The New York herald., 1876-12-08

appointed Respectfully submitted
WILLIAM ARCHER COOKE,
Attorney General State OF Florida aud exc0ctc Mem
ber OF the State canvassing Board Of tho state Of
Florida.
PETITION or DEMOCRATIC xLxcroRs.
TBK STATE OF FLORIDA .
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. O. 1876.
To THE HONORABLE SESArK AousE or REPRE-
sESrArIvEs or TnE UNITED STArTs or AMERicA:--
Your petitioners, Wilkinson Call, James Ernest
Younge, Robert h Hilton Robert Bullock, respect
fully show your honorable body that they have
been elected by the lawful o the State Florida
at a general election held the 1th day OF Novem-
ber last TO be electors OF the State OF Florida
10 vote Tor President and Vice President
OF the United States for four years from the 4th day
OF March next that your petitioners received a ma
Jory OF the lawful votes at said election in the
State OF Florida for the said Offices OF electors that
your petitioners further show that two OF the three
officers constituting the Board OF state Canvassers OF
the State OF Fiorida-lo vii, O. A. Cowgirl
Comptroller OF Public Accounts OF the State OF Florida
and samuel McLin, Secretary oi state OF said state
of Florida without tho concurrence and against tho
protest OF the Hon. William Archer Cooke, Attorney
General OF the State OF Florida, and, such mamncr
OF said Board of state Canvasscrs, contrary TO aud
without authority OF law traudulenty ana in defiance
Of the statutes OF said State, canvassed votes OF Tho
several OF said State OF Florida the 9th
day OF December falsely and irauduently declared
that your petitioners had not received majority of
the lawful votes cast at said election aud that the
Governor Of said State OF Florida irauducntly deliv
cred certificate OF election TO \. c. Humphres and
Charles II. pearac and Thomas W Long ard William
H. Haldcn, declaring Them and each OF them TO be the
Presidential electors Of said State Your petitioners
further show unto your honorable body that on the
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tho Attorney General OF the state OF Florida. who
a member OF the Board OF Canvosscrs OF said State,
stating at the OF returns OF said election said
returns showed the whole number OF votes cast at said
election and by said returns made by the boards Of
precinct and county canyassers on hc in the Office o
the Secretary OF State, your petitioners were duly
elected the Office OF electors Of the State of
Florida for President aud Vice President Of the
United States: that in pursuance Of the laws OF The
State of FLORIDA and Of the unict States your petit
toncrs met at Tallahassee. The capital of said Stale Of
Florida the 9th day OF December, at Twelve O'Clock
NJ, and their votes for Samuel J. Tilccn, of New
York. Tor President. and for Thomas A. Hendricks,
OF Indiana, Tor Vice President OF tho united States
for tour years from the 4h day of March noxt and In
pursuance OF law did offer to HE Secretary OF State oi
Florida duplicate original return of said vote for fl
ing his Office and did also forward by messenger 10
the President OF the Senate OF the United States du
plicato original OF said vote, and did tile in
tho Office OF the District Judge OF the United States Tor
the Northern district OF Florida duplicate oil tho
same return
Your petitioners ask of your honorable body that
objections be made 10 the count OF any other electoral
OF The State OF Florida except that cast by your
petitioners, us hereinbeforc referred 10.
WILLIAM CALL.
JAMES ERNEST YOUNGE,
ROBERT b. HILTON,
ROBERT BULLOCK