The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-11-13
Claims and Doubts Undecided.

~A6AU8 6uQ OOuOGS OUuoC1uou
Up to Tuesday there was very little changer in.
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
and frauds, if auy have been committed; in the
returns Of the late election in the State of New
York. If Mr.. Cleveland shall be found to
prompt acquiescence will follow from the Re-
publicans Of the United States If Mr.. Blaine
shall be found to have plurality OF only one
vote, prompt acQuieScence Will be expected
from the Democrats of the United States. The
belief Of this committee, founded upon investi-
cation; is that Mr.: Blaine has plurality Of
several hundred votes, and If that be so every
honest man will demand that it be officially de-
clared. Until the official declaration shall be
made we ask the public to Unite with us in an
honorable effort to secure perfectly fair count.
Purity in elections is the only safety for repub-
\ican institutions [signedJ B. F. Jones,
Chairman.
DEMOCRATIC PROCLAMATION.
AN ALLEGED REPUBLICAN SCHEME.
New YORK, Nov: 9.-Headquarters Demo-
cratic State Committee. Hoffman House, New
York, Nov. 9, 1984-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
bitter the election the entire committee, in
\ al, g.. H.
date several states which they knew they
had not carried. In the same bad faith, when
every source of information, includ-
ing the associated press, has dem
onstrated that the vote of New
land electors, they still claim the state.
No fact OF history is now better known than
that the result of the election. as ascertained.
declared and certified by the election officers,
and OF public record throughout the state,
gives New York to the Cleveland electors by
returns have been sifted in the several coun-
ties by both parties with the most conscicn-
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
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
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 interminrble llti-
CATION. To this end printed papers have
been sent them to their agents and repre-
sentatives in every county in the state of New
York, to be used with the courts whenever an
occasion can be manufactured. Of the entire
reliability of our information as to this
scheme, there can be no question. We call
counties of this state to be alert, and by every
proper method to resist and defeat this last
desperate DEVICE Mindful OF the grave coll
sequences to the business interests of our
state which such conspiracy necessarily in
volves we deem it our duty to assure our
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 DELHI
crate choice. 1t may disturb and protract
the determination; it will not change the re-
suit [Slgned1 w. E. SMITH,
Chairman Executive Committee.
yANDERBuT's CONGRATULATIONS.
Hon. G. Clcveland-My Dear Sir: I 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-
lieved you to be an honest man, and not to any
particular efforts made by any faction, the Re-
publican or Democratic party. Independ-
emit men who care more for good gov
eminent than parties or individuals have
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 time when party amounts to
little, the country is above ali, and wants an
honest government by honest men. The belief
that they will find this in you has caused your
election. Yours very truly