The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-02-22
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PREYlDESTIAL.


- c>.ne Concluded down 10
Herada and Hayes Still
Has IL.
r~rr,hle Turmoil Among Those
svho Think Arbitration
Inoesm,t ArhiGrale unless
Tilden 10 Elected.
Oar record OF events in connection
with counting the Electoral vote clos
"A LAT week while Mat. Carpenter was
trying to persuade the Commission 70
allow the Democrats to dump their
carloads of suborned and white line
evidence on the Louisiana case upon
the shoulders OF that august body.
Judge Campbell and Judge Trumbuii
followed Mr.. Carpenter for the Demo
Gratis. and Steughton, Shellabarger ana
Eyarts opposed-the arguments Of ths
counsel on both sides occupying all
the sittings of the Tribunal up to four
o'clock on the fifteenth, and also care
fully covering the entire ground IN Is
s,e not only on the pending question
to admissibility of evidence but also
on all the various points raised by The
Democratic directors.
At the hour named above, on tue
conclusion Of the arguments, the Elec-
toral Commission went into secret ses-
sien. which was continued next day
until about Ave o'clock r. N. During
mi. time the whole subject was rear
uned by the Commissioners, nearly ali
Of them speaking at length, after
which a resolution not to admit the
evidence was passed by the same old
vote of eight to seyen-the Democrat
10 Judges still holding party higher
than law. Previous to the final vote,
eight substitutes were offered by the
Democrats, of all degrees of starchiness
showing that it was not the prinei-
nile involved, but the possible result,
which they held in view-but each OF
them was voted down by the same Ia
tai majority of one.
A soon as the conclusion had bean
reached. the Commission admitted
the counsel and announced the result.
The question of then proceeding to ar
que. or rather, re-argue the main ques-
ton of for whom the vote OF louisa
m should be counted, was preached,
and Mr.. Evarts said the Republicans
were ready to rest their case. Under
the circumstances, Judge Campbell
said his side had nothing to add.
Thereupon the Commission at once
went again into secret session, and
with little delay made final decision in
favor of the Hayes Electors. A COM
nittee appointed for that purpose, re-
ported in very much the same lam
guage as:in the Florida case, where
the poin. was really decided, against
the legal admissibility ofevidence and
therefore in favor Of the Republican
Electors.
OF course this result reused great
excitement in the Democratic camp.
Many of the fellows who talked and
voted in favor of the electoral bill be-
cause they thought they had the thing
set for Tilden, were now loud in de-
nouncing it and earnest in advocating
the contemptably dishonorable propo-
sition to defeat its results by any kind
of tactics which would delay the count
beyond the 4th prox. Thus it was
that on Saturday morning the mes
senger of the Senate informing the
House that the former body was ready
to proceed with the count in joint con-
vention, could obtain no recogni-
ton, and after brief session the
House adjourned until Monday. Sat
urday evening caucus of Democratic
members showed the widest desire of
many insane partisans to break out OF,
or over bounds in some direction; but
the cooler heads, who realized the fate
of the party that should put itself in
such position under existing circum-
stances, finally prevailed, and passed
by 80 to 40, u resolution not to offer
dilatorv opposition to progress under
the electoral bill, but at the same time
protesting most vigorously against the
action Of the Com mission.
The joint convention convened
Monday and the decision in the Lou
isiana case was presented, The ready
objections were at once filed by the
Democrats and the Houses separated
for their consideration. In the Senate
the issue was at once joined and after
the prescribed two hours of vigorous
and rather bitter debate, the decision
Of the Commission was affirmed by Il
strictly party vote of Al TO %. But
the House enforced adjournment
again, thus interposing another day.
delay against which, however,
some 80 Democrats voted with the Re
publicans. Another stormy Demo
cratic caucus was held that night, in
which it was even proposed that the
House should declare failure to elect
by the people and proceed at once to
perform that duty. But the conserva-
tive element still held the whip, and
the caucus adjourned without chang
ing the action of Saturday night.
Tuesday at l:35 the House and Sen
ate again met In joint convention and
the presiding officer finally and for
mally announced the vote of louisa
ma for Hayes and Wheeler. The
counting then proceeded and the l.
votes of Maine and Massachusetts
We're recorded for Hayes, while Tilden
took from Maryland. Then an OBJ
lection was filed against one of Michi-
gan's votes on account of alleged in
eligibility Of one Eleetor, This objec-
ton was So plainly Valueless that
neither house upon separation, SITS
tanned it; and at 5:2) the Senate again
joined the House and the count pro-
ceeded: Hayes-Michigan II, Mime
sofa 8, Nebraska 3; Tilden-Missis-
sippi s, Missouri Is. Ncvada's three
votes were offered ofIlayes, when an
other carping objection was offered
and the Houses once more separated
both at once adjourning until We'd
nesday.
There il little doubt bat that the oh
jections to Nevada will be summarilv
disposed of as were those 10 Michigan,