The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-12-14
OREGON.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 6. The Daily Stock
Exchange extra this morning prints the fol-
lowing from Portland: "iov. Grover to-day
issued certificates to two Hayes electors and
one Tlden elector, Cr0nin. The two Hayes
electors declined to meet with Cronin, where.
upon the latter, who held all three certifi-
Gates, appointed two Republicans to act in
their places. The two whom he appointed
met with him, received their certificates, and
then all voted for President, two for Hayes,
and Cronin for Tilden."
The Bulletin has the following special from
Portland; "A dispatch from Salem says the
Secretary of State has given Cronin, the DEM
ocratic elector having the highest number OF
votes, a certificate. The two republican
bled and supplied the vacancy. The republic
cans voted for Hayes. Cronin appointed two
democrats to act with him and cast the vote
Of tile state, one fer Tilden and two for
Hayes" The Posts special from Salem
says: AT + noon the Secretary Of STATE
candidate for elector, contesting the seat 0
appointment as elector. The six electoral
candidates then assembled in the committee
room of the senate chamber. After half an
hour one of the republican electors, w. H.
Odell, came out and went to the Office of the
secretary Of state to demand certified copy
Of the certificate, for it seems the certificate
included the name Of E. A: Cronin. demo:
crat, and W. H. Odell and J. C. Cartwright
republicans, and as the latter demanded to sec
and hold the certificate, and Cronin refused te
let them have it, nothing could be done
About this time Cronin left the room where
the electors were assembled, and took stroll
around town. The story further goes that
- Al. l1n
refused to act with Cronin, wl1ereupon Cronir
| and H. Parker to fill the places of the electors
and vote being taken, Cronin voted for Til
den and Hendricks and the two others fol
Hayes and Wheeler. Cartwright and Odel
first accepted the resignation Of Elector Watts
then elected him to fill the vacancy, and cas-
the vote Of the State for Hayes and Wheeler
| Great excitement prevails. The Republican,
are indignant at the Governors action''
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. --latest advices from
Salem, Oregon, say that all the Republica,
| and Democratic electors assembled in a room
of the Senate chamber The Secretary o
State passed an envelope through the door t
Mr.. Cronin, who read It as the certificate o
the; vote given to Messrs. Odell: Cartwright
and himself: He then put it in his pocket
refusing to show it to the Republicans. Odell
Cartwright and Cronin seated themselves at
table, organized by electing Odell chairman
Watts offered to leave the room. but as TIL
other Democrats. Kleppell and Laswell, re
fused to leave, lie remained al the request 0
the other Republicans. Watts theu tendere,
Cartwright severally demanded their certifi
Gates Of Cronin, who repeatedly refused t
surrender them. After some time, Croni1
asked if they refused to act with him. Odel
and Cartwright said "No'' very enphatically
but demanded their authority to act should +
shown. Cronin then left the table, the Re
publican electors having made no objection
Cooperate with him, and after calling il
Miller and Parker, organized his Electora
wick claims to have simply acted under til
Governors orders. The latter was burnt il
| efigy at Jefferson last night.
the DEMOCRATIC VERSION.
The following statement by the Democrat
candidates for Presidential electors haa bee
People Of Oregon "Inasmuch as grossi
false statements purporting to relate to wha
occurred at the holding Of the electoral col
lege to-day are being industriously circulate'
by members of the Republican party, we, tn
undersigned, submit the following as faithful
details Of the proceedings in question in sal,
electoral college, held in Salem on the sixt1
day Of December, 1876, at the hour of twelve
There were present in the room designated a
the one in which the electoral vote should
cast the following persons: J. c. Cartwright
w. H. O'Delt, NV. Watts, Henry KlepFe,
W. H. Lasswell and Ed. Cronin. At s.i
hour the door of the room in which the cleo
toral vote was to be cast was opened and tn
Secretary of State handed to Mr.. Cronin.
AN ENVELOPE
| containing the certificates In triplicate OF tn
| election as elector OF E. A. Cronin, ]. C.. Cart
wright and w. H. O'Dell. After handing tn
certificates to Mr. Cronin, the secretary re
tired from the room. Immediately atterward
Mr.. Cartwright opened the door and admitte
one Mr.. Mimic, police officer OF the city {
Mimic upon entering closed the door, locke
it, and took the key, whereupon Cronin re
quested him to leave the room. Cartwright
and O'Dell insisted at first upon Minte's Re
naming, but finally upon request oil Cart
right, Mimic retired, leaving the key in tn
door. ODell then locked the door and too
the key, but upon request Of the Democrat
replaced the key in the door. Cronin then read
IN TIE PRESENCE AND HEAR 10.
Of all those in the room, one Of the certificate
] showing the election of himself. O'Dell nm