River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-13
CLAIMS ana pouhts undeciaea.

Up 10 tuesday there was very llttle cLalgoiu
he situation. All parties awaited the outcome
of the county canvassess of Tuesday Lawyers
blanks, and all the machinery of contests have
been provided, and no one can tell what the re-
suit will be, or how long it Will be prolonged
REPUBLICAN ADDRESS
The following address was issued by the
Republican national committee this even
ing:
Republican National Headquarters, New York,
Nov. S.-The Republican national committee
are taking the most careful and thorough meas
sures TO ascertain errors, II any have been made,
and frauds, If auy have been committed, IN the
returns of the late election in the state or New
York Ii Mr.. Cleveland shall be found TO
have plurality OF even one VOTE p ~
publioans OF the United States. II Mr.. Blaine
shall be found to have a plurality of only one
vote prompt aoquiescence VIII be expected
from the Democrats of the United States. The
belief of this committee, founded upon investl-
CATION. is that Mr.. Blaine has plurality OF
several hundred votes, and If that be SO every
honest man will demand that il be officially de-
cared. Until the official declaration shall be
made we ask the public to unite with us in an
Purity in elections is the only safety for repub-
Chairman.
DEMOCRATIC PROCLAMATION.
AN ALLEGED REPUBLICAN SCHEME.
NEW York, Nov Headquarters Demo-
{ cJGLIC GLdIe 1OiH4lIL6es nOllUldil LiphsJs NOW
York, Nov 9. I8S4-We deem it our duty to
announce to the people of the state that the
Republican managers have, within the last
forty eight hours, conceived new scheme
for throwing again into dispute the result OF
the election in our state. For many days
after the election the entire committee in
bad faith, claimed for the Republican candi-
date several states which they knew they
I 4 anf In the had faith when
every source of information, includ-
ing the associated press, has dem
onstrated that the vote of New
York has been given to the Cleye-
land electors, they still claim the state.
No fact of history is now better known than
that the result of the election. as ascertalned.
declared and certified by the election officers
and OF public record throughout the state,
gives New York to the Cleveland electors by
a decisive plurality. These public certified
returns have been sifted IN the several coun-
ties by both parties with the most consclen-
tious care during the last four days, until
every possible doubt as TO the result mas
been removed Knowing this fact, they now
propose as a last desperate resort, to
make boards of county canvassers
throughout the state where controlled
by them so many returning boards, after
the pattern of those not long since
used by them in the Southern states
Wherever boards fail them judicial orders
are to be applied for. Thus relying upon
the partisaLship of the boards in the first
place. and Judges of their own political faith
In the second they intend and expect to
throw again into dispute the result of the
election and involve it in interminrbie lltt-
CATION To this end printed papers have
been sent them TO their agents anG repre-
sentatiyes in every county in the state OIL New
1 York to be used with the courts whenever an
occasion can be manufactured OF the entire
reliability of our information rs to this
scheme there can be no question. We call
4 on representatives of the party in the various
counties of this state to be alert, and by every
proper method to resist and defeat this last
desperate device Mindful of the grave con-
I sequences to the business interests OF our
+ state which such a conspiracy necessarily In
wolves. we deem it our duty to assure our
people, who have now generally acquiesced
in the result, that they may confidently rely
that by no such scheme or device will the
state be deprived of the result OF their delb-
crate choice 1t may disturb and protract
the determination it will not change the re-
suit [SIgnedl w. T. SANTA,
Chairman Executive Committee.
yANDERBuTs CONGRATULATIONS.
1 Hon G. Cieveland-My Dear Sir: / congrat-
ulate you and the people Of the whole country
( of the United States. You owe your election, in
! my Judgment, to the fact that the people be-
/ leved YOU 70 be an honest man. and not TO any
1 particular efforts made by any faction, the Re-
i publican or Democratic party lndepend-
/ ent men who care more for good gov
/ eminent than parties or individuals have
4 made You their choice because they were
convinced that your administration would not
be for the benefit OF any politician or favored
persons. but for the interest Of the whole people
( This is Just the result which is most desired
/ We have reached a time when party amounts to
I little, The country is above all, and wants an
/ honest government by honest men. The belief
/ that they viii ind this in you has caused your
'''''''A W. H. VANDERBILT