The daily gazette., 1876-12-11
What Mr.. Cronin says.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE y. HERALD
PORTIAND Orppon Dee q 1916

by TELEGRAPH TO THE N. v HERALD
PORTLAND, Oregon Dec. ., 1876.
To the Editor of the Hcrald:-
did not refuse to act with Cartwright
and Odell, but, on the contrary, they re-
fused to act awithYme. My authority is
found in the general law of Oregon.
STATEMENT IN FULL FROM THE DEMO
CRATIC ELECTORS.
SAN Francisco, December GA press
despatch from Salem, Or, says that the
following statement by the Democratic
candidates for Presidential electors has
been published in last evenings D0ilp
Mercury, headed "True Statement to the
People of Oregon" .tl
Inasmuch rs grossly false statements
purporting to relate what occurred at
the holding of the Electoral College to-
day are being industriously circulated by
members of the Republican party, we
the undersigned subsnit the Following as
a faithful detail of the proceedings in
question in the said Electoral College
held in Salem on the sixth dayof Decein-
Der, 1876. At the hour of IL there were
present in the room designated as the one
in which the electoral vote should be
wright, j. III. Odell, j. w. Watts, Henry
Khppel, w. b. Laswelland E. A. Cronin
At the said hour the door of the room in
which the SAID electoral vote was to be
cast was opened, and the Secretary of
State handed to Mr.. Cronin an envelope
containing the certificates in triplicate of
the election as electors of f. A. Cropin,
j. G: Cartwright and W. II. Odell. After
handing the certificates to Mr.. Cronin
the Secretary retired from the ROOM I'M
medate1y afterwards Mr. Cartwright
opened the door, and admitted one MI.
Minte, a police officer of the city of
: Salem, and Deputy United States Mar
shal. Minte, upon entering, closed the
door, locked it, and took out the key,
whereupon Cronin requested him to
leave. the room. Cartwright and Odell
insisted at first upon Minte's remaining,
but finally, upon the request of Cart
wright; Minte retired, leaving the key in
the door Odell then looked the door and
: took the key, but on the request of a
Democrat replaced the key in the door
Cronin then read, in the presence and
hearing of all in the room, one of the GER
, 1 tificates, showing the election of himself,
Odell and Cartwright After the read
ing, Cronin inquired of Odell and Cart
wright If they were ready to vote with
him and proceed with their business as
electors. They answered by demanding
the certificates in Cronin's possession,
Cartwright acting as principal spokcs-
! man. Cronin in reply proposed to pro-
ceed with the vote for President and
Vice-President, stating in effect that the
! certificates would be produced and at
! tached to the certificate showing the re-
! suit Cartwright and Odell refused to pro-
I ceed, and requested Klippel and Laswell
i to retire, which they declined to do. Cart
; wright then arose, and, addressing Cron-
in, said, eff you want row you might
7 as well have it now as at any other
time" and Cronin replied, "Sit down
!, We are not here to have a row, but ia
u vote for President and Vice President
/ Cronin then again requested Cartwright
and Odell to proceed with the election
: Cart wright then moved that Odell should
\ act as Chairman, and upon the vote oil
himself and Odell declared the motion
, carried; and Odell then appointed Cart
| wright Secretary. DIR. Watts then read a
Elector. Cartwright moved the accept
: ancc of the pretended resignation, and it
was declared carried; and Immediately
thereafter, by the votes of the two, Watts
was declared Elector to fill the vacancy
Fl These proceedings were interrupted
throughout by dialogue which had the
character OF altercatlon between CrOnin
on the one side and Cartwright and Odell
on the other, Cronin insisting that the
latter should act with him and proceed
with the business of the college, and they
} refusing to do so.
A1ter the pretended appointment OF
, Watts, ,Cronin arose and addressing Cart
! wright and Odell, said in effect if not in
| these precise words: ''Gentlemen, do
you refuse to act with me in proceeding
, with the business of the Electoral Col
lege?"
One or both of them replied, signifyine
an unqualified refusal Cronin then said
that this refusal to act created vacancies
in the Electoral College, and that he ap.
5 pointed j. N. l.. Miller, of Jackson Coun
/, ty, to fill one of said vacancies.
Mr.. Miller, having been introduced in
to the room and informed of what had
taken place, asked Cartwright and Odell
if they refused to act with Cronin in
casting the vote of the State. Cartwright
answering said they had SO refused, and
Mr.. Miller then signitied his intention to
accept the appointment. The two then
appointed John Parker Secretary and the
votes were taken by ballot for President
and Vice-President, and the business
: formally proceeded with to the end
: Pending these proceedings Cartwright
Watts and Odell were engaged in signing
papers.
(SignedD l.. A. CRoNIN.
w, B. IASwELL.