The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-02
POLITICAL.
The Electoral Colleges,
GEORGIA's VOTE PROBABLY LOST TO HANCoCI
AND ENGLISH.

GEORGIA VOTE PROBABLY LOST 10 HANCOCK
AND ENGLISH.
ATLANTA, Ga, December 1.-The cleo.
toral vote OF Georgia is probably lost to
Hancock and English for the following rea-
son: The Revised Statutes OF the United
States provide in section 13j that the EIec-
tOra Colleges OF the several States shall
meet on the first Wednesday in December
and cast he vote. The Georgia Code-sec.
lion 1,3l2-prOyides that the Governor shall
notify the electors 10 meet at the capital on
the first Monday in December 10 be ready
on the "Wednesday following TO east their
votes. This the Governor has done, but
the electors have not met TO-DAY or voted,
and il is thought by leading officials and
lawyers here that they have no right to meet
and vote next Wednesday.
INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 1.-THE Indiana
electors met day and cast the full fifteen
votes Of the State for Garfield and Arthur.
NEW YORK.
ALBANY, n. Y, December 1.-The Flee.
toral College rtassembled in the Assembly
chamber OF the new capitol this morning.
In order to avoid any irreguarity the Col
lege proceeded again 10 the election Of an
sence OF Mr.. Aiken, and Cornelius r.
Agrew was again chosen and again took
the oath of Office. Tue College then cast
the vote for Garfield and Arthur. John
Jacob Ast0r was selected to convey the GER
tificsles Of the proceedings to Washington.
TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE, December 1.AThe Demo
cratic electors assembled at the capitol TO-
dav and cast twelve votes for Hancock and
English.
RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, December 1.-Tbe presi-
dental electors met at Bristol, and in due
form east the four votes OF the state for
Garfield and Arthur. james W. Wright
was chosen messenger.
NEW HAMPsHIRE.
CONCORD, December 1.-The Electoral
COLLEGE to-day east the vote Of The State for
Garfield and Arthur. Henry II. luse,
chairman OF the Republican Committee,
was elected messenger.
MARYLAND.
ANNAPOLIS, December 1.-The Electoral
College met and east the vote OF the State
for Hancock and English.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BoSToN, December 1.-The presidential
electors OF Massachusetts met here this
morning and cast their votes for Garfield
and Arthur. Herbert Z. Hill, OF Somer.
vile, was chosen messenger.
PENNSYLVANIA.
HARRISBURG, December 1.-THE Electoral
College met In the Senate chamber at noon.
The twenty-ninc votes OF the COLLEGE were
cast for Garfield and Arthur. John l.. Law
son, OF Philadelphia, was selected to carry
the result to Washington, ID. {.
OHIO.
COLUMBUS, December 1.-The electoral
vote was cast for Garfield and Arthur, and
J. O. A. Campbell chosen 10 carry the vote
to Washington.
VERMONT.
MONTPELIER, December 1.-The Electoral
College met in the StateHouse and cast the
vote OF the State for Garfield and Arthur.
David Ii. Beattie, OF Maidstone, was chosen
messenger.
General Garfield's Successor I'm Con
greSS.
CLEVELAND, o., November 30.-At spe-
cial election to-day in The Nineteenth ONO
district Judge Il. b. TayI elected In DC
tober 10 be General Gaiiield's successor as
representative, was elected to fill the vacan-
cy In the present Congress.