The Morning herald., 1877-02-22
WASHINGTON
THE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL.

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THE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL.
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The Joint Convention.
At 11.45 the Senators entered the hall
and took seats assigned them. After all
were seated the presiding officer called the
meeting to order and directed the reading
of the resolutions of each house in favor Of
counting the votes of Nevada.
The teller then announced that the State
of Nevada had cast three votes for Hayes
and Wheeler,
Then followed In succession the State OF
New Hampshire with votes for Hayes and
Wheeler; New Jersey with 9 votes for
Tilden and Hendricks; New York, with IS
votes for Tilden and Hendricks; North Car
elina, with 10 votes for Tilden and Hen
bricks; Ohio, with 20 votes for Hayes and
Wheeler. The presiding officer then
opened and handed the tellers . certificate
received from tho State of Oregon. 1t was
read by Mr.. Stoue (Mo); and proved to be
the sworn certificate of the three Hayes
electors, Cartwright, Odell, and Watts,
executed before Notary Public.
The papers contain full statement of
the doiags Of the three electors, the resig-
nation of Watts as Postmaster, his subse-
auent choice by the other two electors, the
original ballots cast by the three electors,
etc. They were read in full.
The presiding officer then handed to the
tellers the certificate of the rival electors,
Cronin, Miller, and Parker, authenticated
by the signatures of the Governor and Sec
retary of State, with the seal of the State
attached. This certificate gives two votes
to Hayes and Wheeler and one vote to Til
den and Hendricks.
Senator Mitchell, Of Oregon, presented
objections to the certificate of Cronin, Mil
ler, and Parker, on the following grounds:
First. Because neither of said persons was
ever appointed elector by the State of Ore.
gon in any manner whatever.
Second. Because it appears from the rec
ords and paper contained in and attached to
the certificate of W. H. OdelI, J. G. Cart
wright, and John W. Watts, that they were
duly appointed electors and cast their votes
as such.
Third. Because it does not appear from
tached to the returns to the vot' 6 of Cronin,
Miller, and Parker, that such certificate was
issued to three persons having the highest
number of votes for electors, but was issued
by him to persons whom he deemed eligi-
BILE, though one of them, E. A. Cronin, was
not appointed thereto according to the laws
of the State Of Oregon.
Fourth. Because it appears from the
certificate of s. Chadwick, Secretary of
State, that Odell, Cartwright and Watts re-
ceivsd the highest number of votes, and
that the Secretary Of State, in pursuance Of
law, so declared, and that therefore the cer-
tidcate Of the Governor, in so far as it omit
ted to certify the name of j. W. Watts as
one of the electors appointed. and in so far
as such certificate contained the name Of E,
A. Cronin as one eff the electors, fails to
conform to the act OF Congress in such
cases made and provided, and to the law of
Oregon, and that such certificate is as to
said Cronin without authority and of no
effect.
Fifth. Becauses If appears from both
certificates that Odell and Cartwright,
majority of the Electoral Colleges we're duly
appointed electors by the State OF Oregon,
in the manner directed by the Legislature,
that their record presented to the President
of the Senate, and by him to the two houses.
shows that vacancy in the office of clector
existed on the day fixed by the law for the
meeting of electors, and that such vacancy
was filed by the appointment of Watts.
This objection is signed by Senators Nit
chell and Sargent and by Representatives
Lawrence, of Ohio, Burchard, of Illinois,
and McDill, of Indiana.
Senator Kelley, Of Oregon, then presented
an objection to the certificate Of Cartwright
Odell and Watts. 1t is signed by Senators
Kelly, Bogy, Mcdonald, Stevenson, and
Cooper, and by Representatives Field, of
New York; Tucker, of Virginia; Dane, of
Oregon; Senks of Pennsylvania; Wigginton,
of California; Poppleton, of Ohio; Vance, OF
Ohio; Hurd, of Ohio; and Luttrell, of Cali
fornia.
The grounds of the objection are:
First. The papers purporting to be tho
certificates of the electoral votes of the
State of Oregon, have not annexed to them
q certificate of the electoral votes of the
State of Oregon, have not annexed to them
certificate Of the Governor of Oregon as
required to be made and annexed, by Sec
tiona 1856 and 12S, United States Revised
Statutes.
Second. The papers have not annexed to
them list of the names of Cartwright,
Odell and Watts as electors, to which the
seal of the State Of Oregon was affixed by
the Secretary of State, and signed by the
Governor and Secretary, as required by Sec
tion go Of chapter XIV Lq of the general
laws Of Oregon. Third. 1t was the right
and duty of the Governor of Oregon, under
the Laws Of that State, to give certificate
of election or appointment IS electors to j.
G. Cartwright, William H. Odell, and E. A.
Cronin, they being the three persons capa-
Bile of being appointed Presidential electors,
who received the highest number If votes