The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-11-08
THE PACIFIC.


posed investigation of the charges of fraud i'm
the city election the facts are that the board Of
supervisors directed the finance committee to
take-charge of the certificates of registration,
afhdav1ts and other registrations sdocuments,
and at once proceed 70 investigate. This is sup
posed 10 have been the result of the conference
between Mayor Bryan. Governor Irwin and
the board Of supervisors. The county clerk
refused 10 surrender the documents on the
ground that he was the sole legal custodian.
subsequently the mayor. chairman of the
finance committee, county clerk. A. q. Bell,
Committee, United States District Attorney
Coghlen. George &. Gorham and a number of
conference at the mayors office; as the result
of which the demand for the
documents was withdrawn, and il was
decided that they should remain i'm
the clerks vault until the returns are can
NaSSed on Monday next. after which the
finance committee will proceed to investigate.
This committee consists of two Democrats and
one Republican, and it was agreed that moth
ing should be done except i'm full committee,
and that the investigation should be public.
The matter has occasiOned considerable ex-
element during the afternoon, and charges
and counter-chaTges were freely made 10y both
parties.
Fraud i'm San Franeisco-OregOn Repub-
lican-
San Francisco, Nov 9.-During the ciay there
has been a great deal of talk about frauds i'm
the city election, and the board of supervisors
have authorized the finance committee To in
vestigate the matters after the returns have
been canvasSed. The frauds are alleged TO
nave been perpefrated through the medium
of certificates ON which parties voted who APP
piled for registration too late for their names
TO 90 on the great register. Returns
nom the interior, have sbeen very meagre,
and the election of the congressman
in the Third and Fourth districts
are not Yet decided. George &. Gorham re-
ceiyed a dispatch from Oregon this evening
signed by Senator Mitchell and Congressman.
eleet Williams, stating that Senator Kelly
comedies the state TO be Republican by 800
majority. \ Virginia City dispatch SAYS that
HayesS majority is certainly not less than
l,lO0. \ Republican congressman and Judge
of the Supreme Court are elected by perhaps
l,OOO There is no doubt about these figures.
Nevada and California Both Republican.
san Francisco, Nov. "a dispatch from
Virginia city this morning says: Nevada will
give goo Republican majority. Scattering re-
turns from that state. also indicate that the
result of the vote is coming in very slowly. In
California returns thus far received give
Hayes 5,i0O majority, which additional returns
are not likely to vary. For Congress-, David
and Page. Republicans, are certainly elected.
Pacheo, Republican, is thought TO be- elected
in the southern district, running considerably
ahead OF the ticket. In the Fourth district IL
is close and undecisfve; both parties at present
claim Congress. No further news from Oregon.
Oregon Claimed bv the Republicans.
San Francisco, Nov "a dispatch from
Portland says the Democrats now concede the
state has gone for Hayes by so To 500 majority.
The Republican state central committee claim
IL by lOOO to 200. No actual figures can be
given, but the chairman of the Republican
state committee telegraphs the state is SURE for
Hayes by 900 majority.