Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-11-14
FIRST EDITION.
The Great Suspense.

NO oHANGE-wAITINa FOR "soMETHING Of
FIoIAL"-THE GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE
NEW YORK TIMES.
The following is the summary which the
New York Times prefxes, to-day, to its
dispatches from the South;
The news this morning even more strong
ly than heretofore indicates the success of
the Republican national ticket The very
full and convincing dispatches and letters
which we present throw much light on the
situation in the Southern States. They
make it clear to every one not utterly
blinded by craftsmanship, that the large ma
jority OF the voters in Louisiana, Florida,
and South Carolina cast their votes for the
Republican ticket, and that an organized
terrorism III two of these States and the
most undisgused Justification OF the re-
turns in another, have been relied upon to
make Republican majorities appear as DEM
ocratic. But these efforts have not proved
successful In Florida it will be seen that
the "cow-boy counties" were looked to for
the necessary Democratic majorities, but
not even the violent methods resorted
to in these counties to falsify the
returns have been able to overcome the
honest Republican majority in the State.
In South Carolina the Democrats are COM
mencing legal proceedings to prevent the
State Canvassers from doing anything but
mechanically count the number of ballots
sent to them from the rifle club counties.
They have abandoned any hope of carrying
the State for Tilden, and are endeavoring
to count in Wade Hampton for Governor,
and to secure the Legislature in order to
elect United States Senator. In Louisi-
ana the Returning Board will have to con-
slider the case of the five parishes which
have sent in returns of Democratic majori-
ties mildly described as astounding. With
a colored registration of over two Thousand
one of these parishes does not show sol
itary Republican vote. The letter from our
correspondent will show why. In the gem
eral situation there is nothing but what is
cheering to Republicans. They may rest
in perfect confidence that Gov. Hayes has
been elected.
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE
editorially says Gov. Tildens chances of
getting the solitary electoral vote that
stands between him and the loftiest place
to which American ambition aspires seem
to be narrowed down by this time, even by
the admissions Of his own party, to Florida
and Louisiana. His vote in South Carolina
was so far behind that of Wade Hampton
as to leave scarcely the least possibility that
he has carried the State, and Democrats in
Washington are already admitting as much.
Ah0 A0buAgs hOhofoE8 Will bOOn Us huOMug
inasmuch as the Board of Canvassers has
agreed to begin to canvass the Presidential
vote on Thursday, and it's laborsS must by
law, it is said, concludenext Monday. From
Louisiana and Florida assurances OF
Republican victory that are undiminished in
their confidence, but in all three States
week will doubtless elapse before the exact
result is known.
THE PHILADELPHIA TINES
claims LouisianS for Tilden, but these are
it's ideas on the other two States South
Carolina has pretty certainly voted for Hayes
for President by small majority, and elect
ed Hampton Governor, but Of Hampton's re-
turn there is very grave doubt There are
general dispatches from Republicans in
Florida claiming the State for Hayes, but, as
usual, without giving or correcting any Civ.
en- returns, while the Democrats assert with
unabated confidence that the vote by coun-
ties assures the State for Tilden by 1900 or
more. We cannot doubt that the returns
must show Tilden majority, but they must
run the gauntlet of the Return Board of the
Kellogg patent and how the State will be
certified is doubtful.