The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-22
JOINT SESSION.
The Count Proceeds Until Oregon is
Reached, When Objections 10 Cr0nin
and watts Were Read and the
Houses Separated.

ana Watts Were Read and the
Houses separated.
Both houses voted to count Nevada,
and the count progressed rapidly until
Oregon was reached, when the full
reading Of the documents was de-
manded.
The credentials OF the Hayes elect.
ors are certified to by a notary public.
Attached is full report OF the election
by counties. 1t Is certified to by the
secretary of State.
Governor Grover, in the Oregon GER
tificates, makes no mention of Watts.
Growers verbiage is as to ineligible
electors, and names Cronin as having
received the highest number OF votes,
These papers are In all respects similar
to those of other States, and gives
Hayes two votes and Tllden one.
The objections to the Watts certifi-
cate are:
First-The papers purporting to be
certificates OF electoral votes OF the
State of Oregon have not annexed the
certificate of the governor of Oregon,
as required to he made and annexed
by sections 1873 and 1873 of the United
Stetes revised statutes.
Second-The papers have not an
nexed to them list of the names Of
Cartwright, Odell and Watts, as cleo
tors, to which the seal of the State of
Oregon was affixed by the secretary of
State and signed by. the governor and
secretary, as required by section so, Of
chapter 1909, of general laws OF Ore
gon.
Third-It was the right and duty of
the governor Of Oregon, under the
claims of that State, to give certificates
Of election or appointment as electors
to John G. Cartwright, w. II. Odell
and q. A. Cronin, they beirg the three
persons capable OF being appointed
presidential electors who received the
highest number of votes at the election
held in Oregon, November 7, 1876.
Fourth-Cartwright and Odell had
no right or authority in law to appoint
Watts to be an elector, on the 9Th Of
December, lS76,as there was no vacan.
cy in the office of the presidential cleo
tor on that day.
Fifth-Cartwright and Odell had no
right or authority In law to appoint
Watts an elector on the 9th of Decem-
Der, 1876, inasmuch as they did not on
that day compose or form any part Of
the electoral college Oregon as per
law constituted.
Sixth-Cartwright and Odell had no
authority to appoint Watts an elector
on the 9th of December 1875, because,
on that day Watts was still postmas.
ter at Lafayette, Oregon, and was still
ON that day holding said office. of profit
and trust.
Seventh-Watts claims to be an
elector in the above described certifl-
cate, was in February 1878, appointed
postmaster at Lafay cite, Oregon, and
was duly commissioned and quail.
fled as such postmaster, that
he held an office of trust and profit
under the laws of the United States
and continued to be and act as such
postmaster from February, 1878, until
after the 18th Of November, 1875, and
was acting as such postmaster on the
18th OF November, 1875, when presi
Dental electors were appointed by the
State of Oregon, and that he was ineli
gible to be appointed as one Of sale
presidential electors.
4 Eighth-When the governor of Ore,
gon caused the list Of names Of cleo
tors of the State to be made and certi
/ fled to, such list did not contain tn,
name of the said Watts, but did con
tain the names of Cartwright, Odel
and Cronin, who were duly appointe,
electors of president and vice presi
dent Of the United States Ia the Stat
of Oregon, on the 18th OF Novembe
1875.
The objections to the Cronin certifi
cate are as follows:
First-Because neither Of said Der
sons was ever appointed elector by til
} State Of Oregon in any manner what
ever.
Second-Because 1t appears from tn
records and papers contained In an,
attached to the certificate of H. II
Odell, ]. @. Cartwright and John W
Watts that they were duly appointe,
electors and cast their votes as such.
Third-Because 1t does not appea
from the face Of Governor Grover
certificate attached to the returns Q
the votes of Cronin, Miller and Parke
that such certificates was issued !
the three persons having the highes
number Of votes for electors, but wa
issued by the governor to the person
whom he thought eligible; that one
, them, Z. A. Cronin, was not appointe
: thereto according to the laws Of th
state Of Oregon. Nv