Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-10
THE MIDDLE.
BOTH PARTIES STILL CLAIMING
A VICTORY.
Buffers Views on the Situation
Opinions of Leading Papers
Rebel Flag in Georgia.

Buffers Views on the Situation
Opinions of Leading Papers
Rebel Flag in Georgia.
[DIsPATcHEs OF SATURDAY AND sUNDAYl
Addresses by the Republican National
Committee.
New YORK, November Sth.-The Repub-
lican National Committee have issued the
following:
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,
NEW YORK, November Sth
To the Republicans Of the Country: We have
carried New York. The official count Will con-
firm it. Blaine and Logan have DIS electoral
votes, and are elected.
SAMUEL FEssENDEN. Secretary.
New YORK, November Sth.-The follow
ing address was issued by the Republican
National Committee this evening:
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,
NEW YORK November Sth.
The Republican National Committee are tax
ing the most careful and thorough measures to
ascertain errors, if any have been made, and
frauds, if any have been committed, in the re
turns of the late election in the State of New
York. Ii Mr. Cleveland shall be found to have
| q pIuTallIN OF even one vote, q prompt
cence will follow from the Republicans of the
United States. If Mr.. Blaine shall be found to
have plurality of only one vote, prompt ac-
quiescence will be expected from the Demo
Gratis of the United States. The belief of this
committee, founded upon investigation, is that
Mr.. Blaine has plurality of several hundred
votes, and If that be so, every honest man Will
demand that it be officially declared. Until the
official declaration shall be made, we ask the
public to unite with us in an honorable effort to
secure a perfectly fair count. Purity in cleo
lions is the only safety for republican institu-
lions. Is. +. JONES, Chairman.
S. FEssENDEN, Secretary
Butler Interviewed on the Result.
WASHINGTON, November Sth-Butler
reached Washington yesterday, and to-day
d lengthy interview with him on the I'M
certainty that exists touching the election
in New York appears in the Star. He says:
g 1t is almost impossible for any set of men
to foot up ,200, 900 votes separately, as cast
in different precincts, without making
mistakes | feel quite certain that errors
will be discovered. They may be in Cleve-
lands favor, or they may elect Blaine.
Why, look at Massachusetts. The day
after election it was given out that Blaine's
plurality was 10000, when, in fact, it was
5000 Why, the night before last in New
York an old staff officer If mine came to
me- saying he had heard of dispatch
going over the wires from the Windsor
Hotel, signed B. +. Jones, and advising
Blaine that Cleveland had been elected.
Ny old army friend was badly frightened
until | told him that Jones was not at the
Windsor. am an old soldier and l never
get scared at camp rumOrs.
General, was there ever Presidential
election in this country before that de-
pended upon SO close vote?"
mo, sir; never. In 1856 Pennsylvania
was the pivotal State and Fremont was
elected, but d Democratic Returning Board
discovered that he did not have as many
votes As there were cast for him and he was
defeated You remember that in 1876 the
election was given up for two weeks, but
the Republican Returning Boards ascer-
tanned that the vote was different from that
cast
General, did your vote reach your ex-
pcCtationS? -
a. My vote was larger than expected.
You see my vote was not counted except in
Michigan. Ii was not cast for me. NV
vote was protection vote and an Irish
vote and when il was apparent that there
was danger of Cleveland's election, these
men determined to vote directly for Blaine
A vote for me was only half a vote against
Cleveland. They saw that, and cast their
vote for Blaine, hence | say my vote, ex-
cept IN Michigan, was not counted
Voice of the Press.
New York, November Sth.-The .Sua
says: The most remarkable feature in this
exceedingly close and exciting election has
been the wide discrepancy between the
various computations Of the result in New
York offered to the public from different
sources. Not only have both sides claimed
plurality for their candidate, but their
estimates have been as much as 20,0G0
apart, although it was apparent on Wednes-
day morning that the result must be very
close The returns collected by the Sun
from every county III the State have from
the first Indicated small plurality for
Cleveland, and this has been slowly cut
down as the corrected figures have reached
US, and it seems now to have reached
point where comparatively little change is
likely 10 be made by further revision.
While the Associated Press returns from
the election districts appear to vary consid-
erably from the figures we obtained, and to
give some countcnaGce TO the claim of the
Republican National Committee that Blaine
has carried the State by small plurality,
yet we have so far been unable to discover
any reason for making material change
in the result, as shown by our carefully
collected returns, which give Cleveland a
plurality of 200 in this State.
The Times computes the plurality of
Cleveland at 1,361.
The Hnaid places Cleyeland's plurality at
1906.
The World says Cleveland's probable plu-
rality in the State is l ,424.
The Tribune says Estimates as to the re-
suit in this State continue fiuctuating in
such q way, as the returns from time to
time come in, as to show that the margin is
so narrow that an official count will be in
dispensable to determine the result.
The Commercial Adrert;ser this afternoon
says: It seems generally agreed to-day by
law-abiding citizens that the official vote
must be awaited before the question who
carries New York can be settled. There
was no disposition on the part of the Re
puhlicans to deny the claims advanced by
the Democrats. The Republican position
was thus simply stated: The largest vote
ever cast in New York has been polled
II exceeds 100000. out of this immense
number, ballots were deposited in thou
sands of boxes, in sixty counties of the
State. 1t is contended that plurality of
less than l SEQ votes has been given Mr.
Blaine's friends DO not claim an excess of
that figure, nor do Mr. Cleveland's. The
question is, Who received the plurality?
Thus far unofficial figures have failed to
satisfactorily demonstrate ii. Both sides
have insisted that the other was beaten, and
a great body of people will have none of
such decisions. The question will 90 to a
body that has been legally constituted for
just such purpose, and happily that body
is one in which every fair and reasonable
man has the profoundest confidence. This
is the situation to-day. and it is one that
Will be maintained until the question is
settled in an official manner, and to that
no objection can be made by any man who
has the welfare of his country at heart.
Up to l o'clock to-day there has been no
change in the vote of the State as reported
in the morning papers. 1t then stood with
Cleveland's plurality 400.
Cleveland Congratulated by Vanderbilt.
ALBANY, November Sth-The following
letter was received by Governor Cleveland
from William II. Vanderbilt:
NEW YORK November :, 1884.
Hon. G5orer C3cueiand-MY DEAR SIR | con-
graduate you and the people of the whole
country upon your election TO the Presidency
of the United States You owe your election
in my Judgment. to the fact that the people be-
lievcd you to be an honest man, and not to any
particular efforts made by any faction of either
the Democratic or Republican parties. indie
pendent men, who care more for good govern
Incnt than for parties or individuals, have made
You their choice because they were convinced
that your administration would not be for the
benefit of any DOlitical organization or favored