The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-12
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Iriasmuch US grossly false statements pnr.
porting to relate what occurred at the bold
ling Of the Electoral Col lege today are being
industriously circulated by members OF the
Republican party, we, the undersig sub
init the following as q faithful detail OF the
proceedings in question In said Electoral
College, held in Salem on the 9th day Of De
cember, 1876, at the hour Of IL: There
were present In the room Designated Us the
one in which the electoral vote should be
cast the following persona: j. C. Curt
wright, j. 81. 0delf, j. w. Watts. Henry
| Ripple, w. B. Caswell, and e. q. Gro
min. At the said hour the door
TOT the room in which the said
electoral vote was to be cast was opened and
the Secretary OF State handed to Mr.. Gro
min an envelope containing the certificates
| in verifcatio1 OF the election as electors Of
q. "A. Gronin, J. e. Cartwright, and j. 81.
Odell. After handing the certificate to Mr..
Cronin the Secretary retired from the room
Immediately. Afterward Mr.. Cartwright
opened the door and admitted one Mr..
Minte, police-oficer OF the city of Salem
and deputy United States marshal.
Upon entering, Minte closed the door,
locked it, and took out the. key.
Whereupon he was requested to
leave the room. Cartwright and Odell
insisted at first upon Mr.. Minte remaining,
but finally, upon the requested Cartwright,
Minte retired, leaving the key IN the door.
Odeli then locked the door and took the
key, but on request of a Democrat 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, Odell, and Cartwright.
After the reading Cronin inquired Of
Odell and Cartwright II they were ready to
vote with him and proceed with their bust
ness as electorss They answered by de-
handing the certificates in Cronin's posses
sion, Cartwright acting as principal spokes-
man. Cronin, in reply, proposed to pro-
coed with the vote for President and Vice
President, stating in effect that the certifi-
Gates would be produced and attached to
the certificates showing the result. Cart
wright and Odell refused to proceed, and
which they declined to do. Cartwright
then arose, and addressing Cronin, said (:
I" II you want row, you might as well
have it now as at any other time" Cronin
replied: "Sit down; we are not here to
have row, but to vote for President and
Vice. President" Cronin then again re-
quested Cartwright and Odell to proceed
with the election. Cartwright then moved
that Odell should act rs chairman. Upon
the vote, himself and Odell declared the
motion carried, and Odeli then appointed
Cartwright secretary. DR.. Watts then read
q paper purporting to be his resignation as
clector. Cartwright moved the acceptance
of the pretended resignation, and it was de-
clared carried; and Immediately thereafter,
by tfeYotes of the two, Watts was declared
elector to fill the vacancy.
| These proceedings were interrupted
throughout by dialogues which had the
character OF alterations between Cronin
on the one side and Cartwright and Odell
on the other, Cronin insisting that the latter
should act with him and pronounce the
vote OF the College and they refusing to do
so. After the pretended appointing OF
Watts, Cronin arose, and, addressing Cart
wright and Odel, SAID in effect, IL not in
these precise words, - Gentlemen, do you
refuse to act with ME in proceeding will
the business of the Electoral College?'
One or both OF them replied, signitying an
unqualified refusal. Cronin then said tina,
this refusal to act created two yacanies il
the Electoral College, and that he appointed
j. N. L. 3liller, OF jackson county, to I'll
one OF said vacancies. Mr.. Miller having
been introduced in the room and informed
OF what had taken place, asked Cart
wright end Odell il they refused
to act with Cronin in counting TIL
vote OF the STATE? Cartwright answering
said they had refused, and Mr.. Miller thel
signitied his intention to accept the ap
pointment. The two then appointed Joh1
Parker secretary, and the votes were take
by ballot for President and Vice-President
and the business formally proceeded wit
to, the end. Pending these proceeding
Cartwright, Watts, and and Odell were en-
gagged in signing papers.
T.. \. CRONIN,
. w. B. CAsWELL,
HENRY KLIPPLE.