Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-08

BLAINE
seated In the reception room at Gen. B. F. But
lers law oflice yesterday a STAR reporter awaited
an opportunity to interview the head of the speo-
pies party" The general was engaged with q
cllent and, upon dismiSSing him, entered the room
where the reporter sat. "Iere is gentleman who
wishes to see you general" said Mr.. Barrett, Gen
Buffers law partner, passing the reporters card
The general placed the bit OF pasteboard up against
one eye, took In the name and glanced towards the
STAR man.
"Good afternoon general" was the salutation OF
the reporter. A grunt was the only response.
AS TO THE RESULT.
general, THE STAR has sent to ascertain your
opinion OF the result OF the election" said the re-
porter. Gen. Butler was chewing away vigor-
ously upon an unlghted cigar, with good deal
more than half of it in his mouth. He removed
the partially masticated weed and said, "Pardon
me- but don't know the result. l don't think
IHE STAR does either. Nobody knows the result
yet. We know that the vote is very close in New
YORK, and that it will require the Official count TO
determine who has been elected"
"But, General" suggested THE STAR man, cit is
said that the republicans give up New York"
PARDON al me again; The republicans admit only
lnaG In tne lace or the returns Mr. Cleveland has
small plurality. That is all. That is, that in q
total or twelve hundred thousand votes the foot
lngs show him TO be little In the lead. How many
errors there are In the returns made or In the foot
1ngs nothing but an official canvass can tell
don't believe that it is possible for any set of men
| to foot up twelve hundred thousand votes sepa-
rately, as cast in the different precincts, without
making mistakes. l feel quite certain that errors
VIII be discovered. They may be in Cleveland's
MASSACHUSETTS. The day after the election Ii was
given out That Blaines plurality was 10000, when,
IN iact t was % GOO Now there Is no state in this
Union tnat collects election returns rapidly as
Massachusetts. There Is no polling place more
Inan iour miles from railway station. Well, you
could put four such states as Massachusetts in
New York, and yet it is pretended that we have
The correct returns from that state"
"HANG JAY GOULD TO A SOUR APPLE TREE"
"Jay Gould has sent his congratulations to Gov.
Cleveland" was another suggestion OF the reporter
"Yes; KNOW" responded the general. LAST
nlght $1,000 men were marching in the city OF New
York and singing, Hang Jay Gould to q sour apple
tree Now, Gould got frightened"
''IT WOULDN'T HAVE SCARED Me-"
added Gen. Butler, drawing himself up. "Gould
didn't want to be hung to a sour apple tree so he
takes an early opportunity to pacify his
Would-be eXecutioners by congratulating Gov
Cleveland. He knew that If the figures should
change and elect Blaine his congratula-
tory dispatch would not do him any harm
don't know, but believe Gould was as much In
favor of Cleveland as of Blaine. do know that
VANDERBILT RODE TWO HORSES.
He sent Depew out to speak for Blaine, and he
gave Cleveland $4,000 shall wait for the official
returns of the vote Of New York We can't rely
doctored Or errors occur in transmission. Now
want to ask you, how much of million dollars
Ha Woud you pay out $1,000 at time on telegraphic
orders? Not many thousands warrant So it is
with these returns forwarded by telegraph. We
must wait for the official figures Why, night be-
fore last In New York, old staff officer OF mine
came TO me saying he had heard OF a dispatch
going over the wtre from the Windsor hotel signed
B. F. Jones, and advising Blaine that Cleveland had
been elected My old army friend was badly fright
ened until told him that Jones was not at the
Windsor hotel. am an old soldier and
e-sz- NEVER GET SCARED AT CAMP, RUMORs"=
"General, was there ever presidential election
In this country before that depended upon 80 close
q voter"
"No, sir: never. In 1855 PENNSYLVANIA was the
pivotal state and Fremont was elected but demo-
cratic returning board discovered that he didn't
was defeated. You remember that In 1876 the
election was given up for two weeks but republi-
can returning boards aScertained that the vote was
different from that cast"
General, did your vote reach your expectations"
asked the reporter.
The general had been for moment looking over
the columns Of the New York san to find the ac-
count OF the men who had been singing "Hang jay
Gould to sour apple tree." He made no response
AFTER Two or three minutes silence he exclaimed:
"Ah, here it Is Let Inc read it," and he read the
Suns description OF the marching democrats who
were declaimins against Gould the night before.
"NoW," ne said, "y0u can see how Gould felt He
was scared and we can all readily understand
what prompted his dispatch to Mr. Cleveland"
HOW PART OF HIS VOTE WENT TO BLAINE
"But, general, about your VOTE" persisted the re-
porter.
"My vote" he replied, without laying down his
paper, "was larger thanI expected. You see my
vote was not counted except In Michigan. 1t was
not cast for me. My vote was the protection vote
and the Irish vote, and when it was apparent that
there was danger OF Cleveland'S election these men
determined to vote directly for Blaine. vote for
They saw that and cast their votes for Mr.. Blaine
Hence, l say, my vote, except in Michigan, was
not counted"
The general was in chatty mood, but he did not
seem disposed to talk about his party or its pros
poets. He maintained that the presidential cleo
on was not settled and that 1t might yet give the
victory to Blaine.