The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-03

case was reported to the two Houses
there was an exhibition of partisan
ship that ought to sill nee for all time
to come the censors who sit in judg-
ment upon the eight Republican
members of the Commission In
the joint convention on Saturday
series Of formal oil jections, signed by
five Senators and FIVE Representa-
tives, in which it was set forth that
"E. A. CrOnin was elected Presi-
dental Elector for the State of Ore
gon, and in accordance with law as
such cast legal vote as an ElectOr
for Samuel j. TiIden for President,
and for Thomas A. Hendricks for
Vice President, and the vote so cast
should be counted" After the pre-
tensions of Cronin and his college
had been set aside I y the unanimous
vote of the Commission, they were
again thrust upon Congress by the
Democratic collectors" We be-
lieve that when the test votes were
taken in the two Houses as to
whether the decision of the Commits
sion should stand or should be over
ruled, the Democrats did not press
the objections which we have quoted
above, but put themselves on record
asopposing the vote of Watts. To
]. .,sew that the quihble regarding the
legality of the return of the Electo-
yal College of Oregon had no founda-
ton in law or in fact, we q,ote the
statutes relating to the canvassing of
votes for Electors, and the filling of
vacancies in the College.
little III, Chapter IA, Section SIT shall
be the duty of the secretary OF state. in the
presence of the Governor, to proceed within
thirty days after the election, and sooner If
the returns be all received, to canvass the
votes given for Secretary and Treasurer OF
State State Printer, Justices of the Supreme
Court, Member of Congress and district At
torneys and the Governor shall grant a GER
tidcate of election to the person having the
highest number of votes, and shall also issue
a proclamation declaring the election of such
person.
Title TX: Chapter Il, Section 80. The
Electors of President and Vice President
shall convene at the seat of government at
the first Wednesday of December next after
election, at the hour of twelve of the clock
at noon of that day. and if there shall be any
vacancy in the Office of an Elector, occaSioned
by death, refusal to act, neglect to attend or
Otherwise the Electors present shall immedi-
ately proceed to fill by viva voce and plu-
rality such vacancy in the Electoral College,
and VIII II all the Electors shall appear, Or the
Tod
above provided, such Electors shall proceed
to perform the duties required of them by
the Constitution and laws of the United
states.
'.Section 60. The votes for the Electors
shall be given, received, returned and can
vassed as the same are given, returned and
canvaSSed for members of Congress. The
secretary of state shall prepare two lists of
the names of the Electors elected and afllx
the seal of the state to the same. such lists
shall be signed by the Governor and Secre-
tary and by the latter delivered to the Col
lege of Electors at the hour of their meeting
on the first Wednesday of December"
The partisans who were willing to
set aside these plain PROVISIONS of the
law aud to give effect to 'he vote of
Cronin, who was not elected by the
people and was not appointed by the
Electoral College, are not in IA posi-
ton to accuse anybody of undue bias
What becomes Of the high sounding
A. IA ri sn. .,i+''lli -f.. .>liiAss A,t,.toSi,
which were SO literally distributed
drought the arguments Of the Dem
ocratic counsel when the returns
from Florida and Louisiana were be-
Tor the Commission Twenty four
Democrats in the Senate and one
hundred and fly one Democrats in
the House voted to disfranchi5e the
State OF Oregon. -Balto. Americaa