The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-01

John w. Watts, that they were duly APP
pointed electors and cast their votes as snch.
Third, Because it does not appear from
the face Of Gov Growers certificate attached
to the returns OF the votes OF Cronin, Miller
and Parker, that such certificate was issued
to the three persons having the highest num-
Der OF votes Tor electors; but was issued by
him to persons whom he deemed eligible.
though one OF them, Z. A. Cronin, was not
appointed thereto according to the laws of the
/ land.
Fourth, Because it appears from the certi-
| ficate OF S. f. Chadwick, Secretary OF State,
that Odell Cartwright and J. w Watts re.
| ceived the highest number oil votes, and that
| the secretary of State, in pursuance OF law de-
clared, and that therefore the certificate Of the
Governor, in so far as it omitted to certify the
| name OF J. w. Watts as one OF the electors APP
pointed, and in SO lar as such certificate con-
lained the name OF E. A. Cronin as one Of the
| electors appointed tails to conform to the act
| OF Congress in such case made and provided,
and to the laws OF Oregon; aud that such GER
tihcate is as to said Cronin without authority
and OF no effect.
Senators Kelly, B5gy, Mcdonald, Steven
son and Cooper, and Representatives FIELD,
Tucker, Lane, jerks, Walling, Clymer Wig
CLINTON, Poppleton, Vance, of Ohio, Hurd and
Luttrell, OF ject to the counting OF the votes
cast by Cartwright, Odell and Watts The
grounds Of the objections are:
First--The papers purpor,ing to be certih-
annexed to them the certificate of the Governor
oil Oregon, as required to be made and annex
ed by sections 1876 and 1873 United States Re-
vised Statutes.
!, Second-lhe papers have not annexed to
, them the list of the namts of Cartwright Odell
and Watts as electors, to which the seal OF
the State of Oregon was affixed by the Secretary
OF State and slgued 10y the Governor and Sec
rotary, as req ulred by section 60 oil chapter
So OF the general laws OF Oregon.
| Third-t was the right and duty OF the
/ Governor OF Oregon, under the laws OF that
State, to give the certificates oil election or APP
| pointment as electors to John G.. Cartwright,
0 w Fl. Oieli and H. A. Cronin, they beng
the three persons capable OF being appoint
ed Presidential electors no receiv. the high
8 est number OF votes at the election held in
i Oregon, Nov. z, 1876.
d Fou.th-Carlwrighttand Odell had ITO right
or authority in law to appoint Watts to DC an
eiector Dec. 6, 1876, as there was no vacancy
in the Office of Presidential elector Oh that
day.
authority in law to appoint Watts an elector
December 6, 1876, III as much as they did
not, on that day, compose or form part OF
the electoral college OF Oregon as by law con-
stitutec.
/ Sixth-Cartwrighta and Odell had no author
J. ity to appoint Watts an elector Dec. 6, 1876,
> because on that day Watts Was still postn as
,e ter OF Lafayette, Oregon, and still on that
60 day holding SAID office OF trust and profit.
ID oeventn-Watts, who claims to be an cleo
r tor in the above described certificates, in
ps February, 1873, appointed postmaster at La
" fayette, Oregon, and was duly commissioned
Al and qualified as such postmaster, that being
n an ONCE OF trust and profit under the laws Oh
e. .le United States, and continued to be and
Is act as such postmaster from February, 1878,
until after November 13, 1876, and was acting
= rs such postmaster on November 18th, 1916
y when the Presidential electors were appointed
- by the State OF Or gon, and that he iIeli-
a. glble to be appointed as one OF said Presiden-
:. Iial electors.
- Eghth-- When the Governor of Oregon
=, caused the lists OF names of electors OF The
y, State to be made and certified, such iisGs did
- not contain the name OF said Watts but die
NJ contain the names oil Cartwright, Odell anc
" Cronin, who were duly appointed electors O
ca President and Vice Pr sident Of the United
81 States in the State OF Oregon, November
ne 1876.
On ALI the objections to he Oregon certificates
N having been presented, they were referred t.
81 the electoral commission aud the Senate re
"a tired to its OWL chamber.
"A The electoral Commission Immediately IS
en- sembled and Senator Kelly, hepresentativ
~. jerks and Judge Hoodley argued tor tn
l. Democrats, against counting Watts vote: ali,
,ar Senator Mitchell and Representative Law
I'd renee. on behalf OF the Republicans III favor Q
~ receiving it. The argument was continued
~ on the I'D
ed The argument in the Oregon cas-
he was continued on the 22d, Stanley Matthews
lad aud Mr.. Evarts arguing In favor Of cOubtin
&C. Watts vote, and Richard Mefrick against il
ib- This concluded the argument, and the Com
not mission then went into secret session, an
aid they decided to take vote on the case at |
ted m. OF the 23d.