The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-11-25
II Sets at Defiance Ruls OF the SUI
preme Court. and secretly Issues
Certificates Of Election 10 the
Radical State Ticket.
The Action OF The Returning Beard
Is GleefulIy Considered FIna. By
the Republicans.
The Legislature Given TO the Republicans
and Wade Hampton Defrauded Of the
GevernorshIp After this Illegal
and Infamous Proceeding the
Board Adjouras Sine Die.
The Democrats lmpressed With the Ne
cessity of Securing the House Be-
You'd all Peradyenture, ard Moth
ing Short of Bayonets win
Move Them.

y0hu all ferdaSenture, ara N0th-
ing Short of Bayonets WIN
Move Them.
NEW YORK. November 2l.-A Her
aid .peciat says, regarding South Caro-.
linz, that the result of the election
may be briefly summed up on the
Democratic side as follows: The el,c
ton of the governor aud lieutenant
governor, :. gain of seven State sena-
tors and thirty one representatives,
which gives a majority and secures the
return of Democrat To the United
States Senate, q gain of two Congress
men, gain of five solicitors out of
eight, the election IF tie comptroller.
and probably OF the attorney general
and superintendent Of education.
The following result Is the count of
the electoral vote Of South Carolina.
Republican Electors at LARGE. G.
Bowen, 81 ,7s6; John Wiusmith, d.
so. District Eleetors--F Z. johnson,
9i,s52;; Timothy, Hurley, 81 ,4a2; Vim.
+. Myers, 81 $50.
Democrat Electors at Large-S q.
Barker, 81. ss6; Samuel Mctiowan, co.
1877. District Electors w. Har-
riugtoD, 90,s95; J. l.. Ingraham, o.
7ss; VIM. Wallace, 81, a05; ]. b. Ir-
win, 81. sos; Robert Aidrich, 80, 500.
Senator Gordon maintains that in
the seven or eight counties in which
the board had examined the true re-
turns made by those who counted the
votes, The result was entirely reversed.
The latest reports from Coinm bia
show. that upon the report of the
State Board, only two of the Demo-
cratic candidates for State offices are
elected, viz: Hsgood, for Comptroller,
and Thompson, for Superintendent Of
Education. If the errors caused hy
mistakes in names or candidates and
otherwise. shall be allowed by the SD
preme Court tomorrow, the Demo-
cratic candidates for Encouragement
and comptroller general will be elect
ed, and all the rest Republican.
In Beaufort county, however, poll,
where five hundred and fifty-three Re-
publican votes and sixty-one Demo-
cratic votes were cast, was held mt 3
place different from the one appointed
by law, and II this be ruled out by the
Supreme Court, the whole OF the Dem.
ocratie State Ticket will be elected,
and one II not two of the Democratic
candidates for electors.
COLUMBIA. S. c., November 222.-The
board of State canvassers yesterday
made report TO the Supreme Court
stating the persons who had received
the highest number of votes for the
offices for which they were eandi-
dates. Appended to the report of the
result was a memorandum of the
board stating that in their opinion Ger.
tain irregularities which affected some
Of the Republican candidates sho.dd
be corrected, also that the vote Of I.su-
rens and Eigefield counties, which
gave large Democratic m4iorities,
should be excluded on account OF
fraucs and intimidation. This morn
ing the court passed an order COM
manding tue board To issue certificates
of election to all persons who were
shown hy the report of the board to
have received the highest humble OF
votes for members of the Legislature,
including the counties of Edgefield
and Laurens.
The court also took up the case of
The electors and Issued a rule on the
board TO show cause why they should
not correct the statement Of the county
canvassers by the precinct returns in
their possession. Pending these pro-
eeetiings of the court and notwithstand-
ing their own resolution that they
would take no action until their pow
ers and duties were defined by the
court, the board held a session without
the knowledge OF any of the parties on
the Democratic side, issued certificates
to all the members of the Legislature
except for Lanrens and Edgefield coun-
ties, thus securi 9 a majority OF the
Legislature TO the Republican side aud
thus securing the defeat of Hampton
and the election of Cham berlaiu, and
atsn icc.,od carttf3aataa 30 .,...k;s.-
the Hayes and Wheeler electors and
all the Republican State ticket correct
ing the errors which defeated thei,
own candidates, and ignoring all err
rors of the same character which
would have elected the Democrats.
The board then adjourned sine die.
This action of the board has created
much excitement, but the citizens are
determined to rely on the c0urts and
exhaust all legal means of redress. II
Is currently believed that the action of
the board was taken under direction
from Washington, aud fnmors on the
street credit a prominent Judicial OFF,
ciaI, who has recently arrived here,
with being the organ of the authori-
ties ~ Washington.
COLUMBIA, November 23.-Consid-
cradle excitement. is reported through.
out the State, but no demonstration or
lawiessness hS, rs yet manifested it
SELF The action Of the board is con-
sidefed final by the Republicans, while
the Democratic hold IL has no effect,
because the whole question was In the
hands Of the Supreme Court, and the
board 81 its acton Is guilty of cons
tempt They express q determination
to continue the light ia the courts, and
to bring the matter to conclusion
there.
Last night the Democratic council
served writ mandamns, issued By the
court on the officers Of the Canvassing
Board. and the Supreme Court meets
to-morrov 70 hear the returns If the
beard.
H. w. Curved. Adjutans and In
speCtog General and rnemher Of fha