Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-11-30
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
Thursday November 30,lss6
Tae Political Situation.

the information that the South Car
olinq board hal cou92ed in all the |
Hayes electors, and that the Demo-
crats had pealed to the Supreme
Conrt.
The next step of the bold villains
was to throw out the Democratic
nlaiorities in the counties of Edgetield,
ana Llurens and thus give th e
Legislature to the Republicans
BY this means they also elected their
entire state ticket except Governor.
and the legislature, having the final
count for the Executive, would, of
course, displace Hampton with
Chamberlain This was a complete
surprise. inasmuch as the belief gen,
orally obtained that they would en-
deavor to palliate the electoral fraud
by dealing fairly with Hampton. The
Democrats at once appealed to the
court for mandamus to compel a
count of the votes from these two
counties. which was awarded; but be-
fore the writ could be executed the
board adjourned and their counsel
pleaded that it was officially dead.
The court signifed to counsel that
such a plea had better not be relied
upon, and directed counsel for the
Democrats to prepare such order as
they would desire to have entered.
The court further held that the mem
bers of the board were in contempt
and expressed determination to have
their mandate obeyed Their LAM
guage was strong, and quite satisfae-
tory to the Democrats.
The Louisiana board is proceeding
with as little dispatch as possible.
How not to do it, is what is most
troubling them, the object being to
consume time and allow little oppor-
tunity to collect proofs on disputed
parishes. They sterniy deny admission
to anybody during what they call
executive sessions. They have not
manifested symptom of impartiality,
will hear nothing oral from Demos
cratic counsel, and only consent to
receive written statements when assur-
ed Of their brevity. What was said
last week of some of the Republican
electors running behind is demons
strated to have been correct, which
considerably increases the difficulty of
counting them all in. The Democrats
ascertained that returns from several
parishes bad been in the possession of
returning officers in the city of New
Orleans for more than a week and
asked the board to proceed to compel
their return. The board said they
had no power i'll the premises, but
would do what they could unoficially
Such conduct shows the determination
&c cheat us ont of that state without
regard TO appearances or consequences
In Florida the court is trying the
questions involved in its order
restraining Slearnes from counting the
vote for electors.
While these disgracefal scenes are
being enacted in these three states. it
Is encouraging to observe that some
of the most influential Republican
journals Of the North are unsparing
in their denunciation of the boards
The Nation and Post, of New York
the Tribune, of Chicago; the 7sze~
gram, Of Philadelp ha, aud the CONS
neercial, of Cincinnati, all Hayes
papers, are among the most notable
of this class. We find further con.
ISOLATION in the apparent impartiality
OF the Republican court in South
Carolina and Of Republican judge
in Florida. 1t looks as if Tilden
cannot be defrauded of his election
by consent Of the Judiciary. We
shall give the latest view of the
situation in this colamn before gong
to press.
LATER.
The news from South Carolina is