National Republican., 1876-11-22
Smith Carolina.

New YORK, Nov. 21.-The HeraId's Colum-
bia, s. c., dispatch says The following is the
vote in the several Congressional districts, as
ascertained by the State board of canvassers
from the face of the official returns First dis
trict, Joseph II. Rainey, Rep, $3.50; John 8.
Richardson, DEM, 16,661; Republican major
ity, $40. Second district, r. H. Cain, Rep,
81 ,SS5; M. P. O'Connor, DEM, IL, OPS; Repub-
lican majority, S,S57. Third district, D. Wy
at Aiken, Dem, 81, 40; L. Cass Carpenter,
Rep, 1885,. Democratic majority, 5,926.
Fourth district, John H. Evans, Dem, 81 ,S75;
A. s. Wallace, Rep, 1901; Democratic ma
jority, 5,s04. Fifth district, Robert Smalls,
Rep, 1884; G. D. Tillman, DEM, 1S,5l6;
Republican majority, LASS.
The result of the election may be briefly
summed up on the Democratic side as fol-
lows: The election of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, a gain Of seven State Senators and
thirty one Representatives, which gives ma
jority and secures the return OF a Democrat
to the United States Senate; gain of two
Congressman; gain of five solicitors out of
eight; the election of the Comptroller Gen.
eral and probably of the Attorney General and
Superintendent of Education. The two latter
are dependent upon the throwing out of pre-
cinct in Beaufort county, where the election
was illegally held. This may also elect the
entire Democratic State ticket.
The Herald's special says:
The extraordinary suggestion has been
made here that the Presidential electors for
this State were not chosen in accordance with
the requirements of the statute. 1t appears
hot tfRotflatc - In nl,a ~
2, regulating the mode of appointing electors,
prescribes that the names of the electors to
be chosen shall be written on each ballot. As
the names were printed on all the ballots, in
stead of written, it is claimed that not one
strictly legal vote for Presidential elector was
thrown anywhere in the State. ......s.. %.
In reply to the answer that writing, as de-
fined by Chancellor Kent, "a Johns Reports,
p. 491, includes printing, and is not confined
to the ordinary and popular signifcation of the
term, to wit: The formation of letters BY pen
and ink. Attention is called to section IS,
chapter SO, of "Battle's Revisal," prescribing
that the ballots for State and county officers
and for members of Congress and of the Legis-
lature "shall be on white paper, and may be
printed or written or partly written and partly
printed and without Device" Here distinc-
tion between writing and printing is expressly
made. 1t is urged that the use of the word
"written" alone, in chapter 40, comes under
the legal rule Of expression, Unius ss. erclusis
HteTius.
BOARD OF cANvAssERs.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 21.-The Board Of
CanVasseIs made a report to the Supreme
Court to-day on electors and State officers.
The Court now permits the Board of Can
vassers to decide only Congressman and legis-
lators, as indicated by the returns. This will
decide the question of Governor. The court
will act tomorrow regarding the report of the
board on electors and State officers. Ex-
United States Attorney Genera! Akerman,
United States District Attorney Corbin and ex-
Congressman Elliott appeared as attorneys for
the Republican candidates.