Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-12-15
THE NATIONAL ELECTION.


The Returning Board on the 5th made
their report to the Secretary of State.
They decide that the entire Hayes
electoral ticket is elected. Kellogg,
elector-at-large (Rep), received 70, 1876
votes McEnery Dem received 70, sos.
The other Republican electors have
about the same majority. For Governor
they report: Packard (Rep) 1854,
Nichols (Dem.) II, ,17S. The board say
that in strict compliance with the laws
of the United States and of the State
they examined, canvassed and complied
the votes cast. The votes in the parishes
of Grant and East Feliciana were ignored
entirely for the reasons that in the former
not one form of law was observed;
in the latter they were unable to
find one poll at which full, free
and fair election was had. In Baton
Rouge SIX polls-three where military
protection was afforded and three where
there was comparative immunity from
ntimidation-were counted. Six polls
were rejected in West Feliciana on con-
elusive evidence of intimidation. Eight
polls were rejected for the same reason
in Ouachita, and six polls in the parish
of Morehouse. Polls were also rejected
in the parishes of DeSoto, Bossier,
Franklin, Claiborne and Calcasier upon
clear evidence of fraud not rebutted by
evidence offered before the returning
officers.
Florida.
At the meeting of the Canvassing
Board on the 9th Atty Gen. Cooke pro-
tested against the action of the board in
certifying to a maiority of votes in favor
of the Hayes electors, and denounced the
same as criminal and a gross falsifica-
ton of the returns on file in the Office of
the Secretary of State. He gave certifi-
Gates of election to the Tilden electors,
stating therein that the returns on file
showed clear majority for Tilden.
The Canvassing Board ON the 8th con-
cluded the canvass for Governor and
members of Congress, with the following
result-the Attorney General refusing to
sign the canvass For Governor, Stearns,
458 majority; Lieutenant Governor,
Montgomery, 304 majority. For Con-
gress, Purman, 295 majority; Bisbee, 141
majority. All Republicans.
The Electoral Colleges.
At the meeting of the Vermont Elect
oral College, on the 9th, Aldrich, the con-
testing elector, appeared and offered his
vote. The college refused to hear him
Aldrich submitted a protest against the
action of the board in excluding him and
permitting Sollace to vote. (The latter
on the previous day announced to the
college that at the time of his nomina-
tion he held a commission as Postmaster,
which he had since resigned. The col
lege declared vacancy and Immediately
elected Sollace as elector.) He offered
his vote for Tilden and Hendricks, but it
was refused. Five votes were declared
for Hayes and Wheeler. Aldrich asked
for special messenger to carry his vote
to Washington and was refused. He then
himself messenger and signed
his own certificate, and gave the messen-
ger appointed by the college notice that
he should go to Washington at the same
fight it out in Congress.
The Democratic electors of Florida
received their certificates of election on
the 9th from Atty Gen. Cooke, mem
Der of the Canvassing Board, and cast
their votes for Tilden and Hendricks.
The Republican electors cast their votes
for Hayes and Wheeler.
In Louisiana the Republican electors,
having certificates from Gov. Kellogg,
met and cast their unanimous vote for
Hayes and Wheeler. The Democratic
electors, with certificates signed by Nc
Emery, as Governor, met and cast their
votes for Tilden and Hendricks.
In South Carolina the Republican
electors met and cast their vote for
Hayes and Wheeler. The Democratic
electors met and cast their vote for Til
den and Hendricks.
In Oregon the Governor issued certi6-
Gates to two Republican and one Dem
ocratic elector. The Republicans re-
ceived Watts 0he ineligible elector)
reelected him and cast
three votes for Hayes and Wheeler.
Cronin (the Democratic electOr) APP
pointed two other electors and they cast
their vote-two for Hayes and one for
Tilden.
During the session of the Missouri
Electoral College @. G. Stifel, Republican
candidate for elector in the Third Dis
trict, presented a communication, claim
ing the right to act as elector on the
ground that Frost, Democratic elector,
was ineligible because his disabilities had
never been legally removed. He pre-
viously applied to the Governor for
a certificate and was refused. Gen.
Chairman of the Republican
Committee, presented protest against
the appointment of any person to
act in place of Frost as illegal
under the laws of the State; also against
his substitute being allowed to vote or
act as eieotor, he being ineligible, and
against the refusal of the college 10 per-
NIT Stifel to act as electOr The protest
was laid on the table, and the vote of
the college cast for Tilden and Hen
bricks.
In the remainder of the States the
vote of the Electoral Colleges was as an
nounced subsequent to the general cleo