Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-26
Political Affairs.
THE ILLINOIS CoNTEsT-NoRvIN GREEN'S DEFENs
ELECTION RETURNS, ETC.


THE ILLINOIS CoNTEsT-NoRvIN GREEN'S DEFENsE-
ELECTION RETURNS, ETC.
The canvass In the Leman-Brand election con-
test I'm Chicago was completed yesterday. The
official return was not fled but it was given out
that Brand (dem) was elected, and by majority
of SO more than he was at lrst credited with.
Norv1n Green, the president OF the Western
Union telegraph company, has issued an address
to the public, In which he denies I'm the most en-
phatic manner that the Western Union company
delayed altered withheld the election returns OF
New York or any other state, or tampered with
them in any way. He says: IL had nothing what
ever 10 do with the returns OF the state OF New
York except 70 transmit them over It's wires as
prepared by the agents OF the Associated Press
dianapolis Sentinel he has asked the chairman or
the Indiana democratic state committee TO make
an investigation OF the manner and method OF re-
porting the returns from that state.
senator Colquitt delivered an address before a
mass meeting or colored citizens at Atlanta, Ga,
last night, In which he said that the Two races
would now be brought nearer together and would
understand each other better than ever before He
assured the colored men that their rights would be
guarded as zealously by the democratic state and
national administrations as II they were white.
Mr. Conkling in his letter In reply 70 that OF w.
executive committee. asking him TO act as counsel
for the committee during the electoral count I'm
the state said he was In the fullest accord with the
that he was at the service OF the committee 70 do
all In his power TO oppose any effort 10 dispute by
technicaties the verdict which has been rendered
Thomas A. Doyle was yesterday elected mayor OF
Providence, r. J., for the sixteenth term
Gen. Butler has declared that the aldermanfc
election In Boston was Illegal and that the persons
elected cannot take their seats on the board He
says that the act creating the new aldermanc dis
tricts was never submitted TO the people as n should
have been before ft could become law. The peo-
pies party, however, acting under Gen. Buffers
advice, may provide the city with full board OF
aldermen, as it is reported that they VIII vote
general ticket. twelve names on one list, according
TO the old law and usages, and, Gen. Buffers
point holds good it may turn out that the peoples
alderQDnic ticket Will be thus elected. The c1ty
solicifof has the matter under consideration
The local option bill was defeated IA the h0u&
OF delegates ia Vermont yesterday.
The recount Of votes for the county treasurer and
commissioner at Indianapolis, which has been
demanded by the republicans, has been defeated
by the discovery, that the returns OF two OF the
counties have been stolen and the rest mixed up 20
that they could not be counted
Hon. Jas. L. Pugh was reelected by the Alabama
legislature yesterday TO the United States senate
The Virginia canyassing board completed their
work yesterday, and the result shows Clevelands
vote 70 be 145,44, Baines 13e ,356. St Johns 1lx
Cleyeland's plurality GAL
The official vote OF Kentucky iE Cleveland ldo.-
s57, Blaine 118y674, Butler l,656. St John S.l06;
ClevelandB majority 80 BE-
The official vote OF Nebraska Is Blaine .0,7.7,
Cleveland 81, ,364. ST. John 2,656 There were Few
scattering votes fCf Butler.
Richard N. Ross. republican, was yesterday
elected mayor OF Dover, n. H
mayor ng the democraD oe Boston.