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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1877
Page
3
The Troy Herald reports on wartime talk and court fights over electoral votes. Florida and Louisiana disputes, Hayes administration concerns, and calls for calm amid conspiracy claims color the era. The piece notes Senate and House committees to count electoral votes and flags unrest in New Orleans as legislators convene.
Kellogg seals all state house windows and doors except two main entrances guarded by police to prevent Democratic members from taking seats. Republican candidate John G. Long of De Soto Parish declines his counted position saying he was defeated and cites no intimidation or fraud. He blames long standing unrest on ineligible returns upheld by governmental force in many parishes.
In St Louis today 200 soldiers with 20 wagons began moving arsenal contents to ships at Hook Island after peremptory orders from Washington. The vast stores include ammunition cannon sabers muskets and gear. whether for 40 000 to 50 000 men or political motive remains unclear as two to three weeks of removal lie ahead.
The piece argues the Republicans and military force could override the House to install Hayes as president. It asserts Gen. Grant could deploy troops to suppress Congress, count fraudulent electoral votes, and declare Hayes president, warning that the pathelope of military violence aids political fraud and urging vigilance against such actions.
Analyzed call to preserve constitutional vote counting in Congress over Hayes victory. Blames returning board fraud in South Carolina Florida and Louisiana. Criticizes leaders Morton Chandler Cameron Sargent Taft Garfield and others as decayed or corrupt while urging honest Republicans to resist the conspiracy against Tilden.
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