Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-14
The Progress OF the workings of the
Electoral Commission, and the
Fe nlin- OF the Political Par lies
Thereto.

Thereto.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II.
All apprehensions IF a pc .cef'il set
Element OF the presidential dispu e I'M
der the provisions Of the Electoral
Commission law being prevented by
the Democratic majority of the House
of Representatives were diSsipated to
day. The speeches on The question of
sustaining the COMMISSIONS Florida
decision we're generally very partisan
and bitter in their tone, but very few
Democrats manifested any disposition
to obstruct the prompt action of the
existing law, and all over whelming
majority evidently intend to abide by
its final results, whatever this may be
The most noticeable speeches we're
those Of Clark, Democrar, and Frye,
Republican. Clark told his party
friends that they had no legal or moral
right to complain, for the electoral law
was tEeir own creation, and The Re
pu olican members of the Commission
had simply been true to Republican
convictions, AS might have been fore
seen. Frye was ex remedy eloquent
and forcible in repelling the charge
that the Republicans had stolen the
vote of Florida, and carried The war
into Africa by showing that the Dem
ocratic Attorney General of Florida
had himself admitted the existence of
Democratic frauds, enough 10 give
HAYES several hundred MAORI v,
though he afterwards declined to join
with the other members of the Can
wasting Board in throwing out these
fraudulent votes when he found their
retention would give the State to Til
den.
The Democrats purpose of interpos-
ing obi, c ions TO the count If the Hi
nois votes was aband nned after consult
tation among the leaders of the part,
in both Houses, for two principal
First, that it would be worse
than useless, because the Senate's in
eviiable decision against the validity
OF the proposed objections would
merely faciIi'a'e a decision 10y the Ele,-
toral Commission against the validity
of any similar objection as to the eligi-
bility of Wat s or the two alleged in
eligible Electors IF Louisiana. Il was
concluded, therefore. to reserve the
contest ON these points for the later
which are better susceptible OF
proof, and which will go directly be-
' u itO INV NobS O5o-
ional prejudgement.
Senate kel v thinks the principle
laid down by the Commission on The
Florida case does not cover the Oregon
difficulty; for even if it should be held
that the Governor j. not a part of the
Oregon C~anvassing Board, the Con
yressional law nevertheless requires
all the electo al votes To be certified
RI la, sIn - af ft,n Strata ~ il,
dispensahle evidence of their genu ne
ne s and validity. Kelly believes,
hnwever, that the Commission will in
to avoid this obstacle, and he therefore
considers the final result Of the presi-
dental contest a foregone conclusion
in favor Of Hayes and Wheeler.
Piper to day expressed a similar
conviction as to the ultimate result.
II is therefore ascertained hat the e II
tire Pacific Coast delegation in Con
gress concur in believing. though for
various reasons, that Hayes and
Wheeler will certainly be declared
elected.
WASHINGTON. Feb. II.
The Electoral Commission was called
TO order at 4:30 p. M, and received Ger
titicates and accompanying papers in
the case of Louisiana from the preSii-
ing officer o! The joint session. Upon
the arrival of the various counsel.
Field, Campbell. Trnmbuil, Carpen-
err, Merrick, Hoadley and Green. for
the Democratic side of the question,
and EvarLs. Matthews, Shelleubarger,
and Hougl { IN, for the Republican
side, the presiding Justice inquired
who would represent the obj "ctions.
Field responded that Senator Melon
aid and Representative jerks would
to certificates numbers l and 3. Evarts
announced that Howe and S%hellrnbar.
ger would Object tn certificate number
2. Then the Commission adjourned
ill III A. NJ. tomorrow.
New YORK, Feb. Is.
The IS1bune'S Washington special
says: The reason the Democrats did
not object to the Illinois eleclor, was
because that would have prejuiiced
the Oregon case. The Democrats
could not we'll ask the Commission to
refuse Watts vme on the ground that
he did not resign his office until after
the election. If Congress had counted
the % I of The Illinois man, who never
resigned at all. They say the I'D 'ition-
al motive vas not to appear to lie
raising a technical objection, which
would certainly be decided az ,insl
them and which would appear To he
made for the purpose Of delaying the
progress of the count relative to Louis
lana.
The T'7bune's Washington special
SAYS: Ifthequestion Of evidenee is de-
cided against them, as in all probabil-
ity it will be, the Democratic counsel
will have to resort to a hopeless at
tack al IN the legality of the Kellogg
government, which Carpenter relied
upon for his heavy work at this junct
ure. He is said 10 have prepared him
self with great care, and rs he will
have the benefit Of his previous
thorough examination Of recent poiit-
ical history of Louisiana, he may be
expected to make a brilliant effort.
Trumbull will also speak for the Dem
"crats. On the Republican side, Mat
thews AMI Hough,on will make the
principal argument, AS in the Florida
case. The decision in the Louisiana
controversy will no doubt turn upon
the question Of admi ting evidence.
and thus the prel minary struggle ~ili
in realty DO the main ore. The Re-
publicans are confident that the Com
mission will moi depart from The plain
|. tier of its own rulings, and they