Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-09
The Ne,o York Count.
| New York Special, Nov. 8.

There continues to be much excitement in
political circles over the result in New York
and Kings counties, for in these two coun-
ties Hancock's battle was lost. Every hour
or two fresh rumor is started that the Dem-
ocrats here are to contest the election on
the ground of fraud, and these, spreading to
different parts of the country, bring in a
food of kilograms of inquiry to the newspa-
per offices.
However, beyond the action taken by the
State committee last evening in asking for
information concerning frauds, nothing has
been done. There has been no conference
of leaders. The National Democratic head
quarters were closed up yesterday, and to-
day no one is here who has authority to act
for the Democrats. The National commit
tee will meet here next Monday, however,
and if considered at all the fraud question
will then come up. The sober-minded men
of the party, however, are conscious that
nothing can be done.
The majority for Garfield will certainly be
as high as 5000, and probably be near
10000. The lowest Democratic estimate is
1850. It would be impossible, they say,
to establish fraud sufficient to cast out this
vote. There are a few hot-headed Demo
Gratis who cry out for vengeance, however,
saying that Republican frauds in New York
city were by far more glaring than any in
Louisiana in 1876, under pretense of which
the State was given to the Republicans.
The secretary of the State committee said
| to- day that the State committee intend to
make thorough investigation of the charges
of fraud. "There were," continued Mr.. La
mont, "more votes cast in some places than
| the census returns warranted, and we are
| confident that there has been some tall
voting done by the Republicans" Copies
of the resolutions passed last night were
sent this afternoon to the various county
committees. 1t is net known when the ex-
eoutive State committee will again convene
The proposal to throw out New York's
vote is received with derision by the Repub.
lican National committee. Gov. Mccormick
said to-day that the cry of fraud is the last
dying gasp of thoroughly demoralized
party. He considered the whole matter
unworthy of notice. A prominent Republi
| can declared that the action of the Demo.
| cratic committee was not entirely unexpected
| "The party has been called upon to make
some sort of an excuse to the people of the
| country, and Barnum's gigantic intellect has
conceived the idea of fraud. 1t is nothing
more than can be expected from o party
which opened the campaign with lie and
| ended it with forgery"
The Evening Erpress, John Kelly's paper
says: "It is not at all certain to- day that the
electoral vote of New York will be cast fol
Garfield and Arthur. Positive, proved fraud
taints the municipal vote in more than one
| instance. So much fraud exists that it is sus-
ceptible of proof upon judicial inquiry. A
righteous board of canvassers could not be
justified in passing the returns for votes for
electors. Careful examination of the figures
is now in order. There was fraud in
the Republican vote of the Ninth Assembly
district, fraud so black and villainous
that it SURPRISES even the infamy
of the electoral theft of Louisiana in 1876.
For years the district has shown a small
though steady increase in the size of its
voting list. The West Side, where it lies,
and especially the Ninth ward, is noted for
its conservative character. No sudden
changes of population ever have occurred
until this year, when the district was colon
ICED to help elect the Republican Presiden-
tial ticket. Up to last year the Republican
vote stood at about the same figures every
election. Cornell getting 1857 for governor.
This year it has been swelled to 4,695,an in
crease of nearly 70 per cent. in a single
twelve month.
SIT can not be urged, in reply to this
showing, that number of Democrats swung
over to the support of Garfield, for Hancock
polled the full party strength in the district,
with several hundred votes over last years
Democratic vote. In other districts the dis.
orepancy is still more glazing. At least
eighteen hundred illegal Republican votes
were cast. The men who voted them were
paid employees of the Garfield party. Sew
erai thousands of them live in Washington,
others in Philadelphia. Hundreds were
negroes, who voted in more than one poll
ing place. Let the Democratic National
committee investigate"