The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-12-23

The Present Status of the Presidential
Question.

The Presidential situation at present
Is as follows: On Wednesday the 9th
INST, the electors of the various states
met at the several state capitals and
cast their votes as required by law, and
forwarded them to the President of the
Senate. The Republicans claim that
Hayes and Wheeler have 1856 of these
votes, and Tilden and Hendricks 1874,
giving the former one majority. The
Democrats claim that the legal returns
rom oregon was two votes for Have
and one for Tilden, giving the latter
one majority. The Republicans and
swer this claim by saying that tn g
action of Gov. Grover in giving a GER
tificate of election to one Democratic
elector because of the alleged inelgi-
bility of his Republican opponent,
who confessedly had majority
of over LOO, was grossly illegal,
and that the President of the
Senate ought not to and will not recog-
nize the divided vote cast in conse-
quence of this action. The Democrats
claim that Tilden was unjustly deprived
of the vote of Louisiana, and will strive
to have this and the votes of Florida
and South Carolina investigated, and
the election thrown into the House of
Representatives which would elect Til
den. The Republicans claim that
Hayes has 185 electoral votes in strict
accordance with the forms of law, and
there is no power to go behind this
record. Thus the matter stands, and
will stand until the second Wednesday
in February, the time set for formally
counting and declaring the electoral
vote.
CoNGRATULATORY ADDRESSES.
The following congratulatory address
was issued by the Democratic National
committee on the 18th:
Rooms OF THE NATIoNAL DEMOCRATIC Com
MITTEE, WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-To the peo-
pie OF the United States: The national DEM
ocratlc committee announces as the result
of the presidential election held on the 7th
day of Novem Der, the election of Samuel j.
rildep, of New York. as president, and
Thomas a. Hendricks, of Indiana, ss vice
president of the United States. We con-
gratulate you on this victory for reform; it
,.ow only remains for the two houses of
congress in the performance of their duty,
on the second Wednesday in February next,
to give effect to the will of the people thus
expressed in constitutional mode by a ma
joIity of the electoral votes and cor firmed
oy msjerity of all the states, as well as by
an overwhelming majority of all the people
of the United States.
By order of executive committee.
Signed, ABRAM 8. HEWITT,
Chairman.
FREDERICK o. PRINCE, Secretary.
The following was issued on the same
day from the rooms of the Republican
national committees
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-An address has to-
night been issued by the Democratic COM
mittee. 1t S the last desperate attempt 10
prop falling cause. Gov Hayes has been
fairly elected by clear ma jority of tho
electoral votes. There is no indication that
any right minded citizen has doubt as TO
the result. The address of the Democratic
committee is an impudent and audacious at
tempt to prejudice and prevent public judg-
ment. Hayes and Wheeler ara elected and
the will of the American people will be car
ried ont and maintained.
(Signed) q. CHANDLER,
Chairman National Committee.
The Congressional committees are
busy investigating election affairs in
Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida.