The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09
THE ELECTION.
CALIFORNIA STILL IN DOUBT
The Electoral Ticket Likely to be
Divided.
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRATS STILL
SQUIRMING OVER THEIR RESULT.

MEMPHIS, Nov. S.-Latest returns indicate
the election of johnson, colored. (Rep.) in the
first Arkansas district, to Congress by 1000 ma
jorty.
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. SAIL counties
except two are heard from and give Garfield
SAT majority. The remaining counties Will
probably increase it to Co.,
LITTLE Rock, Nov. S.-Republica1 state
committee claims the election of two Republic
can Congressmen-Murphy in the 4th and
Bates in the Sd district, with chances favoring
Williams (Rep) in the I'd.
NASHVILLE, Nov S.-The probable unseat-
ing of Republican State Representative elect
in Tennessee county, on the ground that
having been convict he has lost the right of
citizenship, may affect the election of United
States Senator.
SALT LAKE Nov. S.-The election brought
out less than one-third of the Mormons. Can
didate Cannon was elected, of course, by t n
to one. The liberals did not register generally
The contest was too onesided.
NEW YORK, Nov 8-The following circular
letter signed by the chairman of the executive
committee of the Democratic State committee
was issued to-day:
"The reports of fraud in elections held in
this city and Brooklyn on the I'd of November
are such that ii the frauds reported are estab-
lished the electoral vote of the State will be
cast for Hancock and English, and steps for a
thorough investigation are now being con-
sidered.
In the meantime we hand herewith blank
form of the protest which you will please to
execute, varied in substance according to cir
cumslaDces, and hand it to the county canvas
sers as early this week as possible, not later
than Thursday, the 1lth."
The form of the protest is as follows:
"rhe undersigned hereby protest against al
lowance of vote cast for Presidential electors
at the election held Nov 3D. $780, in (name of
place. as canvassed and returned bv the board
of county canvassers of said county for reason
that (state facts in detai.)
We would respectfully request this protest
may be attached to the return of such vote
that we may not be considered to have by
silence acquiesced in these acts"
NEW York, Nov 8-Tammany Hall advis-
DRY committee met this afternoon and adopted
resolutions directing meeting of the general
and district committees in joint session with
the Democratic inspectors and super visors and
from information as received of frauds resort
ed to by the Republican party in the late cleo
tion to make report to the chairman of the
advisory committee. 1t was also resolved that
the list Of voters arrested on election day be
supplied to the advisory committee from each
assembly district, SO that action might be
taken by Gen. Wright, counsel for the COM
mittee.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. S.-Official returns
from all but three counties give Garfield plu-
rality Of 30 1867.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8.-Thirty-fo coun-
ties out of 81 show a net Republican gain of 30
votes. There is considerable difference be-
tween the vote for different electors and with
the general result so close it is quite possible
divided ticket may be elected. Terry runs
steadily behind and is beaten beyond question.