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December 13, 1876
Memphis Daily Appeal
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
In California's Fourth Congressional District, Democrat Wigginston is elected by a one-vote majority per corrected returns from Monterey County, but Republican Pacheco serves writs to enforce original erroneous counts.
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CALIFORNIA.
Wigginston, Democrat, Elected to Congress from the Fourth District by a Majority of One.
San Francisco, December 12.—The clerk of Monterey county, in the fourth congressional district, has forwarded to the secretary of state a new set of election returns made out in conformity with the original erroneous footing up of the supervisors, which the clerk has had corrected in the first returns. The new returns give Wigginston, (Democrat) one majority in the district. Last night writs were served on the secretary of state at the instance of Pacheco, the Republican candidate, prohibiting him from counting any other than the first returns, and directing him to count and certify the vote in accordance with the first returns.
Wigginston, Democrat, Elected to Congress from the Fourth District by a Majority of One.
San Francisco, December 12.—The clerk of Monterey county, in the fourth congressional district, has forwarded to the secretary of state a new set of election returns made out in conformity with the original erroneous footing up of the supervisors, which the clerk has had corrected in the first returns. The new returns give Wigginston, (Democrat) one majority in the district. Last night writs were served on the secretary of state at the instance of Pacheco, the Republican candidate, prohibiting him from counting any other than the first returns, and directing him to count and certify the vote in accordance with the first returns.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Congressional Election
California Fourth District
Election Returns
Legal Writs
What entities or persons were involved?
Wigginston
Pacheco
Where did it happen?
California, Fourth Congressional District
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
California, Fourth Congressional District
Event Date
December 12
Key Persons
Wigginston
Pacheco
Outcome
wigginston elected by one majority; writs served to prohibit counting new returns and direct use of first returns
Event Details
Clerk of Monterey county forwarded corrected election returns giving Wigginston one majority; Pacheco served writs on secretary of state to count original erroneous returns