The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-11-21
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Canvass Shows the Election of the
Whole Republican Ticket but the Gov
ern0r.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 2O-The returns for state
officers have been canvassed, except for Cover
nor and Lieutenant Governor and their face
show the success of the Republican ticket. The
returns for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
will be sent to the legislature, which will meet
on the 28th to count the votes. 1t is known
and admitted by all that on their face they
elect Hampton as Governor and Gleaves as
Lieutenant Governor.
Complexion of the Legislature.
If the board is compelled to abide by the re-
turns as they appear on the face, the Legisla-
ture will stand "a Democrats to 60 Republicans
in the Assembly, and IS Republicans to 10
Democrats in the Senate. If the court should
decide that the returns from Edgefeld county,
where there were such palpaDle frauds, shall
be thrown out, the number of Democrats in
the Assembly will be SO.
Protest of the Republicans.
The Republican leaders held meeting Sat-
urday to discuss the situation, and determined
to protest before the Supreme Court against
the counting of several counties on the state
ticket. The protest is to be supported by a
large number of atfidavitS.
Gonernor Chamberlain Still Claims an
Honest Majority of 5000.
Governor Chamberlain wishes the fact to be
noted by the peOle of the whole country, that
the Dem ocrats of South Carolina have placed
themselves in the attitude of trying to prevent
investigation into the manner in which the late
election was conducted in this state while the
Republicans have sought and will continue to
seek to throw light on the whole canvass. If
they can get an investigation, they are willing
to invite both parties to witness, and will glad
ly abide by the result. Governor Chamberlain
is confident that such an investigation would
prove to every candid man, that the entire Re-
publican ticket was fairly elected by over 5000
majority
The Democrats Again Seeking Aid From
the Courts.
Upon the meeting of the Supreme Court this
morning the counsel for the Democratic cand-
dates saked for an order requiring the board of
canvassers in reporting their action under the
order of the 18th inst, to include at the same
time all errors, Irregularities and discrepancies
which exist between the returns of managers
of precinct electors and those of the county
canvassers as tabulated and discovered by the
state board. The order was asked on the
SO appearing in the managers returns were by
the county canvassers transferred to another
candidate, that the county canvassers included
in their statement returns purporting to have
come from precincts not designated in any
statute, aud that the board of state3canvassers
received returns not forwarded according to
law signed by the managers of one party only,
and had never submitted to the board of coun-
ty canvassers one forwarded by the other party
after the county canvassers had made and
closed their official statement.
The court declined granting this order. on the
ground that the boards had not yet refused to
provide papers asked for and it would there
fore be irregular. The court, however, init
ma ed it would require the production of the
rettffns by the board tomorrow, and threaten
ed to issue peremptory mandamus to compel
them to do SO.
The board are now canvassng the returns for
members of Congress and solicitors, and will
probably conclude their labors today.