The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-03
ELECTION MEMORIES.

paign In the National committee rooms OF
the respective political parties are FAN uf
excitement. and the telegraph wires are
kept at q white heat IN scndlH aud ie-
coiving messages from the sttte commit
tees and the workers in the field. In 1865
the defeat Of Seymour and Blair was
foregone conclusion and the returns which
confirmed that fact had but little interest
for the committee or party.
The canvass OF 1872 Was =, ualy devoid
of interest. for that campaign ended real
ly with the defeat OF Greeley in North
Carolina In the August election. The
struggle, n forlcrn hope. was kept up by
Mr. August sehel. chairman of the Ma
tional committee. who TO the last remained
a, his post. had neglected nothing that
could by any possibility secure doubtful
state.
The election OF 1876, when the ticket was
Tiden and Hendricks. was lull Of excite
mcnt from the day of the nomination Until
the close OF the electoral commission in
January 1871 The election WAS held on
the 18th OF November, ana The returns in
dictated Tilden's election. lie ta1 Isl vo',s
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needed 10 elect him from the States Of
South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, OREGON,
Nevada and California. The New York
Times, however claimed the state of
Louisiana and proclaimed tie election Of
Hayes. on the morning after the election
tclegrams were sent by the repu5ii ,an Ma
uoual committee to the governors ~ the
Southern States as was iisriosri In The in
ycsjgation by the Potter committee, who
at that time were repubi ANS, and The
election returns were to be passed upon
by the returning boards If those states.
To Governor Chamberlain of South caro-
lima, the dispatch read: "IlaYes is elected
II we have carried South C1toliaa Florida,
and Louisiana. Can YOU hold your STAG?
Answer Immediately" To Louisiana the
dispatch was sent to 5, -. Packard. The
presidential election depends on the vote
Of Louisiana. The democrats will try to
wrest it from you. Watch i; aud hlsten
returns. Answer Immediately"
Dispatches were sent to Oregon. aud 10
Gorham at San Francisco The kilograms
were signed by Zach Chandler, though
written and inspired BY John Reed. eJi-
tor of the New York Times Agents start
ed Immediately from the two committees
for the State named On Wednesday night,
the Sth. Mr.. William L. Chandler left
New York for Florida, and Thursday. ;he
9Th, followed him. Smith Wed left for
Columbia, S. c.. and In f.w lays ore OF
the members Of the returning BOARD of the
State Of South Carolina-I ;nnk ii WAS
solomons-arrived in Baltimore, where he
was to meet Colonel pelton and bargain
| for the vote of that State cor SGD ono When
Mr. Edward Cooper was asked Cor that sum
ho consilt,d Governor 1'ui.r ybo ,c,r,e-
N'"'eiS o'ue''u Net' ana Ie'tou 10 return
to New York. | missed connection at
Petersburg and then went to JaIksonV lie
10 meet senator can and the chairman Of
the state committee, and Mir Chandler
had proceeded me some fuctY-clght hours.
When We met at Tallahassee he frankly
gave me the condition OF afa':s, which so
that telecraphed the facts II Ne'v York
ms tnls cp ono ,, OF me natter was con,
t,anerri pi.',., -, ~, DIV" ",.u
were at Tallahassee. The day following.
however, Messrs Charles Gibson u ST.
90. LO"''i s,eoIto w. hiHlle' 1Nstne fHont-
COIN uav Of pLt,a5elnii,. NJ i ',,',
4 stall OF Boston; Perry smith OF Cairaro.
= ana some olher visiting statesmen ar
i,r a" "'' SIlr5 iney were followed
represented esneciolv Coc,~n', WIN .ii1..
= However tha; may be, he acted entirely on
n's own hook' consulted no on" an rent
nlncRstcno, arI 49, ms "uout saddle
thousand" etc. all OF when were ~.
humod by the Potter committee. The Legal
,,,,t W. auly ursuel by fte gentle
e said before mo o1o,,,.ni q" Hr ~ . ~