The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-23
THE STATE BOARD OF CANyAsSERS.

We give below summary of the pro-
ceedngs of the State Board of Election
Canvassers in counting the votes of this
State. The Democrats were represented
by Gen. Conner and others. The Re-
publicans were represented by R. B..
Elliott and D. T. Corbin.
SATURDAY NOV. II, 1876.
The Board, consisting of Henry E..
Hayne, (colored, Secretary of State and
candidate for re-election), Chairman; T.
G.. Dunn, Comptroller General and can
didate for rc-election); F. L. Cardozo,
| (colored, Treasurer and candidate for re-
election); Adjutant General Purvis,
(colored) ; Attorney General Stone and
r. B. Johnson, met and notified the coun-
sci that all protests, notices Of contest
and argument must be in writing. Gen.
Conner then presented the following:
$50 far as regards the election of men,
bers of the General Assembly, that the
board of State canvassers can only aggre-
gate the vote of the several precincts in
the counties as certified by the board of
county canvassers, and declare what per-
sons have received the greatest number
of votes for the Senate and House Of
Representatives, and certify such state
ment to the Secretary of State, who shall
transmit copy of such certified deter
mination under the seal of his Office to
each person declared to be elected. We
submit this point and ask the decision of
the hoard thereon in writing"
The board replied in the following res
olution:
Resolred, That as to the returns of the
election of members Of the General AS
sembly the board will consider them in
connection with any protests or notices Of
contest that may be presented, this hav-
ing been the established practice of the
board heretofore.
To this the following protest was made
by Gen. Conner:
"And the Board of State Canvassers
having thereupon passed its resolution
refusing the said application, we protest
against the said resolution, and notify the
board that any further action by it under
such resolution is regarded as illegal,
null and void"
JAMES CONNER,
Counsel for the Democratic Candidates.
The following was next submitted:
"That under the fourth Section, Arti-
Gle 8, of the Constitution, returns of eve
nv election of Governor or Lieutenant
Governor shall be sealed by the mana
gers of election in the respective coun-
ties and transmitted to the Secretary of
State, who shall deliver them to the
speaker of the House. That under these
provisions of the Constitution the State
Canvassers have no duties or powers in
regard 10 the election of Governor or
Lieutenant-Governor, but i'll any event
the duty and power Of the board OF State
Canvassers can extend no further than
to transmit to the Secretary of State
the returns which are forwarded by the
managers of the election to the board of
State Canvassers. That the State board
of canvassers have no right or duty IN
regard to the election of electors for Pres-
ident and Vice-President and members
of Congress except to aggregate the vote
in the counties, and certify what persons
have received the greatest number OF
votes. All questions of protest or contest
belong to other tribunals, and not to the
board of State Canvassers, to hear or de-
termine. 1t is also submitted that if for
the Offices of treasurer, comptrollcr-gen-
eral, secretary of State. attorney general,
Acknowledgement and superintendent OF
education, there is q contest or protest,
thot tho fIpction and duties of the board
of canvassers on such contest or protest
are judicial; that the board of canvass
crs, as organized, consists Of /. i. Cado-
"a, as treasurer, who is a candidate for
re election, Oft. G. Dunn, as comptrol-
ler-gcneral, who is candidate for re-
election, and of H. E. Hayne, secretary
of State, who is candidate for re-elec-
ton. On behalf of the citizens Of the
State whom we represent, and on behalf