. >> as the weeks dragged on, nieth side was willing to consaed. >> how tense did it get?emocratic newspapers with head lines, march to washington to install tilden as president. there were kep cans saying we are on the verge of another civil war. >> tild nemen or blood, the ide that if we don't have him in there, there could be another fight here. >> was there fears that there was dualing presidencies. >> there were those that asked him to take the oath of office anyway, he refused to cdo so. >> there were business owners and others that said, we don't care who won it, just get it settled. >> the constitution offered no clear reflection for resolving the impass. so in january of 1877 a 15 member electoral commission of of formed, the eight republicans and seven democrats would determine which candidate would win the state's in dispute. >> all of the votes are allocated to hayes by a vet of of 8-7 in each case. >> that is right, the commission voted along party lines. >> but it's not over yet. >> it's not over yet. >> the tilden camp cried foul, with inauguration just days