Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-07

~ question Of accurate footing. Long
columns Of fgures footing in tho county
clerks Office, with only few missing,
indicate that Cleveland has about
1000 plurality. The Of the election
districts. made in the associated
press ofice. indicate that Blaine has
au equal plurality. Twelve districts in
tha state had not. up 10 this forenoon
reported at all. Some sixty Others had
reported. but their accuracy was Ques.
toned and they will be verified to-day.
The result Of the compilation of tho
county olork's figures will be sent out
by the assoclatcd press. This work will
probably not be completed before night.
Albany. N. Y. Nov. 7-The Evening
Journal comedies the election of Cleve. |
land. Il says there seems to be no
longer doubt that Cleveland has been
elected president. Every county has
sent In its full vote, and after careful
veridcatlon the results assure Cleveland's
plurality by about 1000 in this state.
The vote will not vary 200 on either side
of this figure.
New York teiegrams indicate
that II the vote received
by districts is correct. Blaine's
plurality In the state will be about 800.
while the vote by counties, 80 far as re-
oeived, will indicate reversal of the
figures giving Cleveland about 1000.
The Post says the adherents of Grover
Cleveland may rest confident that this
state has given him plurality, and that
he has large majority in the electoral
college.
New York, Nov. This morning q
salute Of 100 guns was fred In the city
hall park by order Of the leader Of the
county democracy in honor OF Grover
Cleveland's election to tho presidency.
The booming of guns drew a large crowd
from the bulletin boards at the newspa.
pers Offices to the park. During the
firing portion of wad from gun
struck little news boy named jacob
Simeon in the face, knocking ont his
eye.
The Herald, Sun and Extra have with.
drawn their bulletin boards. At the
Worlds bulletin board this morning the
crowd was quite enthusiastic over the
announced election of Cleveland and
Hendricks. This was increased when it
was declared that Jay Gould had con-
ceded to Cleveland and had sent tele.
graphic dispatch to the governor con.
graduating him upon his election. The
republicans continue firm, however, and
still maintain that Blaine has carried
the state.
All the republican papers except the
Tribune, concede Cleveland's election by
over one thousand. The excitement is
abating but little. No possibility of q
contest. Cleveland's majority in the
electoral college is 81. One hundred
guns are being fred in the city hall
park. Great ratification meetings in
progress. All dangers Of riots averted.
Business resumed. The democratic gains
in Indiana are creeping up. indicating a
democratic plurality of four Thousand.
Without this state Cleveland has lSa
electoral votes; Blame, 1872. If the vote
of New York ,s thrown out for fraud
or other reason the election will be
thrown into the house of representatives
which being democratic, would result iu
Cleveland's choice.
The feeling about democratic head.
quarters was so confident as to Cleve.
lands election that the crowd dispersed
1t noon time. The republican national
committee said they had no news to-day
they still state that Blaine has carried
the state and lie elected.
Albany, N. Y, Nov. 7-Cleveland ha.
been receiving congratulatory d,spatche,
all the morning from every state in th,
union. There was constant stream o
visitors in and out of the executive man
sion all morning, and many ladies wer'
among the callers.
| New York gives Cleveland enougl
votes to elect him. The Journal has de
voted all its energies towards securing
another result, but it now reluctanti,
almits that the election has been decid
ed differently from its desire because i
believed that . prompt recognition Q
the will Of the majority is essential {,
the maintenance and preservation c
American institutions. and so long q
the people Of the United states have de
cided to transfer the federal adminle
tration to the democratic party, We ar
| glad that the decision has been made il
favor Of q democrat from New Yor
state.
Albany, Nov. 7-Coneratulatory telt
grams are pouring in on Cleveland. Th
executive mansion 10 besieged with me
and women.
Saratoga, N. Y. Nov. 7-Saratog
: county complete, official returns Civ
Blaine $3.50; Cleveland, 5.s46; Butle
I92: st. John. 425.
New York, Nov. ,7-Owing I
diversified opinion as to the correctnel
and manner in which the returns fro,
this state have been received an
mutilated tho assoclated press, ha
invited committee from both the r.
publican and democratic national an
state committees and the newspaper
of the city to visit it's Offices this fore