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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
STATE PRISON MANAGEMENT.
PREPARATIONs OF HE STATE COMMISSION FOR IN
yEsTIGA HON Al SING SING.

PREPARATIONS OF HE STATE COMMISSION FOR IN
yEsTIGA HON Al SING SING.
The Commission appointed by the Leglsla-
ture to investigate the s,ate Prisons OF this State met
yesterday in sing sing Prison and formally organized
The Commission consists Sinclair TOusey New-fOrk,
Lewis d. Phisbury OF Albany, GeOIg e Il. BdDcOck OF
Buffalo Gen A c. Neviu OF sullivan County aud ID. j.
stlir OF Monticello. Mr. Tousey chosen Chairman
Tie meeting yesterday held for the purpose OF ar
Ringing the WORK be done 1t stated that there
was enough WORK keep the Commission busy through
the entire Summer.
lis the intention of the Commissioners begin their
inv estigaon far back Oct lo69 aud follow Ii up
TO the present time The Albany Penitenary has always
been sell-supportng institution whne the prisons at
Sing Sing AuOurn. aud Clinton have run behind every
year. The cause OF this deficiency 10 TO
be made the subject of special Investigations
iutenlOn 10 probe u the OOtOm every cream
s,auce IN wlncu suspicion uf traud may exist IAe
contracts auOr Tor supplies me discipline OF INC
prlsU management OF Inc prisoners me dllChuHhcc
OF guards and keepers wall ali be subjects lOI the most
tuu.vug SCRUTINY. Ihe lime Ain ana qudies oOnhtcttd
with Sing PRISON nave c'silc' ldl hO"ii'
money, ior w-Icn tneIe mas been no ddtq'iate
Gnis matter is u DC u4UrOuSAy
Mr.. Du.d..e, expert IOr seVsra weeks past las
been examining the DOOAS ana accounts Oi l"c prison.
AID has already accumulated many important LAYS
which viii en.t.e tn atitntuu OI the COnnlsSOn lie
result Oh tins ION VIII decdc IS 10 VINO NHd nc
called as wuossts ana tie especial line Of Investigation
20 be first Ilrsc. Ii b. expected by tue COMMISSIONERS
that stll closer examination VIII reveal great lJusencss
aud perhaps fraud Ia The prison management Inc Com
PRISON, 10 Canton and thence 10 ALBANY Dat
a. sing S.u larges and uOst important, Inc great
est att time viii be given - A. inc SESSIONS
I bs ed daIy WJTdcus house ana the proc cd-
iu.., Will ta1ke place with CLOSED doors.
Afer NJ adjourned, the members OF the Com
missiJu walked throdsh the diheroAi buildings aud
wa.as, and cuuycrsed with several % Tie officials. Incy
intend II possible, TO 0esin VIC m'estsaHon To-Day
Witnesses, however, Will not he sa.n1ntd uu''l tOlo
Tow. Prison Inspectors Wagner ana IlaEk were present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
TILE AMERICAN TEAM.

CONTINUATION OF THE CONTEST FoK POSITIONS.
The rs men who won the right to enter the
final contest for positions upon the American Team
chat Yesterday al Cfecdmoor. The OF eight other
,narSncn were added The 16 by action OF the Joint
Committee Thus che number Of those who had right
TO enter for the struggle was 2 only ~ however ap
prcd on the range yesterday OF tho l6 entitled to ap-
pear L. VI. Ballard absent and OF the eiSht gentle
men whose names were added 10y the Committee. the fol-
inytnr nplcared W. H. FdrwcIl, H. MebDcr, H. j. Gray,
H. Eiliicudorf J. f. Allen, and &. l.. ElyGcnDnIg. Inc
genre, OF Tie cOntestlnts WCIt Us lOIOWs: -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
BOLD ROBBERY OF A BROKERS OFFICE.

Samuel Koch, who keeps an exchange Office
at Wesst reported to Capt Caiiay oi the f1fh
Precinct Police that his place Of business robbed yes
terday morning of two bags containing Frcuch German
Italian and United States gold and silver com, of the
value of $500 About Mr. Koch left his office IN
charge Of boy vino after his employers departure went
out t. sweep the sidewalk VIII lr thus engaged man
with carpcbac in his hand, resembling cOuniryman,
attracted the attention of tine boy with questions as u
the different hotels ana places Of amusement, conicd
crate slipped inlo the office ana took the bags
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
HOME NEWS
At UUDEuT-5. Nv
YESTERDAY AT HUDNuI'S' l"
BROADWAY
CO. Noon 70'. pm. ~ N 'n hsJ ''
Highest during the daY. 73-. loves, Oo''
Average 6i4 Same day, 1915, M
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Fifth Lrsnue Hotel. Congressman k9De 5Io O. e.
Hatcher Of Missouri Sir Charles stirling and COL s lion nu
~ lar Of coanl:t he IIoa r. McCleand OF Detroit Ion
g. si,r,uei r@y of y W.Brunswick the Rey; rornon
Syoiy Of winchester Cathedral England ana 1oi IIon
nert1, Of Hotel -. Lieut.
Dosheimer Albany, and Henry A. Ideg 81 Sg1 H.
y House Commander FTedelick tIi,
No,v 1IbspgylS Hotel Judge George Ss"V W =, n",
dtiphia aud the Hon benjamin siak ., on "a ven
I,,itI5hT1n JlgL ID. Cady Eaton OF rev ia @
~ V.c0ias Hoe Commander r. r. Lnl' - N"E mas
Indge McCuly of Halifax " = BrepOort IfJWe ,
&; Gary of cambridge Ma O. Holman House ra
Daniel r. Wood Of syracuse 81 jones hVs. man
erick Staring Hois Brunsiciek ExCon Eiess m
richard d. Hubbard Of Hartford. Astor House "e'
Dr. ]. o. A. Clark Of Savannah
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
THE PRINTERS STRIKE.

PROPOSED REDUCTION OF RATEs-rHE DIFFICULTIES
ADJUSTED WITH SEVERAL FIRMS.
REPRESENTATIVES of several book and job
printing firms met Hugh Dalton, President OF Typo
GRAPHICAL Union No g. and other officers OF the Union last
Friday NJ the Aston House 10 discuss the difficulties
which have existed between the journeymen printers
and the employers for months revised scale OF
prices was submitted the part Of tic printers when
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07

BALDWIN TIE CLoTHIEI refuses to susta,r
aid any way the highptced Coubinatous He ross
He declines To sell his uas ~
last fatty informed the imitators that be viii not a.
at retail prices furnish small Hrge dealers xh sa@p
suits by.
The salss IN this house theadquartera NewYos Law.
amounted Thousand four d0l.,.
sold at retail
This business Is done strictly In
Daldwin's Original pan-0ne price, q. D. u.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
IT ID W " =
500 500 ] 900

tine nosItions of tne lf.'.rn and Inc total scores 30
far are "A, follows: Epl.ti G}s; Iathorc, t''i Ntdt,
Gl5; Yale. GO4; Andersen, $685. Jewell 1SG ~ ash"H'u,
al RAYMOND. ISL; FdrNci 90; Gray, JtUi Bruce,
57J: sh. der, 571; Wcbbrr, j72; Fulton, 5aN; I'n-
berry SOS Ovcrb,ugh, BOO; Elmencorf JC3 X j. Gray,
56l : Judd 554 Blyuenourg, j43; Alien, Oh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07

RAPID TRiNslT.-The trip Of Jarrett and Pal
mer Francisco IS tho marvel Of the diyony cqualed
by the remarkable aud gratifying disposal Of kNoNs Sanmc
style 4 grnemcus ias 10 understand the mtyi4 ng ~
rapid transit KNuXS 2l2 BrOadway ~ The tlith
aud the marvellous exchange OF hats for
grreuDatks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07

WIsrAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY one of
the oldest Cough HeIDecs IN the world. 81 Cts and 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.

lL,RRIsoN.-Ihe old VIM. II. Macy property on
Norths. lately occupied by MI stephens. has pu
chased for Roman Catholic Founding Asylum The entire
neghbohood Is succession Of elegant pleasure
grounds the of which feel at the OF
having such an Institution IN Their vicinity.
PELnAM,LlE-fhe 9th Regiment, y. O. 6. " Y. 200
strong are InW ~ camp 40 Glen Drake. They Will
there until Monday Col j. J. Underhll is in command
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.
At n special meeting of the Brooklyn Aldermen
last evening the budget presented by Board of Estimate
by the Mayor:
Al n meeting yesterday of the medical advisers OF
ST. Johns Guild Floating Hospital Dr. Mark Bumenha
was elected President. Dr. W. H. T. Day Vice p eslcn and
Dr. VIM lhurmal Secretary.
An election was held yesterday at No 20l
Bowery by Typographical Union No for selecting delegates
TO the international Convention In Phadep ha
JuIi' Inc following ueketwa elected; Eugene OOurke
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07

DISEASED excretions Of the mouth. With
produce decay ed fetid breath ms saty
by the OF AILk or MAGNEsiA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07

Bye a baby buntin';
Blaine las gone Tor HuntOn
Aud bought a little donkey skin
To wrap poor Proctor KuOtt up in.
IN. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
Announcements

DIR. LYON's TOOTH TABLETS
Sweetep aud purify the breath.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
LONG ISLAND.

LoSG ISLAND CIY.-Ihe Supervisors met ycster-
day. Tho whom referred matter of
issuing bonds Of 100000 for the completion
house forwarded written opinion from Judge Armstrong
fully sustaining tho legality the bonds by
the Board aud directed that the Board the
bonds VIII DE SIS supervisors Courthouse bOnd-
srcs viii be issued IN sums Of $1,000 ,ach, and be dated
Juy l. 1876. The ment OF the interest will be
LualN ana the loan be maze for IL Tie report Of
Committee accepted aud ADOPTED by vote 10 e..
lac report Ol the Treasurer shows that the bonae uacbt
odncss oi Cucens County s6si,OO john hey, To-
Arrested at Hunters PJ MT yesterday caT5c
ire 20 The black smith shop Of John Wright. ave-
on
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-25
REPUBLICAN TREACHERY.
Tampering with Democratic Witnesses
I'm Louisiana.
NEW Orleans Picayune.l


Since the election the Democratic
committee has been jealous in its
efforts to collate testimony regarding
the character of all elections in the
parishes, apprehending that the time
worn and serviceable cry of intimida-
ton and violence would be used by the
candidates against them. The results
justified the antieipations.
Even many of the officers of the Adj
ministration have been honest enough
to come forward and testify to the
peaceable elections which they wit
messed, and colored men by the humid
reds bear testimony to the intimida-
ton practiced by their fellows toward
them for voting or threatening to vote
the Democratic ticket. Evidences are
now cropping forth, showing that i'm
proper influences are being used by
leading Republicans in this city with
willing and conscientious witnesses,
with view of restraining them from
making affidavits or undoing those al
ready made. This should be sufi
cient admonition to the Democratic
committee not to reveal the names OF
witnesses, that the Republicans may
not have an opportunity of tamperiDg
with and suborning them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-25
s. PAsCo, Chairman.
JAMES NJ. BAKER,
w. D. BLOXHAM,
GEO. P. RANEY,
II
Attest ROBERT GAMBLE, Sec'y

NEW ORLEANS, November21.-This
morning at 11:15 the doors were thrown
open to the press. About 20 persons
only were in the room, including mem
bers of the board, representatives of
the two committees, stenographers,
clerks, etc. Wells, Casanave and Ken
ner were already present. Anderson
arrived few minutes alter, at about
11:35, when the board was called to
order.
Gov. Wells was anxious to open the
door and admit the crowd outside.
This was done, and the Democratic
committee on elections was admitted
behind the bar, followed by fifteen per-
sons who happened to be in attendance,
not hoping for such concession.
Mr.. Zacharie then filed the protest
that he had given notice of on Monday,
on behalf of the Democratic candidates
for Congress.
The board conferred some five or
ten minutes. President Wells then
moved that the board now go into ex-
ecutive session. This was at once done,
and the hall was cleared.
The committee of Northern Repub-
licans to attend the session of the board
has been changed since Mondays
meeting, and now consists of Boards
ley, of illinois; Eugene Hale, of Maine;
Yanallen, of New York; Stoughton, of
New York; and Garfield, of Ohio.
The result of the labors of the Re-
turning Board thus far has proved two
things: First, thatin one district five
of the Republican Electors were not
voted for on one set of Republican
tickets, and, second, that the returns
of the vote in the possession of the
Democratic State Committee tally al
most to a unit with those counted by
the Returning Board.
This shows that their claim that the
State has gone Democratic on five
electors by over 5000 majority, and on
the other three by over 1900, is per-
feetly true and incontrovertible.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Nov. 22.-There
is great excitement here oyer the rash
and revolutionary action of the State
board, but not the slightest disposition
to violence. The Democrats conn.
IDENTIFY rely upon the impartlalIty OF
the Supreme Court, although composed
entirely of Republicans, and upon us
aDliliy 20 vindica.e. At Is our DUTY 70
enforce the law and secure JusIlce.I
Governor Hampton will ISSUE ~ au
dress to the people of South paloAnA
in accordance with the facts ana seq
ting forth the duty of fhe, party 70
nrosecnte their claims IN the courts,
= "4S j, B. GORDON,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-25
INTIMIDATION IN VERMONT.


ssDischarge Any Of Your SubOrdinates
Who Vote the Democratic Ticket
[RutIand (vt) special to the New York
World.J
The following letter was sent by the
superintendent of the Howe Sewing
Machine Company" from Rochester,
n. Y, to their agent at Rutland, Vt,
just before the late election. In Its
bias and intent it is disgrace to any
civilization, and deserves the right
eous indignation of all lovers of fair
play and justice
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Nov. 3, 1876
To the Rutland Office: We wish you
to discharge any of your subordinates
who vote the Democratic ticket. We
believe that the success of the Demo
cratic party will be the ruin of our
country and business, and will not
support any one VINO will not stand by
US in this. This is a struggle between
the intelligent portion of the commu-
nifty and the ignorant and roughs and
rowdies of the cities.
Mr.. Stockwell fully concurs with me
in the above.
(Signed) GEO. B. PETTIBoNE.
Write to all your agents to the above
effect and what we wish.
(Signed) GEO. B. PETTIBoNE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-25
GOVERNOR TILDEN,
The Democratic Leader---The Man of
Destiny.

Governor Tilden is the man of des-
tiny. When he was announced as a
candidate for the nomination for Gov
ernor every politician predicted that
he would never receive it. He got it
by two-thirds vote. Then they pre-
dicted his defeat. He was elected by
over $4,000 majority. Then they pre-
dicted that the delegation from his own
State would not support him for the
Presidency. That delegation was
unanimously instructed for him and
unanimously voted for him. A disas-
trous failure to receive the nomination
was the next prediction. He was
nominated OIL the second ballot by a
two-thirds vote Then his overwhelm-
ing defeat was The next prophecy. He
received a popular majority of 400
600, and 203 electoral votes, and it was
not until twenty-four hours after that
the Republicans recovered their bal
ance sufficiently to conceive the scheme
of fraud they are now maturing. But
not even fraud, backed by the whole
force of the Administration, can keep
him out of the Presidency. His ap-
ponents have invariably been brought
to naught, and they will be overthrown
again.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-25
Democratic Maiorities.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 19.-The total
vote of the State as made up from
duplicate poll-lists received from AZ
parishes, and ten parishes estimated
by registration this year and the vote
for governor, is as follows: For Gov
ernor-Nicholls. 81, 202; Packard, 76.-
liz total, 60,314 total vote in 1874
for treasurer, 147 ,705 increase this
year over the vote of 1874, 1909 (;
Nichols majority over Packard of
votes polled. 8.099. OF the Tilden
electors, five have majority over the
higest vote for the Republicans Of 8, :
249; the other two Tilden electors
have a majority of 7,036. The dis
crepancy in the majorities was caused
BY the omission of the names of five
Hayes electors from the Republican
tickets in several parishes.
New ORLEANS. November 22.-The
official count of eighteen parishes va
ries but a few votes from the returns
as heretofore reported by the Demo
cratic committee. To-day the returns
from the parish of Lafourch showed
that the Republican electors were
dropped, except in one precinct, max
ing Indifference Of 400 votes against
them. In another parish McEnery
Tilden eleetor, was behind the rest Of
the Tilden electors % votes.
RETURNS KEPT BACK.
There are still fifteen parishes from
which the official returns have not beer
received, and what is worst is that full.
ly half of these have been in this city
for week or more, in the possession
of the Radical supervisor appointed
by Kellogg. The Northern Demo
cratic Committee regard this as tn,
worst indication yet developed. Wher
these returns will come in, or hov
they will come in, no one can tell
Fortunately the Democrats have trip
licates from all but two, issued tn,
day after the election. Gov. Bigler i
still of opinion that it is not praotica
BILE for the Returning Board to give
majority for Hayes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-25
More Work for the Returning Board.


The Radicals appear to have lost a
few more votes on their electors in
Concordia parish. This arose in the
same manner as the loss in the 18th
senatorial district-from a split among
the Radicals and boilers ticket. The
two factions of Radicals in Concordia
are the Young gang. followers of the
well-knoWn colored senator, Dave
Young, and the jackson gang, follow
ers of the colored sheriff.
The Young crowd were apparently
the regular Radicals and the jackson
men the boilers These boilers got up
a ticket of their own, and, not knowing
much about making up tickets, placed
on it the names of only three Hayes
electors, the two electors at large,
Kellogg and Burch, and .. ID. Brew
ster, the elector for that Congressional
district, the Fifth.
This ticket was voted largely by the
jackson faction-575 Of such tickets
being cast in the parish. Fortunately
for the Radicals, the jackson boilers
we're not very strong, or the Radicals
would have suffered severely. Sum-
ming up the results of these errors,
the Radical electoral vote appears to
be as follows: Sheldon, Joseph, Lee
yisee. in deficit of over 1900 votes j;
Brewster behind about 200; Marks
behind about 700; Jefrion behind
about 600.
An attempt was made in Iberia par
ish, where number of these deficit
tickets were voted, to get over the
difficulty by counting them as SO many
Hayes tickets aud so many Tllden
tickets, without particularlzlng and
specifying the names of the electors.
The Radicals boast that in one or two
instances they succeeded In this trick,
but their success, after all really
amounted to very little. There still
remains against them 575 tickets IN
Concordia, 675 in West Baton Rouge,
1926 in Iberville and many others In
Iberia and St. Martin.
1t is said that the Democrats in Con-
cordia made a similar mistake, but
discovered their error and corrected
their tickets before twenty of them had
been cast.
The mistake worries the Radicals
good deal. After long study of the
law they have been unable to find any
escape from the difficulty, and are row
compelled to confess that the Return
ing Board. and the Returning Board
alone, can correct the evil. The mis-
take, however, will cost the Returning
Board the trouble of hunting up polls
in which 1000 more Democratic votes
can be thrown out. This work is
troublesome, and causes no little pro-
family at this time.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-25

They have had to order and
recorder those Cheap Black
Silks, Beautiful Black CASH
meres, and Gentlemen's Fine
Suits OF New Style Ready
made Clothing.
The man who wants a suit
of clothes, or an Over-cOat,
and does not call on COULTER,
makes a mistake.
The lady who wants a Seal
Brown or Navy Blue Water
proof or Cashmere Dress, and
does not call on COULTER,
also makes a mistake, if she
wishes to get a choice article
at low prices.
1t is currently reported and
very generally believed, in a
good many places, that COUL-
res stock of Mems and Boys
Boots, and Women's Shoes,
is the best and cheapest ever
brought to this section Of the
country.
Messrs. James LOckert,.
Maurice Stratton, u. Smith,
Genie Durrett, Percy Wis
dom and Frank Coulter are
kept busy selling bargains in
Jeans, Flannels, Blankets,
Cloths, Cassimeres, Shawls,
Mems Furnishing Goods,
Hats, Fine Shoes, Trunks,
Travelling Bags, and many
other things not to be mem
toned now. The
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-25
KING OF SHIRTS

Kept only by COULTER, is
the best made, best fitting,
and cheapest Shirt intrinsic
ally, ever offered by that
well-known house. 1t stands
unrivalled, and so does the
1925 completed Shirt, offered
by the same house.
Gentlemen in search OF
Underware, Neck Wear,
Socks, Handkerchief brother
Goods, should bear COUL-
TER'S in mind.
Notice of their splendid
stock of Carpetings and Oil
Cloths next week.
GAINESVILLE, Oct. %, '76-tf.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-25

H. V. REDFIELD is the Republican
correspondent in New Orleans of the
Republican Cincinnati Commercial.
His speciality among Radical cores
pondents is Eotable one-he doesn't
lie. This is what he says about the
parishes in Louisiana, which it is pro-
posed to count out:
Investigation convinces me that the
large Democratic gains in the five dis
puted parishes were not all by reason
of intimidation. / had conversation
with Captain Bascom, of the regular
army, stationed all the year In West
Feliciana, and in command there. He
says the election In that parish was as
free and fair as any ever witnessed.
He says if that parish can be thrown
out, any county in the United States
can. The Democrats carried it by 500
majority. By joining black clubs, by
argument and appeal. he says, the
whites won the blacks by kindness and
persuasion, and not by force. Captain
| Bascom is an Ohio man.
On this telegram the Commercial
remarks editorially as follows :
Republican confidence in the return
from Louisiana has not diminished,
but we do not want the State if there
is not fair show for it. That which
our correspondent Redfeld says of the
report made to him by an army officer,
Captain Bascom, Of Ohio, has tend
ency to shake confidence in the estab-
lishment of the case that would, under
the law, demand the throwing out of
the disputed parishes. The Repub-
lican party can far better afford to lose
the election than to carry it in that
way; and the Democratic party de-
feated by swindle would, if it did not
precipitate violence, receive aquit claim
deed for the country, the property de-
liverable at the end of four years.
Oh, brother of the Commercial this
will never do. You will soon be turned
out of the Radical church if you take
to telling the truth in this ungodly
way. You had better recall Redfeld
and send your most accomplished liar
in his place.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-25

In connection with Grants current
military preparations, we again call at
tention to the following announcement
of the Boston Traveller, Administra-
ton organ:
1T does not take great stretch of
the ina gination to see that circum-
stances might arise in which the lar
ger part of the Northern Democrats,
in the interest of peace, would gladly
consent to Gen. Grants holding the
reins of power until another election
conld he mel, ,a The refusal of the
Democratic House to witness the
counting eff the electoral votes would
give rise to grave questions, whether
the executive officer can lapse, whether
there is any way to have another cleo
ton, and whether any other officer can
succeed to the presidency which is left
vacant by the absolute failure to elect, "