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Democratic Frauds In Florida Impossible

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
November
Year
1876
Copyright
Public Domain
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The tohowing is a recent dispíttoti from Mantón Marblo, at Tallahassee Fla., to the New Yoik Uerald : Zachariah Chandler's order, sent hither to claim Florida as Republicau and stick to the claim, must account tor any statement that the counties not reported aie all undur Demo'cratic control. The reverse is true ; not one of theui is uudur Democratie control. Evory oounty in Florida is under Republican control. Tbo tbree county oauvassers in every county, and the county judge were appointed by a Kepublican Governor ; tho Clerk of the Circuit Court was appointed by a Kopublican Governor; a Justice of the Peace was also appointed by a Republiean Governor. From the precinct ballot-boxes to the Tallahassee State House, the place of voting, the precinct offieers who receive the vote, the officer who records the voto, tho county officer whose judgment affucts the certifícate of the voto, the State officors who by law canvass the returns of the vote, the Governor who signs the rosult of their canvass of tbe vote, all are Rupublican or under Republican control. Such is the law, such is the fact. The Florida Democratie Committee are unaware what county returns have beon received by the Governor and Secretary of State, and also unaware what ccunty returns have boon stolen from the mails, which are now under Republican control, and buiug determined to frústrate a íalsification ot the county returns tor the suUiuient reason that the recorded county results aggregato a eortain majority tor Tilden electora and lor Governor Drew, have laborud in overy county in Florida to secure a prompt transmission of the official returns to Talluhassee, and at large expense have sent to every county for certiïied copies of the official reoorc thus made and recorded by Republican election offieers. Govornor Htearns could insure the arrival of the officia returns where the efforts of the com mittee might fail. The committee however, will not fail to obtaiu certiiiei copies of the official record from every county. Hernando, Hilboro', Manatee anc Dale, remote peninsular counties, oast ing Democratie majorities, have not yo: been heard from at the State House but the record, the certificates and the mails are wholly under Republican control. The returns from these aut all other couuties in delault should have been mailed hy Monday last, and ma; yet arrive before the and of another week. The Democratie Committee wil certainly be propared with certifiec copies of their official records. Taylor county, near by, it is said, has not beei heard from. The clerk is a Republican and should have mailed the certifícate a week ago. The Duinocratic Committee have received a certified copy of the official record. In ehort, nothiug bere ij under Democratie control ; everything is under Republican control. The whole exertions of tho Democrats of Florida and of the Demoerats iroin other States here assembled has been and is to secure and prove the official records, for they establish the fact of a Democratie majority over and abovo all frands as yet atteuipted or accomplished. Those frauds hovo not quite sufficed to efiect their purpose.

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