Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-12
The Work Progressing Very
Slowly Every Figure
Closely Scrutinized.
A Long and Tedious Count EX.
pected In New York and
Kings County.
A Republican Elected Chairman If the
Board in New York City.

New YORK, Nov. IL.
Today at noon the board of aldermen was
sworn in "A Board of County canyassers.
Chas B. Waite, rep, was elected chairman
of the board. The room was filled with
lawyers interested in the count and spectators
Among the lawyers present. representing the
republican national and State committees
were VIM NJ. Evarts, Col. &. Bliss, Robert
Sewall, Clarence A. Seward and WIN. Allen
Butler. The democratic national and State
committees were represented by + e. Barlow
franklin Bartlett, A. j. Vanderpool, Chas
Miller, Francis NJ. Scott, Francis l.. Stetson
Edward B. Bacon, and James c. Carter
MIR. Waite having been chosen chairman, the
oath was administered TO him by Deputy
County Clerk Beatie and the chairman ad-
ministered the oath to other members OF the
board. 1t was voted that the chamber of the
board of aldermen should be the place of
cauyassing the vote and that committees of
the board should meet in the governor 5
room. The board then adjourned and met
directly afterwards in the aldermanic cham
btrs. Patrick Burns was elected Sergeant at
Arms.
Provisions were made for the appointment
Of some committees, and Alderman Kirk
offered a protest against counting votes for
Mr.. Grace for mayor.
The board then adjourned till ten O'Clock
tomorrow morning. The vote for president
of the board of canvassers was fourteen to
six. Tammany united with the republicans.
Official Count of Ballots.
The official count of ballots in every county
in the State is now in progress. The work
will be very slow. Neither party yields an
inch. Every figure will be closely scrutin-
lied In the counties of the State a week is
usually consumed in the work. In this city
end Kings county less time is required. Four
years ago the official canvass of the State was
not completed until Nov. 20. over week
distant. Prominent lawyers on both sides
will watch the count.
Emery A. Storrs Speaks.
The republican national committee have
removed to the Victoria Hotel, and Chairman
Jones, Senator Hobart and Messrs Elkins,
Chafiee and Converse are today awaiting the
the report of the official count in the State
Hon. Emery A. Storrs, in an interview this
afternoon, said II am not informed if the
alleged defective ballots with Butler and
Fields names clipped partly off. have been
destroyed. This is important, for ballots are
the first vouchers; but if those clipped ballots
are thrown out so far as relates to Butler and
Field the ballot must hold good as the other
35 electors on the clipped ticket
The democratic national committee today
issued a call tn those interested in Cleveland
and Hendricks, for money with which to
defray the extraordinary and unexpected
expenses occasioned by the threatened dispute
of the electoral vote of New York
The Queens county board of supervisors
met at Jamaica, L. L., today, to canvass the
vote Both parties were represented by
counsel.
Col VIM. S. Gogswell for the republican
national committee objected to the returns
from several districts in Flushing, Oyster
Bay and North Hampstead, on the ground
that the inspectors had failed to foot the
columns on the returns These returns were
ordered to be sent back to the inspectors
They will be returned to the board tomorrow
morning when the canvass will be completed.
1t is not thought that any errors discovered
will effect the returns as already published
Edward Darragh, democratic candidate for
assembly in the second district OF Queens
county will contest the election of Thos A -
Scott, republican, on the grounds of fraud
bribery, irregularity and illegal voting.
Counsellor johnson, representing the
republican State committee. questioned
the validity of the returns for the first
ward OF Long Island city, claiming they were
not signed by properly qualified inspectors
He had been told that the chairman of the
Board of Inspectors had left the polling
place, had received no ballots and had not
been present when they were counted and
that another person had taken his place and
signed the returns without being duly
qualified supervisor.
Mclaughlin suggested the objections of the
( counsellor were too interfering with the work
/ of the board, and moved the canvass proceed
This course was adopted and no further
notice taken of Mr.. Johnson's objections. 1t
is now almost certain that there will be a
change in the figures already published show
ing Cleveland's majority TO be 1922.
The board adjourned till tomorrow without
completing the canvass.
Up to II o'clock, the result of the ballot
for Presidential electors, has been declared
in SO OF the 60 counties of this State. The
last previous reports of the county clerks
gave democratic plurality of 1880. Today's