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Show OR EGO. V IVatls Iho Row? A Tiltieu Vole, Uliicli Itrlntfs li tli JVauibor to 15 Now Crow. San Francisco, 6. Accounts yet received here concerning the electoral vote uf Oregon aro conflicting. The Daily Stock Exchango extra this evening prints the following: Portland, 6. Governor Urover, today to-day issued certificates to two Hayes electors and ono Tildeu elector, Cronin. The two Hayes electors declined to meet with Cronin, whereupon where-upon the latter, who held all three certificates, appointed two republicans republi-cans to act in their places. Tho two whom ho appointed met with him, received their certificates and then all voted for president two for Hayes 1 and Cronin for Tilden. I The Bulletin has the following special from Portland: A dispatch I from Salem the Hecretary of state has given Cronin, democratic elector having hav-ing the highest number of votes a certificate. The two republican electors refused to act with him, and assembled and supplied Ihe vacancy. The republicans voted for Hayee. Cronin appointed two democrats to act with him, and cast the vote of the state for Tilden. Tho Podt special from Salem says: At noon to-day the secretary of elato delivered lo K. A. Cronin, democratic candidata for elector, contesting tho seulolJ. V. Watts, postmaster, tho certificate of appointment of electors, which is evidence that Governor G rover hiu ousted Watts. The nix electoral candidates then assembled in tho committee room of the senate ch'.unber. Alter half an hour one of tho republican electors, W. H. Odell, came cut and went io tho office of tho secretary of state to demand a certified copy of thn certificate, (or it seems the certificate included tiui name of K. A Cronin, democrat, and W. II. (Mull and J. C. Carlwnghl, republicans, and as Iho latter de manded to see mid hold the certificate and Cronin refused to let them have it, nothing could be done. Aboul this Lime Cronin ieft tho room whore the electors were ajuembled, and took a stroll around town. Later.' The story further goes that when the electors were niel, Odell and CartwrigM refused to act frith Cronin, whereupon Cronin declared i a vacancy and elect. -d J. X T. Mdler and H. Parker to till the places rt the eit-ctoM, and n vote being taken, Cronin voted for Tddcn and Hendnck-, and the two oliu ra fur Have and Wheoler. Cartwrigiit JandtMefl fir .it accept- iho rtsig.ia' tion of Klevtor Wall and t icn elect- J ed him to till tbo vacancy and cast the vote' of the statu (or Hayes and Wheeler. Tuere id Rret excitement . Republicans are indignant at the ' uvi-rror's ai.lion. Later adic"- from SaVm, Oregon, confirm the rejhjrl that the governor if-eied cerbtiraii-e to Odeil and Cart-I Cart-I wrii;ht, rt publicans. and Cronin, I democrat.. The taller dwelined to how hn authority at a meimg of I m- electors, and ttie republicans I refused to reeogniio turn. Cronin I men el eUd J. N. T. Miller and John Parker, republicans, e)eclor, and j proceeded lit cwt liie voU, two for' llay-s and one for Ti den. Tue re-' re-' puohetm or'niiil, Wtu n-s'ned 1 -.i,'J wm at f!ic r'eV:lfd, mti the vot'-i wer rati tor llay ail Wdrrl-' Wdrrl-' t, whn ii, witli th'-ir iru aUiU :iinl ,'rkud c-pin of ihe ahtra-l of voien 'cait in the nUir, c-rtifi-U to by tne li-icreUry ef ntt.,t:. f at attached, -r b 1 al" 1 and e:ht On. Inlt Lte , fi item- nt pr-ai . An ivilbre tit u npeet.ii by inny, lio eul In ti.e, ttr tt'-ne pr-irii Ur any enirrf etn y. It' p' are Ijo.ditu an iiiJii.alrod ni-'.:T'g trii rtcntt.g. j |