The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-28


Then followed in succession the States OF
New Hampshire. with five votes for Hayes and
Wheeler; New Jersey. nine votes tor Tiiden
and Hendricks; New York, IS votes Tor Til
den and Hendricks; Ohio, % votes for Hayes
and Wheeler
The presiding officer now opened and hand
ed to the tellers tue certificates received from
Oregon. The first was read by Mr.. Stone and
proved to be the sworn certificates OF the
three Hayes electors, Cartright, Odell and
Watts, executed before notary public.
The papers contain a full statement of the do
ings oi the three electors the resignation OF
Watts as postmaster; his subsequent choice
cast by the three electors, &C. They were
read III full, and the PIT siding officer then
handed to the te lers the certificates of the
three rival ele Ct r., Cronn, Miller, and Park
er, authenticated by the signatures OF the
Governor and SECRETARY OF State, with the
seal OF the State attached. This certificate
gives two votes to Hayes and Wheeler and
one vote to Tilden and Hendricks. Senator
Mitchell presented objections to the certificate
OF Cronfh, Miller, ana Parker, ON the follow
ing grounds:
First. Because neither OF said persons were
ever appointed by the State OF Oregon in any
manner whatrver.
Second- It appears from the records and
papers contained in and attached to the Ger
1ifcates Of w. II Odell, J. &. Cartwright and
John w: Watts, that they were duly ap-
pointed electors and cast their votes as such.
Third Because it does not appear from
the face OF Gov. Growers certificate attached
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 deeme d eligible,
though one OF them, E. A. Cronin, was not
appointed thereto according to the laws OF the
land
Fourth, Because it appears from the corti-
ficate OF $. F. Chadwick, Secretary OF State,
that Odell, Cartwright and J. w. Watts re-
celved the highest number OF votes, and that
therefore the certificate OF the Governor, III so
tar a. it omitted to certify the name of j. W.
Watts as one OF the eli ctors appointed; and
in 80 tar as suoh certificate contained the
appointed fails t. conform to act OF Congress
il such case made and provided, and to the
laws OF Oregon. and that such certificate is az
to said Cronin without authority and of no
effect.
Senator'S Kelly, Bogy, Mcdonald, Steven
s9n ana Cooper; and Representatives Field,
e,nton, Porpieton, Vance, OF ohio, Hurd and
Lattreil, object to the counting OF the votes
cast by Cartwright, Odell and Watts. The
grounds Of the objections are:
Flrst-The papes purporting to be certif-
Gates OF the electoral votes of Oregon have not
annexed to them the certificate OF the Govern
or OF Oregon, as required to be made and an
nexed by section 1856 aud 1873 United States
REVISED Statutes.
Second-The papers have not annexed to
them the lit Of the names ofCartwright, Odell
and Watts as electors, to which the seal OF
the State Of Oregon was affixed by the Secre-
Secretary, as required by section 60 of chap
ter SO OF tue general laws of Oregon.
Third-lt was the right and duty of the
Governor of Oregon, under the laws OF that
State, to give the certificates of election or ap-
P.,intment as electors to John G. Cartwright,
VIM. Odell aud b. A Cr"nin, they being the
three persons capable of being appointed
Presi tential electors who received the highest
number OF votes st he election held in Ore
gon Nov. Z, 1876.
Fourth Cartwright and Odell had no right
or authority in law to appoint Watts to be
elector Dec. 6, 1876. as there was no vacancy
in the office OF Presidential elector on that
day.
Fitth-Cartwright and Odell had no right
or authority in law TO appoint Watts an ell
ector Dec. &, 1876, inasmnch as they did not,
ON that day, compose or torn pat OF the
electoral college 0l Oregon as by laws consti.
tuted.
Sixth-Cartwright and Ode,l had no author
ity t" appoint Watts an elector Dec. 6, 1876
because Oh that day Watts was still p"stmas-
ter OF Lafayette, Oregon, and was still on
that day holding said Office oftrust and pro-
ft
Seventh-Watts, who claims to he an elec-
tor in the above described certificates, was in
February, 1873, appointed postmaster at La
layette, Oregon, and was duly commissioned
and qualified as such postmaster, that being
! an office OF trust and profit under the laws OF
the United States, and continued to be- and
act as such postmaster from February, 1873,
| until after November 10. 1876, and was acting
as such postmaster OH November 7th, 1876,
when the Presidential electors were appointed
by the State al Oregon, and that he was nell
gible to be appointed as one of the said Pres
idential electors.
Eighth-When the Governor OF Oregon
caused the list of names Of electors OF the
State to be made and certified, such lists did
| not contain the name of said Watts, but did
contain the names Of Cartwright, Odel and
Cronin, who were duly appointed electors 0!
| President and Vice President of the United
St ties in the State Of Oregon, November Z,
| 1876
All the objections to the Oregon certificates
having been presented, they were referred t.
the electoral commission aud the Srnate re-
tired to it's own chamber
! The electoral commission Immediately assem-.
bled and Senator Kelly, Representative jerks
and Judge Hoodlry a. gued tor the Democrats
against counting Watts vote, and Senator
Mitchell, and representative lawrence in be.
half of the Republicans in favor oil receiving it
! The argument was continued OH the 22d.
The argument in thu Oregon CASE
was continued OH the god, Stanley Matthews
and MIR. Evarts arguing in favor OF counting
Watts vote, and Richard Merricx against it
This concluded the argument, aid the Com
mission then went into secret session. They
decided t. take y vote on the case at p. m.
OH the 23d
Senator Thurman was so i'll that tn
Electoral Commission held their session a
his residence, OH the 23d to render q decisio,
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