27 Feb 1877
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1877
Page
1
The February 26 report details Pennsylvania Rhode Island counts and South Carolina objections as the Electoral Commission nears a ruling. Hayes leads as Republicans push to finish the count, while Democrats face pressure and intra party tensions in a pivotal joint session.
The Senate moved to elect a President pro tem as part of the Republican plan. A caucus will decide who may preside, with Morton, Conkling, Hamlin, Sherman, and Allison among possibilities, while Ferry is favored to retain the post if possible.
Washington reports the Electoral Commission examining objections to South Carolina and other states with a recess until morning. Senators Kernan and Christiancy join the hearings as objectors while Republicans weigh counsel. Proceedings reveal late sessions likely but not after sundown, amid debates on legality of electors and state government claims.
Special dispatches report Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes traveling from Fremont to Columbus receiving enthusiastic welcomes in Springfield and Tiffin with cheers and speeches. At Kent he and his family were met by friends, eliciting further applause as the party continued toward Columbus. The coverage notes Democratic support and public desire for peaceful transition.
Republicans in the House plan to conciliate allies by allowing a long document read after a joint session breaks, with an anarchist demand to read South Carolina testimony. President Ferry would rule it out of order in the Joint Commission, and appeals are not possible. The strategy is to permit the reading after a mild protest with a majority consent.
The debate centers on moving to dispense with further reading as conservatives press for votes from conservative Democrats. Allies depend on avoiding a show of unreasonable opposition to maintain unity with Democratic allies and safeguard policy aims.
The piece notes growing opposition to Tilden within Congress and among New York delegates over his tactics. It asserts he favors filibustering, while obstructionists act on his agents' guidance, signaling no new inauguration on March 4 and likely end of his Democratic nomination prospects.
Gov. Hayes address to neighbors in Fremont drew much merriment from Democrats during the Pennsylvania case debate. Poppleton of Ohio had it read and called it evidence of the next President’s statesmanship. Republicans laughed at the uproar over light remarks they regarded as trivial.
The Great Chicago Statesman reports House debate on the Pennsylvania case as Cartex submitted resolutions claimed as passed by Chicago Democrats denouncing Electoral Commission rulings and urging Chicago representatives to aid lawful steps to prevent a usurper inauguration. Indications suggest Washington inspiration behind the proceedings.
From Lancaster to Pittsburg and Illinois, Feb 26, readers report Democrats urging legal means to block seating of the President chosen by the people. Chamber of Commerce in Pittsburgh urges speed to end the dispute. Illinois House debates resolutions on the Electoral Tribunal. Gov Hampton discusses prudent course. St Louis petitioners favor no opposition to the count.
Gov Beveridge of Illinois and Gen J W Hicks visit Columpus with a crowd of hundreds of politicians. Gen Comly suffers severe lung inflammation and was believed near death last night, but shows improvement today as state figures assemble.
London reports steamships Parthia and Helvetia from New York have arrived. Also from Boston come Parthia and Helvetia arrivals. Wympen Bartiwone notes steamship Hibernian from Liverpool and New York arrival on Feb 26, along with steamship The Queen from Liverpool on Feb 26.
In Indianapolis on February 26 the Indiana Senate submitted majority and minority reports in the John B. Firestone versus Walter Olds election contest. The majority says Olds resigned as Notary Public after election, not disqualifying him from seeking a seat, while the minority, signed by Senator Reeve, argues the opposite. The body also examined the Southern Prison, noting high expenses, management concerns, and nepotism issues, with calls to tighten costs and reform practices.
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