Rutherford B. Hayes, a republican, ran against Democrat Samuel Tilden in an election. The ballots of both candidates were really close, so the Republicans decided to set up a “returning boards” to make sure the counts were precise. In order for Rutherford B. Hayes to win, he needed to gain all nineteen of the available electoral votes, while Democrat Tilden only needed one. The Democratic victories were reversed in all three states, which were South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana. Those states were granted to Hayes. Due to this result, both Democrats and Republicans, in both South Carolina and Louisiana, were upset, and decided to begin their own system of governors and legislatures. The problem of doing that was that two governments couldn’t
