The New York herald., 1877-01-08
Republican Disappointment Over the
Oregon Investigation.
THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS COMING VISIT.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.


show this tale TO be false.
Florida has thirty nine counties. When the Return.
ing Board met they began by attempt TO ascertain
how the vote stood on the face Of tho returns. But
they met at once with difficulty in Baker county,
from which two returns came up. OF which gave
the State to Hayes, the other to Tidcn Under tho
Florida law tho County Canvasscrs are required 10
the ONCE Of the County Clerk, within six days
after tho election the compile the
official returns The Board OF Cnnvassers aro tho
County Clerk, me County Judge and justice of the
peace Sheriff In the of Baker county the
judge "a republican, refused to meet tho clerk and
after waiting for him. the clerk called In Justice of
tho peace and proceeded publicly TO the Official
precinct returns and scn the result made by two
Of the three persons designated by law to tho Secretary
OF State This gave the State Tden by lO3 ma
jort The County judge who had refused to moet the
other two at the time called in person who had
been appointed Justice Of the Peace after tho election
had been held and these two canvassed. tho Official
returns but duplicates that covered only two OF the
precincts and sent their the Secretary
OF State, which gave the State to Hayes by A. Tho
Returning Board decided, as was proper, that the
clerks return tho onc this was there.
fore allowed and counted.
Next comcs Clay county. Hero the county canvass
ers, also republicans, left out precinct on the
ground that II did appear that the inspectors took
tho oath prescribed by law. But they made state
ment with their returns showing that this precinct
gave "a democratic majority, and the Returning Board
held that the objection not good, and, therefore,
counted the precinct
But, having gone SO far, tho Board began TO throw
out votes. In Monroe county they throw out dem.
ocratc precinct the ground that the canvass there
not completed on the night OF tho election as tho
law demands Tho inspectors completed tho count at
one O'Clock, but one OF their number, republican,
fell ILL., and moved to decr the declaration Of the
turn until the next morning. There pretsnce
OF fraud.
In Hamilton county the Board flung out Jaspar pre-.
cnct the ground that during the election the
inspectors both republicans deserted the polls One of
these deserting nspectors-a republican, be
beredhimself mado tho adavtt OF the irrcg ularity
on whcn tho Board flung out the vote. There
attempt to impeach the recttudo OF the vote.
In jackson county the Board threw votes on tho
ground that the bsliot boxes placed high that
tho coored voters could not into them. But all
the election officers republicans ana tho boxes
were all alike
In Nanatee county the whole vote was fung out on
the ground that there was County Clerk attend
to tho registration and othcr duties Tho
were Tho Clerk Of the county was republican
appointed by Governor Stsarns; he resigned shortly
before the election Tho Inhabitants appealed to him
TO resume his duties, but no refused Thoy asked the
Governor to appoint another, but tho appointee
refused to Qualify Hence registration OF votcrs
could be made and the law requires that every voter
shall previously and in the year havo been regis
tcrod. After consultation II determined to open
the polls and TO accept the votes OF all who regis
tered before the previous election voter append
ing afIdavit that he had registered. The CON-
mssioners, inspectors and County Judge. did their
duty. Tho county Is strongly democratic and the dem
claim that they lost between and 800 votes
by the dscouragemcnt of their voters and tho mpos-
sibility to register voters However that may BE-
the Returning Board flung out the whole county.
BY these operations tho State was counted not only
for Haycs also for Stearns the republican Gov
ernor, candidate for reelection But Drcw tho demo-
cratic candidate for Governor appealed TO the Su-
prcme Court and the Court tho evidence before IT,
and which Is above briefly recilcd and was not dis
puted, ordered the Returning Board rccanvass the
whole State. mentioning particularly four countica
The Board complied literally with tho order of the
Court; but when they camc to Baker county thoy
cepted the returns which before they had rejected as
false, and they lung tho whole OF Clay, TO which
the first count they had made objection and
where no fraud charged Thus they gave tho State
the second count to Drew and the democratic State
officers, but still maintained IL for Hayes.
This Is tho democratic sido OF tho story, obtained
be remembered that in all the counties which were
nung out tho election officers republicans, and
that the informally asserted caused by
them; that tho Board first counted In both stcarns
and Hayes, and on recount were able TO count in
Hayes only by arbitrarily anging out votes TO which.
their first count and when thoy could calculate
so closely. they made objection. II Is clearly ne.
cessary that the republicans who possessed all the
election machinery. shall show that this story Of the
Florida election Is false They afford to have
Mr.. Hayes counted In by such frauds above re-
counted
THE OREGON DIsPUTE--FAILURE OF THE RE-
puBLIcANs TO DISCOVER ANY CORRUPTION
THE PRopEIETY OF GOVERNOR GRovERs
ACTION LIKELY TO re EsTABLIsHED.
Tho republicans, who hoped to fix upon tho Oregon
democrats the corrupt use OF money. begin 10 SEQ
that they gong to fail The evidence before
the committee shows that no money passed. and II
will probably be found on further investigation that
the Oregon democrats, believing that their opponents
would appeal 10 the State courts IN the electoral
matter, thought II prudent to retain ablo coun.
sci and to prepare for costly lngation that being
poor they asked for help from the Democratic National
Committee as the Louisiana, Florida and South Caro-.
lima republicans have asked for help from the Rcpub-
can Committee, and that, whilo they probably
promised that their legal expenses should bo made
good, the fact IS that thoy have money and
out Of pocket at this for any expenses lhey
may have gone 10 in the matter.
Those who have been inclined to laugh at senator
Morton for his extreme anxiety to break down Cover
Growers action began within day or two to por-
ceivc that no was shrewder than they aud that he
q strength IN the Oregon case which
neither tho democrats nor tho republicans saw
In H. The democrats do not defend Governor Grover,
hust ilc In fho
Morton ana Mitchell aud other Senators worry about
IL II is possible tnat a thorough investigation may
sct Governor Grover right with the public and show
sha. he scsed in conscientious and lawful manner,