The New York Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1876, Page 3

WAITING Sunday’s Enforeed Halt on the Po- litical Batile Field. QUIETLY PREPARING. FOR STRIFE. rida Democrats Challenged to Dispute the Governor's Power to Canvass the Vote. “TROOPS FOR JACKSON COUNTY. Cauous of South Carolina Republi- cans at the State House. WILL HAMPTON BE GOVERNOR? a Another Republican To Be Added to the Louisiana Board. FLORIDA. HE NEW QUESTION ON THE JURISDICTION OF THR STATE BOARD OF CANVASSERS—GOv- ERNOR STEARNS’ STARTLING CLAIM OF POWER TO COUNT THE VOTES FOR ELECTORS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Tatbanassgs, Nov, 19, 1876, ‘Wahile the hugh and calm of the Sabbath bas thrown yomething like tranquility over tho face of affairs to- Jay the undercurrents are swaying to and [ro with un- ustial 6tfength and activity. Governor Stearns sent to Mr, Pasto, chairman of the Democratic Committee, a Jester im which ho stated that he would be pleased to receive, in writing, anything that he would like to efor on the question as to whethor the Governor or the fitute Canvassing Board had the right to can- yass and determine tho electoral vote of the Biata The democrats, it will bo remem- dered, asked the Governor on Saturday that he would allow them to file an opinion upon this subject betore he acted upon it, His letter of this morning is understood to mean that he has virtually made up his mind toettempt to take the canvass of the ‘Votes to himself, and to give the democrats notice that their protest must be promptly forthcoming. Tho democrauc managers will subinit an ¢laborate opinion, prepared with great care and under the best of legal Inspection, to-morrow or the next day, They are thoroughly indignant that they are forced to even en- tertain a proposition that they pronounce so flagrant and outrageous, and they will take no step, aamitting aven the possibility of its justice, except under pro- test, They will argae their case carefully and fully, while denying eveu the possible jurisdiction of the tribunal before which they argua . BASIS OF THE GOVERNOR'S CLAIM. It appeare to be generally conceded that Governor Stearns intends to attempt to canvass the returns him- self. Exactly upon what basis he will do this remaing to be seen. The State Board bas declined to open the canvass until tho returus are all in, or until tho thirty- five days ailowed by law shail have expired. If the returns are notin by the 6th of December the Board will refuse to canvass, and Governor Stearns, being forced by tho law of the United States to issue to the chosen olectors certificates of their election on that day, will claim that bé is forced to canvass the vote $n order that ho may determine to whom the certificate should rightfully be issucd, The democratic managers will do all that is possible to avert this exigency by having the returns in long before the 6th of December arrives, : DELAYED RETURNS, The law requires that tho returns shall be forwarded by the mail, and the mails, being under the control of the republicans, the democrats cannot insure the prompt arrival of tho returns, They have had, how- ever, certified copies taken of the returns in every county, and forwarded under seal by speciai couriers to the democratic committee In the capital. Most of these certitied copies have arrived. They will all bein in a day or two, Ifthe original returns do not follow them by mailsbortly, the democrats will take it for granted thoy ha. been destroyed, stolen or lost, and will offer the copes, certified as the law directs, if the place of the originals, and ask thattMe State Board proceed with the count, Itismy opinion that they will refuse to do this, THE GOVERNOR'S OPPORTUSITY. If they should show signa of yieldiug to the request. 4¢1s my Opinion that Governor Stearns will then step 4s, deny them jurisdiction of the matter and take charge of tho electoral vote himself, I1 he does this and the democrats are unablo to stop him by legal procedure the chance of a fair count in Florida will bo wofally diminished, Governor Stearns does not enjoy the highest reputation for intogritv or ability. Pur- wan, a member of bis own party, denoun him for personal and political dishonesty. Attorney General Cocke in the public prints denounced him as being incapable and dishonest, publishing colums of details to qustain his charges, It is easy to seo, it the Governor isreally such a man as bis enemies allege him to be, he is not the proper man before whom an issue upon which so tremendous a stake as tho Presidency of the United States was bavging should be brought tor adjudi- gation. Himself 4 candidate for re-clection, engaged in a very death struggle, and his own fate depending ab, solutely upon Hayos carrying the State (for to give it to ‘Tilden, who bas run behind Drew, would be to confes, to Drew's triomph), st 1s bard to believe that he will ect.with that impartial justice that the tremendous @risis demands 80 imperatively. Before a returning ‘Poard of three members, noue ot whom are so deeply Suterested in the game as Stearns is, and some of whom, ff not all, might bave been amenable tu con- vVineing, undisputed ‘testimony, and to the tron logic that gave it coherence and connection, the demo- rats would have had some opportunity of defonding the majority that the official returns of the county boards have given to Tilden. Before a Governor such ws Stearns 18 charged to be, whose own tate hangs on Qu own decision, and who {s the complete master of the situation, it looks as if thoy could hope tor pothing, If Governor Stearns docs determine to taxe the canvass of the electoral returns into bis own hands | ia believed ho will throw out enough counties to overturn the Tilden majority and build up one for Hayes, Ho will then issue the certificates to tho Hayoa electors. Unless the democrats can check bim upon the single question of jurisdiction they may just as well commence lookiag at once for whatever ap- peal may be possible from his final decision, If he gets the canvass of the votes in his havas tho republican glectors will have the Governor's cer- tiflcate, and will cast the State vote of Florica, beyond any question, for Hayes, and the Oght that the dem- Ocrats have prepared to make before the State Board must go to a new tribunal or be abandoned. INBXPLICABLE FIGURES Some republican Ogures are turnished at last im ro- rd to the election. I bave a despaten from Jackson- ville concerning the figures offered by the Jacksonville Union, a repadiican paper A ludicrous mistake oc- curs in the figures. The table shows apparent majority of 906 for the republicans, In adding up its colamns, however, it makes an indisputable mistake of 1,000, whieh, beitig corrected, gives the democrats, according to the estimate, a majority. I can got no figures at thq republican headquarters, The official figures (rom Monroe county, received to-day, give the democrats ten gain on their estimate, THK TROOPS IN FLORIDA, Up to this timo all the troops brought to Florida have remained at tho capital They went into eamp the day after thoir arrival and bave been bunting, fiehing and resting ever since. They are very hospi- tably received by the people and are quite satisfied with due situation, To-night i618 reliably statea that a com- pany of troops will jeave in the morning for Jackson county. [am unable to get anything from the military adquarters upon this subject to-night, bub there hat been charges made of violence and intimidation at @rovnville precinct, in Jacksou cowaty, om oloction 4 of the election machinery is in tho han NEW YUKK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. day, and the troops are doubtless sent to remain there pending an investigation. Jackson county gave 102 devvocratic majority and Greenville precinct about 40 majority. A PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN’S VIEWS ON THE FLORIDA SITUATION — HE CHARGES THE DEMOCRATS WITH INTENTION TO CARRY THE STATE BY FALSE RETURNS. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19, 1876. Hon, R. W. Mackey, State Treasurer of Fennsyl- vania, was one of the republicaus who visited the doubtful States, in compliance with the tnvitation of the President. He has recently returned trom Florida, and, in aconversation with a Heranp correspondent this evening, gave rather an unpleasant picture of the Political situation in shat State, The rumor that he had coneeded tho State to the democrats, Mackey emphatically denied; on the contrary, he 1s confident that the republican Presiden- tial electors in Florida are elected beyond a doubt. “Even giving the democrats what they claim, the re- ;Publican majority cannot be less than 500. The demo- crats are purposely bolding back the votes of some of the counties for corrupt purposes. Returns from all the republican counties are in and about swo-thirds of the democratic counties, Tho remainder are being kept back with a purpose. In some of the democratic counties returned higher democratic majorities are officially reported than the wholo vote amounted to in 1874 and 1875, REPUBLICANS CLAIM THR STATR TIOKRT. Mr. Mackey says it is not trae that the republicans con- ede the State ticket to the democrats. Hayes has run ahead of tho rest of nis ticket, but the republican State officers are also elected. As to the alleged demo- cratic frauds Mr. Mackey could not go into detati, but cited Hillsboro and Jackson counties as having been the scene of many outrages, In Jackson county the democrats claimed 100 majority, but the republicans ‘were positive that an honest count will give it to them by 500, This county always had been republican. INSPROTORS DRIVEN PROM THE POLLS. Men bad come to this county from Alabama and driven the republican inspectors away, and taken + possession of the polls. THE STATR BOARD. Being asked as to the character of the Returning Board in Florida, Mr. Mackey said that it seemed to be satisfactory to both parties, being composed of one democrat and two republicana They seemed to be men whom the best men of the State had confidence in. The Comptroller General, he said, must certainly be a man of ability, and the administration must certainly be honestly con- ducted since the condition of Florida financially is better than any other Southern State. As to when the State canvass will begin, Mr. Mackey was uncertain, Dut several days at least must elapse before two or three isolated counties can be heard from officially. DRMOCRATS IN 4 URRY. The democrats are anxious to have the canvass be- gin on the incomplete returns, 80 as to give them a chance to see how many they need to give them a ma- jority, and to fix up the returns accordingly; but the Returning Board has very properly retused this ro- quest, the law requiring them to wait uotil all the re- turng are iu. Tho suggestion that the Governor of the State shull himself canvass returns had not come up when Mr. Mackey lott Florida, He knew nothing about the legal merits of this question. In conclusion he once more repeated his conviction that the State has certainly gone for Hayes. A TRIP TO FLORIDA WITH THE UNITED STATES TROOPS—POLITICAL SITUATION AT THE OAPI- TAL—BOTH PARTIES AWAITING EVENTS—IN- TERVIEWS WITH GOVERNOR-ELECT DREW AND WwW. EB. CHANDLER. TaLLanasses; Nov. 14, 1876, Your correspondent, upon boarding the southward bound train at Macon, en route for Florida, might well have thought that this Republic was in no danger of breeding ‘‘the cankers of a long peace,” but that war bad again come upon ur, wilh restizsspess and its thtills, The whole depot was filled with armed men. Blue coats thronged the platforms. Stacks of guns and piles of equipments were on every hand. The bugle’s loud alarum rang ever and anon upédn the air, || and the taps of the long roll added its hoarse clamor. It was @ dramatic soeno, The soldiers, with the nonchalance that is born of camp lite, were taking things easy. Here was a group biustering around un extemporized Ore couking rations” of boiling coffee: there a cluster were cracking jokes; beyond them a crowd were watching the antics of the regiment aog as bis trainer, a blue-eyed boy of hardly twenty, caused bim to jump in and through a net made of canteen straps. Just as near to the soldiers as they could get was a mass of negroes, especially women and girls, who yielded to the biuecoats an incense of adora- tion from their impulsive and untutored souls that led them often beyond the bayonots of the sentries, Back of the blacks stuod a large body of white people, drawn together by the clamor attending this sudden invasion and looking om in damb astonishment. The break- fast cooked and eaten, the men were hurried on board and the train sped noisily toward Florida, Your correspondent found his way into the car filled with company A, and ensconcing himsel! in a corner ‘Was soon eniertained with a most exciting political discussion indujged in by various members of the company. Ii very soon appeared that the democratic had tuch the best of she fight as well as p! leasant-taced little corporal :—* Thank God, we’ struck a town yat tbat didn’t go democratic we snperin- tended the election. J uck Livingston, Ala, two yearn ago and it went democratic jor the first time since the war.” AS a pretty general thing the soldiers were disgusted witn the businass in which they were engaged and did not hesitate to express their disgust in open terms. By, eneered lustily for Tilden, anda poll of the car owed A MAJORITY OF SIX TILDEN VorRa, Thero were few people at the stations on the upper end of the line to ‘see the troops,” as it was not known that tney would be on board. After they had gone filty miles or so crowds collected at every station to witness the strange sight o! train joads of soldiers hurrying through peaceful <\ates. As a general thing they were quiet, and had no opinions to advance, Once in a while some ardent patriot would poke a tangled head in the window and prolanely volunteer to “whip sny blue-coated woli that would go prowling through a white man’s country.” At this some soldier would hurrah for Tilden, when the tangle haired man would melt into the effusive and paroxysmal good humor and st upon shaking hands aliround. At Teb ville the jadies gathered in large numbers with flowers, traits, &c., for General Rager and staff. At Jessup the citizens furnisned several galiong of hot coffee and & pretiy bountiful sapper for the soldiers, and met ‘hem with every expression of good will, They cau- not understand why the soldiers are sent to Fiorida, but they have no hard words torthem. Altogether the trip wag quite a pleasant one. 4 CAMPAIGN OF INTRIGOR AND SURPICION. The polstical situation here is fairly indescribable. Everything erstrained and unnatural. itis alla whisper and a wink, There is nothing frank or easy, One js carried off into @ remote corner to receive in ulter secresy the most casual information. There are lips to your ear all day long. Intrigue and suspicion exist in all tuin, The most atrocious rumors poison the air hoar after hour. Every ger here i® some- thing or other. This one (really a stationery drummer) ism New York detective; that one (really a corn doc- tor) i¢ 2 professional mail ro yonder ieliow (reuliy @ young student making [ ‘oust to fish) is a tele- graph wire tapper, and that box carries with him (really his tackle) is the dire machinery with whic he is w break the wire and intercept messages. Venice im her paimiest deys never bad half so much of deiighttul mystery about her. Darber,’’ whispers one politician to another, friend. He is with us You may rely on this— Sb-b-b-b!"’ And, with his finger to his lip and a sup- pressed wink trembling on his cautious left eyclid, he i Off, leaving us to wonder what tensorial art has to do with polities, and bis iriend to rejoice in the knowl- yj at last secure a reliably demucratic shave. The truth of the matter i# that both parties are at sea, Neither Knows exactly what w do, and yet ts bewildered by the tear that the other will do it first. Both sides are awaiting some magnates that have not yet arrived. Billy Chandier did throw some vigor into the repubiican camp lor a day or two, but he now wears « clouded brow and his eyes have alonk of far-offuess im them that implies that be is waiting forsomething. Kx-Governor Joe Brown, of Georgia, the most prominent man the democrats have thus tar sent, arrived this morning, to WAITING FOR SOMETHING OR SOMBRODY. It is preity sefinitely settied that the democra will carry the State on the count of the county canvassing boards by over 1,000 for the Stute ticket and over 500 for their Presidential ticket, This majority the repub- licans will try to overcome by attacking the returns betore tho Board of State Cunvassers, Tne aemocrats will, before the same tribunal, pretet certain repablr de fight will be made, now preparing | The vemocrats are much tho more suspicious of attempted frauds in the count, and justly s¢ In the first place, they will bave the pataral majority. This must be overcome by some desperato means or other. In the secoad place, the personnel of the democratic party in the State is much bigher and better than that ofthe republicans. [ts members are more generaily above suspicion. In the third plaee, the democrats have had no chance to cheat or miscount, as the whole precinets. ~~, licana, and th ‘he Inspectors, the County Returning Roard late Returning Board are appointed by the Governor, and, except those contirmed by the Senate, removable at bis will. opportunity of the democrats to change the Teal result, bas been in amtimidation; their only chance to change the count now is in cap- turing the returns and cestroying them, Etther of nt detection, or at vke prompt inve-tigation. On the other hand, the republicans have everything in their own bands, ' They bad ihe power at first to tor” the returns in many ways, They still hav the power, through their State board, to throw out s% many precincts agythey please. How tar they havo abused their powers or bow tar they will abuse it, must be developed hereaiter. PREPARING FOR THR STRUGGLE. It is quite certain that the very vest talent of both parties will be present at this final contest, and tbat it will be quite stubborn, — 1t will probably open In ten days from this date, ach patty charges the other with fraud, the republicans contending that there hi been force and intimidation used, the democrais claiming thas there has been ballot box stutling, {alse Teturns made, &c, As soon us | find the especiai points on which (ights will be made 1 shall carefully collect all facs pertinent thereto and forward them to you. At present, to report h tithe of the rumors put pions from either headquarters would be to write a THAT TRAIN THAT “LIGHTNING BTRUCK.”? A good deal bas been said about the train that was struck by lightning a day or two after the election. lt appears that the truth of the matter 1s th The day alter election it became generaily known in this city that 7% Chandler was despatching General Martin very vigorous instructions, 1 was said on tho streets that he bad ordered Martin to carry the Stave at any cost, This was bardly true, but it 18 avout susceptible of proof that he did tele- graph Martin to “Cluim the State at once by decisive majority and io stick to it? In any event, however, the democrats wero very much ex- cited, and really felt that they were about to be cheated out Of the election, At this junctu rnor Stearns Started a Mr, Booze (who 1s one of his confidential men), special train ‘to coliect the returns,” as he ‘ow the law in this State provides that the fr ball be forwarded by “due courso of mail The democrats were of conrse inaignant and alarmed atthe sending out of this man to Collect the retaras in violation of the law. ‘The train had nut gone far be- fore tt was thrown off the track, not by lightning, however, as bas been stated. This is the only act of violence that has been reported. The ejection was the quietest ever held in Ficrida, because tne demo- crats knew that their only hope was in having it per- fecily quiet, It will be quite hurd to estabiish proois of intimidation or of violence, A TALK WITH MR. DREW. ‘ A8 the train passed a small station called Kilaville, yesterday, an elderly man, with « iirm, florid face, oking ior allthe world hke a Wall street broker, stopped on board. ‘this was George F. Drew, tho | democratic candidate for Governor of Florida, Mr. { Drew ig a Northern man, but c fouih several yeurs ago. He is quite wemthy, abd isa first class business man, 1 soon founda seat beside Lim and entered into conversation, “1 am ciected Governor,” said he ‘beyond the shadow of adoubt. My qmajority cannot be jo less than 1,000, It should have veen iairly 3,000 The most glaring frauds have been perpetrated against mo, In one county the negroes polled several hundred more voles tban there were negro males in the county, In other counties the baliot boxes have been manipu- Jated against me. The returns are all in now except from a half dozen counties, and it is certain that the republicans have still fallen below the mark, 1 will have # decisive anil uncbangable majority.”” ‘Will Tilden run very much behind in the State?” “I do not think he will, He cannot fall behind more than 300 or 400 votes. do not think over 250, There is no goubt that he has carried the State by a good majority. The most urgent efforts will be made to wipe out this majority, but I do not think it can suc- | ceed. There is no honest reason why a ingle demo- cratic majority should be lessened; many why our mejorities should be increased, The State is sale, 1 think, for both tickets.”’ Mr. Drew further said that Senator Conover bad con- coded that he was elected. and expressed some doubt as to whether Hayes or Tilden had carried the State, WHAT W, E. CHANDLER SAYS. Thad a casual conversation with Mr. Couudler to-day, in which he said that the utmost reliance might be had in the fact that everytuing would be done in the most open aud public manner, “It would be manilestiy impossible,” said lie, “to conduct the investigation of the legality of a precinct return on which so tremen- dous a stnke a the Presidency was depending in seeret or under cover. The truth aud the whole truth must be given to the public, or the. people will not be satis- fled with the result, no matter what it ia’? There is no doubt that the best legal talent in Amer- tea will be employe: the Conduct of this consess. eon: fact bearing on the regult will bo scrutinized closely. COMPOSITION OF THE RETURNING BOARD—THE CASE TO COME BEFORE IT, AND ITS PROB- ABLE ACTION THEREON. TaLLanassek, Noy. 15, 1876, Just at this juncture the State Returning Board ts the central point of observation in Florida. As morti- fying as it may appear, it is positively timo that the fase of this State, presumably governed by its sovercign voters, is dependent on the personal character of three men, who received their appointments at the hands of one man. To go further, To your cor- respondent, Writing to-night under the impression that South Carolina and Louisiana have both gone for the republicans, it appears that the Presidency of the United States and the government of 40,000,000 people hang on the decision of these threo men, who are the appointees of one man, So it may well be imagined that anything concerning this trio, that through the casualty of politics have been placed in what appears to be the ultimate arbitration of our national affairs, is selzed with avidity. 7 WHO FORM THR BOARD. The Board is composed of Mr. Cocke, the Attorney Gonoral; Mr. Congill, the Comptroller, apd Mr, Mo- Lin, tho Secretary of State. Mr. Cocke is agentleman of bilious temperament, who has already distinguished himseif by caning one of his colleagues on the street and denouncing the other roundly in the newspapers. I do not think he is on speaking terms with either, 2 am certain that he professes the most sovercign con- tempt for both. Mr. Cocke is the member of the Board upon whom the democrats rely for an “honest cou: He was for a long time a democrat, and, bolting the Greeley nomination, took Grant, Appointed by Governor Hart, he did not serve long belore he commenced denouncing Stoarns, who succeeded to the Governorship upon Hart's death. He sapportea Drew very heartily in the cam- paign just closed, and was, it was suid, quite a strong Tilden man. He denounced Stearns in the most un- meesured terms in the public prints daring the race, He js # handsome, pleasant-fuced, gray-baired man, with strongly marked Scotch features. scholar’s stoop in his shoulders, and ns he waike up and down bis spacious, Sanny offies Ja the old Capitol, rubbing his hands caressingly together, oue would not suspect that he was the headstrovg, com- bative, rough-and-tumble sort of antagonist that he is, He {s a pariah in the Capitol. I doubt if there 1 a sin- glo official in the whole building that would speak to him; I feel certain there 1s not a single official in the whole building that he would speak to. He is engaged. in a bitter and unrelenting fight against them all, and the democrats may rely upon it that he will stand by them just as long us he has the shadow of a piece of law to stand op. Ho js an and cultured man, and has equipped bimsolf at ail points for the conte: ATTORNEY GENERAL COOKH ON TUK POWERS OF THE HOARD. Tealled on Judge Cocke on yesterday and was heart. ily welcomed by the doughty Attorney General. He was just then engaged in pointing out toa gentleman, who bore a conspicuous likeness to Governor Tiiden, the cowardice of Goverpor Stearns in demanding troops for the State, “What a contrast to Henry A. Wise!’ said he. “When the Virginians had captured John Brown Heary W: od & regiment, Went with ft ap to Harper’s Ferry. President Buchanan, to my knowl. edge, sent for him and told him that a raid was boing organized in Pennsyivania to rescue Brown, and offered him troops. ‘1 do not want them, sir! We enn take care of ourselves. John Brown shall be hanged on Virginian soli, by Virginian hands and in the presence of Virginians!” And now see. Stearns pitifully begging for tbe protection of the troops. He is an -ubmitigated scoundrel, sir, this Governor of ours But," turning suddenly on your correspondent, ou want some Ibiormation ID regard to the provable action of tne Returning Board.” He then proceeded to givo us his views on the power aud functions of this Board, He believes that the Bourd has judicial tunc- | tions beyond Its merc ministerial capacity, He bas prepared an elaborate opinion sustaining this view, from which, itis proper to say, the democrats as a general thing dissent, He thinks the Board has the right (o discuss end act upon any returns that may come betore it, rejecting of approving or changing them just as it sees proper. While he says that he intends the canvass shail bo a fair and impar- tial one as far as he is concerned, it is enough to sce that he 1s benaing every he bas to checkmate certain irandulent sche 0 RUSpects his repnb- lican colleagues of cherisning. He diflers at several points with them on the construction of the law, and, when we add pis different interpretation of the’ {acts and his contempt tor the witnesses they will offer, it is easy to see that he will make A POLONGED AND WITTER FiQuT, He is 8 man that money or place could not bay nor bayonets scare, “Not the wealth of America nor its armies could tempt or deter me (rom opposing these to the bitter ond.’’ He bas arranyed for a care- determiped fight in the Bourd, This will be made 1n the best way that the eireametances offer, It he 18 overriden there and the facts disregarded he will make appeals to courts, Cougress and people He will become the most persistent and disunguisued “minor- ity report man’? that this country ever saw. It may scem strange that | can write in advance of what will be done in this Returning Board, that bos not yet met, in regard to testimony that bas not yet been collated. But let me say justone thing in ex- planation. The ideas that will come betore thai Board are ready made up. The testimony, or warranted samples of What it will al! be, is already known to the public, The covsiructions that will be pat upou the law and the facts by the members of the Board are Perfectly plain to every man. So intimately is the partisan passion woveb into this matior that it is known how the members stand. “We can count on, Cocke.” say the democrats. ‘we just need une more vote.” Ido not mean to convey We tea that ether ither side would allow its prajudices to stand in ay of square and patent jastic 1 mean simply to aay that, knowing the views of the three men on leading points at tssue and the rel that will be given to the testimony, the Board siands flauly divided—one democrat; two republicans, THE YWO KEPUTLICANS. As tor Messrs, Melina and Cowgill, what to say of one of them might reasonably be the other. They are simply two average Southern Fepablican politicians, Wile veither may be prob- ably bad, ly good, Unless the whole co biind, brutal affair, in which the majority would simply trample over the minority without heed of protest, [ think the democrats have the advantage, even in the composition of the Board. I consider Cocke worth more, as a champion, than both the others. His ability, his equipment, his de- termination, bis nerve, much outweigh the simply nu- Metical advantage ot One vote, unless, as 1 Said before, the question becomes one of merely “yea” and “nay.” 8 have vastly the best case, Without putting into particular statement an opinion that might not stand, I say that the aemoc will Gx more traud on the republicans and Gx it more clearly and y better witnesses than can be proved on themselves. #peak advisediy, though generally, for I have taken the stories from the best authority on both sides and compared them. From the opening of the contest 10 the close the republicans will be under a heavy pressure—a pressure of stronger facts of superior testimony, Beyond this they will be fighting »gainst universal publie sympathy and in the face of a terrible und deadly prejudice. All there advantages Coyle will use merciledwiy. Th are advantages that used against him woud only mal him stronger and more defiant, but that, put in his hands, will make him almost irresistible, 1 believe. then, trom a careful study of the men on Ahe Board, the facts that will come beiore the Board, ‘and the manner in which they will come, that, if the contest 1s ever allowed to drilt into a discussion, the democrats will triumph and the electoral votes of the Stato bo given to Mr. Tilden, The more Intitude that 1s allowed =m _ thin discussion, and the more prolonged it becomes, — the better the chances of the democrats, Of course, it the republican managers decide that the matter must be settlod without debate, by nly direct “*ycas’ and ‘“hays,”? they will control the Board and give the vote to Hayes, I doubt it they will do this, It would re- quiro men bold beyond precedeat to attempt to perpe- trate such an outrage Upon the American people, It would be a usurpation not to be brooked—haridly to be thought of [doubt it they could get their members of the Board to consent to such a programme, Whether or not they will try to do so retains to be seen, A pertinent remark to think ovér in this con- nection is credited to Mr, Wm. E. Chandler, who still remains in command of the republican camp, Said he lending a sentenco), should bo held in pabdlic.”” Why shou'd they not be heldin public? 1s not the stake at iseue rather too tremendous to bo carried off to some dark hole and er over, as a Gog might carry of a pilfered one SOUTH CAROLINA. CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN LEADP.R8—PREPARING TO FIGHT THE DEMOCKATIC WoURES—Is HAMPION TO BE INAUGURATED ?—FRAUDS AND INTIMIDATION CHARGED ON THE RE- PUBLICANS, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Conummia, 3. C., Nov. 19, 1876, The progratame of the republicans in regard to the Proceedings pending against the Board of State Can- vassers was in part developed to-day, despite the ut- most precautions on their part to keep the matter socret, Governor Chimberlain neglected to attend divine service and devoted the entire day at the State House to a conclave of tho leaders held in the office of the Secrotary of State, where the returns of électors are and where they wero locked up. 0. C. Bowen, Sheri of Charleston; 1. Cass Carpenter, defeated ropublican candidate for Congress; R. B. Elliott, colored repubii- ean candidate tor Attorney Géneral; Congressman J, H. Rainey, colored, and several members of the Board of Canvassers were present. Tho situation was dis- cussed and numbers of persons brought down pur. posely from the counties of Edgeficld, Anderson and Laurens were introduced to the couclave. PROOFS OF INTIMIDATION AND VIOLENCE. ‘These parties wore here for the purpose of making aMfidavite of intimidation, frand and violence at the election on the 7th inst. Large numbers of affidavits, procured mainly from negroes who have no idea of the nature or obligation of an oatb, havo been re- ceived by mail, and it was agreed to-day to entor a pro- test iu the Supreme Court against the counting of the vote of several of the heavy democratic counties and a number of democratic precincts in the city of Charleston. ‘A TIGHT GRIP ON OFFICES, The outrage mili is to be set vigorously at work, and a volume of affidavits will accompany the protest, The ousiook for the republican office-holders is dismal, and they die hard, particularly tho horde of State House and county negroes, who will have to work for a living hereafter. WHO WILL BK GOVERNOR? Governor Chamberlain, it 18 said, contemplates mak- ing a desperate fight against tho inauguration of Hamb- ton as Governof, and the movement begins to-morrow all along the republican lines. It will be futile, how- yr, as Hampto: election 18 assured beyond doubt, under any circumstances, and 20,000 people from all parts of tho State will be here to witness his inau- guration, DEMOCRATS STAND ON THE PRECINCT FIGURES, The democrats declare thei intention of abiding by the will of the people as expressed in the returns of the precinct managers. These managers were com- pelled to begin the cuunt immediately after the clos- ing of the polls, and to count, withont tn- termission, until all the ballots wero can- vassed. Their, returns were tabulated and for- warded immediately so that there could havo been no collusion or tampering with the ballots. They allege that, on the contrary, the returns of tho county canvasgers contain material alterations, made in tho interest of the republicans. REPUBLICAN FRAUDS AND INTIMIDATION, Aa to tho affidavits of jutimidation preparing by the republicans, tho democrats say they can bring any number themselves showing absence of intimidation =on~ their part and = of gloring frauds and intimidation on the part of the republicans. “Why,” sald a prominent demo crat to me, ‘the republicay cry of intimidation is all Losh. The Governor and the President had disbanded ali the so-called cifle clubs; General Ruger had bis headquarters in Colambia; over thirty companies of troops were stationed throughout the State, a squad being at almost every poll in all the demo. cratic counties, besides trom ope to three depaty marshals, all repudlican, with their pockets stuffed with blank warrants ready to arrest a democrat on the slightest pretext or on nove at all, In the very county of Edgefield, from which tho great- est number of affidavits are manufactured, seven com- panies of troops were stationed, with deputy marshals, and the election was tho quietest evor held. The same is true of Barnwell aud Aiken, in which over 100. democrats had boen arrestod, and troops wore thick as biackberri The radicals were beaten simply because they had dis- gusted blacks and whites alike, and the whole party was rotten through and through.’’ The democrats have a large bateh of aMfdavite, notably trom Darling ton. This county wens republican by 800 majority. Atfidavits have, already been prepared show ing 300 illegal republican votcs, and more are promised. Ed. Deas, a colored marshal, 1% accused of having snatched democratic ballots from the hands of negroes and torn them up, At Florence, in the saine county, “Cadetship” Whitemore, tho repub- lican State Senator from Darlington, was deputy mar- shal, and is charged with using all his powers as a par- tisan, Federal troops were sent to the county the day before the election, and it is charged thas Whitemore threatened to throw them loose on golored aemocrats. These are a few specimens of the democratic churges. In Chester county Judge Mackey, of the Siato Court, has arrestea two edlored depaty marshals on the charge of Intimidation, and one is on ball while the other is still in jail, It will be seen that the democrats do not purpose to permit the republicans to moaopolize tho intimidation business and THE CRY OF FRAUDS. Later information to-night, purporting to come from sources Intimate with the proceedings of the seoret conclave held at the State House to-day, says that in the event of @ failure to ostablish the election of the republican ticket, bon State and national, it is the intention of Governor Chamberiain and his condjutors to enter a protest both before the Supreme Court of the United States and before Congress against the validity of tLe whole State clection, and a declaration that it 6 nuil and void. What se effect of this deter. mination of the State House conclave on the national ticket will be has perhaps scarcely been considered by this august body of South Carolina patriots, & H, WALTER KILLED BY NEGRO POLICEMEN. CiHanimaton, 8, C., Nov. 19, 1876. Tho inquest onthe body of EB. H. Waltor, killed di ing the riot on the 8th inst, was continued on Satur. {the repub- | side of the Reiurning Board has prejudged the case, or | day, and testimony given by threo responsible wit —if the seasions of the Hoard | esses fastens the guilt of the shooting upon one of four colored policemen. I has been established beyond doubts that several of the negro policemen fired upon the whites with Winchester rifles, apd one of them is said to have fired eight or ten shots Furiber evidence will be taken to-morrow, ARREST OF COLORED MORDERERS, Jobn Henry Dennis, one of the negroes implicated by the Coroner’s jury in the Hansmann and Portsmann murders, was arrested yesterday In Columbia, on in- formation given by one ot the persons previously ar- Tested. A posse of eleven men went out this morning eleven miles to arrest two other negroes, named Will- jam and Stephen Anderson, who were present at the murder, William was arrested in the town, but Stephen was at his house and refused to surrender, and was only captured after being shot several times, although not seriously. Six negroes are now in prison charged with complicity in the murder, Four more arrests under the Enforcement act wore madé yosterday, Nearly ail the prisoners were bailed out, but some are still in jail, District Attorney Corbin having instructed Commissioner Boozer to refuse bail for severn! and postpose it for others, LOUISIANA, , ANOTHER REPUDLICAN TO BE PLACED ON THE BETUBNING BOARD—FIGURES ON THE VOTE oY THE STATR. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Nuw Orixans, Noy, 19, 1876, The day has been very quiet In an interview between State Senator Browster, republican, who is also a candidate as @ Hayes elector, he stated that it was more than probable the Returning Board would to-morrow reject the namo of Dr. Kounody, democrat, and proceed to elect some republican lawyer to fill the vacant place. He further stated that the law requiring tho Senate to select representatives of both political parties in its composition of the Board applied only to its first formation, but when any vacancy occurs subsequently the power to fill it ts vested entirely in the Board itsolt, The republicans desire to have some good constitu- tonal lawyer on the Board of their own political suasion, MOTH SIDES PREPARING TRATIMONY. ‘The republican visitors continue takiny testimony in regard to the “bulldozers” parishes at their roome, and Wili convene to-thorrow, It is said that Geveral | Sheridan has urged expedition on the work of the Re- turning Board, aud that it will be burried through as expoditiously as possible. The democrats are still busy préparing affidavits and } other evidence, and claim to havea far better case thin that of 1874, apou which Mr. Pinchback’s claims wore rejected by tho United States Senate. FIGURKS ON THE STATK VOTE. The total vote of Louisiana, made up from duplicate poll lists received trom forty-seven parishee and ten parishes estimated by registration this year and the voto of 1874, is as = follows:—For Governor—Nichols (dem.), 84,202; Packard (rep.)s 76,112, Total, 160,314. The total vote in 1874 for ‘Treasurer was 147, Tho incroase this year over the vote of 1874 is 12,609. Niehols’ majority of the votes polled over Packard is 8,090. Of the Tilden electors, flve have a majority over the highast vote for the republicans of 9,249. The other two Tilden electors have a majority of 7,036. The dis- crepancy in the majorities is caused by tho omission of the names of five of the Hayes electors from tho re- publican tickets in several parishes, : GOING NOME, The following named gentlemen have left the city :— Oswald Ottendorfor and F, R. Coudort, of New York; G. W. Woolsey, of Connecticut; General J. E, Me- Donala and J. Coleman, of Indiana; ex-Governor J. Lee Carroll and W. F, Hamilton, of Maryland; ex- Governor A G. Curtin, of Pennsylvania; W. Chapman, of Iowa; Charles Gibson, of Missouri; Hon. W. R. Morrison, of liltnois; J. B. Jeffreys and W. K. Sulli- yan, of Chicago. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD TO BE FULLY RECORDED. The gentlemen who are here at tho request of the President, and also those sent by the republican or- ganizations of States other than Louisiana, say that they have determined to secure a full stenographic re- port of allof the procoedings of and evidence given vetore tho Returning Board, so that an important statement may be given to the public and sent to the President, They have also determined to change their committee of five from time to time, in order that all of them may observe tho mode of proceeding, and the appearance and character of the witnesses examined. ALLEGED INELIGIBLE ELECTOR. Provipence, R. 1, Nov. 19, 1876, Governor Lippitt yesterday received tho iollowing telegram from General Sicklvs:— New York, Nov. 18, 1876. To Governor Lipritr:—It is reported here on the aus thority of William Beach Lawrence that one of the ro- publican electors of Rhode Isiand 18 ineligible, ana that the law of yor State gives the office to the person having the highest vote who is qualified, Lawrenco claims to be elected himself. D. KE. SICKLES. To this Governor Lippitt replied as follow: Our State iaws provide for all contingencies im the case of vacancies from any cause in the Electoral Col- lege. This Stato will give four votes for Hayes and Wheeler. H LIvPitt. ‘The only occasion for this correspondence 1s the fact that the Hon. ‘George H. Corliss, elector clect, is a Cen- tonnial Commissioner, appointed by the President ou the nomination of the Governor. SAN FRANCISCO ELECTION FRAUDS. A CARD FROM THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA. It has been said that if Tilden 18 defeated because of the rejected votes in Fiorida and Louisiana joged frandulent repul n ballots im California wiil also be thrown out by the Governor of that State, In view of such rumors the foliowing card from Governor Irwin will be of intero: [From the San Franeisco Record-Union of Nov, 11.) To rix Kotor oy tux Reconv-Uniox:— In yesterday morning's issue of your paper you sume that [ advised that the ballot boxes in San Fra cisco, Wild their contents, should be Laken possession of by the Sherif. It perhaps Would ve a sufficient answer on my part to say that | gave no such advice, and was ngt aware that any such proposition or sug- gestion had been mado by any one till I saw the article which has made necessary this card, As to the intimation that I was induced by appeal from Mr. Tilden's headquarters to nuke the sugg Isely attributed to me, with tho view of having ppered with while they should be in the Loan only express my surprise that it should find a place in any newapaper cluming to be fair and impartial, Bat now, while [disclaim all re sponsibility for and all knowledge of the proposition, which it seetns was lavored by a committee of tho Board of Supervisors, \o transfer the ballots from the custody of the County Clerk (o that of the Sherif, [ do not believe the proposition, Injudicioua and ilegal as it undoubtedly was, was made with any view of having the ballois it any manner tampered with. It cannot be disguised that the uaprecedentedly and unexpectedly large vote in San Francisco has excited 4 wiavapread and very grave suspicion as to the man- ner in which & portion of that vote was obtained, This suspicion is not confined to the adherents of any one poltical party. It fy shared by respectable members of both parties, While it 1 not provable that the result of the election, e1itier on Congressman or Prosidential electors will be changed by ferretiv exposing tho fraadalent voting, if there was any, nevertheless every tizen, of whatever poiliticai party, must desiro frauds upon the elective franchise exposed cit perpetrators remorsiessly punished, he highest estimate prior to the election of the vote that would be cast in San Franciaco did not place the total vote above 35,000, yet the voto actuaily polled lacked but a few nundred of 42,000. Now, the very excess of this vote over the nighest estimates is calculated to excite suspicions of fraud, And under these cireumstances no good citizen can object to at to whether any portion of the vote Or not, nor can he object all proper precautionary measures should be taken to pre- Vent the obliterating the traces of fraud, if fraud w i Sberifl’s offic acutually committed, assume and believe that those who proposed = transter of the ballots from the office of the County Clerk to the office of the Sherif, :atended nothing More than this, The suggestion was no doubt ais dicious, improper and filegal, 1 trust, however, that the placing of the ballots and other ciection papers in the Cierk’s vault, und al, With a trusted deputy and a United States di jarshal to look alter them, wil) accomplish the pi which was no doubt io- tended by their proposed transfer to the custody of another OMccr—to wit, their preservation intact in the precise jorm in wh they were ret by the election officers to the Clerk's office, till an investign- tion can be bad, if it shall be determined to make one. And to this only those can object who tear exposure trom ao investigation, WILLIAM 1 NORTH CAROLINA. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO MEET TO-DAY— THE CANDIDATES FOR THE VARIOUS OFFICKS— THE COLORED PEOPLE UNEASY. (sy TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.] Ratuian, Noy. 19, 1876 The General Assembly, which meets at noon to- torrow, ts four-fitchs democratic m the Senate and seven-tenths 1a the House, Both parties OUR $0- morrow morning at tea o'clock. Biearly all the mem- bers have arrived, many having come im to-day, The lobby is large aud clamorous Among prominent democrats mentioned for temporary Speaker of the Senate are:—Rovinson, of Macon; Graham, of Orange, and Cunuingnam, of Person, Thomas J. Jarvis. Lie tenant Governor clect, will preside over the Senate, atter his iaugauration, January 2, 1877. For Speaker of the House I hear wvamed, W, H. Pinnix, of Davicson; John N. Staples, of Guilford; Kdward Ransom, of Tyrrell, President of the late Coustitutional Convention; General William P. Roberts, of Gates, and balf a dozen others. The Sentinel, News and Observer are eageriy contesting for State printing Scores of democratic negroes and nu- merous little white boys are seeking subordinate places in the gift of either house. The official returns so fat received indicate & majority tor Vance of be- tween 14,000 and 15,000, filden’s majority is abo 1,500 more, Since the recently ratified constitutional amendments do not become operative until January Lis is considored thas legislation in pursuance of them can. hot be undertaken until thatdate, The Legisiature will, thorefore, doubtless take a recers immediately alter the election of a United States Senator until early io January, when the work of thoroughly recasting the statute law of North Carolina will be begun, THE PROBABLE UNITHD STATES SENATOR, ‘The probabilities now are that Hon, Nathan W. Ram tom will be re-elected United States Senator on the £8th inst., upon the frat ballot. His able and emt nontly national speeches during the campaign added much to bis already large popularity, and won many republican voters to the democrats, It is proposed by prominent republicans that his‘election be made unanimous. They have only iorty-three votes out of 170 on joint ballot. THR NRGROKS UNEASY. T learn from members present that groat and gen- eral apprehension of a serious abridgement of their rights unfortunately prevailn among the colored people of the State, Judge Watts and other leading republicans aro endeavoring to allay their fears, The nearly unapimogs sentiment of the North Carolinians, 4s expressed by their representative men assembled here, is to submit patiently and without resistance to whatever frauds may be perpetrated by the returning boards of the disputed States, CAL NOTES. ‘Our Washington correspondent, in a private note, writes:—When the democrats im Washington were exulting over the election return one of them, ® prominent merchant, triumphantly exclaimed, ‘Now we'll have our slaves back again, and Town sixty,’ The cbeers for Jeff Davis and Booth, the writer adds, were loud and rapturous.” Louisville Courier-Journal:— “The republican party in the midst of its wild debauehory has felt for some months that its end Was coming. Chandler hag a writ«; ten contract with she devil, and he wants to fill hig partot it.” Cleveland Plaindealer: “If Hayes in déclared Presi- dent wo shall bava to call im Count Hayes attor this.?" Norwich Bulletin:—“A local poct dashed ante the, sanctum last night with bis latest imepiration, ‘And the star-spangled banner in triumph still waves o'er the land of the free and President Hnyes.’”? _ Buffalo Courier: —“'The present crisis ought to lead to a constitutional reform in the system of elect - ing the national Executive. Every one familiar with the history and provisions of our fundamental law knows that.the framers of our constitution did not contemplate a popular oloction of President and Vice President.” +4 Brooklyn Union:—~A merchant of Middle Tennes- eo writes:—‘I am surprised beyond my avility to ex press at the devilish passions that have becn aroused here within a few days past.’ The embers have only smouldered, A breath will fan thom inte life, Great God! what are the fools of New York and Indiana thinking of in fostering and aiding this most accursed spirit, “Tis the viper that will turn and stiag.” Cone federate-bonds are already looking up. Oh, how f hopo that the returns will yet place Hayes in the Executive ebair,’”” Chicago Times:—“Let us preserve peace. There is no use boiling over the business. There appear a good many ways of escaping the dilemma which ruffanism, Grantism and Kelloggism have brought us into,”” Chicago Tribune :—"The report that Wade Hampton, of South Carolina; L. Q ©. Lamar, of Mississippl, and Fitzpatrick, of the ‘biger man than old Grant, are nowon their way te Wisconsin to supervise the counting of the vote in that State, is believed to be an egregious misreprcsontation, ” Minneapolis Tribune “We apprehend no danger, but the tone of democratic journals throughout the country is disgracetulin the extreme anda ought te damn that party for all time to come, and will.” Troy Whig:—“The proposal to olect Mr. Blaine President of the Senate in placo of Mr. Ferry wat simply ared handkerchief shaken im the face of the democratic bail, He rushed at itas furiously and wu reasonably as the wild bull of the prairies.” Albany Argus “Finding that they cannot carry Louisiana for H by throwing out five parishes the radicals propose to throw out nine! Where is thie verribly dangerous farce to end? Will the people sum tain it??? Cincinnat! Gasette;—“The great Ropublic now stands before the world disgraced by a threat of revolt against the result of the election of President, in case that election has disappointed the hopes of a party.’ Cincinnati Commercial: —'*At Atheus, Ohjo, the other day, Governor Hayes vory promptly but quietly said, ‘Any man fit to be President, or oven a candidate of a great party for the office, would preter to bo counted out by fraud rather than be counted in by fraud, of which there is a reasogable suspicion.’ ”” TILDKM OR BLOOD, Richmend Whig:—‘“But if, as has been intimated, the States ef the North which havo recorded theit votes for Mr. Tilden will not acquiesce, then thore if the gravest fear of a convulsion which will shake the country most seriously, and possibly end in a civil ‘war far more cruel and ruinous than that from which the country is now recovering. It would nut be a war betwoen sections or between States, but a war in the ‘States, the bare contemplation of which freezes the blood. God avert such a calamity from our country.’? THX MASSACHUSETTS PROPIRT, Cineinnati Commercial:—**Wendell Phillips says the people will be able to ascertain by the 4th of March who the next President is to be, This may seem te bea moderate exhibition of prophetic gifts, and yet Mr, Phillips may be mistaken.” RUMBLING AWAY. . Albany Evening Journal:— “Tho situation beepmes clearer with every passing day. The foundation of the claims for Mr. Tilden is dily crnmbling away. The accuracy, strength and justice of the republican post. tion are enforced and emphasized by the moze oom. plete intelligence we reccive.”” TILDEN, UAYHS OR GRANT? Kansas City Times:—Prosident Grant and his pollth cal confederates havo left little room for doubt on these points, Thoy have outlined their plans so clearly that tho people will be blind or mad if the object be not die coyored and thwarted. 1s 16 nothing more nor lese than to defeat the regular, lawful eloction of a Prost- Gent and to claim for Grant the right 0 hold over.” FLORIDA, From lington Hawkeye, ) of the southiand, sigh along Thy overgiades, and Huge vote tor Haye ‘rom Apalachicola, For Hayes or Tilden? Which is what? Why should the news 80 slow be? How went the vote in that sweet spot Swamp landed Okeechobee? How stood the dauntloss colored man? For Hayon or Tilden spoke he? How voted each true Southera clan In dark Okeefenokee? Whore flows tho silver Perdido Past hummocks dark and grassy, How did Wakulla’s hundreds go? And how went Taliahassee ? Did Pensacota’s striplings vote ‘An went each gray-baired gran'pa? And whose majority was wrote Above thy gates, oh lampa? Old Ouitchahonkeo’s wav. B; iy thatobes, nd Hayes has carried Choctawha— Larocl koow hatches, FOUND IN THE RIVER, an anknown man about thirty years of age wag found drowned yesterday morning off pier 42 North River by Raphael Coster, of No. 479 Washington street. He called Officer O'Reilly, of the Kighth precinct, who secured the body. Coroner Woltman was notified. The deceased appeared to be about thirty yoars five feet eight incues high, bad dark brown bair ani light browa mustache. ‘k coat, io wore a black froc! brown vest and pants, white undershirt, hickury over. slit aod bigh boots, He looked Like an Irish Inbores,