Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-12-14
Oregon.

.. SAN FRASclsco, Dec. 6. The Daily Stock
Exchange extra this morning prints the fol-
lowing from Portland. "Gov. Grover to-day
issued certificates to two Hayes electors and
one Tilden elector, Cronin. The two Hayes
electors declined to meet with Cronin, where.
upon the latter, who held all three certifi-
their places. The two whom lie 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 the
Secretary of State has given Cronin, the DEM
ocratic elector having the highest number of
electors refused to act with him, and assem-
bled and supplied the vacancy. The republic
cans voted for Hayes. Cronin appointed two
democrats to act with him and cast the vote of
the State, one for Tilden and two for
Hayes" The Posts special from Salem
says; "At noon the Secretary of State
delivered to E. A. Cronin, democratic
J. w. Watts, postmaster, a certificate Of
appointment a. elector. The six electoral
candidates then assembled in the committee.
room Of the senate chamber. After half an
hour one of the republican electors, w. II.
Odell Jeanne out and went to the Office Of the
Secretary of State to demand a certified copy
included the name Of E. 4. Croniu, demo-
crat, and w. H. Odell and ]. G. Cartwright,
republicans, and as the latter demanded to see
and hold the certificate, and Cr0nin refused to
let then, have it, nothing could be done.
About this time CroniD left the room where
the electors were assembled, and took stroll
around town. The story further goes that
refused to act with Cronin, whereupon Cronin
declared vacancy and elected J. n. T. Miller
and II. Parker to Ill the places of the electors
and vote being taken, Cronin voted for TIL
den and Hendricks and the two others for
Hayes and Wheeler: Cartwright and Odeli
first accepted the resignation Of Elector Watts,
then elected e hi hin @ @ s %.rs sad cast
Great excitement prevails. The Republicans
are indignant At the Governors action"
SAN FRANcIsco, Dec. --latest advices from
Salem, Oregon, say that all the Republican
and Democratic electors assembled in room
Of the Senate chamber. The Secretary of
State passed an envelope through the door to
Mr.. Cronin, who read it as the certificate Of
and himself: He then put it into his pocket,
refusing to show it to the Republicans: Odell,
Cartwright and Cronin seated themselves at
table, organized by electing Odell chairman.
Watts offered 70 leave the room, but as the
other Democrats, Kleppell and Laswell, re:
1uSoO 10 l61Vos No IeuNIueO ut tI1e request OF
the other Republicans. Watts then tenderer
his resignation rs the elector. Odell and
Cartwright severally demanded their certif-
Gates Of Cronin, who repeatedly refused to
surrender them. After some iime, Cronin
asked II they refused act with him. Odell
and Cartwright said " No" very emphatically,
but demanded their authority to act should he
shown. Cronin then left tie table, the Re-
publican electors having made no objection to
CO. operate with him, and after calling in
Miller vnd Parker, organized his Electoral
College as before reported. Secretary Chad
wick claims to have acted simply under the
Governors orders. Tho latter was burnt in
ef1gy at Jefferson last night.
THE DRNoCRACIC VERSION.
The following statement by the Democratic
candidates tor Presidential electors has been
published, headed: "True Statement to the
People Of Oregon ssInasmuch as grossly
false statements purporting to relate to what
occurred At the holding of the electoral COL
lege to-day are being industriously circulated
BY members Of the Republican party, We, the
undersigned, submit the following as faithful
details Of the proceedings in question in said
electoral college, held IN Salem on the sixth
Day Of December, 1876, At the hour Of twelve.
There were present In the room designated -
the one In which the electoral vote should be
cast the following persons: J. G. Cartwright,
w. II. O'Dell, ]. w. Watts, Henry Klepper
w. B. Caswell and Ed. Cronin. At said hour
the door of the room In which the electoral