The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-29
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dispatches:
New York, Nov. 15th.-To Hon. James
Kelley, Portland, Oregon: Upon investi-
CATION the legal opinion 10 that votes cast
FOR federal office holders as electors are
void and that the person receiving the next
highest number OF voiei should receive a
certificate of appointment. The canvass.
ing officer should act on this rule and gov
efnor's certificate of appointment be gwen
to the elector accordingly and a subsequent
certificate OF votes Of electors be duly
made specifying how they voted. This will
force congress to go behind the certificates
and open the way to go into minutes In all
cases which is not only right but will re-
lteve the embarrassment of the situation.
CSigued), A. s. Hewitt.
New York, Nov. 10-To Hon. l.. @.
Grover, Salem We have private advices
that your state is close and that an official
count will be required to determine it and
thst the republicans are devising fraudulent
schemes to defeat US, and to drive you into
an expression az to the result. BE careful
That the count is honest and bc certain of
the result before you give 1t. (Signed),
a. y. Hewitt, chairman democratic COM
mittce.
New York, Dec. ITO G. o. Bellinper.
Portland See that The three certificates of
votes cast reach their destination without
fail. If the governor certlfes certificates
only to the electoral college as originally
constituted, see that supplemental certif-
Gates are made atterwafd, showing the col
lege as originally constituted, whtn changed
and the reasons thereof. (5ignedO A. S.
Hewitt, chairman democratic committee.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 10 To Hon. ]
X. Kel y, Salem: Have the governor look
into the legality of giving Wa Is, a post
master, n certificate. He was clearly in
81 gb'e to he voted for. (Signed) John
G. Thompson.
DEMOCRATIC COUNSEL.
1t Ia understood that Judge Campbell of
Louisiana, and ex-senator Tfumbull will
be engaged to prepare the Louisiana branch
Of The disputed presidential question for
submission to the tripaitite C mmissiou. 1t |
is reported ex-senator Carpenter also be
retained by the democrats in connection
with the L wi 'iana matter.
THE PRESIDENT WILL SIGN TIE BILL.
The president. who visitel Baltimore
yesterday returned last night. Senator
Conover. of the committee on enrolled
bills, will deliver he electoral bill to the
president early tomorrow morning. The |
president this evening aid he will sign il
aud accompany the notification Of its sp-
proval with a special message giving bis
rea IONS for doing so. The character of the |
message may be inferred from the presi
dents recent frequent private utterances
to the effect that he was DESTROYS of the
presidential question being peactably ad.
iusted and would recognize him who shou d
be legally declared as his success r.
Considering the important and responsible
duties devolving on a president il. was e.
%sential that he should have confidence Of
the country, and this be could not secure !
If there were a suspicion or any good rea-
son to believe that his election was tainted |
with fraud. In a feverish condition Of par
ties. with no previously agreed plan of ad-
justment of ~controverted questions. the |
disputes which would arise in counting the
electoral vote might occasion serious dam
age to the country, and hence it
was a patriotic duty to unite upon
some plan to secure the end desired, |
viz: a peaceful solution of the
difficulty. The objections which might be
urged to the details of the bill, could be
waived in view Of the high character of
those who framed it, and the unanimily
with which the Dlsn was |
gentlemen on both sides having composed
the joint committee-besides, the business
interests everywhere demanded and re-
CURED action in the interests of peace. The
message is not yet prepared, but will 10
sent early in the afternoon 10 the senate.