New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-11
any questioning of the validity of elections
THE FIGURES FROM FLORIDA.


Partial returns from Florida abundantly just
ify the suggestion made yesterday that lhe
Democrats were Boosting prematurely on the
strength of gains in Democratic strongholds'
not having heard from the very counties IN
which Republican gains were reasonably 10 pe
expected. Several Of these counties, according
to dispatch from the Republican Committee,
show large Republican gains. Jefferson gains
500, Leon 1872, Marion 125, Duyal 453, ana
Escambia 341. The State is naturally divided
INTO four districts, and each party preuom-
mates in two of these. In the western as
trict, embracing seven counties west OF the
Appalachicola, only one county (Jackson) was
Republican last year, and, according to re-
oprts. Escamba has now been gained. The
vote in these seven counties III 1874 was
1925 Democratic and 2,762 RepuOncah
Democratic majority, ], 163. In two counties
reported the Republicans gain $40 votes, ieaV-
ing S23 Democratic majority, If the counties
not yet reported show no change The SOUTH
ern district embracing ten counties, OF when
Volusia, SUMTER and fernando are the north
ernmost, are all Democratic, and in 1871 gave
1856 Democratic and ,3OG Republican votes
Democratic majority, 2,OSO. -Four OF THESE
counties now report Democratic gains OF 1853.
Without change in the Others, the Democratic
majority in this district would be 2,o43, and
in the two districts 1866.
On the other hand, eight counties lying east
of the Appaachicola embrace the heavy Re
publican vote, though four of them, lying along
the sea, are of small population and Demo-
cratic bv small maiortics. These eight coun-
ties gave 3.29l Democratic to 1,2lS RepuDll-
can votes in 1874, and IN Leon, Gadsdcn,
Madison. and jefferson, the net Republican
Gain is now reported as 527. II there Is no
change in the four small Democratic counties,
the Republican majority in this tract VIII DE
All. TIE ! 1 counties which remain, III the
northeast part Of the State, cast G,917 Dem
ocratic and 1923 Republican votes III 1871,
and 10 of them have been heard FROM giving
a net Republican gain of l9l. II the four
Democratic counties not heard from should
show no change. the district would give $40
Ropubllcan majority, and the two Republican
districts SOL, against 1866 Democratic ma
ioIitv i'm the western and southern districts
I'm short. the Democrats have 10 gain on
the vote of 1874 not less than l,Gi5 in Is
counties in order 10 carry ia" State ana these
IL counties then cast j,SN2 Democratic
and 3,137 Republican votes. II is OF course
barely POSSIBLE, but not probable, that Snch
.soins have been made for in the only portions
Of the State where there Is considerable
populatlon the Republicans have gained
materially.
The country will demand an honest count OF
the votes. and Will not countcnance any ras-
colIv tamucIing with the returns 10y either
party. ANY such performance rs the destruction
of a railway train to get possession of returns
or the bribery oi officials. or tine fraudulent
couutin., of the votes returned, will be de
nounccd by all upright citizrnS. and the facts
will be- too closely watched, and too strictly IN
yrsiigatcd, To leave such fraud chance OF
ultimate success. Apparently the Republicans
have q majority OF the votes, but, be the re-
suit what IT may. the actual votes must be
fairly counted.