The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-14

SALEM, December 9,-The following
statement by the Democratic candidates
for the Presidential electors has been pub
lished in last nights daily Mercury and
Leader:
TRUE STATEMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF OREGON;
Inasmuch as grossly false statements
purporting to relate what occurred at the
holding of the Electoral College to-day,
are being circulated by members of the
Republican party, all the undersigned
submit the following as a faithful detail
of proceedings on the question in said
| College held at Salem on the 9th of Dec
ember, at the hour of IL. There were
present in the room designated as the one
| in which the electoral vote shall be cast,
| the following named persons: j. q. Cart.
wright, w, Fl. Odell, ]. w. Watts, H. Y.
Klipper, w. B. Caswell and E A. Cronin.
Also, at the said hour the door of the
room in which said electoral vote was
cast was opened and the Secretary of
State handed to Mr. Cronin an envelope
containing certificates in tripicate of the
election as electors of Z. A. Cronin, j. G.
Cartwright and w. H. 0dell After hand
ing the certificates to Mr.. Cronin, the
Secretary retired from the room. I'm
mediately afterwards, Mr.. Cartwright
opened the door and admitted one Mr.
Mimic, police officer of the city of Salem
and Deputy United States Marshal.
Mimic, upon entering. closed the door,
locked II and took the key, whereupon
Cronin requested him to leave the room.
Cartwright and 0dell insisted at first
upon Mirto's remaining, but finally
Mimic retired leaving the key in the
door. 0dell then locked the door and
took the key, but on the request of the
Democrats replaced the key in the door,
Cronin then read, in the presence and
hearing of all those in the room, one of
the certificates showing the election of
himself and Odell and Cartwright. After
the reading, Cronin inquired ofOdell and
Cartwright if they were ready to vote
with him and proceed with other bust
ness as electors. They answered by de-
manding The certificates in Cronin's pos
session, Cartwright acting as principal
spokesman,
Mr.. Cronin, in reply, proposed to pro-
Ceed with the vote for President and Vice
President, saying in effect that certif
Gates would be produced and attached to
the certificate showing the result Cart.
wright and 0dell refused to proceed and
requested Klipper and Caswell to retire,
which they declined to do,
Mr.. Cartwright arose, and addressing
Cronin said: If you want it now you
might as we'll have it now.
Cronin said, sit down. We are not
here to have row, but to vote for Presi-
dent, and again requested Cartwright and
0dell to proceed with the election
Mr.. Cartwright then moved that 0dell
act as Chairman and upon the vote of him
self and 0dell declared the motion car
ried and 0dell then appointed Cartwright
Secretary.
DR.. Watts then read paper purporting
to be his resignation as eleCtor.
Cartwright moved the acceptance of |
the presented resignation. 1t was dec
Jared carried and Immediately thereafter
by the vote of the two, Watts was dec
Jared elected to fill the vacancy.
These proceedings were interrupted |
throughout by dialogue which had the
character of ar alteration between Cro- |
min on one side and Cartwright and Odell |
on the other, Mr.. Cronin insisting that
the latter should act with him and pro-
ceed with the business ofthe College, and
they refusing to do so after the pretended
appointment of Watts. Cronin arose, and
Cartwright and 0dell, said, in
effect, if not in these precise words:
do you refuse to act with mt
in proceeding with the business of the
Ele toral College? One or both ofthem
replied, signifying unqualified refusal.
Mr.. Cronin then said this refusal to
act created vacancies in the Electoral
College, and that he appointed ]. N. X.
Miller, of Jackson county, to fill one If
said vacancies. Mr., Miller having been
introduced into the room and informed
If what had taken place, asked Cartwright
md 0dell ifthey had refused to act with
Jronin, Cartwright answered they had
10 refused. Miller then signified his in.
ention to accept the appointment. The
wo then appointed John Parker as Sec
etaly, and votes were taken by ballot
Or President and Vice President, and
usiness formally proceeded with to the
nd. Pending these proceedings, Cart
right, Watts and Odell were engaged in
gning papers.
(Signed) W. B. CAswEIL,
H. Y. KMPPELL,
E. A. CRoNIN. =