Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-17
Better and Better for Hayes.
Especial to the Boston Advertiser.l

WASHINGTON, November 10. The best n-
formed republicans have settled down to the CON
Vlcton that there is no need Offurthcr anxiety re
gar ding the result in either South Carolina, Flori-
da OF Louisiana, and that little patience is all
that Is needed to establish conclusivey that Gov
ornor Hayes will be given the electoral votes of
those States. 1t did not seem possible week
ago that both parties would 80 quickly cease their
demonstrations, and the members resume their
daily avocations. The democrats first abandoned
South Carolina, then Florida and finally admit
ted that the returning boards would give the cleo
toral vote Of Louisiana to Hayes, and then quietly
subsidized. There has been no more excitement
here to-day than would be occasioued by the visit
OF a circus and outside Of a few politicians and
newspaper men very little discussion has taken
place regarding the situation. Not many dis
patches have been received from the three points
of interest, and these have been of an official
character, but containing information going to
show that every hour increases the strength of the
republicans and the certainty of success.
General Sheridan reached New Orleans this
morning, and the first despatch from him was re-
ceiyed late this afternoon and was of very pa
Citic nature. He thinks there will be no out
break but the troops will he prepared in case one
occurs 1t is not believed here that the attempt
of the south Carolina democrats, under the ad-
vice of their northern allies, to involve the re-
turning board OF that state in legal trouble by ap
pcaling TO the supreme court of the State, will
succeed.
Gov. Chamberlain telegraphs that everything is
going on smoothly, and that he believes right and
jnstice will triumph. The supreme court, to
which the democrats carried the question as to
the power OF the returning board to exercise iu-
dicial functions, has decided, so Chamberlain tel
egraphs, the point in favor Of the claim made by
the republicans that such power is vested in the
board by the law creating it. This decision will
virtually settle the question of Gov. Chamber
lain's election as the democrats admit that the
board will throw out the votes of several coun-
ties where intimidation is not even denied.
The democratic leaders are greatly exercised
over the statement that some of their electors in
the South disqualified under section 3, article
ii of the Constitution, account of having
gagged in the rebellion and not having had their
disabilities removed. The republican committee,
in investigating the matter, find two three OF
many Tilden electors who participated in the re-
bellon who are, from the best information attain
able, still under their disabilities. The democratic
committee here have been besieged with anxious
inquiries all day, but could give no information
regarding the status of their Southern electors,
although they said the report had air of proba-
bilty about it. This would not, they said, change
the vote of any southern State, bat would place
the democrats in the same fix which the republi-
cans now find themselves for electing two post
masters to act as electors.