New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-23

F,rts a,d tho, ,o Secretary ~ state the canvnst
inc officer ud PERFORMED his duty IN the presence oI '''
Comn,issoiIcr Abbott inquired whether there was any
law permitting the SrcrCtUy ~ STATE 10 't'lI5 ~ w.
result drawn from certain figures OF returns 0g "','
nj, certifying t. any paper was simple cet'h''''" "
ia being 8 true copy rom re OflEihi' s. .,,,,
Mr. Evnrt, replied thlt his action In crrtt ing h.se
returns in itself the canvass tImi me ltSt Oh ~,
! in ill., taIuai, vote made from the votes forwarded
from the p.erncN and me counties was III i'''i' ' ''
| .a'sug OF the votes
IKE RECORD COMPLETE.
YATES resi- ysdtion rested the uncertain opinion ~
to whether his having been postmaster destroyed HI
eligibility and power to vote. and fearing puoo INJURY
o the state Of Oregon ne refused 10 act under that hp
continent lie did his duty In the College OF Electors
Whatever WAS done by Watts was done openly the cor
lc-o proceeded 10 elect him 10 I'LL IA" vacancy ',
created AMI gave him TIE "a n,n "IUu ,bc
State of Oregon. Then the vote pr proc TS
originals here, each Of them hearing tle m
of the ercior who deposited IT, Therefore you nave ie
the Constitution Of the United states or the law OF
oregon those minutes are not pienary PROOF OF ne 1oo
the oyrrnnrS certificate by the violation of The Govcr-
nors duty sufficient to suppress the Electoral oo%g
y" need under the act of Congress without looking ~ the
certificates winch they put IN III support OF 'AS ''o'
TIIF CROSIS CERTIFICATE.
Now we have another certificate, and that contains
nothing that contradcts the other and nothing that ny
Itself can stand on It's inspection as an adequate
transaction Mr. Eyarts then called attention to the
wording OF the Governors certificate, and commended
that did not comply with The act Of Congress- IN tna IL
election 10 cover himself from the condemnation OF olt
aud recognized fraud aId ilsehood Instead Oi oDeyhg
r,ascn for Ina action 10 save biIuarif from absolutely as
REGARDING hi, duty. Nj EyGrts quoted rom te laws OF
Oregon SHOW tIa VII two persons are Fo'eI lot ,ho
one wing the HihCs number Of votes 0lOulu ne u
cnr.d cact,d. and argued that his dlsqlllhcauon 20
rcAt highest number II In tm case there must
IL. 81 uow election Would JcG allow tronhs statement
out weigh their own certificates and their own DaHotS
INA arc here before youl should think NOT You are
can nll o vacancy or whether the minority nan, ana
cannot help concluding that inc ny'lJ anonC.5 Ip
But. admitting that these Republican electors dli nDt
recognize Conn or fSI n' b. t1 i Icn
corpnraun lid not recognize the title 81 man cduE
=" ,ng fo il except that ne was cxrdcd aud II ire
Vas wrongfny cxtfudal he must rsIt himself by law
Parties niaU question whether tine drt0n Oh thr b'lh
u, fft .iIsn wa4 or was not lawful bat dii son ever
ir Cxtrl,ion of mcupcr Of a board lawfully or
@ ,ro.t"d 70 & The Ian Of OREGON it5rf says
fhrt. shall nm vacancy In the Elect raj to.e,r hj
plurality ofyo,ca Can Won nave Il plurality Of volc'
commission. r. Abbotj inquired what would be the
effect il two electors had died since th' election "A !'
Air Eyarts replied that "A that case The STATE "u-h 10
exercise pow e. reserved TO II ana treat me c.c'Oh US
having failed. Ii might be, however th"t Ilc VOTES
Jaisr iJol,ly asked counsel if he considered the
word plurality" "a rt.criH- to 90" Original uuMpcr
elected oI 90 those remaining after ne vacancy.
Mr.. EyaIt- replied Juere was nothing tHt conhHod u
10 the whole number; bat there was clear autLofIS
IN mem tO chose by the plurality Of quorum. Where
- CrDa's evidence % sustain his assertion that they
refused 20 ac ~ eccOrsi lie produced the minutes 81
he ilp,aeton H., t,uu proceeded 40 li their places
by h.s single vote. Now, whether or not ma. acHly
could resi- IN - slh-' t"-lvi III '"tl' .,io
is a fact that il does not rest ~ Hugle
,icciUr under tic law Of Oregon: ore
CON has s,tad thai question for Itself The stat
Uir, determine ti by chance should the vote OF me
state be o. and they provide IN that way Tor the H!lhS
OF the vacaacy IN the Electoral College Now upon an
examination 0t al these certificates nave been grail
fed 20 ud that although these 'tors up IN oregon
were - harmless 4DTpeUtS they were not any wiser
than doves Nothing mas been done there tia deicais
the Constitution OF tHe United states or tai Hci'udN
trr Sttc Of Oregon tat defeats the election OF
President. All ja,t has resulted from tlc attempt 10
p"rurir,tr ccUwmmatr fraud is 10 eNhWt me ii"hi
IT, public condemnation uut tha safety % the state re-
mains unframed.