Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-05
Is THERE HOPE?
Chairman Barnum's Claim-Street Reports
In st. Paul.

| In st. Paul.
There was no little excitement in st. Paul
yesterday afternoon over the report on the
street that Chairman Barnum had sent q
telegram stating the Democrats had carried
New York by. five Thousand majority.
People rushed to the GLOBE Office to ascer-
tain the truth of the report, and during
the evening the GLOBE counting
room was filed with an inter-
ested crowd anxious for the news. The story
ran that various persons had received the
hopeful telegram, but inquiry failed to verify
the report. 1t was noticed that the legislature
in New York is exceedingly close, the Sem
ate being Democratic and the Republicans
having only hampered plurality in the
House. Stocks, too, went of, and these
points all tended to confirm the street re-
port.
In view of the reports Mr.. P.H.Kelly tele
graphed to Chairman Barnum for informa
ton. but up to O'Clock this morning nc
answer had been received.
The reports undoubtedly grew out of a..let-
| ter telegraphed to Chicago, Wednesday
morning, by Chairman Barnum. The letter
reached st. Paul on yesterday morning,
| in the Chicago papers, and in all prob
ability that is all the foundation
for the statement. Since that was issued
the returns seem to render it certain that
there is no hope of having carried New
gram sent to Chicago at midnight Tuesday
night:
NEW YORK. Nov. 3.-Advices received by the
Democratic National committee up to midnight
indicate that in addition to all the Southern
States Hancock has carried New Jersey, Nevada,
and California, and>t results in New York
and Connecticut are comparatively close. Suf-
doient information has not yet been received
to render the result certain. The returns
from the interior of the State do not indicate
any material decrease of the vote of 1876. In
the police headquarters are $4,000 less than
those received direct from election districts.
By
THE OFFICIAL RETURNS
Hanoock's majority in New York city would
be about Al. 900. This, with 5000 in Kings
and 4, 900 in Queens, Richmond and Suffolk,
make majority of 60, QUO in the lower coun.
ties. against a majority in the same region in
1876 of r. 994. In 1876 Tilden's majority in
the State was $1,000. Allowing the Republi
can claim as to New York city, it will be Sill
necessary for them to gain
TWENTY. ONE THOUSAND VOTES
in order to carry the State. The Republicans
have gained heavily in Erie, RENSSELAER, and
Dntchess counties but lost in Albany and the
agricultural regions of the interior, as we'll as
in some of the large manufacturing towns.
There is no Information to warrant the sup
position that the majority of 1876 has been
overcome. The national Democratic commit
tee will make proper announcement as soon "a
sufficient returns are received. The majority
shown by toe returns to night cannot be over
come by any honest count of the votes cast to-
day, and any
which has been or may be attempted will be
resisted to the last extremity. The bureau of
elections, where returns are handled, is under
the charge of John j. O'Brien, an unscrupu.
lous Republican partisan and special intimate
of John /. Davenport. The returns have to DO
finally examined and the result declared by
the board of aldermen of this city, which is
Democratic. If fair canvass shows that the
majority of the voters of the State of New
York to-day voted for the Democratic electors,
you can rely upon it that the electoral vote
will be cast and
DUL1 CERTIFIED TO CONGRESS
for Hancock and English. The latest reports
received indicate a Democratic majority of
about 5000, even allowing the vote of New
York city as claimed by the Republicans. You
can rely upon it that there will be no paltering
with the situation, but prompt firm and de-
cisive action by the National Democratic COM
mittee and the Democratic electors of the State.
The Democratic State committee report as fol-
lows. Returns insufficient to determine the
result, but all indications point to a handsome
Democratic majority in the State
W. 81. BARNUM