The daily gazette., 1876-11-28
FLORIDA.


MANTON MARBLE ON THE SITUATION
PRACTICAL EFFECT OF THE LlT1GA-
TIoN-A CLEAR MAJORITY R0R THE
TILDEN ELECTORS OVER AND ABoFE
ALL FRAUDS. -~.af. .e. ~ gestY
lBY TELEGRAPH TO MY. HsnAID.] -'''
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Nov. 81, 1876
To the Editor Of the Heraid:-- eh'I
On Thursday two cases were argued
neither which has been decided. One Of
these cases sought to enjoin the Governor
from issuing certificate of the electiop;o OF
electors without a previous canvass Of, tie
county returns by the Board Of CanvasseE
and the other Of the cases sought to CON
pei the Board TO proceed. The Court Ms
issued restraining order to the Governor.
The Board was convened to-day. Thsb
the practical effect Of the litigation. The
certified copies ofthe official returns inshe
custody Of the Democratic State Commit-
tee show clear majority for the Tilden
electors over and above, all frauds. No IA
turns have been shown by the republicans
nor have any sfiielal figures thus far beeh
disclosed. o',lsenin .AAEToE l1ARBLE.Gj
+ TALLAHASSEE, Nor. "a, 1876
On this, the day ofthe opening of the
State Canvass, rumOrs of all sorts are fly
ing about as thick as notes in sunbeam
The first is touching the returns, 1t is
discovered this morning that the official re-
turns from Dade county are not in. II is
suspected by the democrats that Gleason,
the clerk of Dade County Court, who has
been absent from his post since the cleo
tion, is secreted outside, within telegraphic
communication of this place, with blank
certificate from that county, which he will
fill up with figures sufficient to give Hayes
majority as soon as the canvass of the re
turns is made and he knows how much is
needed. -t
ESTIMATES OF THE TWO PARTIES.
am enabled to give you to-day the es-
Inmates Of the two parties, the republicans
having come down to figures at last. Coy
enor Stearns claims that the face of the
returns will show forty-two majority for
Hayes. This estimate includes the 21a
Alachua votes, which, it seems to be
agreed, will not be counted, and twelve
votes of acknowledged svercount in Jeffer-
son county, which will certainly, not b,
counted Admitting these 231' votes, the
democrats still claim ls1 majority for TIL
den. There is not difference of ten
fOiCS DCINcCn dily Vi tiiC cicCtOISs
PRoCEEDINs OF THE CANyAssING BOARD
TALLAHAssEE, Nov. 2S, 1876.
The Canvassing Board met to- day at
twelve o'clock in the Office of the Secretary
of State, Mr.. McLin in rhe chair. "a a.
A protest was filed by the republican
electors against Attorney General Cock
sitting as member of the Board, nthe
ground that he had virtually decided and
given decision prior 10 the assembling Of
the Board in that he had telegraphed that
the democrats had certainly the State and
that the republicans could not cheat them
| out Of it
Mr.. Cooke stated that he had sent the
dispatch to friend in Baltimore, who had
asked his opinion and who furnished it to
the newspapers. He respectfully submit
ted that the dispatch and the opinion there
in contained did not dsqualify him from
sitting as member of the Board
| The protest was entered and the Boari
proceeded with the regular business.
Mr.. Cowgirl moved that Gov. Stearns
and General Brannon, commanding the
troops at this point, be admitted to the
sessions of Board.
| Mr., Cooke moved to amend by adding
the name of Mr. &. F. Drew.
sThe amendment was accepted.
| The Board then went into private ses-
sion and adopted rules for its government.
| 1t was agreed to admit six gentlemen
| from abroad and six local politicians of
| each party to the sessions Of the Board.
Adjourned until tomorrow, at ten
o CLOCK.