The Grange advance., 1876-12-13
Oregon.

SAN FRAScisco, Dec. 6. The Daily Stock
Exchange extra this morning prints the fol-
lowing from Portland: "G0v Grover to-day
issued certificates to two Hayes electors and
one Tilden elector, Cronin. The two hayes
electors declined to meet with Cronin, whe. :.
upon the latter, who heli all three cert,fi-
Gates, appointed two Republicans to act in
their places. The two whom he appointed
met with him, received their certificates, and
then all voted for President, two for Hayes,
and Cronin for Tilden.''
The Bulletin has the following special from
Portland; "A dispatch from Salem says lhe
Secretary Of State las given Cronin, the dem
ocratic elector having the highest number OF
votes, a certificate. The two republican
electors refused TO act with him, and assem-
bled and supplied the vacancy. The republi.
cans voted for Hayes. Cronin appointed two
democrats to act with him and cast the vote
of the. state, one fer Tiiden aud two for
says: cat noon :he Secretary of State
delivered to E. A. Cronin, democratic
candidate for elector, contesting the seat Of
}. W. Watts, postmaster, certificate OF
appointment as elec%or. The six electoral
candidates then assembled in the committee
room OF tue senate chamber. After half an
hour one of the republican electors, w. Ii.
Odell, came out and went to the Office Of tho
secretary of state to demand a Certified srpy
OF the certificate, for it seems the certliic ic
included the name Of E. A. Cronin, demo
crat, and w. H. Odell and J. G. Cartwright
republicans, and as the latter demanded to see
and hold the tilicate, and Cronin refused to
let them have it, nothing could be done.
Abont this time Cronin lett the room where
the electors were assembled, and ook stroll
around town. The story fulther goes that
when the electors met, Odell and Cartwright
refused to act with Clonin, wliereupon Cronin
declared a vacancy and elected J. N. T. Miller
rtyor 70 bo IF Ah.,<,
and vote being taken, Cronin voted for Til.
den and Hendricks and the two others tor
Hayes and Wheeler. Cartwright and Odell
first accepted the resignation Of Elector Watts.
then elected him to fill the vacancy, and cast
the vote of the State for Hayes and Wheeler.
Great excitement prevails. The Republicans
are indignant 1T the Governors action"
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec --latest adv from
Salem, Oregon, say that all the Republican
and Democratic electors assembled in q room
OF the Senate chamber The Secretary of
State passed an envelope through the door to
Mr.. Cronin, who read it as the certifica OF
the vote given to Messrs. Odeli: Cartwright
refusing to show it to the Republicans. OdelI,
Cartwright and Cronin seated themselves at a
table, organized by electing Odell chairman
Watts offered to leave the room. but as the
other Democrats. Kleppell and Laswel, re-
fused to leave, he remained al the request OF
me O'nrr EepupllcanS. Watts theu rendered
his resignation rs the elector. Odell and
Cartwright several1y demanded their certif
Gates OF Cronin, who repeatedly refused to
surrender them: After some time, Cronin
asked if they refused to act with him. OaeIl
and Cartwright said "No" very emphatically.
bat demanded their authority to act should l.:
shown. Cronin then lett The table, he Re
publican electors having made no objection to
co.operate with him, and after calling in
Miller and Parker. ORGANIZED his E!ecioral
College, as before reported. Secretary Chad
wick claims to have simply acted under the
Governors orders. The latter was burnt il,
efigy at Jefferson last night.
THE DEMOCRATIC VERSION.
The following statement by the Democratic
candidates for Presidential electors haa been
published headed: "True Statement to the
People Of Oregon" ''Inasmuch as grossly
false statements purporting to relate to wha,
occurred atthe holding Of the electoral col.
lege to-day are being industriously circulated