The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-14
FOR rILpEN AND HENDRICKS.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
hceting Of the state Canvassers-Raisinga n
Point OF fJurisdiction.

COLUMBIA, Nov. 13-The Board Of State
Csnvassers met to-day at 10 o'clock, Messrs.
Hayne, Stone. Purvls, Dunn, and Cardoza being
present. The following resolution was unanl-
mously adopted;
That the board hear oral argument on ne point 4. to
ths ss,ypns v ,or leetoIs ana tst ar
Bument De limieo to halt an hour on each side.
Gen. James Connor, on behalf Of the Demo
cratic candidates. submitted the following pa
per In regard to the Jurisdiction of the board;
nsif OF the ctizens OF the State whom repre-
sem. and the pemocrac c.ndldates OF ne state We
,Sonlins the BosrI Of State csnvssse TO hear and de-
teraine Al. cases under protect or eSntss, anst may
aud vitePresident, members Of Congress, and ali
sae are S osoa my se psrssrapa %
ne Coma s,Sn spd sersIore va M snd N Ses a. 9i
yassors now ass nned shall not hear or Gecide any
ia ,riay in ascertanne from the returns ana STATE
henrsoms Sbo '. receIysd The greaiesi number of
votes Tor the ofhces Tor when they ~ere respeetvey
candidates and declare the same and certify IL ~ the
Secretary Of State.
The board went into secret session TO consider
The point raised. After some deliberation, the
doors were opened and Secretary OF State
Hayne President Of the board. announced that
as the point OF jurisdiction was a new one. the
board would like to hear the constituuonality
OF the question argued, One o'clock was nxed
ns the time for hearing the argument. The FOL
lowing resolution was adopted:
Rsoirsd That the Board Of state Csnvaser viii pro.
and Vice Pre.ident, beginoing on the 10Th day of
koyemoer unles. returns from All counties have been
ieturs from day TO day uns the last DAY of their See
LOn. n It be necessary o do 20.
This afternoon Leroy Y. Younans, in behalf
OF the Democrats, argued tnat the board h ID
no power under the Constitution TO alter the
result Of the election as snnounced by the
county canvassers, and that the site Board h ad
no power u change returns, but could merely
ooncIusion Of the argument, the board I'D
journed until tomorrow morning, when X. u.
Elliott (coored) viii address the board on be-
half OF the Republicans. He will insist that th 0
board has ministeri.l and Judicial functions,
and that Il has the right 10 canvass and throw
cut votes in any county where there has been
either fraud OF Intimidation.
Up to this evening returns had been received
at the once Of Secretary Of State from only
eighteen counties. leaving four. cen counties to
be heard from. 1t will take a least week be-
fore the oficia count Is announced Both par.
Hes claim the State. and he wv frauds are charged
on botn sides. feueral troops have Ueen con-
So saf Cartier
the supreme Court OF this District ~ gone TO
Columbia 5. C., et the request OF the President,
to be present at the canvass OF the vote Of South
Carolina.
Columbus Alexander. a prominent Democrat
OF this city. has been invited by Chief Justice
Carter Of the Supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia, 70 accompany hin TO South Carolina
10 witness the counting Of the votes of that
State, and they started southward together by
the midnish. train.
CuARLEsroN, Nov. l3.-Denocrats to-day a ed
f,protest az INST the election In Chpreston
county. They allege that Inc whole OF the coun-
" was controlled DY intimld alton and terror IN,
and that no opportunity was given the qualified
voters also, that large nun bers who desired to
vote tho Den ocrdtc ticket were prevented from
doing so; also, that the legal number of polling
places we're not opened.
In I'll the eight wards OF Charleston TIlden
runs behind Hampton Ouly ~ yotes, ana behind
Hayes " votes.
CHARr EsToS Nov. ls 1870
orcia returns give Il lmpton majority o 800 and
Tllden 1000. X. NJ. Wallace. the United State Mar.
thil for this district Republican, sd ults the Demo
eratlc success ". NJ Ladder
COLUABIA, Nov. l3-Iteturns received "a. day
Official aud semi-uni I !, from II the counties,
confirm previous estim mites Hamilton and e
State ticket are elected, lilden runs behind
Hampton but the Hayes vote Is not Dr' purti, ~
aLely increased. he Democrats claim the cleo
toral vote. he Board Of State {. nyassers Is
making efforts to reverse this n,sj rity oy throw
ing out several Dsmocr tic counties, on me
ground that tuey ought Of rlgnl 10 tie RepubIi-
Can. In this way they clsim the Stdte for Cham
DoTain aud Hayes, ihs Democrats b We insti-
tuted legal proceedings TO compel the board 10
declare the election certified TO by the county
boarus. The board viii return answer to-mOr-
row. All Is quiet, but the people are 0eterniued
not to he counted out.
CHARLESTON. Nov. 13.- The State Board OF
Cahydssers decline TO furnish any information
TO night concerning the election. Ihev say
that not more than twO-tnirds of the counties
have been heard from Officially.
1hs Democrats have their figures from one
representative on each board OF county man
ayers Tney have no doubt Of the election Of
the Democratic state tlckrt, ana liden's cleo
tion ID claimed bS a smaller majority.