St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-13

buried beneath majority OF nearly 200, OoO
Tor Gov. Cleveland. with the help Of his for
mer political associates, that the 'premier'
himself has now encountered defeat in the
state and at last bis desperate scheme 10
seize the obiact of his ambition is to be
th"arted by a proceeding in which the sena-
Tor and leader be betrayed Is eonnsel-Mr.
Conkiing viii contemplate this remarkable
and surprising piece OF history without beat,
and with the eye of philosopher who is out
OF politics. and engaged in the practice of
the law AT all events, the fact that James
q. Blaine has put his last stake upon the Of
fetal canvass in. this state will not in the
slightest degree weaken Roscoe ConkIing's
professional determination that the canvass
shah not be perverted T. the advantage of
his old rival.
"At the head Of the Republican lawyers
stands Vim. N. Evarts- Mr. Evarts Is a
very eminent lawyer. He has respcd large
harvest Of success, not only in every variety
OF public suits, but in great public cases,
such as the impeachment proceedings agains 81
President johnson and the contest before the
electoral Commission Of 1877. His later per-
iorrnsnce was good preparation for the busi-
ness in which he is now engaged. II he can
do nothing for Mr.. Blaine and his friends
they must admit that his case Is hopeless, as
everybody else now comedies it TO bep
The Journal Of ComDlsrrs to-day, comment
ing editoraly on the inaecurzcy OF the figures
OF the recent election returns furnished by
the Associated Press, says. ''The recente cleo
ton returns appear TO have been collected
under the entire supervision of the Tribune
Tne partisan character Of the service Is most
painfully apparent, aud we do not believe
that the other members OF the Association will
quietly submit 10 the good name Of the body
in any such fashion,"
New YoEK, Nov. f2-The Nail and Esrprsss
this afternoon says: '.The official canvass Of the
vote OF the state is in progress to-day Few
Changes were made by the canvassers yesterday.
IL Is now generally conceded that the vote OF
the counties above Harlem bridge cannot be
changed 10 effect cleveland's plurality. An ae-
cidental error may entinly wipe out the plural
ity, and on this alone are based the hopes OF the
Republicans. At midnight forty Of the sixty
counties had been heard from officially. They
gave net gain OF % for Cleveland, leaving his
plurality al i.2S5 according to claims Of the Dem
oerats. Thus practically ends any probability
OF any serious increase TO Blaine's majorities in
the rural counties. although IL Is fair to bear in
Mid that where the gains are expected the can
vAss is delayed and the case N y JET be presented
In eight or ten counties where 4 case has been
made up. The real fight is in the city, and the
Republican hopes were greatly dampened when
Elihu Root announced yesterday that he found
the majority 10 be 43.226. wipiag out the gain OF
426 votes announced on Saturday. The total
nnpber Of votes upon which. in some form or
other, George Bliss expects 70 take exception to
the informal count already had. Is about 1000.
About one-third OF these are defective or blank
ballots and the rest are Butler, 81. John and
other votes which were miseounted. excluded or
otherwise aided to swell the Cleveland vote.