Young folks' history of the United States . tted as a Colorado ^ ^ . . . admitted. State, making thirty-eight States with eleven Territories. The next presidential election took place that same Theyear, and led to muchexcitement, from the pe-culiar circumstances ofthe case. The Repub-licans nominated Ruth-erford B. Hayes of Ohiofor president, and Wil-liam A. Wheeler of NewYork for vice-president;while the Democratsnominated Samuel of New York andThomas A. Hendricksof Indiana. There was also a third party, called the Greenback party, composed of those who desired toabolish bank-notes,
Young folks' history of the United States . tted as a Colorado ^ ^ . . . admitted. State, making thirty-eight States with eleven Territories. The next presidential election took place that same Theyear, and led to muchexcitement, from the pe-culiar circumstances ofthe case. The Repub-licans nominated Ruth-erford B. Hayes of Ohiofor president, and Wil-liam A. Wheeler of NewYork for vice-president;while the Democratsnominated Samuel of New York andThomas A. Hendricksof Indiana. There was also a third party, called the Greenback party, composed of those who desired toabolish bank-notes, and to have for currency only thepaper money issued by the General Government andpopularly called greenbacks. This party nominated forpresident Peter Cooper of New York, but no electoral voteswere thrown for him. The peculiar excitement about the The ex-election came from the fact that the votes of the States aboutThewere very closely divided between the two leading candi- ^i^^^^dates, and the decision had to turn upon the votes of two. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. 332 YOUNG FOLKS* UNITED STATES. The return- of boards Differentviewsabout theaction oftheseboards. doubtful States. It was generally admitted that theDemocrats had legally chosen one hundred and eighty-four electors, and the Republicans one hundred andseventy-three; but the four votes of Florida and theeight of Louisiana were in doubt. If all of these wereto be counted for Mr. Hayes he would have a majorityThere could hardly be a closer vote. NoWjthe returning boards of these two States declared thatboth States had chosen Republican electors. Theseboards were bodies of men appointed after the war bythe laws of these States; and they were authorized notmerely to count the votes actually cast, but to throw outthe votes of these neighborhoods where there had beenviolence or intimidation. This put a great deal of power,and a rather dangerous power, into the hands of theseboards. The Republicans believed that this power h
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