The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-01-06
PalitIoal Notea.


Democratic majority in both branches
Of tho Legislature to back him, The first
count of the returning board said Stearns
was governor, but careful revision Of the
board by the Supreme Court showed that
Drew was elected, and accordingly he was
installed into Office. Now let equal justice
be done in the electoral vote, and the
country will be safe, A conclusion OF the
maudamus proceedings was reached the
same day. The board made a return TO
the writ which simply declared the vote
for the Office of Governor aud who had re-
ceiyed the highest number of votes for
this Office. This response the court ae-
copied as a substantial answer to its writ,
and respondents were thereupon diseharg-
ed with their proper costs What action
will be taken with reference to the electo-
raj votes is not determined on So far
the proceedings in the Supreme Court have
had no reference TO that vote.
How TO COUNT THE VoTEs.--It is
stated that basis of agreement between
the two houses in regard to counting the
electoral vote has boon agreed upon by the
leading Democratic and Republican mem
/ bers Of the Senate committee, which is, in
substance, as follows l. That majority
of the whole number of electors composing
the electoral college is necessary to elect
President ., That if it shall happen,
when the returns from all the States are
opened by the President of the Senate and
laid before the two houses of Congress as
scmbled jointly, that there has been no
choice for President then the House of
Representatives elects ,. That Congress
can go behind the returns forwarded by
the electors of the different States TO the
President of the Senate. Starting from
this basis it is predicted, in view Of the
complications surrounding the South Car
olina, Florida and Louisiana cases, that
the result Of the count will be that there
has been no election, and the House will
proceed to elect Washington Union.
There are all sorts of differences about
the action Congress will take on the cleo
tOral vote. An interesting contribution
is made as follows by the Washington CORES
pendent of the Springfield Republican -
at is now conceded on all sides that the
electoral controversy is to be settled by
the disposition that is made Of Louisiana.
Some Republicans here are, 10 far, doubt
full on that point, but not Que Democrat
has doubt that Tilden carried the State.
If there is break in the Republican line,
of course Tilden will come in by the con
current rejection of Louisiana. If the
line holds firm in every part, including
Conkling aud Edmunds, then Hayes will
be inauguated. All signs of eompro-
mise are falling, and, as il is seen that
compromise is impossible, one side or the
other must give away 1t looks, to day,
as if the Republicans are the more likely
to give way far enough to allow the House
to elect Tilden and the Senate Wheeler.
1t is proposed to sell the "Freedmans
Bank Building at Washington, to the
Government, to be occupied by the De.
partmcnt of Justice, it being the last re-
source to raise means to pay back pittance
OF deposits to creditors. OF all the frauds |
Of like character, and there have been
many Ubiquitous in the extreme, probably |
none in downright yiliany aud heartless |
robbery, ever exceeded that of the failure
OF the Frcedmans Saving Bank. As
Department Of Justice its use should be |
consecrated as a centre to ferreting out
and furnishing the rascals in that nefari.
Gus business yet running at large unwhip. /
ped of their just deserts.
Mcssrs, Sayler, Abbott and Lawrence,
the subcommittee Of the House in session
at Columbia, S. G., completed their work
Friday 22d ultimo. Their report, from
the returns submitted, gives South Caro-.
lima to Hayes, by about 200 majority. but
shows much larger majority for Hamp.
ton and the rest of the Democratic State |
ticket,
Senator Morton heaves sigh aud says
that Grant ought to have known better
than to send such a man as Gen. Barlow
to whitcwash the Florida election business.
Gen Barlow's letter has opened the eyes
OF many honest Republicans as to that
Florida election, aud weakened the knees
oil the conspirators amazingly.
In 1864 the electoral vote of Nevada
was one short Of its fall complement.
through the failure Of one elector 10 act
II Congress refuses to count the vote Of
Cronin, the electoral vote Of Oregon will
be one short. This alone would be sufici.
cut to defeat Hayes
Mr.. Conkling, 10 the Senate on Thurs.
day, presented petition from many
prominent citizens of New York in behalf
OF an amlcable count Of the electoral vote.
In presenting it he took occasion to ayow
his sympathy with the object of the
signers
The Chamberlain government in Soptb
Carolina begins to look little shaky A
great meeting of tax payers took place in
Charleston recently in opposition to II
a :, counter meeting was attended by less
than one hundred negroes only.
David Dudley Field, Tammany Demo.
crat, was elected to Congress on Tuesday
III the Seventh New York District, to 6ll
NNNaaiVutu ny the resignation |
Of Smith Ely, Jr. He received 3iI9 ma.
Jorlty over Goetz, Republican.
The Democratic State Central AMI Ex
ecutlve Committees of Kentucky met in
Louisville on Friday, and resolved 10 call
a convention of the party in that civ an
Tic 18TH inst, to take counsel on the 1res.
ent political muddle.
Under Democratic rule in Georgia the
number Of eolOred pupils educated In free
schools at the expense Of the State has
risen from 1864 to 50,359, aud the pnm
Der OF white children to lO5, 500 total
of l56,349. " 'O'''
MT John Lynch of Portland. late Rc-
publican member of Congress from Maine
says Samuel j, Tildeu is elected PresJe0,
OF the United States, and denounces the
attempt to defraud him of his election
The Democratic Electoral certificates of
south Carolina and Louisiana were doliv.