The New York herald., 1876-12-06
Board chamber for twelve mortal hours, and are no
n Than fhnv wcr III

Board chamber for twelve mortal hours, aud are no
wiser now than they were this morning.
IN ExxcurvE
The Board into executive session at nine
O'Clock, aud, except hour dinner, has been in
session ever since. II is literally impossible to get
hint as to what is going on what the result Will DO
or when { will bo announced. The members Of the
Board would not say the for dinner how
many counties had been acted on whether any or
all Your correspondent walked home with one OF
those gentlemen, and his 10 every question. d.
rect or crcuitous, was
II cannot say word about anything connected
with the transactions Of the Board.n
II is believed that the result will be announced
unsli ~ O'Clock tomorrow In this event the cleo
torai certificates will be issued once. the electors
VIII meet Immediately ana cast their votes think Il
quite possible that the result may be announced TO-
night
COURSE OF THE DEMOCRATS
II the Board DEGREES that tho certificates shall be
Issued TO the republican electors, tho democratic
electors will in spite this and their
Tor rilden aad send them Congress- fortified 10y
a minority report OF Judge Cooke. The democrats
claim that this minority report will be u necessity
arising from the sery nature Of tho evidence before
the Board and the count II. This win follow in
cvitaoly ON decision by the Board in favor Of the
Hayes electors
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
The news just received OF the appointment OF Con-
cressional committee to investigate tho election in
Florida IS the Of much cxultation among the
democrats. They feel that Will bring tho essential
parts OF tho testimony that has been gathered moro
directly before the House and Senate they
otherwise get It, Said Mr. Sellers, OF Pcnnsy lyania,
when discussing IT,
.wc shall see now what thcy think OF reversing tho
,ncsn -
timidation when there was not single shot fired
election day from end OF her borders to the
other"
Mr. Pasco chairman OF tho Democratic Committee,
tccgraphed to Speaker Randall to-day to hurry the
committee up, as scores OF importan, witnesses
Ia the city and could be held here or few days. Mr.
Marble Mr.. q. W. woollcy, Of OHIO; Mr. John +.
Coyic, OF Washington; Mr. Perry Smith, OF Chicago,
and possibly Governor Brown, Of Georgia, Will remain
hero to await tho committee
AT this point tho wires ceased TO work, preventing
tho transmission Of tho balance Of the despatch.-
ED. HERALD
DEMOCRATS GIVE UP THE sTiTE
WASHINGTON. Dec. s. 1876
Senator Conover OF Florida, has received iniorma-
tion ny telegraph tonight, from democratic sources
that the entire republican ticket in his State is
elected.
VIEWS OF NORTHERN DEMOCRAT.
Mr.. Alexander Thain, lawyer III tho Metropolitan
Llfc Insurance Building IN Park place. has Just
turned from Florida Mr. rhain is a democrat who
down to watch the political situation for his own
Information He stated to the writer yesterday that
he attended sessions OF the Returning Board
and, from all he could learn OF tho situation in the
State, he had doubt but Mr.. Tilden carried tho
State by ut least 1000 majority. He found,
from ircc intercourse with the people
OF both political parties. disposition
conlde in tho honest intentions OF Mr.. Cowgirl and
Mr.. McLin OF the Board The feeling regarding them
that they would not be parties to a false count
il tho facts presented to them fairly established Mr..
Tilden's right to the electoral OF tho State Not
whstandlng this it notorious that great pressure
was brought bear upon them by republican part-
sans, and II was but natural that II there any
doubt 10 the result they would decide the
OF their party. Mr. Thain who listened TO
the arguments and evidence presented by both
sides, free to confess that he
sitting judge he would In doubt
how 10 decide, owing to tho c0nnct
the State formed from the statements Of well
known residents and other sources OF and
not alone based upon the evidence submitted to the
Board Whom asked if IL was a fact, reported, that
he wont TO Florida in the interest Of Governor Tdc
MIR. shhiulrcpied in the negative and declared thut he
aware that Governor Tiidcn VI his exist.
Hc'visited the state in purely unofficial ca-
pacity watch the and frame his own conclu-
SONS US regards tho election