The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-11-07
CLOSE CALL!
The Result Hinges on New York.
With Blaine Still Ahead.
His Plurality Placed at 1000
The Democrates Desperate, and
it is Claimed are Tamperlng
with Returns.
The Republican National Commit
tee Issue an Address, Claiming
the Election of Blaine and
T.nnan
1t Will Mcguire the Official Count to
Decide the Contest.

After three days of wavering, assur-
ance and doubt, and tiresome suspense,
we are unable to bid the old bird scream
its loudest cock-a-doodle-doo, because
of the still uncertain aspect in New
York. This mornings advices in this
city caused ripple of clamor on the
part of the Democracy, but this did not
alarm those who are accustomed to the
manner of Democratic action, their
most stirring spirits being at work in
the morning. All the precints in the
Empire state, outside of the cities of
New York and Brooklyn, are not heard
from, and the latest advices which are
considered authentic, state that Blaine
has plurality of 500 or 600 with pre-
cincts to hear from which are certain
toyield the Republicans support. These
vicinities gave rousing majority for
Garfield four years ago and the same is
likely to be done for Mr.. Blaine.
The Democracy is inflamed with
pulsations of supposed victory, some
thing they have watched and prayed(?)
for, for score of years, and are making
demonstrations vast in all the cities,
IN some urging on riot. Private dis
patches have been spread over the
country, melting them to the most few
erish faith, SO that they claim all with
out stopping to consider that these re-
ports are not reliable. They will not
openly concede any thing, but that
their old cry of fraud and corruption is
being already raised demonstrates the
fact that they are beginning to waver
unconsciously and, perhaps, will break
out in the throes of defeat before an
other twenty-four hours glides into the
irredeemable past.
Last night the Republican National
Committee issued circular congratu-
lating the country upon the election of
Blaine and Logan, an act which indi
Gates that those best qualified to deter
mine the result are confident that Re-
publican victory is assured, yet there
is reason to doubt, though no cause for
alarm. 1t will probably take the Off
cal count of the State of New York to
decide definitely, which count will be
made on Wednesday, November 10Th.
1t is reasonable certain that We must
remain in suspense until then. In the
meantime, We advise Republicans to
rest at ease, for unless there be fraud
of some kind Mr.. Blaine will be the
next president.
sThe address issued by the Republi-
can committee is here annexed that
our readers may have the best author
ity in the country to judge from.
The Republican national committee
rejOices that returns now received war
rant it III announcing the triumphant
election of Blaine and Logan. The Re-
publicaps have carried every northern
state, except New Jersey and Connec-
ticut. Virginia seems also to have
given a majority for the Republican
cause and ticket, and there is a strong
probability that West Virginia has also.
The other states alone, however, give
to Blaine and Logan 2333 electoral votes,
and insure their election. In New
York attempts to tamper with returns
have already been detected. The
actual vote in New York City and
Kings county and l ,S52 other election
precincts give at the utmost only 1873
plurality to Grover Cleveland, while
los precincts not yet heard from gave
PHI plurality to Garfield. There is,
therefore, no ground for doubt that the
honest vote of the state has gwen to
the Republican candidates, and though
the defeated candidate for the presi-
dency is at the head of the election
machinery in the state, the Democratic
party, which has VIGOROUSLY been "A
party of fraud in election for years,
will not be permitted to thwart the Will
of the people. The national Republi-
can committee calls on the chairmen
and individual members of the county
committees to take prompt and most
stringent means to protect the sanctity
of the ballot. The Republican candi-
dates have been honestly elected be-
yOnd question. Any attempt to cheat
the people, and to defeat their will
thus expressed at the polls, must be
sternly exposed and resisted by every
law-respecting citizen.
[Signed] B. +. JONES, Chairman.
SAMUEL FEssENDEN, Secretary.
Aindiana is now claimed by the Dem
ocrats by about 5000 plurality. This,
however, is immaterial since it now
stands just as New York goes. That,
then, is the centre of interest and We
silently await the result.