The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-11-11
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Gov. Chamberlain Claims the State by
R000.

been received from only nine out of thirty-two
counties in the state. These nine counties,
with the most accurate attainable estimates,
and reports from the remaining twenty-three
counties, give not less than 5000 Republican
majority in South Carolina. The Democratic
dispatches are based on their estimates of
counties not officially returned, and they can
not be true, except by great fraud, resulting
from causes which will defeat all such apparent
results. We do not fear a reduction below the
above figures on the final and honest vote and
count. D. 81. CHAMBERLAIN
A Republican Majority Of Several Thou
sand Certain.
}; COLUMBIA, Nov. 10.-Enough returns have
been received from the various parts of the
state to show that it is sure for Hayes and
Chamberlain, all reports to the contrary not
withstanding. A majority of several thousand
for Hayes is certain.
r. B. ELLIOTT,
Chairman Republican Executive Committee.
Great Frauds UnsuccessfuIIy Attempted
by the Hampton Party.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-The Times special
correspondent at Columbia, S. c., telegraphs
as follows:
As the vote comes in from the up country of
South Carolina, it becomes evident that great
frauds have been attempted by the Democrats,
but they will not be able to overcome the
majority for Hayes. The Democrats all over
anxious and throng the telegraph offices for
news.
Estimates of a Democratic Paper.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 10.-The latest revision
OF the returns by the News and Courier gives
South Carolina beyond all doubt to Tilden and
Hampton by over 1900 majority.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov 1910 D. N.Y.
The News and Courier has just received official
advices from. the last of the counties hitherto
reported unofficially, making Hampton's ma
jority for Governor 1434. Tilden's majority
may fall 290 or 300 behind Hampton's, but it is
certainly over 1000.
ARKANSAS.
LITTLE ROCK, Nov. 10.-The election of
Congressman in the Sd district is still in doubt
between Cravens and Mcclure Rep Only the
the official count can decide.
LOUISIANA.
The State Republican-Democr Giving
it up.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10.-Packard comes to
the city with 10000 majority, being 5000 in ex-
cess of the Democratic majority in the CITY,
The heavy Republican parishes are now COM
ing in, and the leading Democrats here admit
they are beaten despite their violence in Qua
chita, Morehouse, Richland and East Feliciana
A. j. DUMoNT,
Chairman Republican State Committee.
Midnight--Gov. kellogg telegraphs that the
Republicans have carried the state notwith-
standing the claims of the Democrats and not
withstanding the intimidation in certain par
ishes. Pretended official majorities are ncor-
rect and but few official returns have been
received.
Assuring Figures.
New YORK, Nov. 10.-The following was re-
ceived late last night from A. j. DumOnt, ch air
man of the Republican State Committee of
louisiana:
The latest returns from Tensas parish give
$500 Republican majority.
Concorda parish gives 24SO Republican ma
;orty.
The Democratic majority In this city is 5000.
Dispatches from Lafayette parish indicate
falling off of nearly 1000 in the Democrats
majority Of that parish.
There are number of distant parishes still
to hear from, but most careful estimate leaves
the state Republican, even counting the votes
of five bull logged parishes in which the cleo.
ton was. "a sham.
Desperation of the Defeated Party.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10.-The Democratic
state
and giving votes alleged to have been cast in
parishes from which it is, humanity speaking,
impossible that any communication could have
been received, as they are far removed from
railroad, river or telegraph.
From every parish from which authoritative
returns have been received the results are most
encouraging. Our majorties are larger than
we expected, and the Democratic majorities
are smaller. Had the five parishes OF Ouachi-
ia, Morehouse, East Feliciana, West Felicana
and East Baton Rouge been permitted to cast
their usual vote, which even in 1874, on the
heels of the White League riots, gave us 37O7-
carried the state by $4,000 majority. AS 1t is,
our majority will be 5000.
Our only fear is that the Democrats will set
to work to destroy the evidence of the election
before the votes can be officially tabulated.
They have already commenced this by DESTROY
ing five boxes in Madison parish, which gave
Hayes and Packard 2150 majority. Fortunate
ly in this case the record of the votes cast has
been preserved. An accurate statement of re-
suits throughout the whole state cannot posi-
bly, be arrived at before Saturday, but the des-
perate measures to which the opposition are al
ready resortlng show that they know we have
carried the state
A. j. DUMoNT
Chairman Republican Committee.
The returns are still favorable. We have |
just received information that at Delta, Madi- |
son parish, opposite Vicksburg, the White
League broke into the court house and destroy |
ed the ballot boxes and returns from several
polls which the law requires to be deposited
with the clerk. Fortunately we had counted
all but one poll, and have the original returns.
Hayes 2150 majority in that parish-a gain of
over 500 over 1870.