscsn
slider his vote Monroe County. Ho stated this pur
pose several tho 7th. On the Sth, when tho
Board met stated that his lawyer had advised him
no could not change anything as the injunction Of
Judge White then over him. Your correspondent
asked the Doctor II the Same reasoning that
led him to reconsider the Monroe would not have
led him to reconsider the Hamilton VOTE they
similar He replied, ~ think not The Hamil-
had the additional irrcguarty that outsiders
handled the votes. That a violation OF the law.
and the precinct should have gone OUT"
ADVISED GENERALS BARLOW AND WALLACE.
stating that the Board threw out sixty republican
votes In Jefferson, because General Barlow and Gen.
era Wallacehought that was about right and that he
he had "tried to do mis- duty under the law.''
MR. x'LrN's EXPLANATION
Your correspondent left him and called upon Mr. Nc
Lin Mr. McLin said :-"Thc reasons we had for voting
against receiving Hamilton given in the papers
Tho not finished the night OF the elec
,on The inspectors adjourned until o'clock the
next day, and thsn made the canvass. This
regular and We threw 1t outs
.Did not all the inspectors sign this and thus
testify TO its correctnessf"
sThcy did; but Of the inspectors, tho republi-
can. has that he does not know that the
return he signed was correct The Is similar to
the one In Monroe county. which also threw
tho ground OF rregularity."
(Which do you think was the strongest case OF ir-
regularity"
III do not know. l should say probably Hamilton
In this case, in all Others according tho
Law, as understand It."
ATTORNEY GENERAL cocKE's STATEMENT.
Your correspondent then called on Attorney General
Cooke. That gentleman said -sT know very little OF
the Hamilton county case. Mono OF saw
tho papers that unit, she very night
threw out The case was ono Of
technical irreeularty at most, and sustained by
purely parte AFFIDAVIT Tho democrats had mado
earnest defence because tho had not been bc
lore tho Board, except In the monton OF the
aiidavits that had been fled. Tho assertion mado
the minutes that voted for the rejection OF this
precinct is simply and absolutely also did such
thing voted against throwing Il out and protested
against it. could not have voted to reject It. There
'syo CHARGE OF YRAun
'The whole charge that the inspectors worn out
with the nights work, did, after counting the vote
adjourn-it then being iour o'clockunti nine in the
morning. Thcy met at this hour and filed out the
certificates according to the figures that reached
and announced the night before. The republican in
spector signed tho certificate without protest
week two arerward, for some reason
other, by reason OF q political necessity,
believe, he made ahdavlt which he said that he
not certain that the return he had certified MS
correct correct Ho makes charge that IL 10
incorrect. He merely says Il may possibly be incor.
rect Opposed TO this negative testimony or ono IN
spector have the positive testimony OF the other
two inspectors Who could hesitate which
Tho truth Is the republicans, looking over tho
State alter election found two points--Monroo and
HamIllon-waere the tired inspectors had adjourned
without completing tho canvass In both the
adjournment was at near daybreak and BY unanimous