Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-17
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COUNTS ANO COMMITTEES.
FRiishrss n, D;c, iB-Ia ,Ae matter ef
the mandAinus oi the h,Ard or canvAssers
before the supreme cnurt In dsy, the tirfcn
dants mtde answer which after argument
the court characterized as inslgnIhcsnt,
and ordered tha, i, b. amended and brought
into court by M,ndty mDrntng NJ ten
q cinck
he CDrHmittse Of the huusc of repre-
sentatives closed The einvestiEations in Leon
conn,y to day and will enter on Monroe
c,,ua,y Monday No official report will be
made ON a.y county unttl all have been
Investigated.
The senate committee arrived to-day and
VIII begin its sessions Monday.
New Yt,tk, D -e- llg.- che New YeEk
Times Fiurida special rays the state Can
ssssers, through their Counsel. Judge j z
Z EmuionS formerly OF Detroit. died their
nnsWsr Today tn the alternative writ The
council fpr lb- .mocraiic candidates N '.
G. " xtrike out. the whole snawer. Fnis
The curt refused 10 do, but ordered tho
aDswer 10 be amended 81 ns u show the
TACT thai Ii waS mt evidence up,n which
the canvassers acted ia The ri -ction nf re-
turns of certain precinc,s. The amended
answer will be tn de Monday
lortinn oi tho congressional commit
lee ut work here have concluded their in-
vestiRatinns rs TO alleged republican frauds
10 Leon county to-day. Tnry were told by
the democrats that vast frauds had been
comtnitted here and that an examination Of
The election proceedings would bring TO
hi facts that would vitlate aud over
throw the election 10 this county with It's
3. 90 republican majority.
II ~ -
democrats, the. committees have spent .
week over one county, and xrc rewarded by
hadiug ali the evidence OF rascascsiiIy ON
the eide Of the democrats. The democrat
&c members OF the committee are disgusted
They dnd, like The northern dsm,cnts " no
came here upon the representation Of the
stale democratic commlttec TO witsess lhe
state canvass, expecting TO 6nd m-i ,rity
for TilAsn, they have been deceived that
there 10 no reiiance TO be placed un the
statements Of local democratic politicians
Over one hundred colnred men, who have
ueen turned oul of their homes or ,ut of
employment and otherwise msl,reated since
rlection for violating the republican ticket
we're In the eity ~ g,ve their evidence, hut
tue cUmmtttes tfd not want any such eyt.
adencc aud did not receive II.
A certificate as produced today which
was signed by the chairman apd secretary
Of the county democratic committee, and
which WAS given 10 colored man named
Jones, who had voted the democratic tick.
ct. The certificate recommended him 10
the favorable consideration Of all demo-
cratic planters end storek, epcrs - good
retormer. Jones, it was found. Is = minor
and has not been in the county four months
He Was bribed IN swear thai be wss OF age
and eputled Ia vote.
Portions Of The committee who went to
j, fisrson to-day, aud unanimously report
thst they have b--en unable u discover any
evidence Of frauds
The cnhditon of things Is disheartcning
u, HE democrats, aud il ~ feteFied4 4.La.
he house committee will leave for Jack
sonviile Tuesday From appearances the
ci,mmiltee are not going 20 investigate the
demoeatic counties. They will take il for
granted that 10 those the election has been
ci,nducisd prnperiY he senate -cnmlnl,.
tee arrived This morning and spent the day
10 looking over the situation To be ready
for work Monday.