St. Paul daily globe., 1884-11-08

ites in the rural districts
There was some inquiry among politicians
yesterday as 70 what would be the effect in
the electoral college If the thirty-six votes OF
New York state were thrown out In eonse-
quence Of fraud or any other reason With
the solid south, Connecticut, Indiana and
New jersey Cleveland would have leS cleo
torsl votes and Blaine would have ls2.
Neither candidate. would then have the
required col votes that con-
stitute a majority in the electoral
college aud the election would be thrown
into the house Of representatives., which,
since a majority OF the state delegations are
Democrats, would result in the choice Of
Cleveland.
The Times SAYS editorially: "For the past
forty-eight hours Mr.. Jay Gould has been
using the Western Union Telegraph to spread
abroad through the United States false in-
formation as 20 the result of the election in
the state OF New York. The proof Of this Is
well known 70 every intelligent journalist In
New York. Mr.. Gould did the same thing
in October with reference 10 the election in
Ohio, when not one specific statement capable
Of Veriication or rexposure was allowed TO pass
over the Western Union lines for more than
thirty hours, and when the statements that
we're sent were shown within two days to be
conspicuously aud Intentionally false. AS
to the vote OF New York the plot has been
nearly identical. The returns have been
sent out in Jumps OF election districts, which
are not named, and can't be identified, and
the publication Of these has been made in
amount and at times 10 suit the schemers.
Occasional pronunciamentcs from the
Blaine committee have shown that
returns from comparatively remote
points have been used promptly, while
those from points within an hours ride Of
the Western Union building have been held
back Meanwhile there have been long
breaks, during which no returns whatever
have been given out, and these intervals
have been used TO issue boastiug bulletins in
vague terms as 10 the general result. All the
time dispatches to the Office Of the newspa
pers from six committees Of both sides and
from county officers holding the
official returns have steadily contracted
the doctored figures OF the Gould
men and the bulletins Of the Blaine manag-
ers. The motives of the Gould Blaine
combination are obvious. They have deter
mined to keep them back TO confuse the
public mind and to inname the passions o.
their followers or dupes in the hope that b.
fraud and corruption in Virginia, in Wes
Virginia or in Indiana they could secure
enough electoral votes to dispense with New
York. They have also dared 10 think that
there would be an opportunity &c falsify th'
vote in this state, and If every device else
where failed them to steal th'
presidency here. The main purpos
was to carry the desperate schem
which was to place Blaine in the White house
put Gould's judges in the supreme court anC
open the rich leads Of official patronage Z
the principal partners in this bliud-Goul'
and Blaine-snd TO those whom they shoulI
choose to admit to share OF the profits
They have already seen their terrible error
Another day will not have passed before the
will admit defeat and then retreat
The World says editorially:
s'Eight years ago the Republicans, defeate
by the people determined to seize the pres
dency by fraud. II necessary by violenes
They commenced by falsely claiming Louis
:
, by stealing those states, inauguratiug th
defeated Hayes by fraudulent majority {
|. one. This year the Blaine Republicans, d.
, feated by the people, are falsely claimin
= New York, Indiana Connecticut, Vii
ginia, West Virginia and Tennessee
all carried by the Democracy. The people
remembering 1876, are naturally excited an
declare that the crime of that year shall NJ
; be repeated in 1854, but there is really lit
: danger at this time. Gen. Grant is not
e the head Of the government with GeDer
e Augur in command Of United State bayone
e in the states TO be stolen aud 4 Do
Cameron, a secretary of war. Wells, Pacl
3 ard and Kellogg are not in contr
D OF an Infamous returning board
: thieves and fOrgers in New York, Indiana {
; any Of the disputed states. Ferry, Of Mich
I gan, is not president OF the senate.
4 The Star says; II Cleveland has real
: carried this state, as we believe he has,
e vote cannot be given 10 Blaine by any csic
e cry or intimidation. Jay Gould and his pa
u are treading on the the thin crust Of W
D cano.