The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-12
Affidavits from Two Thousand Persons Whose
Votes for Butler We're Counted for Cleve-
land-0ther Evidence at Hand
Official Returns Received from a Ma
jOrity Of the Counties.
The Canvass Will Probably Not Be Completed
for a Week-COnkling as Counsel
for the Democratic Committee.
sneoial to the lndianapolis Journal.

case where a candidate has been elected by
small plurality, he has been easily and quietly
seated as though the plurality had been a hun
dred thousand
In 1892 George Clinton and John Jay were
candidates. The returns showed a majority of
about 300 for Jay. The returns of three counties
were thrown out on technical grounds by can
vassing board of Clintons partisans, and he
was elected by a majority of one
hundred. In 1850 very exciting election took
place in this State, when Washington Hunt ran
against Horatio Seymour for Governor. cor
respondent of the Sun recalls the fact that it
took two weeks to determine the official count
of this contest, and during the two weeks, he
says, NEARLY the entire opposition press claimed
that Seymour had been elected by 1000 or 1000
majority" The correspondent might have gone
further for not only did the opposition
press claim Seymours election, but
Horace Greeley in the Tribune,
disposed to assent to the Democratic
contention 1t was nevertheless proved in tho
sequel that Mr.. Hunt had been elected by ma
jority of 262 votes, and he was accordingly in
augurated. That was not the only close election
that has been recorded in New York. In 1854
Myron H. Clark ran for the office of Governor
against Horatio Seymour, and out of total vote
of ABS, 461 Mr.. Clark received plurality of 309.
He, also, was quietly inaugurated. More recently
George G. Hoskins was elected Secre-
tary of State, receiving a plurality
of 290 over Clarkson n Potter. Iii
other States there have likewise been some very
close elections and especially in Connecticut,
where, in 1853 the successful candidate for Gov
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State the following pluralities were given in the
indicated years: 1855, 546; 1867, 541, and
in 1872 28. In Iowa, in 1852 the
| Democratic candidate for Governor had
majority of 3O1, and in Missouri.
in 1856, the successful candidate received 334
Ohio has shown almost as wide fluctuations in
her vote as New York. In 1868 Mr. Brough was
elected Governor over Vallandigham by a ma
iority of lO1. .O99 and ten years later Democrat
ic Governor went into Office with a majority of
817 votes.
1t is hardly to be feared that the Democratic
majority of the State Board of Canvassers ex-
pect or will dare to do anything unfair. 1t would
not be safe to attempt any such proceedings.
The great majority of Democrats and all Repub
icans are quite willing to abide by the decision
of the legally-appointed canvassers and courts
Mr. Conkling remarked to night at the Hoffman
House, that Cleveland was elected beyond a
doubt 1t is not remarkable that Lord Roscoe
should claim Clevelands election, since he has
been retained by the Democrats to represent
them before the canvassing boards and courts.
The news that Conkling had been retained by
the Democratic national committee travelled
swiftly to day. There was good deal of COM
ment on it at the various headquarters, and in
the hotels The radical Republicans regard it as
virtual acknowledgment of his sympathy with
the Democrats. Others saw no significance in it
other than his desire to earn big fee.
Additional proofs of frauds perpetrated at the
late election in the interest of the Cleveland
ticket were received to-day at the Republican
State headquarters. The evidence, which comes
from counties in the interior of the State, was
Immediately transmitted to the counsel Hon.
John Vrooman, of the committee, said: "Our
policy has been to withhold from the public un-
til the matter is brought up for adjudication, the
details Of the testimony which we base the
charges of fraud. The latest evidence which has
come into our possession is simply cumulative
It justifes and strengthens the position we
have taken, and will, we believe, change the
alleged Cleveland plurality into positive vic
tory for Blaine. Proofs of fraud multiply con-
stantly, and we are now able to produce over
two thousand affidavits of persons who voted
for Butler, and those votes were counted, as
the record shows not for him, but for Cleve-
land"
The following letter. received this morning
from a prominent Democrat in Rensselaer,
county who supported Mr., Blaine, is
fair specimen of scores that are daily
received from the interior of the
State: II am thoroughly convinced. from
what can hear tha&Sye are being cheated.
Butler votes have been counted for Cleveland.
This is the deal that made them so confident of
the State before election. ] got this tip to-day
Have recount in New York and Kings and
wherever possible, and 1 am positive we will
win by thousands Why not get Butler inter
ested so as to attend to thisl Send word to all
our county committees, and tell you we will
turn on them their own game am informed
by sporting man tonight that they are very
nervous about it,
A wall went out this morning from the
Democratic national headquarters in West
Twenty fourth street. The treasury has run
dry and an appeal was sent east west north
and south, over the signature of Charles j.
Canda, treasurer.
Returns received at headquarters from the
canvassing boards in fifteen counties 'add
thirty two to Blaine's vote The real decisive
contest will be in New York city and
Brooklyn. 1t is not at all likely that the can
vass will be completed here before the middle of
next week. There is no doubt that Mr.. Blaine