The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-13
The official canvass of the vote of this city

The official canvass of the vote of this city
was continued Wednesday, 1t is now gen.
orally believed that the vote of the counties
above Harlem bridge cannot change Cleve-
lands plurality, as already announced. An
accidental error may totally wipe
out Cleveland's plurality, and on this
the Republicans seem to base their
hones. The real fight is expected TO be
made in this city. The total number of
votes, which Mr. George Bliss as counsel for
the Republicans expects to take exception to
in some form or other amounts TO 1000.
About one-third of these, it is claimed, are
defective or blank ballots, and the rest are
Butler, st. John and other votes, which were
miscounted, excluded or otherwise added to
swell the Cleveland vote.
The hopes of the Republicans have been
greatly dampened by the announcement
made Tuesday by Mr. Elihu Root that he
found Cleveland's majority in this county TO
be 43 226, wiping out the gain of 1876 votes
for Blaine announced on Saturday.
The county board of commissioners met
shortly before noon. There was a
formidable array of counsel for both
parties present, who closely watched the
canvass. The Hon. William Evarts, although
not present, was within easy call of his col
leagues Elk Senator Conkling was not pres
ent and his absence was explained by one of
the gentlemen present, who said he had been
engaged to supervise the returns from the
entire state, and would not appear before
the board of county canvassers. His head
quarters are at the Hoffman house Consid-
cradle distrISt was manifested by the county
Democracy of the board over the combina-
tion made between the Republicans and
Tammany aldermen.
Alderman Waite called the board to order,
| and after the reading of Tuesdays minutes
the proceeding were'open by Alderman Duffy
| handing in protest against the counting OF
the votes cast for Adolph Sanger for presi-
| dent OF the board of aldermen, on the
| ground that the votes are Illegal and void.
This was followed by protest from Aid
| Riley, of the county Democracy, against any
delay in canvassing the vote, saying it wa.
! the plain duty of the board to go on with tht
| canvass at once, as provided by the statute
| and that any wilful neglect of the board il
| complying with said statute was felony
and punishable by imprisonment for not les
than one nor more than five years. Tht
| chairman then appointed committee OIL
protests and one on corrected returns. The
! canvass was then proceeded with.
The First assembly district was the frs
taken UP and gone over by election districts
The changes in the district thus far will no
materially affect tine result as already an
| nounced-
| In Brooklyn the canvassers resumed thel
work at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning.
| There was large gathering of interested
| spectators present. Counsellors Tenney
| Tracy and Elliott watched tho canvass fo
the Republican general committee, anC
| Mossrs Dewitt, Pearsall and Browe
for the Democrats. The can
vassers having completed the Sixtl
ward Tuesday night, took up the Seventl
ward When all the districts had been can
| vassed it was found the vote was as follows
| Cleveland, 1860; Blaine, 1885; compares
| with the police returns Cleveland's loss is
votes The Eighth ward gives Cleveland 2,3l9
| Blaine ,491 This is 2 less for Clevelan'
than was reported by the police, The Mint
Ward gives Cleveland 2,09l; Blaine, 1,044
| This is the same as heretofore given. In th
Tenth Ward the vote was: Cleveland, 3,9SS
Blaine, ] 1,e7S, which is a loss of one for Clevt
land, as compared with forme
| figures In the book Of the Fourt
| District of the Tenth Ward was the followin
note: Gentlemen: Not knowing how thi
book is to be filed out We put all the scratche
and blank tickets in the ballot box" o
motion of Supervisor Thomas, the note wa
pasted in the book In the Eleventh, Twelfth
and Thirteenth wards there were no changes
Mr.. Elkins was the only member of th
Republican national committee at the head
quarters in the Victoria hotel Wednesda
forenoon. That gentleman was so busy tha
be had not time to see or speak with any
body. The attendant remarked that tf
committee is not surprised at the return
thus far from the various boards of canvass
ers throughout the state. The
have made no contest as yet. Th
contest would be made in the counties O
New York and Kings, and then importan
Developments would result.
All excitement has subsided at the heae
quarters of the Democratic national an
state committees. Col Tracy said that u
to noon no dispatches had been received b
either committee containing any news peal
ing on the returns from the various boart
| Of cauyaSSerS,