The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-30
NO. lis
FLORIDA.
Result OF the Canvass.

Result OF the Canvass
NKw YORK. November 2s.-The R~ss
has the following special.
Rooms OF rHE STATE
CAsvAssIYa BOARD.
TALLAHASSEE November 2sth.
l hereby certify thst'the returns from
all the counties Of the, state except Dads
were this day opened by the Board Of
State Canyassers, ana vote for electors -
officially announced from the face Of the
returns in detail aggregates As follows
Humphrles, 24,S2s; Peave, 24.s24;
Long, 24.S2S, Holden, 24,S2S; Younger.
"A, ,2S4; Call, 24,2S5; Hilton, "a 2Ss; Bul-
lock, "a 2S2 The first four named are
Republican, and the last four Democratic
candidates.
TSignedl w. LEK CLARK,
Clerk OF the Board.
Fighting the Devil Win Fire.
TALLAuAssk, November %. - The
Board OF Canvassers met at ten o'clock.
when Alachus county WAS called. The
Democrats introduced objections TO Ar
cher precinct in Alachus county, rccit.ng
that the returns from that precinct had
been raised PIG votes over the true poll
cs.t. They supported the claim by adj
davlts. One from Mr. Fleming, VINO
swore be had stood at the door aud took
the name of every voter r. II Was called.
and that only 3l0vo we're cast, whereas
the returns sent up claimed that 6SS
votes were cast Another is that OF Mr..
Tucker, VINO swore nat he was requested
by the inspectors 10 assist IN summing
up the vote, and that only Sl9 votes were
cast, and that the return purporung ~
show 5SS votes WAS fraudulent. Ahds-
wits were also prepared from members OF
the County Board. ORe swears
lie Was Cogniyant OF this frand.
snd would not sign the returns.
Another swesrs that he knew the fraud
lad been committed, but ielt bound u
siga the return that II might 60 10 tho
state Board Tor final sctio',
There is also tho affidavit Of = CIr,ul
Judge who swears h saw the Archer
ballo. box opened by The proper Officials
aud counted, and that only Sl9 votes
were found therein. There wore mum.
Der of other atlidRyits sustaining the
above aud TO prove the new but minor
points 70 bc fraud The two inspectors
VINO msde the sthdavits, and the two
members Of the Csnvassing Board
are Republicans and are majority OF
zach body. In the afternoon the Repub'
ncaus introduced counter sttidsvits from
Messrs. Moore and Dukes, the two IN.
spectors. and Messrs. Bolton and Web
ster, the two members of the Canyossing
Boa-d referred TO, all of whom swear
That their former aiiidayIts were mad.
under fear of duress or misrepresentation.
and were false.
The Democrats introduced.
AThIrd Affidavit from Bciton,
who swore that If he gave any second
ailidavi: he was not responsible or IN hls
true mind when he did SO. There were
also atidavits from citizens OF Gaines
vile who swear Belton was drunk during
the whole day in wbIeh tho second hfii
davIl was delivered and was In the hands
Of Republicans, intoxicated. Bolton 70.
nfiirrps IN third af'idayi, the assertion.
made IN the frst ono. Dennis cant un-
derstand the counter AtiidAvits Of moore
Duke. and will bring them before The
b BJard m person tomorrow or next day
Ia CLAY county the Democrats called At
tcnIton TO the omission Of % Democratic
yotas through technical objection
which they removed by papers nled
before the Board There will hardly b"
any contest over these votes. In Baker
county tho Democrats produced an
affidavit from the clerk OF the court, GER
,ifyiug that the returns which gives th"
Democrat. % ma Orty Was tho true and
only return from tho county OF Baker.
That Il was the only one thst he had been
called on 10 certify TO or that WA iiled ~
biz Office, and that he had no knowledge
of any other canvass having been made
than the ono by which the true return
WI. made up, and that be had never been
notified that such n CANVASS wr going
u be held or asked 10 participate 10 u,
a, the law requires he should be- and that
no return ha. been handed 10 him with
the request that ne forward II 10 tho
hecrr,nry of state ~ the law re-
quire- he should do They presented
.urther certified copies OF cacn OF IN"
precinct returns IN Baker county, rcgu-
.srIy rsnoI by tho precinct inspectors,
which footed up prcci.ely the result thn!
was rcciLed In the tru. returns.
The Board :hen adjourned tIll to-mor-
row morning st q O'Clock.