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Show The republicans need not fret their virtuous souls over the possible perils of counting the electoral vote. From present indications Tilden and Hendricks will receive the electoral votes of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Con-necticut, Indiana, California, Nevada and Oregon, andean aflord to give up South Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi, the states which Grant Beems to ineist npon carrying for Hayes and Wheeler by force and fraud. But it would not be at all surprising if, under the revolutionary management of the republican canvass can-vass the states of Illinois and Wisconsin Wiscon-sin should also turn tail upon that party and vote (or Cncle arnue, the constitution and a peaceful future for the United States. |