The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-16
THE ELECTORAL VOTE OF NEW YORK.

There has been some doubt as to. the
result of the recent election in New
York State. The Associated Press
gives the State to Garfield by ma
iority of from Is. 900 to 10000. The
Democrats dispute the correctness of
these figures and intimate that the
Electoral vote of the State may be
counted for Hancock. The grounds for
this claim and the manner in which the
Democrats intend to proceed are stated,
BY the New York World as follows ::
estate Engineer and Surveyor Horatio
Seymour, Jr., will probably soon have
TO- perform a duty important both to
himself and to the public. He is the
only Democratic member of the Board
az State Canvassers. His associates
will be Secretary of State Carr, Comp
ttoller Wadsworth, Attorney-General
Ward and Treasurer Wendell. This
board must convene on Wednesday, the
18th inst, at the Office of the Secretary
of State, to canvass the votes given for
Electors. The law provides that-'If
any one of the canvassers shall dissent,
from decision of the board, he shall
state at large in writing the reasons of
such dissent, which shall be filed in the
office Of the Secretary of State There
of course certified copy can be OBJ
tanned after payment of fees. Mr. Sey-.
duty to protest against receiving and
counting the returns from ST. Law
renee, Washington, Chautauqua and
Onondago counties under the PLAIN pre-
oedents established in 1876 by General
Garfield in the matter of the. West
Feliciana Parish-of Louisiana. The
election at large number Of the polls
in those counties was not fair and free
election, because at many Of the polls
the inspectors were taken, exclusively
from the friends Of one candidate,
General Garfield; because the registra-
ton in several localities of those coun-
ties was fraudulent, and finally, because
the laboring men-to use the language
OF Secretary Sherman, General Garfield
and the other visiting statesmen-i if
left free to vote unin1luenced by vio-
lence or intimidation would have unani-
mously voted Democratic tickets. Mr..
Seymour will be furnished with the
affidavits Of citizens of the counties in
question giving details of these things.
Probably enough, his Republican asso-
ciates will refuse to accept the Repub-
Ecan precedents which he will cite, but
that will not. trouble Mr.. Seymour. He
can attach the necessary, affidavits to
his protest and declare that with those
counties thrown out, as they must be,
the Electoral ticket which begins with
the name of Mr.. Hewitt appears to
A1lsFO UtCA CACStCU. ulS
can then serve upon each Of the Demo
cratic Electors, who ought to meet at
Albany on Wednesday, DecembeaI,
according to the statute, and there cast
the Electoral vote of New York for
Hancock and English and duly forward
modification of that result to Congress.
1t is not for a moment to Ls supposed
that the Republican leaders and organs
will undertake to throw the country
into disorder and confusion by refusing
nsaceably 10 submit to this lawful and
peaceful rectifcation of a great.wrong
done to the principles of constitutional
government and Of a great outrage upon
the sanctity and purity of the>polls.