The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-21
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New ORLEANS, November 10, 1920 P.
MI have Just been looking carefully
over election figures at Democratic head.
quarters. They have certified copies OF
official returns from As parishes. In
three parishes the Republicans made the
mistake Of only putting the name OF one
District Elector upon their tickets; con.
sequently five Hayes Electors lose 2,2l3
votes which the Returning Board cannot
restore. The mistake occurred by allow.
Ing the local printer TO print the tickets,
and he supposed that only the District
Elector and two Electors for the State
at large were to DO voted for in
that District. From the certified copies
Of official returns from forty.eight par.
ishes, and unofficial but reliable returns
from the ten remaining parishes, Tilden
is ahead 9,249 votes-that is, he Is that
number OF votes ahead of-the five Hayes
Electors who failed to have their names
on tickets, and 7,249 ahead OF the highest
Hayes Eleetor.
The Returning Board will have its
hands full to get over this. Even If
they throw out the disputed parishes,
Tilden will still be ahead. The mistake
OF emitting the names Of five Hayes elec-
tors from the tickets in three parishes
may be fatal TO the Republican cause.
Even the Returning Board can not count
in tho Electors not voted for. H.V.R.
democratic DIspatSh.l ". .-r-
New ORLEANS, November 19-Mid.
night.-The best Indications prove that
the political situation is hourly 5ecom.
ing more critical. While the Democrats
remain quiescent, a schism appears to
have sprung up in the Republican ranks
ths. is significant, to say the least.
Close observers first declared that the
political organization had divided into
Grant and Hayes parties, but more care.
full scrutiny develops disposition to OPP
pose Mr.. Packard, while the same indi-
viduals insist upon Mr.. Hayes being
counted in. A strenuous attempt, it Is
believed, will be made to induce the Re.
turning Board TO declare that General
Nichols and the Conservative State
ticket has been elected, and at the same
time proclaim that Mr.. Hayes has ma.
iority OF the Electoral votes. This, 1t Is
believed, would give to Pinchback and
his friends the Federal patronage Of this
State, and ut. the same time leave the
Packard party out. The fact that
owing to the omission OF their names
from the tickets, FIVE Republicans are
300 behind, seems TO be generally ad.
mi,ted, and the method to escape this ad.
ditional majority against them appearsto
have puzzled more than one. 49,
It Is reported that Governor Kellogg
and Chief Justice Ludeling have assumed
that the sentence-"For President, R. B.
Hayes"-printed at the head Of all the
Republican tickets, was 4 sufficient in.
dication Of the intention In tho vote that
the Returning Board would be forced 10
construe II into a vote for the Republican
Electors. ~=Y
A we'll known lawyer states that the
State law, which Is nothing more than
transcript Of the Revised Statutes Of the
United States, contains also provision
that the names Of the eight Presidential
Electors must be printed on all the
tickets, and that each must obtain ma.
jority Of the votes cast. He con.
tends that in this case the Elec.
tors OF neither party will obtain a
majority OF the votes, and that this will
entail selection Of Electors the same as
II vacancy occurred.
From every indication much time will
be taken up In hearing the statements Of
witnesses from the so-oalled bull.dozing
parishes. There is little doubt that the
Republicans base all their claims upon
intimidation, and 1t is admitted that the
ballots now within the boxes show a ma
! iority for General Nichols and the entire
Conservative ticket Of over 1000 votes
This fact Ia not questioned by any Repub.
lioans with whom We have conversed, the
only answer being that at was not fairly
obtained" W. H. RoBERTs. y