The New York herald., 1876-12-19
DEPRESSING EFFECT OF BARLOw'S LETTER
Hayes Supporters Growing
Less Confident.
The Senate and House COMMITTEES on the
Counting Of the Electoral Vote,
SENATOR MORTON on Ills WESTERN TRIP.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON Dec 1s 1875
BAD NEWS FOR THE REPUBLICANS FROM THE
THREE DOUBTFUL sTArEs--Two pAIpADLE
FRAUDS DISCOVERED ny THE CONGRESSIONAL
CoMMITTEE-GESgRAL BAILow's LErTEE
DaMpER on HAYES supPoRTHRs--FEKIISG
OF THE MoDEEATEs.
The republicans have had an uncomfortable day. On
Saturday and sunday there was private information
In aud IN the possession Of republicans that mat
iers did not promise SO well in Louisiana. The con-
OF the Returning Board In refusing 10 exhibit It's
records 10 the Congressional committee excited
suspicious that all was not right, and that the State
was rightfully given 10 Mr.. Hayes and these sus
pcions increased by private news carefully kept
secret, but which led to conclusions which hero
and sherc spoken out To-day came tho letter OF Gen.
eral Barlow. virtually conced.ns Florida TO Mr. Tildcn
This letter produced decidedly blue sensation among
the republican Senator'S Twas carefully read and Sen
ator JONES' of Florida, asked what he OF the
precinct, Jasper No. 2 OF which General Barlow says
that If tho inspectors republicans the ought
be counted and would givo the State to Tden. Mr..
Jones says tho inspectors, who left the vote half
counted republicans, aud that this fact as well
thor abandonment OF their duties, will be easly
proved before tho investigating com mtee SO that, II
the OF the State depends shat II Will have
given Tden. There also reports town that the
South Carolina committee discovered
there in tho conduct OF tho Returning Board, which
may show that tho State really carried BY Tildcn.
II Will be remembered that the Returning Board, after
footing up tho consolidated reports OF tho county
managers, all OF them appointed by Chamberlain and
most OF them his ofHccboders, asked compare
these with the original sworn returns from
tho precincts, and that after doing this
with sx counties they suddenly stopped
and not only refused TO 70 further hut refused the
reasonable request to allow certified copies 10 be made
OF tho county and precinct returns but put away all
the returns and refused let any them II is
said 10 be susceptible OF proof that great dis
crcpancy discovered between tho county managers
cancellations and the precinct rcturns showing that
the former had been cooked. but what Is OF greater
importance is asserted that proofs arc before the
Congressional committee that TO the
SIX counties where the precinct returns
werc compared tho Returning Board have since that
comparison altered these returns, TO make them
conform TO tho county managers cooked reporta OF
course such fraud this II detected must convince
even tho republican members Of the committee that
tho Returning Board acted in avery dishonest manner
The precinct reports In the six counties ined. Il
is asserted gave the State Tden by small majority
All these matters make strong impression hcrc
upon airminded republicans who, though they want
and mean put Governor Hayes into tho White House
II nc honestly elected, do not Tor instant think
of acting unfairly; and those arc getting into state Of
mind where they feel strong and reasonable doubt OF
Mr. Hayes election. which will have TO be removed
before they will consent to act with the cxtremsta
"Govcrnor Hayes election certainly not
II was, " admitted OF his supporters
this evening" aud another remarked:--"The Congress
sona committees may after all, settle this question,
SO that II will never como before tho House,