The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-14
TIE PRESIDENCY AT STAKE.
TIE LOUIsIANA CASE PRESENTED TO
TIN ELECTORAL Tribunal.
Convincing Arguments by senator Mcdonald
and Mr.. Jonks-The Republican side Pre-
sc.tod by Mr.. uuribus aud senator Howe
-Er-soAater Matt Cnrpeater's OpeninG.

aud Mr. y~aks-The Republican side Pre-
-Ex-scaater Matt Carpenters Opening.
WARRINGTON, Feb ls-At no time to-day,
during tho session OF the Electoral Commission. |
va the number OF spectators sufficiently great |
10 crowd the Supreme Court chamber. There |
vns siting room for all who came provided
with tickets, and for Senators and Representa-
uvs. who DO not require passes to gain an al
mttanos 70 the presence OF the grand National
Buppressing Board. as Judge Jcrc Black scorn-
fully tsrms the Electoral Commission. All this
tsnds W show that there is u diminution OF pub
lie interest In the proceedings of the unconsti-
tutional body which has undertaken to make II
President OF the United States for four years
70 como This falling OF in the popular ex-
pectsiion is. OF course. indicative Of but one
thing-ths settled conviction that the partisan
majority Of the Electoral Commission made its
decision in the Florida case TO III both Lousi-
ana and Oregon. and that II will not rccede from
tho p,s.tlon 1t has taken. SO nxcd has become
thls 'onvlton that not even the fame OF the
rr,vL uivocatos who were to bo heard to-day
o,nlI in,iu,s athrong Of spectators to discomfort
thsnsslv.-, by standing all day long in the badly
vsntilhtti ,ourt room. as they did in the early
days II tho hearing on the Florida case. But
Notwithstanding the absence of the listening
throng tho sccnc in the Supreme Court
shlmhhr ~ DAY was one calculated TO impress
ths baliolor. The array Of counsel on the
Demo,r,lic side hal additions In the persons
Of judge Campbell Of New Orleans and cN-
B.naLW Carpenter Of Wisconsin. Roscoe Conk-
ling hal seat at the table In the rear OF the
chairs occupied 10y Judge Campbell and sena-
br, Trumbull and Carpenter. and paid marked
at,.nton to the arguments OF Senator Nc
Donald aud Rorrcs ntaiivc jerks, the Demo-
eru,c pblo,tors, who opened the discussion.
H. WA noticed To nod approyingly 20 some OF
hc points made 10y the latter in regard to the
power pi the two Houses OF Congress 10 pass
upon and determine all uutrt"hS ale' tlhs elev-
tbrul vt -. MIR. Ban rOit, the aged historian,
WA t'-p pres.n during III. % nng arsi-
lsiprS ie manif, sicd close interest until
senator Howe caine t. close on the part OF NE
lau III anu hod irrrfu'huy uuIing uIis
.np'fh' hnrnneuc. The witty handolph
arm 'o ~. eomIhni'n nni uoth'r c2unnsS"i.
hat. history sleep, while Il ton "dks.
pmn rail- ObIetors against the reception ot
Dpnnd, II was an able ana thorough anal;
gsl- II the laws 81 Louisiana, haNiLs or CLAIMED
y hes" b'erng on ,he uoYrs 2i ing hst1rn- urn
,pi.ulu- manner with but little. Il any. EFFORT
Al pritnry There was, however, sufficient ar
x'imfnl 10 apply and illustrrte the cilc't OF tue
Siri IA, prp,.s,uns Oi the several statutes. and
A. i.l ,hnt some of th,-e laws. which are
Poi lwim-; senator Mcdonald. k'rrcscntatiXe
JNnas made most admirable, ARGUMENT In
hs nm - 'hmont tr.al OF rnet Trader Bclknap
Nr J"nk, won drserN"dly high reputation hs
t'hprnl.n lawyer hnI a c,o-1 mn poopw,firriiGTx
siII,~.'i the tharact"r IN an adNV' at. previous
'i'.,! .n'd In r. his eAot1'un nj n,i,, ~
N, ir,islO made by the commission IN th1
Florida .u-' and in So doing he. IN rcspsotiui u
o,it ,n~IlvO'al terms told that bo,iy that II had
duty IA perform which II could not sh,ra'
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