, 1877-02-23
THE END NEAR.
Counsel an d Commissioners
Hammer Away at the
Oregon Case.
Evarts, Matthews, and Mcrrick
Take Turns at the
Forensic S1edge.
The Former Deal Heavy
Blows at the Grover-
Cronin Trick.
While the LATTER Unb1ush-
ingly Upholds the Fraud
Of the Period.
4 Decision Will Probably Bo
Reached Some Time This
Afternoon.
Indications that Some Of the
Democrats Will Ignore
Cronin,
And Voto for tho Admission Of
Two Of tho Republican
Electors.
The ,obstructionists Still Concoct.
sg Plans to Delay t:,s~
Count.
They ire Few in Numbers. but Have
the Speaker at Their Back.
Conk1ing Still Striving to Retain
His Title, "The Great
Mystery"
Wiseaores Have Him in Clobo Communion
with Leading Ti1dcnites.
The ,obstructtonfsts Still Concoct.
ng Plans to Delay t:,s~
Count.
They ire Few in Numbers. but Have
the Speaker at Their Back.
Conlk1ing Still Striving to Retain
His Title, ".Tllo Great
Mystery"
Wiseaores Have Him in Close Communion
with Leading Ti1donites.
THE COMMISSION.
HErunLICAN ARGUMENTS.

6VsCsu& AtAA4]EN 80 1H4 <Ff0KHSs
WASHINGTON, D., e., Feb. ::e,.-Thu Electoral
Cou,taission lid nut llave endurance enough to
carry out tts programme Ut getting through With
tho Oregon caso last nght.. After
Judge uoallcy's speech, tllc members
felt TINT they could stand ITO more,
md 80 adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning,
lsariug pretty good days work still to bo done.
Stanley Matthews u,il Mt. Evarts argued thu
Republican side Of tho casu to-day, u',a IIicbard
II. Mcrrck mado tho closing appeal fur thu roe
o3n,ncnlntaon ot tho Cronin return. The fnct
that tho two Republican advocates wero to spcak
DREW large crowd to thu courtroom, Including
many distinguished members OF tho bar and
number Of prominent Consrossmcu. Tue seats
Of tho Democratic coupsel weto not Oh brilliant
~ filled, however, as In the carly part ot the
trial. Tho great lawyers who then appeared aro
no lougcr seen. str. O'Coaor, judge Black,
mud ex-senator Trumbull appear to take
NO FURTHER 1NTEREsT
In tho controversy, aud tho Democratic cnsa is
lnanagcl wholly BY Mcsriris, Ashabcl Green,
und Huullcy. These gcnt!etacn have, Ii
must tS saii to tho credit of their
learning mil ability, ,uado u strong
legal tight for the Oregon truud, and it
w'', frshn tho eminent Republican lawyers tito
compliment uf vigorous delcnsc. As far ~
tho eligibility question IL concerned, tho pro-
ccedtngs have Developed pothing whatever that
Is new. Although JulGs lloaIlcy touk gruat
palns to heap up stale arguments III support OF
theories alscsxiy advanced md oYorralcd In tho
Florida and Louisiana cases, tho real po11,t upon
which tho Democrats llayo made their light Is
tue valldity und t1nallty ut
GOV. 6KoyEN's uEnr1HIoATz.
They maintain TINT because this certificate 10
signed by tao Secretary of Btate, Is well ~ by
The Governor. that It cnboAics tho decision OF
both tho certifying authority and the eanymmIng
authority, and Is therefore conclusive. TlLs Ia
their way of escaping from the ruling OF tho
Commission In tho two previous ea.srs, which
was that Congrcsa las no powcr to uO b.yond
tho Goyerlior's certificate, based upon tho de-
terslt'latlon an1 declaration of tls result 1T to
cleclton mado by tlc calyaaslng authority Of
tho State. In reply to this the NepuIllcan law-
yeEs asserted t9at tho signature Of tho eccre-
tasy Of Stats IN tbs uuvernor's tettiacato nmse-
" astcstcd tic corsectness OF tho Govern oF's
signature, anal
ltAp NO OTHER RFfEcT.
Ills signature upon thu abstract of the yota
east IN the stato is, thcy hold, tho cytllence Ut
determination Of thu result by tho eauyaaslnx
authority under tbs State laws,
sir. Alcrrtcli t0-tlay went into aotue yery fine
spun arguments tu get over this o11clAl return
OF thc vote. anu endesyofo1 to nlnko out that =
return was one thing and q canvas another
thing.
All three OF tho spccchcs 1nado to-lay vere
ablp efforts. That of afr, Afa1ihuws was yIgor-
OTIS, logical, mud original, That OF ME. Eyarts
was III Ills usual yell of lntrltuto and carefully
woven logic and oratory, and that Of Mr, Mcf-
rick mash surpassed his former speech IN tho
Floriuo case.