Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-11-15
THE CANVASS.
What They are Dong With the
-. Presidency in New York.

rdE CANvASS.
What They are Doing With the
Presidency in New York.
New YORK, Nov. ll.-Today at noon
the board of aldermen were sworn in as
a board of county canvassers. Charles
B.. Waite (Republican) was elected
chairman of the board. The room was
filled with lawyers interested in the
count and spectators. Among the law
yers present representing the Republi-
can national and state committees were
William NJ. Evarts, Col. George Bliss,
Robert Sewell, Clarence A. Seward and
William Allan Butler. The Democratic
national and state committees were
represented by Gen. Francis G. Barlow,
Franklin Bartlett, Aaron J. Wander
pool, Charles P. Miller, Francis NJ.
Scott, Francis L. Stetson, Edwin R.
Bacon and James c. Carter.
A resolution was offered that none
but those having business with the
board should be allowed to remain in
the room during its session. This was
laid on the table. Requisite commit
tees were appointed on protests, super
vising of returns, etc. William P. Kirk
Tsmmany) read protest against any
votes being counted that were cast for
William R. Grace, for mayor, on the
ground that it has been publicly and
semi-of6cially asserted and believed by
many people that Grace was not q
nsturalized citizen. This matter was
referred to the committee on protests.
The board then adjourn ed till tomor-
row.
New YORK, Nov. 1.-the board oi
canvassers of New York county ex-
amined the returns of the first and third
assembly districts today. Few differ
ences from the press reports published
Wednesday morning were discovered,
but nothing waa found that will ma
terially affect Cleveland's plurality Al
published. 1t is estimated Oswald OF.
tendorfer may fall one hundred vote.
behind his comrades on the electoral
ticket. The board of trade and trans
portation adopted resolution con
demning expressions of an inflammatory
character in connection with the close
contest in the presidential election
scouting the idea of fraud and asserting
every citizen will submit to the deter
mination Of the constituted authorities
,sNEw YORK, Nov. l3.-The vote in the
city on the presidential ticket, as can.
vassed by the board of canvassers, is az
follows:
First assembly district, fourth election
district missing, Blaine 223l, Cleveland
1865.
Second assembly district, Blaine 2l30
Cleveland 5239.
Third assembly district, Blaine 1924
Cleveland Sill.
Fourth assembly district, Blaine 1891
Cleveland 1922.
Fifth assembly district, Blaine 26O5
Cleveland 45O8:
Sixth assembly district, Blaine 1850
Cleveland 5612.
Seventh assembly district, two cleo
ton districts missing, Blaine 1868
Cleveland 4242.
Eighth assembly district, Blaine 4772
Cleveland 4l4O.
LOOK OUT FOR SQUALLS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Assistant Sec.
retary Joslyn received information from
Democratic authority in New York that
the partial recount of the ballots cast In
New York county has disclosed fraud.
ulent Democratic trick which will give
Blaine at least 4500 more votes; that the
county Democracy is coming to the from
and testifying and furnishing the ballots
they cast as positive proof that the tickets
they voted, headed democratic ticket, u
and containing the name of Grace fol
mayor and Blaine presidential elector,
were all thrown out. my informant
tells me-" said Judge Joslyn, that Il
the board Of canvassers ever call for thu
counting of the ballots in the county o.
New York Blaine will be proved elected
as sure as fate, as he knows Of his owr
knowledge that more than 5000 Of thess
Democratic-G Grace Blaine ballots were
cast by the County Democracy. John
Kelly is clamoring for the production O.
these ballots. So are the men who cas-
them. I believe that great fraud will bt
unearthed and that Blaine will be show1
to have large and decided majority ir
New York. My authority is a respon
sible Democrat"
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