The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-22
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE LEADER.
NIGHT REPORT.
CRONIN'S NOSE.
The Tripartite Tribunal
Strike the Oregon
Proboscis.
And the Legal Lights Open
Their Wordy War.
Tomorrow Will Be Black Friday fo1
Slippery Sammy.
For His Last Hope Will Then Have Vanished.
While Our Hayes "Goes Marching On
to the White House.
Will Be Black Friday fo1
Slippery Sammy.
For His Last Hope Will Then Have Vanished.
While Our Hayes "Goes Marching On
to the White House.
COUNTING THE VOTES.
The Congressional Collision with Gro.
INNS Nose.


INNS Nose.
Washington, Feb. 21.-The House
and Senate met at 11:45 and after read
ing the resolutions of each House on
counting the vote of Nevada the teller
announced that Nevada had cast three
votes for Hayes and Wheeler, then fol-
lowing in succession with the votes of
the States of New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina and
Ohio. The presiding officer then open
ed and handed to the teller certificate
received from Oregon. 1t was read and
proved to be the sworn certificate of
Watts, executed before notary public.
The papers contain full statement of
Watts resignation as postmaster, his
subsequent 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 three ri
val electors, Cronin, Miller and Parker,
authenticated by the signatures of the
Governor and Secretary of State, with
the seal of the State attached. This
certificate gives two votes to Hayes AMI
Wheeler and one vote to Tilden and
Hendricks.
Senator Mitchell presented objections
to the certificate of Cronin, Miller and
Parker on the following grounds:
First, because neither of said persons
was ever appointed elector by the State
of Oregon in any manner whatever:
Second, because it appears from the
records and the paper contained in, and
attached to the certificate of Odell,
Cartwright and Watts, that they were
duly appointed electors and cast their
votes as such;
Third, because it does not appear
from the face of Gov. Growers certiti
cate, as attached to the returns of the
votes of Cronin, Miller and Parker,
that the certificate was issued to the
three persons having the highest num-
ber of votes for electors, but was issued
by him to persons whom he deemed ELI
gible, though one of them, E. A. Gro
min, was not appointed thereto accord
ing to the laws of Oregon;
Fourth, because it appears from the
certificate of S. F. Chadwick, Secretary
of State, that Odell, Cartwright and
Watts received the highest number of
votes, and that the Secretary of State,
in pursuance of law, so declared and
that therefore the certificate of the gov
ernor, in so far as it omitted to certify
the name of Watts as one of the elec-
tors appointed, and in so far as such
certificate contained the name of Gro
min as one of the electors appointed,
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, because it appears from both
certificates that Odell and Cartwright,
majority of the electoral college,
were duly appointed electors by Oregon
in the manner directed by the legisla-
ture, and that their record, as present
| ed to the President of the Senate, and
by him to the Houses, show that va
cancy in the office of elector existed on
the day fixed by law for the meeting of
the electors, and that such vacancy was
filled by the appointment of Watts.
This objection is signed by Senators
Mitchell and Sargent, and Representa-
tives Lawrence, Burchard and McDill.
Senator Kelly presented the objection
to the certificate of Cartwright, Odell
and Watts, signed by Senators Kelly,
Bogy, Mcdonald, Stevenson and Coop
er, and Representatives Field, Tucker,
Lane, Jenks, Walllng, Clymer, Wig
ginton, Poppleton, Vance, Hurd and
Luttrell. The grounds of the objec-
tions are:
First, that the papers purporting to
be the certificates of the governor Of
Oregon, are as required to be made and
annexed by sections 1876 and 13S, U. 8.
Revised Statutes;
Second, that the papers have not an
nexed to them the list of names oi
Cartwright, Odell and Watts as electors
to which the seal of State of Oregon
was affixed by the Secretary of State o.
Oregon, and signed by the governor ant
secretary as required by section 60 oi
the general laws of Oregon;
Third, it was the right and duty Of
the governor of Oregon, under the law!
of that State to give certificate o
election or appointment as electors t.
John G. Cartwright, VIM. II. Odellant
E. A. Cronin, they being the thre'
persons capable of being appointed a
Presidential electors, and who received
the highest number of votes at the elec
tion held in Oregon November 7th
1875;
Fourth, Cartwright and Odell had NJ
right or authority in law to appoin
Watts to be an elector on Dec. 9TH
1876, as there was no vacancy in theof
fee Of Presidential elector on that day
Fifth, Cartwright and Odell had n
right or authority in law to appoin
Watts, inasmuch as they did not O.