Daily Republican., 1882-11-20
CHALMERS COUNTED OUT.

Van Ia. Manning Given tue CortIn
cato In she Second Mississippi
DIsGFlet.
New ORLEANS, Nov. l8.-The
Times Democrats Jackson miss.
special says: The Secretary of State
commenced to day, in accordance with
law, the canvass of the votes for mem.
bers Of Congress. When the Second
District was taken up, General Chain,
ers appeared in his own interest, ard
Ed. M. Watson, Of Holly Springs, and
II. =. Branham, of Oxford, for Mr..
Manning. When Marshall county was
reached, counsel for Manning, objected
to having the Same counted, Oh the
grounds, as appears in effect from a
protest by the Commissioners of Eco.
tion accompanying the returns, that
they have prepared another and differ
ent return, throwing out certain boxes
for sufficient causes, but was after
wards, from threats Of prosecution in
the Federal Court, made by the United
STATES District Attorney, deferred from
forwarding them and made this amend
ed report.
After hearing argument the Secreta-
ry counted the votes as returned.
When Tate county was reached the re-
turns gave detailed tally sheet, which
showed thai Van H. Manning received
a total of 1866 votes and j. 4. Cham.
bless 1879, as appears from the forego-
ing tally sheet, which they further GER
fifu to ha oopraof Mopnip0Ba onpnoal
objected to counting the, Uhambless for
Chalmers, but Chalmers insisted on
having the votes counted for him, and
asked TO be heard by counsel. W. l..
Nugent, Of Jacksonville, appeared for
Chalmers, and Edwin Clark, of Vicks-
burg, as additional counsel for MAJ
ming. Before the argument was con-
cluded the Sheriff served an order on
the Secretary of State, sued out before
the Circuit Judge on petition of Mr..
Chalmers, setting forth that he was
elected TO Congress, that the Secretary
of State refused to count 1879 votes re-
ceived by him, thus defeating him Of
his election. The other for5ids his is-
suing . certificate of election to any
other person than j. R. Chalmers, or
taking any other steps until further Or
ders of the Court.
After hearing the argument the
Secretary of State announced that he
had arrived at the conclusion that
his duties were merely ministerial that
he could only count the woes as they
in the return that he felt 1t
to be his duty to count the votes in
Tats county as given in the tally sheet,
and refused to count the 1472 votes
therein for Chalmers, as claimed oy him,
but would count the same for j. Il,
and having CanVassed the
whole vote b , declared Manning elected
from the returns received.
According to the vOCe as counted,
Manning received 8749, Chalmer. 1861,
Cal ter, 129; Cham bless, 1872; Lowry
Under the law Of the S5ats 1t il the du-
Cy of the Secretary of State to count
the votes and declare the result Al
upon his declaration tho Governor is
sues his commission. The commission
las been issued ty IL Governor to Van
H. Manning. Mr.. Manning was pre-.
pairing to contest Mr.. Chalmers seat on
he ground that he had secured his
election by the lavish use of Hubbell's
corruption fund and the alleged intlu.
nee Of the United Stat Deputy Mar.
halls In the rural Districts. 1t the con-
est should be made by Chalmers, the |
'ar here aud eminent visiting lawyers
Express the opinion that the Secretary
# States action will be sustained.