Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-11-18

GEN HAMPTON CERTAIN OF MS ELECTION.
A dispatch from Columbia. S. c., to the
New York Ford, dated Nov. 10, says;
Gen. Hampton told me to-day that be had
received a report from the managers of elec
ton in every precinct in the State, and
was certain of his election by 1900 ma
iority. He was equally certain that but for
VIII leslle frauds of the republicans be would
have had at least 10000. He says that he
can and intends to prove many instances Of
repeating, illegal conduct Of managers and
balot-box slufliug lie knows but little con-
corning the Presidential result, but does not
concele the State to Hayes"
Cen Hampton also charges the republicans
with heavy frauds.
THE WEAK POINTS ~ THE REPUB-scAN CASE.
The Cincinnati Commercial lrep.,l thinks
the poiut Of weakness in the republican case
10 Louisiana lies in the fact that if 81 lraudn-
lent democratic majorities" are thrown out
where the strongest republican parishes have
been "terrorized," the real republican MAORI
ties are gone aud cannot be recovered. The
Commercial suppoSes case as follows:
Suppose the returning board obtain the le-
gal proof Of fraul and intimidation in East and
West Felicaua, Morehouse, 0uachita aud East
Baton Rouge-they rid the State Of fraudulent
democratic majority Of four thousand; but the
real republican majority of five thousand
is lost as completely as the real republican
mailrity in Mississippi And when we COM
mence with New Orleans, very largely demo-
tho of tho terror
lied districts of the State; which are the strong
republican districts, we are not entirely clear as
to where the republican majority is to come
from. Our republican friends will excuse US
if we are not sanguiae. IL Is OF the hrst I'M
p9rtance 10 be candid"
THE PROSPECT IL FLORIDA.
Tue following dispatch was received in Bal
timore:
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Nov. II, 1S76.-T0
II Clay DQHqm. The returns of the county
canvassng boards are not yet in. The State
canvasSers, Of which |, as attorney general,
am on >, does not meet for thrty-fve days after
the election, bnt you may rest assured that
Tilacn has carried this State, aud 50 has Drew
for Governor. WIN. ARCHER Cooke"
HAMPTON \ BLEN lON NONtLbEbs
COLUMBIA. S. c., Nov 17.-Notting has
transpred since the action of the Supreme
Court this morning Everything is quiet
Republicans couceje Hampton's election. The
action of the board of canvasserS renders 1t
impossible to get figure returns.
An error in the returns from Pickens county,
S. c., reduces the majority Of the democratic
State ticket, according to the Charleston NeicS
anil Courier count, to ] 1888.
Mr.. Drew. the democratic candidate for Gov
eruor of Florida, telegraphed to the democratic
national committee at New York, at O'Clock
on Tuesday night that nearly complete re-
turns give TGIden / ,lSS majority in Florida.
EUDDLE IL CALIFORNIA.
\ dispatch from Washington to the Phila-
delphia Press states that Mr.. irwin, the demo-
cratic Governor of California, teegraphed 10
that city on Tuesday that he cannot certify to
election returns of bis State, alleging As his
reason that frauds were committed in the Gus
tom-house district.
THE REPUBLICANS IN NEED OF VOTES.
The Times correspondent also says: " An
AMY officer informs me that United States
Marshal Ptkin admitted to-day that the BAL
lots as cast give Iiden n good round majority
Another republican official says that they can
reduce the democratic majority TO 1900 by
throwing out five parishes, but that the devil
Of it is to get rid of that 800 on any plausi-
ble pretext Gen. Augur says that the cleo
ton in New Orleans was as quiet as vas ever
seen in New England village He seems TO
have heard little of the intimidation by vio-
lcuco Of which Gov Kellogg complains"
THE SITUATION ~ FLORIDA.
\ dispatch from Tallahassee, Florida, to the
Now York Hcrdid, dated Tuesday night, says :
"The official returns Of nine counties came
/ in to-day, aud Justify, with hardly change,
the unofficial returns made days ago. The es-
Inmates were badly at fault in only two conn
ties, in both Of which the democrats gained
largely. Orange and Volusia were estimated
by the republicans to give, respectively, $50
and 125 democratic majority The democrats
/ expected $50 and 200, and the official returns
gives 743 and SIG. 1t is now considered 10
| be settled that the flll official returns
of the county canvasSiug boards will give the
State TO Drew bv more than 900 and to Tildeu
| by more than 700 majority.
The Governor Of Oregon, Mr. Grover, is a
/ democrat, aud upon him will devove the duty
! Of issuing commissions to the presidential cleo
tors in that State. Should he ignore the can
dida;y of Mr. Watts, the postmaster, because
Of his ineligihlity, he will, it is presumed, Is
/ sue the commission to the person receiving the
next highest number ofvotes, who is, Of course,
/ "a democrat