The New York Herald Newspaper, November 21, 1876, Page 3

\ THE MAMMOTH DOUBE Slow Progress in Deciding the Vote of the Disputed States. LOUISIANA BEGINS THE COUNT. Suspicious Failure to Appoint a Fifth Member of the Board. The Democratic Protests—Curious Re- publican Campaign Tactics. SOUTH CAROLINA WAITING. 4 Failure of the Board to Bring the Returns Before the Supreme Court. FLORIDA’S ANXIETY. Stearns’ Determination—The Democrats Ask for an Injayction and Mandamus. Louisiana alone mado any progress yesterday in solving the question of who is to be our next President ‘The Returming Board met and ceunted three parishes but without filing up their number tothe constitutional tated that they prefer taking the risk of the whole count being declared unconstitutional to Sppolnting a ith member of the Board, who should be ademocrat, Hopes are, notwithstanding, entertained of a fair coun} In Florida both democrats and republicans still claim the victory. The former havo applied for an injunction restraining Governor Stearns trom his stated purpose of counting the electoral yete, and also for a mandamus compelling the Board of Canvassers to perform that work. In South Carolina the Returning Board did not bring the returns before the Court, but will do so to-day. LOUISIANA, HE‘ COUNT COMMENCED BY THE CANVASSING BOARD—A REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN CIRCU- LAB—A SUPERVISOR REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A STATED MAJORITY—GOVERNOR BIGLER HOPEFUL. (BX TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Naw Qnieans, Nov, 20, 1876, But little excitement was o>servable this morning. At noon there was nothing in the small crowd of ne- gro politicians gathered at the street corner near the State House to indicate anything -outside the ordinary events of business going on. The Returning Board, however, soon appeared, closely followed by the com- mittees from the visiting statesmen, and entered the Senate chamber, a circular room about eighty feet tm diameter, once the rotunds of the famous old Bt. Lows Hotel. There were present of the . Board President Wells, Thomas Andergon and the egroes Kenned and Cazenave, After some few preliminaries the mombers took seats Ground a small table just infront of the Lieutenant Governor's seat. On their right the republican com- mittee chosen to watch the count selected their Places, while on the left the democratic Congressmen, ‘with a stenographer, were seated. In the rear, and Rear the lobby, were assembled about thirty citizens, bfew visitors to the city and some friends of the Board, ° 2) Order having been ealled, the rules adepted to govern Maeir action were read, including ony. relative ’to ad- missions. This latter elicited a protest from the com- mittee then present from the Democratic Stato Central Committee, Judge Spofford, the spokesman, asked and obtained leave to speak three minutes. He said that the occasion was one of extraordinary importance, and that 40,000,000 people were watching with in- tense igterest every step in the progress of the Board. He desired that the rule making the sessions executive should be abolished, and, according to American insti- Sutions and iaeas, the free air and clear sunlight might be let in upon the proceedings, President Wells answered somewhat curtly that the Boar€ would not alter its rules. The Board, through the President, announced that the name of Dr. H. W. Kennedy had been mentioned as the representative elected by the democratic party for a position on the Board. - He the matter would be laid over. Colonel Zacnarie protested for the democrats, and Baid that tho law required both parties to be repre. sented on the Board, and such was not now the case. Governor Wells responded that the law only re- duited that when the body was first constituted, but no ‘aw existed requiring the different parties to have such sepreseniation after the original constitution 6f the Board. Application was then made to allow the United States supervisors of election to be present when their Parishes wore being canvassed. This was refused, Governor Wells stating that they ht wait outside, and if the Board wanted them they would be calied, A Protest was entered against this raling. A number of Other protesis from the democrats followed, which Were not entertained. EXECUTIVE SESSIOX, Alter more desultory talk ex-Governor Wells an- Bounced that the Board woula go imto executive ses- mon, the only parties allowed to be present being the twocommittees of five, with their secretaries. This Announcement surprised and sumewhat staggered the managers of the democratic side from the Stato Cen- tral Committee, who had prepared a case and bad com- piled evivence to check the throwing out of votes, but President Wells was obdurate, and, with the repre- sentatives of the press and other spectators, they very ‘unwillingly withdrew. Some very strong comments wero mado. on the outside at this summary ac ‘which was cousidered by the democrats as indicatiy the Board’s INTENTION TO COUNT IN BAYES. There were, however, no evidences of excitement around the Chamber. After all those not allowed to re- ‘main inside had withdrawn, the Bosrd, in its fragmen- lary Condition proceeded to open the returns of three Parishes, commencing alphabetically. uring a ses- sion of two hours the parishes of Ascencion, Assump- tion and Avoyelles were taken up, and thevote re- furned was found to tally exactiy with that upon the certified return ip the hands of the Democratic Contral Committee. Atthe conclusion of the count of the last. wBamed parish, the Board adjourned until eleven o'clock to-morrow morning. NO DEMOCRATIC MEMBER WANTED. ‘The gomeraily assigned reason for the non-election of © fifth member of the Board to fill Mr. Arroyo's vacancy is the following:—If an election was held they could hardly heip selecting a democrat, who, as a member, would be entitled to be present at the Board's secret sessions, and this might intortere with devising the programme. It is therefore preierred to risk th constitutionality of their proceedings, unless they can find as the proceedings progress a person adapted to Gil the peculiar position. AN INPAMOUS CIRCULAR. ‘The following circular isin the hands of the Demo- @ratic Contral Commitiee, and will be produced in evi- dence. The man by whom it was received arrived hereto-day. Ivexhibits something of the mode of eonducting a Louisiana campaign. Tho figures were evidently inserted eubseq ly to the letter being ‘written, which would indicate its being a sumple of Many others “ Huavquaaters Rervsticay Panty ov Lovtstaxa, | Jot Commitrex ox Caxvaswine anno Reoistka- } Tox, Mecuanics’ Ierirure. Berenvison oF RevistRatiox, FAakisit OF AssUMPt ION, L New Oninaxs, Sept 25, 1876 A om Deak Sin—It is well kuown to this committe, (rom fp examination OF the Cusax Or LMS, shat Cie repuo- F pans ts 200 wend Cee Fe) Ubaem WU, You are expr ceed to resistor aud ¥ fut streug M Or che re pela pure y in Your fp You seengnti@a ny cae iene aca aot " Well Goweud UM OUT UUlng Your WA MeL 1 « heya vote mm your 4 majority ‘ | ewe at dhe fees, and yo be held not to nave done your full duty unless the republican re reaches 2,200, and the as per All local candidates and committees are directed to aid you to the utmost im obtaining this result, and every facility 1s and will be offered you, but you must ob’ain the results called for bi without tail. Once om ned, your Ra ag cae ample aud generous, your ent servant, I ee ber M. A. JEWETT, Sec'y. Ex-Governor Bigler, one of the members of the democratic committee, represents the outlook much more cheering, an@/has strong hopes that more bar- mony will prevail in the proceedings of the Board than has been anticipated. He noticea two remarkable things in the returns already counted. One was the discrepancy in the respective electoral votes, scratching having been extensively done, The other was the number of precincts returned as having voted unanimously for either the democrats or republicans He does not credit half the alarming things told, and believes or rather bas strong hopes of an honest count and poace- able result, VISITING THB MOUTH OF TH wae1Prt. A party of eight of the republican visitors left this evening for a trip down to the jetties at the mouth of the river, on the imvitation of Captain Eads. Upon their return another eight will start, thus leaving énough to attend the session of the Returning Board. RULES OF THE RETURXING BOARD. With a viow to regularity and expedition in the dis- charge ofthe duties of the returning officers of the election, the following rules were adopted for their guidance:— First—The ret) o’ciock M, each da designated for holding their sessions, unless a different bour pepe be designated at adjournment. Secor pon meeting the presiding officer ot the Board shat order the roll of members called, and if a quorum be present he shall direct the Secretary to read the minutes of the preceding meeting or meet- ings, 8 the reading thereot be dispensed witb, ird—The Sdcretary shall daliy keep an accurate account of the preceedings of the returning officers. Fourth—Tbe Board shall first take up canvass, and compile returns from parishes where no objection is made to the canvass or compilation of the votes cast at any polling place in such parish or parishes on ac- «>! Of fraud or imtimidation. or other filegal prac- th .amining these only to asceriain whether the le. malities have been complied with in holding the ..vycions, and making the returns to the returning officers. Pifth—That alter disposing of the parishes as pro- vided in the preceding rule, then the returuing officers take up parishes in which objection is made to the vote Il pells im such parishes; that they 8 and complete the votes at tho parishes to which no objection 4 then they shall take up the contested parish; provided that it becomes neces- y top polis on sary to sig her in Westigation of account of the absence of witnesse: the same may be continued until iy the rewurning officers; that the returning officers shall decide at the ttme they are.ready to proceed what parishes they will take up. Sizth—That all motions made by candidates or their r attorneys, or by other Ys agp authorized to before ‘he returning officers, shall be in. writ a signed; all arguments presented to ties returning officers shall be in writing. No oral arguments to be allowed. Seventh—The Returning officers, if they think it ad- visable, may go into secret seasion to consider tion, or a) or preposition which be pre- sented totbem. Any member shall have tne right to call for a secret session for the above purposes. ‘Eighth—When any candidate, or his attorney or other person authorized to du so, shall produce a wit- ness before the Returning Officers, he shall present the interrogatories to be propounded to such witness, which he shall bave previously sub- mitted to is opponent to cl at least twenty-four hours, unless such time be waved or the cross ak gO put before the expiration of that time. In the examiation of wit- nesses tho returning officers may interrogate wit- nesses beyond said interrogatories when they think it necessary, but candidates and their attorneys shall not examine witnegses before the returning officers ex- ay as abovo provided. Ninth—No ez parte affidavits or statements ehall be received except as a basis to show that such fraud, intimidation or such filegal practice at some poll, re- quires interrog thorized by law, made by office verification of statement, as reqoired by la be reeéived in evidence prima facie. Tenth—That the evidonce for such contested poll in any parish, when concluded, shall be laid aside until all the evidence is 1n from the contested polls in the several paris! there will be contestants, and after 11 im the returning officers w.ll decide itten arguments up to th YT into secret session, alter which no inte will be received unless by special SOUTH CAROLINA. THS SUPREME COURZ DEMANDS FROM THE STATE CAxVASHRRS A REPORT OF THR COUNT—HOPES AND FRARS OF BOTH PARTIES IN BEFEZRENCE TO ITS ACTION—CONFERENCES OF REPUBLICAN LEADERS—GENERAL RE- SULTS, (BY TRLEGRAPE TO THE MERALD.] Co.cmara, Nov. 20, 1876 The proceedings in the Supreme Court to-day were ‘unimportant, No decided action was taken, but there were marked and uomistakablo indications of the in- tention of the Court to keep the Board of State Canvassers rigidly within tne exercise of purely ministerial functions. The Court evidently expected to have a report from the Board as to the re- sult 1m the State as ascertained from the returns of the county canvassing boards, and an intimation was given that this report should be forthcom- mg to-morrow without fail. Atter discus: joe an order presented by counsel fur the democratic candidates, asking that the Board should | make a comparison of the returns of the managers of precinct elections with the returns forwarded by the boards of county canvassers, whieh the Court, under the circumstances, deemed unnecessary, it adjourned. The comparison made in five counties by the Board showed so many blunders and illegalities in the retaros from the counties giving large republican mzjoritie: againat which protests were cntered by the democrats, that the latter are satisfied that by a thorough investigation into the returns the electoral result as announced, will be vitiaied, and the vote of the State willbe cast for Tilden. This they assert will certainly give Tilden two electors, at least. The ac- tion of the Court to-morrow is looked forward to with THR MOST INTRNSE INTEREST, Speculation ts rife to-night as to what it will do. ‘The democrats are confident that the Court will hold the Board to the strictest discharge of its m'nisterial funetions, allowing, however, the correction ot errors, omissions and diserepancics between the returns of the managers and the boards of county, eanvassers. With regard to the boxes at which tne election was illegally held in Beaufort county, the Court will iwelf, probably, take cognizance and either throw out or retain the votes a8 at present coucted. If that box should be thrown out the electoral vote would be so changed as to give Tilden the two gloctoral votes abovo referred to, and insure the elestion of tho entire State democratic ticket. REPURLIOAN DESPONDENCY. The republicans are apparently despondent, They do not hope for much from the count. If there had not been so many of their candidates on the Board of Canvassers toe prospect would have been brighter. They go so far as to coucede that it is too much to expect the Bourt to allow the Board, under the circumstances, to exercise judicial functions, That they admit would be & palpable and flagrant outrage. As the matter stands their case seems desperate. The face of the returns gives the democrats the State and nearly everything they worked and fought so hard for, ry i¢ the Board 1s ordered to go behind the returns of tho county canvassers, the situation | will probably be mach worse. In that cvent they may lose the electoral vote and the few State officers they now seem to be entitled to. Their pre. Gicament is sadly unfortunate, but the leaders are assiduously endeavoring to keep ther spirits up with a ne will make it all righ fort arses trom th held yesterday und to-day at the Stare House. SOMETHING STARTLING ANTICIPATED, The resalt oi these aro not Known, but they feel sure thata coup d état of eome sori is contemplated. This feeling 1s retuforced by the arrival hers of Judge Hugh L. Bord, of the United Staces Circuit Court, and of Amos T. Ackerman, of Geor Jofmer Attorney Gen- ‘Their greatest crumb of com- that something will be done which | | consideration of this testimony, and alleges that conlerences that have been | eral of the Unived Sua Judge Bord, who | ts regarded ns treme republ.can par. iran, comes here nearly ten days th auvance of the opening of bis court, Which takes place ou the fourth Monuay in vember lie arrived vu Saturday worming, al he ot perso) frend, stopped at tue ft roe Chan beriaies ve ety le ts here dvicury legs) eapaeny te Kalter chee wh ch vol hy ted Sites Cour ne triwd wt Le pares ue smal busts | saeve aud | hundreds accused of intimidation, Whatever. it is, | The attorneys are expected back to the city to-night. the repudlicans take new hope from his Presence. They are always comforted by any branch of the federal government, whether execu- live, legislative or judicial, 1t bas always sustained them, and but for its constant aid and support they would fail as a party im the South. MEETING OF CHAMBERLAIN'S BACKERS. Avotber conference was he'd this evening in Gov- ernor Chamberlain's office, at which all the leaders were present. Ackerman C. C. Bemen, H. E. Hay! Secretary of State; T. C. Dunn, Comptrolier Genere!, and T. L. €ardoza, Treasurer, The latter three are members of the State Board of Can- vassers and candidates for re-election, They were all closeted for several hours with the Governor. The object of the conference bas not trans- pired. Tho strictest secrecy is observed on that point, but itis strongly surmised, taking Judge Bot into consideration, that they are trying to patch up & case which will somehow or other worm the State election into the United States courts, It is the lust hope, and they think the federal government may help them once more as it has #0 often in the past. HAs SOUTH CAROLINA 4 GOVERNOR ? ‘There is a rumor afloat this evening that certain proofs are In the possession of somebody which establish the fact that D, H. Chamberlain has been a bogus Governor for the past two years, The story goes that Judge Green, his republican opponent for the Governorship, on a fusion ticket two years ago, was actually elected by 2,000 majority, but that through the instrumentality of this same Board of State Canvassers, Chamberlain was counted unto the extent of some 11,000 votes At thal.time the republicans bad overythiug in their own hands, and it was possible to perpetrate even 80 great an outrage as this. I could trace the ramor to no authentic source, but it 18 so widoly circulated that | give it as it come to me. i THR VOTE ON CONGRESSMES. ‘The following is the vote in the several Congressional districts as ascertained by the State Board ot Can- vassers from the face of tho official returns:— First District,—Joseph H. Rainey, republican, 18,180. Joba 3 Richardson, democrat, 16,661. Republican majority, 1,519.’ - Second District.—lK. H. Cain, Tape WieRPY 21,385. M. P. O'Connor, democrat, 13,028. . Republican majority, 8,367. Lhard Diastrict.—D, Wyatt Aiken, democrat, 21,479. L, Cass Carpenter, repubiican, 15,553. ‘ Democratic majority, 5,926. Fourth District.—Jobn H. Evins, democrat, 21,875. A. S. Wailace, repubiican, 16,071. Demoerutie majority, 5,804 Fifth lnstrict.—Robert Smalls, republican, 19,954, G, D, Tillman, democrat, 18,516 Republican majority, 1,438, GENERAL RESULT IN THE aTaTE. The result of tne election may be briefly summed up as follows:—The election of Governor and Lieutenant Governora gain of sevon State Senators and thirty- one Representatives, which gives a majority, end secures the return of a democrat to the United States Senate; a gain of two Congressman; a gain of five solicitors out of eight; the election of the Comptroller General and probably of the Attorney General and Su- perintendent of Education, The two latter are de- pendent upon the throwing out of a previnct in Beau- tort couhty, where the election was illegally heid, This may also elect the entire democratic State ticket. JUDGR MACKKY’S OPINIOS, Judge Mackey, of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, ar- rived hero yesterday. “He !s an authority on the con- stitution and laws of tho State. 1 informed the Judge that despatches which had been sent North in the in- terest of Governor Chamberlain alleged that the au- thority of the Board of State Canvassers to hear and determine cases of protest and contest bad never been questioned heretofure. He pronounced such alle- gations to be false, and said:—‘‘lu November, 1874, I argued this very question befere the Board of State Canvassers, contending that their powers were simply ministerial. I urged that the act creating the Board was void, In so far as {t vested in the judicial power to set a: any return, regular upon its face, and to hear and “determine contests, the Board being composed entirely of officers of the Executive Department of the govern- ment, who are probibited by the express terms of the State constitution from assuming such duty. They ure strictly prohibited from discharging any judicial functions, The contest in which I urged this view involved the olection of members of Congress andcighteen members of the Legislature and a Senator from Charleston county, all of whom ran upon a ticket adverse to ' Govermor Chamberlain. Although I was one of Governor Chamberiain’s chief supporters that canvass I urged that certificates of election be given to bis oppo- nents above referred to, they having received the highest number of votes according to the returns of the managers of the election, The Board sus- tained this position and declared the election ac- cordingly, although there were some who then held that they must declare the election according to the returns, aud that the powers of the Board were purely miuisteriml. This question had never beon made previously, because the Board until then had neyer attempted to exercise judicial functions. I further cite, upon this point the language of Governor Chamberlain, as con- tained in his inaugural address, in which he calls at- tention to the present uocertainty of the law in respect to the nature of the powers conferred on the Board of State Canvassers, and the want of any provision for onabling the Board to hear and deter- mine cases of contested eiections, It isheld by many persons that the powers of the Board are wholly ministerial It is proper for me to add that the law in regard to the powers of the Board of State Canvaesers bas not been changed in any respect since Governor Chamberlain called attention to its uncer- tainty, as I bave stated.’” FLORIDA, JUDICIAL AID INVOKED BY THE DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS—OPINIONS OF NORTHERN REPUB- LICaNS ON THE SITUATION—THEIR REASONS FOR NOT PUBLISHING THE ¥ULL DETAILED FIGURES OF THE VOTE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] TaLanassex, Fla., Nov, 20, 1876. Tho democratic managers here to-day took iwo bold and decisive steps that show that they inteng to force the fighting all the way through. Through Colonel Sellers, of Phijadeiphia, and Colonel Roaby, of Talla- hassee, they made application this morning to Judge White, of the Circuit Court, now holding court at Wakaulla, for an injunction restraining Goveroor Stearns from undertaking to canvass the returns of the electoral vote to the exclusion of the Boara of Can- vassers, and also for a mandamus compelling tho Board of Canvassers to begin the canvassing of the |* votes at once. Both papers were prepared with great care and elab- orateness. The billasking foran injunction against the Governor recites that tbe petitioners have r Ly to beli that the Governor is contemplating the tak- ing of such a step. The petitioners then proceed to recite clearly that the Governor has NO SHALOW OF AUTHORITY for undertaking the canvass of the electoral vote from the hands of the duly appointed Canvassing Board, ‘The petition, prayiwg that a mandamus issue ordering the Board to proceed at once to the canvas@g ot such returns as are in, acknowledges that, while the Bogrd cannot be compelled to close the canvass before the thirty-fiith day alter the unless all the returns are received befor argues that there is nothing to prevent u from commencing the canvass at once and proceeding upon such county retufns as have been received. It further recites that as there unusual number of county returns under contest, and as thero is a vast mass of testimony to be sifted, uniess the Board pro- ceods to work promptly there will be no time for th 6 retusal of ino order will amount practically to a denial of justice, AN APPRAL PROBAULE, ‘The Judge before whom these petitions aro laid, is a Cireut Judge, and no watter what bis decision may be an eppeal wiil be had from it to the Supreme Court There is une circumstance under which Ins decision muy be inal, The Supreme Court is not now in ses, sion, While it can couvene in extra seston for the purpose Of hearing this appeal if it chooses to do so, it cannos be cumpolled to do so, It it should refuse to convene belore the 6th of December, of course the + mutier Would have to rest on Judge White's decision. fhe aiturueys tor the democrats hud to ride twenty m jos ty reveh the J ave not yet retarned, vernor Chamberiaa; | Jadse White ts a repubirean, but itis ead be has openy committed hinsell to (re opinion that ibe Gover. HOF bade We F to canvass tue returns, It is expected Liat lis Cuurae Wir Le to issue the Injunction asked for | liely DEMOCRATIC DISTRUST OF GOVERNOR STEARNS. The democrats do not hope for apything inside of the State of Florida, provided Governor Stearns is per” mitted to usurp the fuvctions of the Boata. They do vot hope even to get justice or atuil hearing if he ls made the judge. Before the Board they confident of proving their case absolutely and irresisti- bly. Their most obstinate fight will be made against the attempt of Governor Stearns to himself take juris- diction over the electoral returns. OPINIONS OF NORTHERN REPUBLICANS, 1 am justified im saying that at least one of the rem publicans here from the North does not beleve that the Governor has the right to canvass these returns. None of the republicans will saya word for publica- tion, They have ugreed, | believe, that whatever they say shall be said concurrently over their own natures. Geueral Barlow talks quite freely and but will say nothing. The democratic managers ascribe perfectly honest intentions to Mr. Barlow and express themselves as much pleased at his arrival. WARD WORK BY MR. MANTON MaARi Mr. Marble favored your correspondent with a long and free ipterview to-day. fle has effected the most perfect organization of all forces at work bere, and there seems to be nothing looking toward the presen- tation of the case of the democrats in the very best = possible. light Mr. Marble, in the Oirat place expressed himself as absolutely assured that Tilden had carried the State by a clear and decisive majority. He has every figure at his fingers’ ends, and has arrived at this result after most studious investigation, In response toa question as to whether or not, if the democrats failed to get a verdict here, they would be able to | make a statement that would carry conviction to the country, he replied, with great emphasis, ‘We shall get a verdict here, sir; wo sball get a verdict here. Our majority is positive, and ghe tes- timony by which we shall sustain it is sinwply irresist- NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1876--TRIPLE SHEET. ible in the face of the whole people if the court fails | to give us a verdict They have the power, Low- ever, in their hands Les us suppose it 1s possible that they have literally determined to trample over everything, then we can presen: such a statement as will make even the republican Senate undo the fou, work they have done.’’ CARD FROM MR, MARBLE. Mr. Marble has prepared the following card bearing Upon certain points at issue, which I forward:— The Governor of Florida contemplates a flagrant us- urpation in order to consummate at one siroke the monstrous fraud, without which the vote of the State must be pronounced as it was cast for the Tilden electors. You believed, you have told your readers to believe, ihe whole country has believed, and rightly believed, Under laws of Florida the revurns for Presidential electors are for the exclusive consideration of the State Board of Canvassers. The country has been patient of their delay, for it has domanded and expected justice. Men of both parties have flocked hither in numbers to witnoss a fair count by that Board. Every member of the Board bas, in written replies to our urgency for an immediate beginning of the canvass, avowed his obligation and duty to canvass the returns, leaving open only the question of time. Governor Stearns himsell> three days ago, in an interview with Leverett Saltonsta! of Maseachusetts; D. W. Sellers, J. R. Reed, Samuel Gustine Thompson and G. W. Guthrie, of Pennsyl- vama, and the undersigned, acknowledged the duty of the Board in duo time to canvass rewurns, With this unquestioning belief which Reeded no support from such assurances clear proof has been taken throughout this State demon- Strating the incontestable defeat of a corrupt and car- pet bagging dynasty, which has beggared the people of Florida; demonstrating that tho official record of county returns show tho election of Tilden electors; demonstrating that a purging of retarns would quad- ruple the democratic majority. 4 QUASTION FOR THR NORTH. Is it possible for fair-minded Northern men to con- ceive the desperation of the political gamblers who are now here putting at a stake a nation’s hopor and peace? WHAT THK REPUBLICANS PROPOSE. To candid men of both parties this statement of facts is submitted, Within the last twenty-four hours 1¢ has become apparont that tho republican advise: controlli have suggested that the Board of State Canvdbsers @ wholly iguored and that Governor Stearns, a‘ candidate for re-election, certity his own absolute power a result talse in fuct, so that represen- tative-electors may be foisted upon this thereby giving Hayes and Wheeler a prima facie title which it is contended the two houses of Congress can't go be- hind or agree to question in order to give the ss>sem- plated exercise of unauthorized power a semblance of fairness, DEMOCRATS ASKED TO ADVI8B. The chairman of the Democratic State Committe was on Sunday served with a request, signed by Gov- ernor Stearns, which 1s now before me, for any written suggestions on the question whether the Governor should not ascertain the resuit of the vote for Presi. dential clectors, As no statue or adjudication since the war has been shown to confer any such power this request is meroly the thin cover devised to mask an infamous scheme that is here in flower now contriv- ing to detraud tho people of their choice for Governor and the people of the United States of their choice for President. Further to corroborate this evidertte of the scheme now on foot, it should be known throughouy the country, as it is well known here that the Gov- ernor has declined to conter with his Attorney Weo- erul, who has maintained not morely that the power isin the Board to canvass and not in the Governor, but that it is the duty of the Board to enter upon their duty at once, the time veing near now, It should be known too, that Governor Stearns js consulting daily with those who bave given lim hints and are fetching him flimsy legal opinions and preparing his deience for the deceiving of the people of the United States, When this rascality i# consummated it should be known that W. E. Chandler, who has published the falsehood that all the counties not yet reported are under democratic control, when, in fact, not one. county in Florida is under anything but absolute and exclusive republican control, has here protered pub- his faito in tho Governor's single power, a power juss now dug up out of a thirty-year old ‘statute, superseded and repealed in covery line by later legislation. A power just now per- ceived tu bo so convenient for the consummation of this appalling fraud, not upon Florida alone, but upon the people of the whole Union. It should he known that this very night, along with the corruptest emissaries of the venal crew who rule and riot here. Federal troops are conveniently moved to counties where tho official records of the recent canvass, already biack with insufficient frauds, may be safely reforged and lifted to ado. quate figures, matching, it may be, certificates already falsified in the Governor's office. I cannot risk committing to the telegraph the measures adoptea to frustrate. this desperate scheme of desperate . men, but the indigna- tion of the northern republicans should block their first steps. What a delusion is the invitation of Progident Grant to “fair men of both parties” to come hither and witness a fair count, and how well the muskets aud the canon of the icderal government are planted to preclude and foil that honest supervision. MOVEMENT OF TROOPS, Company A, of the Second, Mills, commanding, left for Marianna to-night; Company F, of the Eighteeathy Loyd, commanding, left for a Alachua coonty tc-night. There are investigations going on at both places. Messrs, Thompson and Hay, of Philadelphia, lets for Alachua to-night to collect evidence of fraud at Archer procinet on bebalf of the democrats. ARRIVAL OF REPUBLICANS, Noyes, of Obio; Lew Wallace, of Indiana, and Kas- son, of Lowa, reached bere this ovening. Mr. C. W. Woolley, of Cincinnati, came to-night. Colonel W. Riddle, of Philadelphia, is expected to- morrow night. Despatches of an exceeding hopeful ure havo deen received at democratic headquarters here trom New Orleans. REPUBLICAN REASONS FOR XOT PUBLISHING THK DETAILS O¥ THE VOTES IN THE STATE, TaLLamassur, Nov. 20, 1876. To Hon. Zacuanian Cyaxoiwe, Chairman Republicsn National Commitieo, Wasbingto! We bave been trequently asked to give the figures of the elecrorai vote of the State as claimed by the ropub” licans, We bave declined to do so for the followimg reasons solely:—Oficial returns have been received from thirty-two counties out of the thirty-nine, and until all are in we are unwilling, and think it unwise, to give our understanding of the figures, because of the possibility of the figures in the democratic counties still bebind being sufficiently chargea tw alter the re- sult, We do not necessarily impute to apy one a design to comtolt fraud, but it ‘s enough that such a thing is possible, and not unknown here er elsewhere—as 1p the case of the election frauds in the city of N York at tho Presidential election of 1868 and the well known Tweed circular in furtherance thereof, In 1872, in this the raising of the county rewurns in fa- vor of the democratic State ticket nearly 1,000 voles was discovered at the Iast moment counteracted by the extraordinary cflorts which were made to obtain the original precinct returns. We feel entirely justified in refusing to give auy information whieb shall, even in the remotest degree, render any seach fraud possible or desirable. The delay in begin- ming the canvass arises trom three cauzes — First—an unceriainty as to whether the Governor alone, or the Ge: Board of State Canvassers, are 10D, notin, which, it 18 claimed legal prerequisite to the beginning of the if ib were otherwise, yet, tor the reasons above stated, it ‘vould be unwise to begin it until the returns are rece Not uvirequently the returns irom remoter ties do not reagh Talia! ee jor three or jour w is &nd the law allows the General Board ot State Cau Vassers to wait thirty Gve days for them. some State, | d only | counties the county canvass, even, is not required to | be made uutil twenty days from election. Third—F rauds or irregularities in certain precincts are charged by each side against (he other, add iy 1s de- sirabie aud proper, if it suall appear that such ques- Hons are to be goue into, that both part es should have ample time, if they desire 1, to procure provis. @ By the law the General Canvassing Bourd is clothed With full powers to correct fraud and irregularities in | the several pulls—a provision of law eminently wise and neediul inathinly settled country, where elections are sometimes not conducted with that order and regularity so generally observed in older communities In 1872 the vote of this state would have been given to the democratic State ticket had not the general Board of Canvassers, under its judicial powers, corrected the fraud by which the Jackson county canvass was made to show a demoeratic vote of some 400 more than was shown by the original precinct returns, Thomas Bloxham, the democratic candidate for Governor, received $39 votes, but the returns were made to show that he had received 1,339, while the vote of Hart, his opponent, was reduced from 1,109 vo 709, Walls, republican candidate for Congress, received 1,108 votes, which was altered to 108, This is the county tu which « republican ma- Jority of 359 at tho last election is claimed to be con- verted into a democratic majority of 98 this year In viow of this democratic fraud, so lately attempted and so nearly successful, and of weil known frauds elsewhero by that party, we think that the democratic a: ‘tions that fraud is contemplated by the republican members of tho State Board of Can- vassers or the Governor, should he be legally the can- vasuing officer—being made, as they are, without the slightest proof and in respect to men of honor- able and untarnisned character—are wan- ton, and made with no fair or honest pur- pose, and they should have no weight with just and reasonable men, The power of this Board to correct frauds and wrongs is undisputed by any one. They will act openly and will be subject to the scru- tiny of the whole country, and no one can usk apy- thing but that their decision shall be based upon such facts as will carry conviction to impartial meu, and upon the well scttled rules of law and evidence appli- cable to such cases, and such we believe will bogthe action of the canvassers, - FRANCIS C. BARLOW, ot New York, J. M. THORNBURGH, of Ponnsylvania, W. E. CHANDLER, of New Hampshire. EDWARD F. ‘NOYES, of Uhio, W. H. ROBERTSON, of New York, D. G, ROLLINS, of New York, J, P, C. EMMONS, of Florida, LEW WALLACE, otf Indiana, NORTH CAROLINA. MELTING AND ORGANIZATION OF THE LEGISLA- TURE—HAS THE STATE CHOSEN ANY PRESI- DENTIAL ELECTORS?—A CURIOUS POINT OF Law. 4 [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. }; Raxxiau, Nov 20,1870. The State Senate was organized this afternogn by the election of James 1. Robinson, of Macon, for pro- visional speaker, who acts until the inauguration of Lieutenant Governor Jarvis, aud Robert M. Furman, editor of the Ashville Citizen, for principal Secretary, The Senate then adjourned till ten to-morrow, ‘The House met at noon and was ealled to order by the Clerk of the-last House, Colonel John D. Cameron, editor of the Hillsboro Hecorder, the oldest paper in the State. The roll was called and the members elect appoared and qualified, whereupon the House adjourned to seven P, M. 4 CURIOUS LEGAL POINT—NO ELECTORS CHOSEN NORTH CAROLIXA—BALLOTS TO BM WRITTEN, PRINTED, ‘The extraordinary suggestion bas been made here that the Presidential electors for this Stato were not chosen in accordance with the requirements of the statute, and that North Carolina mast consequently lose her vote in the Electoral College, It appears that ‘Battles’ Revisal,” m ehapter 40, section 2, IN nor | regulating the mode of appointing electors, prescribes that the names of the electors to be chosen shall bo written on each ballot. Asthe names were printed on all the ballots instead of written 1¢ is claimed that not one strictly legal vote for Presidential electors was thrown anywhere in the State, In reply to the answer that writing, as defined by Chancellor Kent (14 Johns’ Reports, page 491), includes nd is not confined to the ordinary and pop- The formation of letters by pen and ink, attention is called to section 18, chapter 52, of Battles’ Revisal,” prescribing that the baliots for State and county officers and for mem- bors of Congress, and of the Legislatare, ‘shall be on | white paper, aud may be printed or written, or partly written and partly printed, and without device.”’ Here a distinction between writing and printing is ex- pressly made, It is urged that the use of the word “written” alone, in chapter 40, comes under the legal rule of expreession, unius est exclusis ullerius. Tho point may be merely an ingenious piece of sciolism, but it makes some sensation here, ALABAMA, OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE VOTE. Montaouxry, Nov. 20, 1876, Tho majority in Alabama for Tilden and Hendricks electors is 34,383, PAYING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. RACH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR ENTITLED TO FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS—THE TOTAL COST FIPTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. ALBANY, Nov. 20, 1876. The somewhat remarkable discovery has just been made that the Presidential electors of this State under the law are entitled to $1,500 eaeh for pay, exclusive of mileage, a compensation considering the umount of time they are usually occupied of $750a day. The law is the old one of 1842, chapter 130, title 6, article 3, rec- un 9, Which says that the pay and miles, if ai shall be the same as that allowed at the ti ‘of tht moby. of the latter at that time was $3 a day, e than 100 ber pp but it bas since been changed by a constitutional provision to year, without regard tw the number ot days ay wit, Hf rdly probable that the gentlemen composi fo high w body as the Electoral Coli id to receive such # sum thri e Legislature; but to tollow out ti the law 1t js provable tho Comptroll them that sum and have tho residue, the usual pay, covered back into the Treasury. totel amount due under tho law to the Electors, exclu- sive of mileage, will be $52,600. THE CANVASS IN KINGS COUNTY. ‘The Boara of County Canvassers met again yester- day, Supervisor Stilwell in the chair. Tne vote as canvassed gives a majority for the Tilden electoral ticket of 20,437, In the Third district of the Fitteeoth ward an error was corrected !n the vote for Surrogate, The vote given Dailey was 331 instead of 351, as pre- viously given. The mistake occurred by allowing him 20 votes which were Diank. Several other corrections ‘The canvass of the vote will not be com- is afternoon. canvass of the city ticket of Brook- lyn gives the toliowing resust tor the offices named :— Wilhem Burrell (dem.), 47,083; Ripley popes doe witises Searing (dom), 40,081; J. Kings land (rep. ), 48,206, Police Justice—Andrew Walsh (dem.), 49,198; T. Monk (rep. ), 40,4: Justice of Peace— First District—Daniel Ferry (dem.), ; Thomas Rowan (rep. ), 40,949, ice of Peace. cond District—Wiison @. Bloom 43,078 Ludwig Semler ), 38,608, THE PRESIDENCY, A COMPROMISE PROPOSITION. Wasuixatox, Nov. 18, 1876 To tum Evitor ov tax Heranv:— It appears quite evident that no fair solution of the election problem is to be arrived ateither in Louisiana, South Carolina or Fiorida. The Northern geatiemea whd have gone down there professedly in the interes of fair play are unwilling or unable to agree upon the first principie of what is to constitute that fair play, They look upou the question from opposite stand points, and hence there is no focal point at ich their views meet and coincide, The American peopie, therefore, may abandon, if they have not already abandoned, all hope from that quarter. Whether justly or not, the republicans, backed by the administration, will have the electoral votes of those States counted for Mr. Hayes, and it is but too appar- ent that the democrats, backed by public opinion, will resist that course, Unfortunately there is no tribunal invested with the power of deciding the question, If there way its decision, whether adverse to the one party or the other, would be acquiesced in without murinur or dispute, The absence of such a tribunal constitutes the most dangerous element in the situa- tion, The democratic House of Representatives will Ji eth Jnstriet (dem,), 50,143; H. Obermer ( inevitably retuse to be a party to what, im ite opinion, will be a defeat of the popular will in 6tbe late” election; while the republican Senate, backed vy an administration whose avewed and detiuite policy is to insure a repubiican suggas- won, Will undertake to give loree and effieacy =. action Of carpel-bag governments whose existence has been a national disgrace, as it may prove also to be & national equence of this hows tile wud irreco| of the two houses of Congress no ony can foresee and few would willingly r But i there vo outlet trom this labyrinth? Are the people 1o scethe country led step by step Into a state vt anarchy, and will they not make an effort to pre- Vent such ‘a catastrophe? The people as a whole really cure very littio to whether the next Haesi- deat of the Unijed democrat; party u the natnre of ntemptivle thoy do care that the regular working of the machine of government shali not be interfered with for a day; and, above all, that it shail not be subjected to a shock which might prove fatal to it and disastrous to the best interests of th A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race is tion to escape irom perilous positions by the exercwe ol pradence and by making tair compromises ri than risk all by insisting upon what it may regard as absolute right, lt is lor jhe Awerican people to-day to put in play that innate good sense and tw exercise that virtue of compromise without which popular gov- ernment cavnot be perpetuated. There is littl: use now in discussing the abstract question as to whether legally and taivly the votes of all or any of those three ‘Southern States should be counted for the one candidate or ior the other. Lt is envugh to know that nope of them will be counted for Mr. Tilden, and that, therefore, that gentleman cansot bo installed in the Presidency in the usual simple and unquestioned manner. If he gets the office at all is must be only alior very exciting scenes and through very dangerous modes of procedure. And If ull of thoin be counted for Mr. Hayes, that gentleman would, to say the least of it, assume the office with all the taint attaching to Limself aud bis administration of boing the product of a gross fraud and outrage upos the people. No geatleman should be placed in such a false position, and we ieel sure that it would be en. tirely repuguaot to Mr. Hayes’ high sense of honor and decency. 5 What, then, can be dene to reconcile these jarring and conflicting views and interests? One course can be taken which, strange as the Proposition may seem at tirst sighs, will obviate all the cungers ol the position, resiore friendly feeling id sections and start the Republi fairer prospects of good governm century, The plan unanimously agreed, as & nt, that the Presidential b= State = shall = cast — their for Hayes as President and for Tilde (or for Tilden as President and Hayes as Vice Prest dent); thatthe President shall resign on the 4th o Maren, 1879, to be succeeded by the Vice Presidem according to the constitution; and that Messra Wheeler and Hendricks sballeach bave a seat in the Cabinet as bead of one of the departments, The oat going President might, in turn, be elected to the Sen ate and become Vice President, 1t would, for several Teason, be desirable that Mr. Hayes should succeed General Grant, because then the changes iu the per- sonnel ol the government," as well as in its policy, would be more easy and gradual; but the details o. the arrangement could be settied amicably and withoul dificulty, In this way the will of the people, a8 mun feated al the late election (:n which the contest has bees 89 close ag to be virtually a tie), would be carried out, all danger of u disturbed cendition ef public ef fairs avuided, the existenee of carpet bag governments at the South totally wiped out, the way made easy 401 she thorough reform of civii service, the usperities o, partisan politics smoothed away, no violence done ta constitutional law or justice, ani yw career of peace and prosperity opened to tne whol d. There is no practical difficulty abor the whole details in a day; could obtain by telegraphic correspondence the coucurrence of coucerned, und in a week from to-day the glad- somo news might be imparted Co, and would be hailed with delight by, every person within the broad bounds oftne Republia And thus, out of the nettle danger we would have pluckod the fower salety. » SOLVER. GOVERNOR KOBINSON'’S APPOINT’ MENTS. WHAT SENATOR WILLIAM B. WOODIN SAYS OF THE APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE CONSTITUTIONAS AMENDMENTS. Axnanr, Nov. 20, 1876, Tho great chief of tho repobucan Senate: of the State—William B, Woodin—has given informal notice that Governor Robifison may have bis appointments te the two new offices created by the constitutional amendments confirmed ut once, and without question, Mr. Woodin stated as much in a conversation recently, adding that no new appointments in placo of the repub lican officials now iu office will be contrmed ler tly general principle of holding to what you bave got [i will thus be hat no democratic slate for the har bor masters’ York city is likely to prow republican officials wh¢ were named in the Hxraup the other day will be pretty sure to hold over. If the Senate does nov become democratic in the election next November, these same officers will be enabled to hold three years longer, having already exceeded the term tor which they were appointed by at least one y Nothing but death or resignation during the recess will give the Governor iuil power of « democratic appointment to many of the places upon the asion of whico hinges the success of his own admnistration, Woodin thinks Governor Robinson should bave thi appointment of the superintendents of Public Works aud of State Prisons, because {t is necessary to carry out the reforms introduced by a repub- lean Sevate and agreed to by the repub- lean party. He is tully convinced of the (remendous power tv be exercised by these officers, bui cannot believe that the Senate will withbold con firmation under any circumstances He, of course disclaims speaking authoritatively for the Senate, bul the public understands that his word has heretotor been the best authority in that body, HON. ALEX. H. STEPHENS, Ave Ga., Nov. 20, 1876. Hon. Alex. H. Stephens loft Crawfordsvilfe to-day, if a special car, for Washington. OBITUARY, EDWIN BOLTON SPOONER. Edwin B, Spooner. who died at his r ence, No, 48 Bond street, Brooklyn, was born October 8, 1908, at Sag Harbor, L., 1, He came to the City of Charches with his father, Colovel Alden Spooner, when but three years of age. His father was publisher of the Star, wbich was for many years the only paper pub: lished on Long Island. Early in ife Edwin Spuonet published a weekly paper at Jersey Uity, and subse- he became proprietor of the Brooklyn Star, lie mae meuaged that paper for twenty years, compelled to relinquish all part in active owing to permanent severe injuries railroad accident, from the effects of which he never recovered. He leaves a widow and three children, REV, BENJAMIN F. WILE. Rev. Benjamin F. Wile, for over forty yoars a Pree. byterian minister, died at his residence at Highland, Ulster coun yesterday, aged seventy-two years, He leaves wide circle of acquaintances im the miniwtry ao im the Presbyterian Church. LIEUTENANT ALYRED BOYCR BACHE, ‘The death of First Lieutenant Alired Boyce Bache, of tho Fifth Cavalry, Unite States Army, took place at Fort Dodge, Kansas, on November 12 He waa thirty years of age. 4 FALSE RES:iDENCE, New Yoru, Nov. 20, 1876, To tun Eprrorn or toe Heraro:— In your edition of yosterday (Sunday) you gave aa account of the arrest of two burglars, one whom, William Peters, or Peterson, gave as his $49 Second avenue. I beg to inform Peters, or Peterson, does not reside at never did. Yours, wy JAMES H. ERB, 340 Second avenen, en B,