, 1876-11-29

5CtNIHa h|EnCN ny Tue IlcFk 1Hfl uusllCc anu
properly Infested. which cave
pEMocNAr1C atAioKlTr or NlHETr-FlvK.
1t appears that two returns, ono signed as
above aud another signed by tic Jutgo aud
Sheriff md Justfcc, were sent up. With tho
first return admitted tho Tlldcn Elccto7s l,avc
lii majority. With both returns, held subject
to future tloctslon, the Democrats hare two
Electors by s majority, one by 3 majority, and
tho Republicans hnvc ono Eiector by l majority.
vENr CI.osH.
6petidi Dtpasca to Ias Tribune.
CINCINNATI, o., Nor. 2s.-0oy. Noycs telc-
graphs that returns have been opened from all
counties In Florida, and the face Of tho returns
gives tho Hayes Electors 10 majority. Every
county In the State Is contested By ono party or
the other.
OTHER plspArcHEs.
New YonK, Nov. 28.-A Tallahassee dispatch,
kays: " Gov. etcarns c1aitns that the fnec-re.
turns will show ~ majority for Hayes. This
estimate Includes tle al8 Alachua votcs, which,
II seems to be agreed, will not be counted, and
II votes Of tho acknowledged oycrcount in Jcf-
ferson County, which will certainty not be
counted. Admitting these 231 votes, the Dem
ocrass still claim 1871 majority for T'ildcn.
There is not II difference Of 10 vutes between
any Elcctors.'t
4 dispatch ia the New York Tsn,ss, on tho
8th, from Tallahassee, says:
Il will not probably 10 necessary for the Board 10
exercise any Of sts judicial functtona on the re.
turns for tic Electors, the returns will nndoub.
edly giro 1aycs majority, though perllapG asmall
one, on their face. As 10 the Governor. the Re-
pHbcaHa hero havc amrleproof that s, 900 fraud.
ulcnt votes were cast byDemoerats, independent
Of falac counting and intimidation. Orders have
been sent from the Democratic Committee, and arc
strictly carried out, to prevent any one from in
vcstgatng tho Of the election OF getting at
the frauds In tho strong Democratic counties. No
Republican, unless armed With Democratic pass.
port. can tenyel Manatct, Sumter, Potts. aud scv-
craI other southern countes, except ut the risk Of
his 1ifc.
CocKR,
DtspdtchtA to ttnc.nnait Commercial,
TALLAHAssEE, Fla, Nov. o1.-Thc Board Of
Canvassers met ut noon to-day. Before tho Or
gaulzation Of the Board, McLln, Secretary Of
State, handed Cocke, Attorney General, tic
protest Of G. II. pcarce, In behalf OF himself
aud the other Republican Presidential Electors,
against the propriety Of Cocke'a serving as 4
member Of tho Board. The protest charges
that Cooke wrote and CAUSED to be telcgrapllcd
over the country, and printed In the public
prints, q dispatgll Of the following tcnor:
TALLAHASSEE. Fla, Nor. 1.-the retutns of
tic county managers ot election are moi yet In.
Tho Hoard Of State csuyasscrs, of which I, "a At.
torncy. General, am one, doce not meet until th!r.
ty.ayc days a!tcr the election. but you may rest
assured that Tiden has carried the Statu and prow
ID elected. I do not think the Radicals can cheat
'Hs DsA'e.'"'' wv " ''' St%so. nv .
~. h"cnIn LOCKE
teu'eo cA''a a''ca'1on u oee' u TAG law,
Hahlhe provision 4os contingency u inc
nature referred to by authorizing any two
fucu,ftrra f, an1nrf nrn}hrr NJ
ernor's Cabinet.
Cooke read tho protest, and stated that he
acpt Il f]isnatch tn n rcpfIcman in Bettimnrc
In rcn,v IN nrn IN him md +ho ttnr ,,us,1 a..
.,,,,;.s.t.,, 1f.a,, .o.s,.s. A.. -.
r.. .a1s... C.a,.s 1890, Wv ~ -
ute teet,aa.'' eoe"o 'cloa'Aeu' ala noFo
'uv5 "o't.
Df* Co"Glll remarked TINT, though he be-
lieVcd there vas power to call in another in
place OF Cooke, get, as the Inter did not sny
that he was biased, l!c assumed TINT lie cousid-
cred himself ou8lfflcd to act IA member of tl,e
Boart1 mil thinning n ,ri,d;cIouu IA co,t IN an.
o,hcr L., fovn,od Co,,,c,. not,n1 .rft, ,.,,,,,
v;ov Mcr T., co,,o,,rro1 "at ~, pnss,,
-NcI,tn rbo,rrnnn and ~ r. Antborn . c,-,,,
in thc STATE. .rIo,,sc. eccrct,rv
coc,<e nskc,l tl,at nr,y... c,cr,.. n h. n,t,
nv himself. he adn,ttca to ii by his sidc Esminr
onc ecott
McI,tu mil cowp,,l fovo,ea MI as.,s,,nt c1er,<
whcn II became necca.otv Int onnose,1 tho
nnno;ntmcnt of INV nriyote r,cr1t IN nrt1,c h,.;.
nrss '' F'~ f>''0''~
The fo,,owfnc rcso,u,,on. uerc adon,ca.
rs,. n..., H.. ...,... - .,..I",.
,,h..s.a ~ .xa.ss .,ts.,nntst" as ai.,. 4a
nat5onnl .rcnu,stinn from o,he, stot., -xon. ~
md others at Tho request Of tho Democratic
National f,or,,tttno -,rt,, ,s..r IN nt.,-.n ~.