Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
JOINT CONVENTION.

session.
JOINT CONVENTION.
A. IL :i5 the Senate and House met
in joint convention. The presiding
officer having called the meeting to
order, he directed the reading
of the resolutions of each house
in favor of counting the vote
of Nevada. The teller then an
nounced that Nevada had cast three
votes for Hayes. Then followed in
succession the states of New Hamp-
shire, with five votes for Hayes New
Jersey, votes for Tilden; New
York, So votes for Tilden; North
Carolina, 10 votes for Tildcn; Ohio,
% votos for Hayes. The presiding
officer now opened and handed to the
tellers a certificate received from Or
egon. 1t was read by Stone, and
proved to be sworn certificate of
the 3 Hayes electors. The papers
contained a full statement of the do
ings of the three electors, the resig-
nation Of Watts as post master, his
subsequent choice by the other two
electors, and the original ballots cast
by the three electors. They were
read in full.
The presiding officer then handed
to the tellers the certificate of the
three rival electors, Cronin, Miller
and Parker, authenticated by the
signature of the Governor and Secre-
tary of State, with the seal attached.
This certificate gives two votes to
Hayes and one vote to Tilden.
Senator Mitchell presented objec-
tions to the certificate of Crpnin, Mil
Ter and Parker ON the following
grounds:
First.-Because neither of said
persons was ever appointed an elec-
tor by the State Of Oregon in any
manner whatever.
Second.-Because ii appears from
the records and papers contained and
attached to the certificates of Odell
Cartwright and Watts that they were
duly appointed electors, and cast
their votes as such.
| Third.-Because ii does not appear
from the face of Gov. Growers Ger.
tifcate attached to the returns OF
Cronin, Miller, and Parker that
such certificates was issued to
the three persons having the
highest number of votes for elec.
tors, but was issued by him to per.
sons whom he deemed eligible
though one of them, Cronin, was moi
appointed thereto according to thu
laws of Oregon.
Fourth-Because it appears from
the certificate Of the Secretary .ol
State in pursuance Of law declared
and that therefore tho certificate ol
the Governor, in so far as it omitted
to certify the name of Watts as on(
Of the electors appointed, and in sc
far as such certificate contained thu
name of Cronin rs one of the clcctor.
appointed, it fails to conform to tn,
act in such cases made and provided
and to the law of Oregon, and tina
such certificate is as to said Cronif
without authority and of no effect.
Fifth-Bccause it appears from
both certificates that Odell and Cart
wright, q majority of the electora
college were duly appointed elcctor
by Oregon in the manner directed by
tho legislature. That their recorl
presented to the President of the Sen
ate and by him to the two house
shows that a vacancy in the Office 0
elcctor existed on the day fixed b,
law for tho meeting of electors ant
that such vacancy was filed by til,
appointment Of Watts.
/ This objection is signed by Scna
tors Mitchell and Sargent and Rep
resentatives Lawrence, Burchard, o
ILL.,, and McDill.
| Senator Kelly presented objection
to the certificate of Cartwright Odel
and Watts.
i 1t is signed by Senator'S Kelly, DO
| gy, Mcdonald, Stevenson and Coop
er, and Representatives Field, Tuck
er, Lane, jerks, Walling, Clymer
Wiggington, Popelton, Vance, o
Ohio, Hurd and Luttrell.
Il First-The papers purporting to b
, certificates OF the electoral vote Q
! Oregon have not annexed to thcm tn
! certificate of tho Governor Of Orc
gon as required.
Second-The papers have not an
. nexed to them n list of the names {
Cartwright, Odcll and Watts q
! electors, to which the seal of tn
. State of Oregon was affixed by tf
: Secretary of State of Oregon an
| signed by the Governor and Secret,
Try as required.