Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-01
Oregon!
The Eight-tO-seven Game,
Tho COuntry's Black Friday,

WAsHISGroN. D. C., Feb. %, II.
1t Is the thricetold tale repeat.
ed. The seven SPOT failed to take
the eight, and Oregon will be
scored tor Hayes.
At Ten o clock the Commission
met. The farce of consultation
was again gone through with.
Outside the COURTROOM sat two
tarly door keepers, keeping zeal.
ous vigil that no mortal might ia.
trude. For three hours the Coun
ell held It's carnival Of words with.
out any communication with the
outside world.
The inside history Of to-day's
secret session Of the Commission
was only an exhibition Of grusser
perlissnship on the part Of the
peTldred eight, and Of consistent
patriotism on the part of the Dem
ocratic seven. Said Justice Mil.
her, in his speech in secret session
last night: "The law of Oregon
provides that the Electoral Col
lege may fll any vacancy occa-
stoned by death, absence, or 9th.
crwise;' aud that "or other
wise" is broad enough TO cover
the absence Of Watts. It was,
Of course, the lamest sort of q
lame sophistry, bat any sophistry
AT all was sufficient for the eight
members Of the ditjointed Com.
lnissipn, and to-day each OF the
eight has taken the cue from Mil.
Ter, and, so far as their action is
concerned, have boosted Hayes
into the Presidential chair, as.
tride Of those two words, cor 9th
erwise." Bayard made the first
speech, and, as always, made d
high-toned, noble speech. He
spoke an honr, and reviewed the
whole case. His conclusions,
which were adopted by all his col.
leagues, were that: Holding, as
the Democrats have held in Lou.
isiaua and Florida that the certifi
cate OF the Governor and State
CanvassiDg Board is not finality,
and the evidence proving that
Croniu was not elected, Cronin's
vote ought not to be counted.
Holding, also, as they have held
throughout, that an ineligible
man con not be appointed an E.
lector, Watts never was appointed.
The votes cast for him were
thrown away, and O.egon thus
lost one of her Electoral votes.
Thurman's absence introduced a
perplexing question. When vot-
ing time arrived Morton made
the astounding proposition that
they should proceed without hiT1,
nverring that the presence Of the
msjority was all.suf6cient. The
Democrats were, Of course, indig-
nant beyond measure at the prop
osition, and il it had carried
would have refused to have any
thing more to do with the Com.
mission. Edmunds saw Morton q
error, and h&stened TO correct
il by moving that the Committee
20 to Thurman's house and zee If
he would act If they would come
there. So Baya,d and Freling
AsyseR were appointed such Colu.
mittee, and a recess was taken by
vote Of fourteen 10 one-Mer-
ton voting no. At Thurman 8
house, be having sent back word
that he would act, all votes were
taken. Thurman was unable to
leave his bed, but sturdily voted,
spite Of his neuralgia pains. The
Two important votes were frat on
the admission of CrOnin's vote,
and second on the admission of
Watts vote. Every Democrat
voted with the Republicans that
Crouin's vote ought not to be
counted, making that vote unani-
nous, and forever putting the lie
80 the assertion that the Demo.
Gratis on the Commission were sc
partisan as the Republicans. On
the admission of Watts vote the
Commission stood eight for, seven
azainst-the old partisan record.
OF that vote the Democratic Com :
nissioners have all this one re-
mark to make, 1--WE expected it,
Dom Piatt is to be prosecuted
for seditious writing, we are told.
All persons who have written
L. - tka RafurninO