Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-12
POLITICAL ASPECTS.
THE D0CT0RlNG or THE RETURNS IN
NEW YORK.
Republican COnspiratOrs in Council
Blaine, cOnkling and Other hanipu-
latOrs on Hand-Latest Alleged
Returns-What Potter Says.

the tactics of the late Senator Zach
Chandler, going on the principle Of
claiming everything with the hope Of
securing everything On Wednesday
earnest messages were dispatched to
Senator Roscoe COnkling, who was re-
ported TO be confined to a sick bed at
his home in Utica, to come TO New
York. That Mr.. Conkling was i'll, and
quite in, there can be no doubt. but he
was kept posted minutely from the
morning of the late election about
what was necessary. It is said he was
80 urgently requested TO come TO this
city that he rose from a sick bed on
Thurs lay afternoon, and after several
stops arrived here on Friday night.
When the reporters called upon him
Yesterday he sent word down from his
room at the Fifth Avenue hotel that he
was too unwell to see anything. Messrs.
Arthur, Cornell, Johnson, Glidden and
Senator COnkling were issuing orders
by telegraph all day Yesterday TO the
Republican wire-pullers in certain parts
OF the State 10 "hOld the fort. lt APP
pears evident that determined cOnspi-
racy has been inaugurated To count
i'm the whole Republican State
ticket. Several other prominent pOllti-
clans. including member Of the National
Republican committee, called at the
Fifth avenue hotel yesterday. Con-
spicuous among the visitors were Sena-
tor James G.. Blaine, Gen. J. l.. Negley,
Col III. :. McCOmb. OF Delaware, Sen3-
tor III. B. Anthony, Of Rhode Island,
Hon. James +. Wilson, of Iowa, Hon.
ID. j. Morrill,, OF Pennsylvania, and 9TH
.ers. They all received assurances that
the entire Republican State ticket would
be elected. senators COnknng and
Blaine were at the hotel all the evening.
Gen. Arthur, who was in charge, de-
Clared 1--WE have elected our whole
ticket said he: Eve have elected
all those candidates who were in doubt
on the night OF the election by from
1000 to 1000 majority.
Have you heard from all the town
ships?'
Yes, about all, unless it may be a
place called Padunk, or something like
that, where there may be a mistake OF
five or six votes.
"You are positive, then, that the Re
publicans have won everything
Yes; as / said before, we have elect
ell our whole ticket; don't think one
of our candidates Is defeated
In SIX or seven heavy Republican
counties the returns have been purpose
ly withheld and nothing definitely has
been heard from them. The managers
are evidently waiting until the returns
from New York city are in. 10 was
learned during the evening that ac-
cording 10 the Republican commit
tees figures HOSkin's has a plurality
over Potter of 1857; Cars plurality,
4.55g; Wordsworth, 5, 90; Ward, S,46j.
Senator C0nkling, during the evening,
was i'm the corridors Of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. lie said that he felt much an
noycd at the reports concerning his
health. II having been reported yeSter-
dav that he was diving. He had, 1t was
true. suffered from malarial fever, but
ne hoped the newspapers would allow
him To live while longer. let the SEN
ator looked pale and careworn. lie VIII
remain at the Fifth Avenue Hote. until
Tomorrow, and then proceed To Wash
ingtOn. lie spent q few hours az the
residence oi \. b Cornell Yesterday al
ternOon. Hon. Carkson y. Potter was
Al his Office all Yesterday. His clerks
were busy figuring up the election
returns. Mr.. Potter does not doubt
mis- election, and SAYS he
thinks majority Of the State
ticket is elected. His latest returns give
him q majority of over 5000 in the state
over IIOskins Tor Lieutenant-GOvcrnor.
The charge Of fraud in polling and can
yasSng the votes cast on Tuesday last
in this city, as well as IN the state, seems
now 20 be conceded. From the board
of police information comes that never
in the history OF this city have SD many
incompetent inspectors been appointed.
Owing 20 the split in the board the gen
tlemen who had the right 10 appoint the
inspectors could not agree upon the can
didates which each would propose, and
the consequence was that the most
triting and illiterate men We're appoint
ell at the last hour, list ot inspectors
was hastily completed, aud before the
dav of election number OF
inspectors had % be removed Tor
drunkenness. Even on the day OF cleo
ton 80 pOll-Clerk> were appointed. The
most OF these were specially asked Tor
bv Tammany Hall, under decision OF
the Supreme Court. In consequence oi
this. the returns came 10 the Board Ot
Police i'm so mixed and unsatisfactory
manner that they could not be deci-
phered.
Commissioner MacLean said yester-
dav that many OF the returns did not
state the election district from which
they came. In other instances, on the
general ticket there was no recorded
vote Tor Lieutenant Governor. Il
would not like 10 say that frauI had
been committed, but with such an in-
competent corps Of inspectors and poli-
clerks | have no heSitancy IN saying
that a strict supervision OF returns is
needed" Ii appears that on the day
of the election as late as o clock in the
evening, the hour at which the polls
closed. information was sent to police
Headquarters that no pOll-Clerks were
on duty in number Of election dis
tricts. An appeal was hastily made to
newspaper headquarters, ajIacentto the
police office, % supply the deficiency.
In one case 10 was responded %, but the
clerk on reaching his district bad 10
make Qb Ills llSL AlltI lllt tpuiltiAA[ VI
the votes had commenced, from the
statement furnished him by the inspec-
tors. three of whom were opposed 10
Gov. Robinson. The police department,
without regard % party feeling. say that
an the history OF elections I'M this city
they have never met with 50 many m
competent inspectors OF election.
The nti-Tammany General Commit
tee met last evening in Irving hail. l..
ID. Hart presided in the absence OF
James +. Morrison. The attendance
was very large, all the prominent menu
bers being present. The following reso-
lutiOns were passed:
WHEREAS. The results Of the recent
election i'm this Democratic State OF New
York are left in doubt in respect TO
several State and county officers by de
ception practiced upon a large number
of Democratic voters through the
treachery and ialsehoOi Of John Kelly;
and,
WHEREAS, Ii is desirable that when
~ ,-bola rasnlt shall be definitely as