The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-12-07

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TlIDES ELECTORS: HAYES ELECTORS.
McEnery ...... $500 Kellogg ...... 77,162
Wickliffe go. $3.50 Burc6 go. go. 77.lA
St. Martin. 80. S3,842 Joseph 900. 800 1889
Pache ......... 1854 Sheldon. ...... 74884
Dublane ...... 63,t67 Marks ......... 1921
10y ...... g., $40 Levissee. ...... $3.50
Cobb ..... s., 679 Brewster ...... 75,45l
Cross .... 80. 1869 Jefferson ...... 1886
The result Of the vote for Presidential elect
ors, rs disclosed on the face of the returns
opened by the returning board, is:
TILDEN ELECTORS. HAYES ELECTORS.
McEnery..... 82,22a Kellogg ...... 77,022
St. Martin. 80. 50, 1873 Joseph. ..,... 1862
DeCiove ..... 82,O65 Marks ......... 75,087
Cobb: $500. 1859 Brewster 72,27o
Pache. 80. go. s2,U36 Sheldon. ...... 74.678
LAY .......... 82,242 Levlssee ..,. 76.l57
Cross ..... -. 81, 100 Jefferson ..... 1880
In most cases the returns opened by the re-
turning board corresponds precisely with the
certified copies OF the statements OF the corn
most materia! charges arose from the failure
Of the supervisors OF East Baton Rouge, Tau
gaphen, and OF the Orleans parish to forward
the statement Of votes from all the voting
places in their respective parishes. In IS out
Of the 38 States in the Union these figures
would be conclusive, no one would Claim that
Tiiden and Hendricks were not entitled to the
electoral vote IF the State, but in Louisiana
tribunal has been set up which on former o.
casions has overthrown the will OF the people
as expressed at the polls, and for which the
power is now claimed in its discretion, to
change the result Of the popular vote at the
recent election: In view, however OF the re
returning boards, with which we have made
Ourselves familiar, we have no hesitation in
saying that the result shown by the votes &C
| tually cast cannot be changed without a pal
pable abuse OF the letter and spirit OF the law
governing the returning board, and mani
test Perversion Of the facts before it. lrregu-
larltleS have been committed In some instances
by officers conducting elections and making
returns, but they are about as much on one
side as on the other, and as to intimidation
and violence or other illegal acts preventing q
free and fair election, there is evidence on
both sides, but not of such characrer az to
affect the general result. In most instances
ness, as in the case Of Henry and Eliza Pinks
ton, and had no connection with politics. It
is significant tact that in the parish where it
is alleged that voters were kept from the polls
by intimidation, the total vote OF such PARISH
es was az large AZ at any time heretofore, and
in the whole State is /, 500 above any vote
heretofore cast. An honest and fair canvass
OF the returns, even under the Louisiana law
cannot materially reduce Tilden's majority as
shown on the face Of the returns.
(Signed1 LYMAN TRuxBu1L,
JOAN H. palmer,
VIM. Boiler,
GRo. B. SMITH,
Gro. w. JULIAN,
p. H. Watson.
The Republican committee of Northern men
LETT New Orleans on Saturday, but the Demo-
cratic committee remained and attended the
meeting of the canvassing board: The only
development OF special interest was the fact
that the Ouacbita parish returns had been
opened and the Eliza Pinkston affidavit in
serted. When the package was opened the
affidavit was toand fled with the returns.
There was also found the following letter
showing that the affidavit was sent in after
the returns:
New Orleans, Nov. %, l676.-To C. 8. Abel,
Esq, Secretary Returning Board: SlR-En
closed please find affidavit Of Eliza Pinkston,
which received too late to file with my re-
turns. Please see that it is brought In with
other afidavits fled with my returns.
Respectfully,
II. J. GRADY,
Supervisor of Ouachita.
The matter was referred to the Board for
| consideration. When the Board adjourned
the clerks proceeded to compile the returns
preparatory to making the official announce
ment of the result. =