Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-06

hat the returns from Nev INrk and other
doubtful states had been d 'iyod by tho
cutting OF wires by RpyuE cans Tor the
1ipose OF giving tho Republican mana.
gers az the national headquarters an OPP
poltunity To make the returns favorable.
meeting of the business mems clubs
VII be held Thursday, aud some very
heroic measures will be adopted, probably,
iur tho purpose of preventing any posi-.
bu''y, OF. the Republicans stealing the
presidency again
Il have received a private message from
Albany" said Senator German, (which
.nys that II the maiorities In this city aud
h'nSs are as reported the state Is un.
"lubtcdly Domocratic have the correct.
gd nkuTes from the returns ut the city aud
X ngs. and with tho returns at Albany
hey give Grover Cleveland the state be-
you'd peradyenturc, although by q small
u siority"
'Seve" Elkins was with Jay Gould
Wednesday for two hours.
4 CHARGE AGAINST THE As oCIATED IRE
before ten O'Clock it was discovered
that, hy accident or intention, the Associ.
Atrd Press reports were showing false re
Turns and IN each case against the Demo-
e'ats, The charge was openly made that
jay Gould was tampering with them for
speculative or some other purpose aud
nero was great indignation From the
hour the New York lines made this
Charge on ITS bulletin boards there WAS
.'t.le confidence in snythiDS sent out by
thai authority and the widest rumors OF
'tsupts to steal the state were every
where heard. There Was a deep and sullc n
i,'.iug among those who expected
tryeiAnd's election and believed he
had been fairly chosen. Very early
t.a Democratic state committee tele-
Esphada a warning to every town in the
state 'or us agents and friends to watch
oiIS"'y for its frauds and send reliable iu-
iorUatlou privately at the earliest possible
moment. While replies to these messages
-%-2 be,IG>-u y iitsi mere was Il general
| IeoEug OF anxiety, and tie suspense TO the
! Democrats Nas very trying. They had no
| urw 10 give TO the anxious inquiries ex
| rcp- now aud then a cheering message
| nom dIS'au- states, This satisfied no one.
| All wanted 70 know about New York and
| cared for nothing else. While ali this
| dnu6, art uncertainty was lowering over
| the Democrats the Republicans were gain
| ing heart, Governor Cornell assured
| everyone that Blaine had captured the
state by 600 at the very least, and more
| CNtNIINE ISNs came rom Other states.
| This stfaned the hopes u the Repubi.
| csus wnuanviuliy and thCy began boas5iug
| Of their success on the streets and about
| the hotels
This was a chance for the betting men.
aud the book makers as well as Others
| took large amounts at odds of 1900 and
even 800 that Cleveland had carried the
state. 1t was quite late IN tho evening
before the managers at the Democratic
state headquarters began 10 figure on the
| result, aud they refused to give ous any
| thing until they had their private returns
from all the counties. Il was fully sis
O'Clock before they we're all IN, aud theu
Mr. Smith, chairman of the executivs
committee, who had been for hours en-
gagged IN going over the figures, arose from
his chair and said
"Mr. Cleveland has carried New Yolk
By from three TO five Thousand majority,
| and no manipulation can change this
result"
hr. Smiths exact figures were AHA
tie dictated = general dispatch to this
effect aCd then walked away with Carl
Schurz, Iemarkiug quietly :
the thing IS settled, Mr. Cleveland is
elected