New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22

sepotor Mitchell then passed to the consideration OF
tbe question as the power and duty OF the Governor
and a. to which the legal college 0i electors IA 10
vacancies in the college, he said:
The only record the law contemplaes as to vacancies
il The record made by tie electors themselves rms IL
,,o merely The only record but is. confidently insist
rouriusiye unou that subject And Ode and Cartwright
beng majority Of the electors constituting rue
Ev n on" not oven Inv fine Governor in his certificate,
bit by it approved their certificate rs 10 the l't ii
hy thrn ~ rYur,isivr not only against CfOnin but all
Other pcrsn,lic STATE, the General Goyefnment, Con
grcss, ana lie Electoral Tribunal ~ well
Mr. LAWRENCE FOLLOWS.
CRoTIN UTTERLY WITHOUT AUTHORITY.
At the conclusion OF Senator hltcheis
argument If was announced by the Democratic counsel
that they shond require extension OF their 'ie 10
double the amount, and were willing to sit nnil iae III
tho evening The question. however, was not then ne
cded aud as ii was getting dark candles were brought
IN and M Lawrence was invited To proceed WIN l'i'
obicc,ions Ills argument TO the following eject;
The Hayes electors prr.eal nfs st, ' and 1 sned by
ne SECRETARY OF state, with the seal OF the Statc Dy MN
3Hcd .nslt d"y i igf c Governor s JAILED comply
Win directory and mmatela provision Of me statute;
rcg,riring that il shal De signed by me Governor
s.1,5iIy certified ab.irlct Of the popular vote lor
ccctlr as caylsscd according 10 law bJ tc 9ctIc.ntJ
the Ilayc, electors are "thc persons haying me
highest humber o. votes. on WGl.h IaCI '.e rt a.
saws the, shall be deemed elected ihluy, t.e CrrD
cate under seal Of The state signed ~ Inc GSyIS
and secretary OF state dated D,cG TO ny TH'n ,mo
WTrni. and T. A. Cronn received each gwen hummer
"unIr of votes cast tor persons eligible they ARE
hereby d"{a "a. aay l,s, Of OIL C,rWTi and
Wsfis as electors. ,.,.,...,uo -,
II lio WGoiG M ins prop5sou tat Il tho
monstrous proposition could be mnn,''n. =. I'm nv. "a
Cronm was "s.,H ~ attend" with
0Iu ana Cartwright bis place became vacant.
TEc Electoral College is charged win three d4Jt,
First To ~ ~ Facac',' sy', V and transmit 10
ana ICE M m t distinct Isis OF an persons
voted for rs President and Nlce-P!cSdch Wnch rs
they shall sign and certify Ihc EIeeord' ~ -,"
Gr,oithlST DOM a. nrtiJr seIr,tciT ana apart
Nil others. can do no o1i"ai act 30 more so jl'l
individual members oI O'hsleaS, VI VI q mr. ma
C"W"i'. ON, ana We -, -r1l',l;,c evidence AMI
Joily u us h , & G,io.Ir man tbc record Of
can no MY "t ~. ,,f ms C.fuui SION. IN. major
Quorum gre '' III 10 -, ,ii.J a mai number OF
ag.hortie,J ., ,.-..,,t. ma sufficient evidence OF
Inc Mhlle !'CViH 49,, COZ ~ iii. a,nl mon, cgi.
d'icc oi 'i,', - 81 ~ sb,,id h. conc'- tlat the
ir'c rom an , f crriou" uucyniu!Icd could
ave u P '" ""',clIJ,.i,. n docs not certify that
H. Is 80. ,a,rr.. received the high
,, hum"cr % N..' rin '. tjirrri, re- alc:
Cromn reused TO act with The Diner ei,c'oia uD 9l
pointed. elected to ait md' ana II Ir was i C ~
his Jlirc became vacant. me ",, m 3 iia,.J
auEuul ucut is "a, to C0nin shown 10 vi, |l'' 80,
aui unut tH r'Id,.G 'i oIi a'Il ~. '' II
VIZ thr Isl o. e,Iv,'is nj he unruI.r Vote
state, ANA also the a",ll''t % lhr . -.
II D. shown mat a., 10 ' i m doc, nnf Ger
~ lis race give, no li..' T., ON r !.r..d tb. highest
~ as ne IA" ,'' tq. ba r,rI In. in.
number o, l'lt.. o| "'| I'll ii,iII." Crori1 I,i's
90 produce any corllhcilc nom lae 9.y''.'!
81 Siulc showing INST OF Iht th .',tS
duly appointed - i'' H' ''Li'i '' s,,i
tuv % state ceIlih's h"l"h. ne hf.,', aS r' '
it,,'"S f, tI., c1i's!5n us-. Two principles
ice resolved IN me affirmative I1t n'@t I, IN ,if