The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-08
TIE TRIBUNALS DECISION.
,orI,G NOT TO 90 BEHIvD THE RE-
TURNS ~ FLORTD.f's C.iSE

sDTING NOT TO GO BFHfND fHE hE-
IIRNs ~ FIORIDfs C.fSE
s,.ucc Bradley Casting hi. Ballot with the
Republican. and Making the Vote y 90 \
y,t.n.e Excitement In Washington - The
Sirvs of Many Conspicuous Party Leaders.
WASHINGTON Fob. Tho long agony il
sr,Nng to "a close. and 1t Is believed hero that
uo ,eN,d Presidential question IA practically
,ttlod The decision 10y the Electoral Commits
sion Of the preliminary question which arose in
Me r.pridn case heavily goes to tho vitals of tho
Issue and it il altogether adverse to the Demo
Gratis. This decision was secured by strict
party vote. thus showing that the al-perVading
party spirit has cNcrted its controlling inilu-
enco upon the Justices of the supreme Court.
who were placed upon the commission
In tho belief that in this cxntcd Judi
tal station men would be- found whose
minds would be unbass I'd and that righteous
Judgment would bc rendered on the questions
OF llw IA well IA on the merits of the ia t. in
,plvcd. 1t matters not that it can be claimed
that there may be- an honest difference Of opin-
ION M to the construction of the Constitution.
for the i've Judges divided on the question OF
construction according Ia party lines. Had
there been no advantage to either political party
dependent upon the constitution la br given
youli Justices clifford. Miller. Field. Strong
AMI Bradley have held such widely divergent
opinions in regard to the fundamental law
But what wills the decision of the commission
Tho order made 10y it in regard to the adn'i-si-
bin, ot evidence does not OF it-clf furnish "A
c.,,,l.,e answer Ia this question. Tho order
,.,. f,ilo,va.
o,,,, ., NJ. ,,.,,.o N,,,., or,,rca cha, nocv,,erc
sau- received considered by the commission which
Va. not submitted 10 the iont convention nj the two
b, the pre.iden, o the senate VIII, tnc different
f The al tili uf
Z Humphreys one vi the Florida electors
On the adoption Of this motion the yeas were
Bradley. Edmunds. Frrlinghuysrn, Garfield
Hoar Miller. Morton and Strong and the nays
were Abbott. Bnyard Clifford Field. Hunton
Payne. and Thurman. Preceding this. how
ever. there was a motion made to the cffcct
Tim, the commission allow evidence to be sub
in,t,.,d To prove that the Canvassing Board of
Florida corruptly and fraudulently certified To
the election OF the Hayes electors. when the
v,i.. of the poople Of Florida, ~ shown 10y
te face Of the true returns showed that the
Tlden electors had been clactcd This was
voted down. the yeas being Abbott. Bayard.
clifford. Field, Hunton. PAYNE. and Thurman.
md the nays Bradley Edmund- Frelinshuysen.
Garfield. Hoar. Miller Morton. and Strong.
Tho defeat of this motion by IA strict party vots
show conclusively that on the square issue of
going behind the returns in order To determine
what had been the honest expression OF the
t..,pla of Floridn at the ballot box on the 7th OF
November last the three Republican Judecs Of
the supreme Court acted with thoir party asso-
ciai,.- from the two Houses and hold that the
form, of law must bind Notwithstanding fraud
bad been proved.
1t i-true that when Mr.. Abbott moved that the
commission admit evidence in regard TO the
eligibility off. c. Humphreys Of the Republican
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