The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-07
TELEGRAPH
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE LEADEH.
NIGHT REPORT.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
Missouri.

lOSl Was ltpltStultu ny all dlltTudlt,
and Conway, Republican elector, Of
fered his certificate, which was tabled.
South Carolina.
Columbia, Dec. 6.-The electoral col
lege met at noon and cast seven votes
for r. Il. Hayes for President and seven
votes for W. A. Wheeler for Vice
President. G. G. Bowen was chosen
president of the college.
The Tilden electoral candidates are
now in session.
Louisiana.
Louisiana, Dec. c. The electors
voted solid for Hayes and Wheeler to-
day.
Democrats bearing certificates from
McEnery, voted for Tilden and Hen
bricks. Nichols proclaimed himself
duly elected, and issued an address to
the people of Louisiana, counselling
peace, complimenting them on their
forbearance, and expressing confidence
in the final yindication of truth and
justice.
Vermont.
Montpelier, Dec. 6.-Aldrich, the
Democratic contesting elector, appear
ed this morning with counsel, before
the electoral college. His counsel in
formed the college that Aldrich wished
to take part in its deliberations, and to
protest against Henry n. Sollace TAX
ing part. Roswell and Farnham OBJ
jected to hearing outside parties, and
the college proceeded to ballot. AL
drich offered his vote for Tilden and
Hendricks, but it was refused. Five
votes We're declared for Hayes and
Wheeler. Aldrich called the special at
tention of the chairman to the fact that
he offered his vote. George Nichols
was appointed messenger to carry the
vote to the president of the Senate. The
college refused to hear anything from
the counsel for Aldrich, and adjourned.
Aldrich submitted protest to the
electors of Vermont against the action
of the board in permitting Sollace to
vote and excluding him from the same.
Aldrich asked Nichols to carry his vote
to Washington, and was refused. He
then appointed himself messenger, and
signed his own certificate of the votes,
which was in the common form. and
gave Nichols notice that he should go
to Washington at the same time he did
and present his votes.
Oregon Complications.
Salem, Dec. 6.-At noon to-day the
secretary of state delivered to L. A.
Cronin, the Democratic candidate for
elector, contesting the seat of J. w.
Watts, postmaster, the certificate of
appointment of electors, which is evil
dence that Governor Grover has ousted
Watts. The six electoral candidates
then assembled in committee room of
the senate chamber. After half an
hour one of the Republican electors, w.
II. Odell, came out and went to the
office of the secretary of state to de-
mand a certified copy of the certificate.
for it seems that the certificate included
the names of L. A. Cronin, Democrat,
and w. ii. Odell and J. G. Cartwright,
Republicans. The latter two demanded
to see and hold the certificate, and Gro
min refused to let them have it. Nothing
could be done. About this time Cronin
left the room in which the electors
were assembled and took n stroll around
town.
LATER-When the electors met,
Odell and Cartwright refused to act
with Cronin, whereupon Cronin de-
clared vacancies and elected j. N. L.
Miller and ii. Parker to fill the places
of electors, and vote being taken,
Cronin voted for Tilden and Hendricks,
and the two others for Hayes and
| Wheeler.
Cartwright and Odell first accepted
the resignation of Elector Watts and
then elected him to fill the vacancy,
and cast the vote of the state for Hayes
and Wheeler.
There is great excitement, the Re-
publicans being very indignant at the
governors action.
Kansas
Topeka, Dec. 6.-The electoral col
lege voted for Hayes and Wheeler.
Nac York.
Albany. Dec. 6.-The electoral college
voted for Tilden and Hendricks.
Arkansas.
/ Little Rock, Dec. 6.-The electors
voted for Tilden and Hendricks.
Connecticut.
| Hartford, Dec. 6.-The electoral col
lege voted for Tilden and Hendricks.
| Indiana.
Indianapolis, Dec. 6.-The state
electors voted for Tilden and Hen
bricks.
Ne,c Hampshire.
Concord, Dec. G.-The electoral col
lege cast its vote for Hayes and
| Wheeler.
Minnesota.
Minnesota, Dec. 6.-The five Mime.
sofa electors voted solid for Hayes and
Wheeler.
Maine.
| Augusta, Dec. 6.-The Maine elec.
toral college voted for Hayes and
Wheeler.
/ Wisconsin.
Madison, Dec. 6.-The electoral col
lege to-day cast 10 votes for Hayes ant
Wheeler.
Maryland.
| Annapolis. Dec. 6.-The vote Of th'
electoral college was for Tilden ant
Hendricks.
I. Illinois.
Springfield, Dec. 6.--Illinois electora
college cast her 81 votes to-day TO
Hayes and Wheeler
L Massachusetts.
Boston, Dec.6.-The ectoralcolleg
of this State cast q unanimous vote 10
I = 4.