The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-11-16
THE ELECTION.
SOUTH CAROLINA,

DellocTatlC counties OF 24,-o4. Aggregate ma
lorlty IN the Republican counties, -, us. Net
Democratic majority for Governor, SOC.
Tilden runs about 600 votes behind lIamp-
ton. The Democratic Chairman says that the
Democrats protest against the election for fraud
and intimidation in the counties of Beaufort.
Charleston, Fairfield, Ricbiand and George
town. The Republicans protest against the eec
ton in the counties of Anderson and Edgetield.
The State Canvassers will assume to hear these
protests. The authority of this Board to hear
the protests is denied in reference to the office
of Governor, because this is vested by the Con-
stitution in the Legislature; the case of men,
bers OF Congress and of the State Senate and
House of Representatives, because these are
vested by law in their respective houses; in re-
gard to all other offices, because the Board rs
now constituted has no legal existence The
Legislature has 4 Democratic majority of one
on joint ballot
STATEMENT BY GEN. WADE HAMPTON.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 1T Herald specially We
have heard from our Committee, In each couh-
ty Of the State Tin all 32), with accurate reports
of the votes east. We carry Is counties for the
State ticket, and ~ for the Legislature and
county ticket. The vote for Governor is the
only one in which we have full returns. The
Democratic majority for Governor Is about
400. The balance OF the State ticket and the
Presidential ticket have small vote. The eX-
act difference is not yet aScertained, but we
think all will be elected. The Legislature has
IA members i'll the House and SO in the senate
We have elected "a members of the House and
10 Of the Senate. majority OF one ON the i0int
ballot. WADE ii ,MPrON.
FLORIDA.
TALLAHASsEF, FLA, NOV. II. Thirty three
counties Just heard from give Il Democratic ma
Iorty of 30S. There are six counties yet to be
heard from, which gave a Democratic majority
in 1874 OF 30. The counties to he heard from.
which are all Democratic, will increase their
majority of 1874 by = per cent. The Republic
can organ here comedies this per cent, increase.
TINS will give the Democratic ticket il clear ina
jorty of 1909. Information from the counties
| heard from is reliable. At least 4On colored
people voted the Democratic ticket in this
county, which gave a Republican majority OF
| 1919. Serious frauds are unprecedented n to re
turns. We are vigiant to discover aud prevent
them, but we are unwilling to disclose our in
! formation by wire. You may use this despatch
as you please. Legislature Democratic.
f.. b. RANEY, Executive Committee.
| NEW ORR, Nov. u. The Herald has the
| following from jacksonville r.
| I'VE give you the precise situation in Flor
| ida. Returns from the following counties have
I been received; Baker -, suwanee l,133, Brad
| ford 554, Taylor 30, Clay 81. Wakua lS3,
| Columbia 49,. \ 9lllSia 3l6, Hamilton .t9l, La
fayette 20, HiIlsboro OH fernando 400. Jack
son l06, Monroe "a, Levy $50, Liberty u. Put
nam ~, Polk A., Santa Rosa 400, Sumter 3i1
st. Johns le3, Walton 600, Orange ii.
| Total Democratic majority IN the - counties,
GS5s
There are returns from all the Republican on
negro counties in the state, AS follows Ala
tlllih 4@i' l'nNhl ~; Escalhpia l,1' Hadsdell
| H., jefferson 92o, Madison o. Marion '9O.
Leon @"i'' NaSSua ~. i"tAi' "9o9'
.; ,niI s,Ngh nrpann jI w ",ts
hear from, and in which the Republican party
never polled 400 votes AT amy election.
in 1s-I ~ t,IIo,ys. prayart ~ ,,Ihn,,, Or
| maio !, h'ranlii, - ,Inin., Iol W,,,,t...
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! W L,'a Xix ,,.,.,;.l ,.t,,,.,,y f..,,,, Sauna. ~
tba.a nn,,ntinS XIII ;n,,,,.a tho nan,n1,.,ti,
,,.inr;ty In o,.or unn with ,In,ost an ohsniitn
| nar,ain;,, tht # ,,,;lI ra.,nL linn or lann M
| low ,n,inr;t, ,pil hc ,hnut am las. tb.,u IT,
ahn,n Will, i ths nainrity I'm tho St,tr ti.krt
,D Nv,
| ~" 'oi'N' wv - ihc i"it" =" i''5 7'h'''
men nave consented 70 70 ~ ior i'l !" pt pres
ent III lnr co',l,iE Vi the No'tS III lllat Hta't
Manloh Marble w. r. Nlplt'h' senator M
p. Eatol' wen. y. ID; i",hllil vi "Illie'','ut
Ion l.. u; oaloilsll. oi MISSn''I,ettS' a. "
nio"oheit' VI til 5H -. ~. i',.t' - -
Ao"nsth"' "ii" ''ei''i VI e'''S '''"'''
LOUISIANA.
| Nru orIr><s Nov H. peturuS from al
evrent seven parishes which are eStimnted
show , ,naioritv for he Democratic Nationn
md Stnta ti.,,nt of ny4r So0o Ev-t;ov pinch.
hack in an interview to-day said that if thc re-
turns so far received are correct the Democrat,
h.va t.nrt.,;nlv c,rrial tho Stntn DARRELL i re-
terteh y" congress II, t'le inlu 'l>lt't.' "Ii'
Tth 'rhn other Iistrr,s hay. elnrted demo
nrots The inJi.otions are that fine DemorraI,
will h.vn three or fam moinritv in tina Sruat,
and fCtoen m,ioritv in thE Unusn The npv
/ nviSI.tura eln.ts two I+nitnd states Seuatnr,
| If 81. nlain,al IL al pYclarll,s nn,nnant. IN,
ha wouI rnn hehnd his ticket hut fine liu,lrr
sb,,v nI,, J.. slht ,l;a;,ran.., hnt,ynau me- Vat.
far IJaveS md Parkard
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REI' NNS From \ llil = N"i,lli pLN ',l ~ n,
AN CIV Elk" l'hhNilN' 'f-N'' ia !" NN'"iti /
WASlINGTON, y. G., NoN. II: The follow
ing despatch ~ ,l1ln ol' VI NV mos l'u>t
moi NY men III itouiS'''i"' M |'''n',' -
heiii1c.' ~, p,'' ~ we h1hV>' i'' " /"
.Hhcu 'o-uIS' ny 'c"Si"'h' 10 give 'he fNa'
iS,ticS' anu leli'tS =, ,rn
five parishes TO hear from. In 1874 they cav,
Er,xh g. I,rt>rrr
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. H. Everything is n
quiet as 4 summers day. We have bit on more
'nan me returning Board can chtw. Nol th'