The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-11-16
THE Result IN NEIV YORK CITY.
a Plurality OF 4n.O04 for tho Lowest Cieve.
Innl Elec!or- lhc OikeL. 100 NirheI.

n ot 3bsUO4 TOT toS AsOWcst SIovcs
land Eiec!or-1hc Other. 100 Higher.
When Chairman Waite began at 0 A. NJ.
yesterday to sign the opened returns. In order
TO prepare Tor the more rapid announcement
Of the electoral vote by the canvasscrs tho
chamber Of the Board was almost deserted
and there were barely enough members to per-
NIT tho opening Of the returns. Even tho
usually alert George Bliss WAS late although
Mr. Franklin Bartlett was promptly In attend
ance on behalf OF the National Dom ocratio
Committee.
Alderman Waito tackled his big job with n
stout heart. His off GO rs Chairman made IT
obligatory for him to sign his name on every
sheet of every return MS soon Us 1t was opened.
This required tho signing OF his name 8 266
times. and gave the Supervisor n terror OF pen
paralysis. He relieved the muscles OF his hand
by occasionally selling the bungstarter gavel
and giving the desk sounding whack. The
County Clerk was permitted to shift the burden
OF his signature upon deputy.
1t appeared to DO we'll understood on all
hands that the motion to count all the electoral
returns first would be agreed to. and when that
motion WAS made at 10 A. NJ. by Supervisor
O'Neil there was not even demand for roll
call. The room had gradually filled up.
- II thcre are any inspectors or poll clerks
here. they are requested to go to the room Of
the Committee on Corrected Returns" was tho
announcement by Chairman Waite. The
almost simultaneous movement Of tho greater
part Of the assembly toward the door was 80
ludlcrous that it set everybody on a broad
grin; 1t was evident that good many, in
spectors had been summoned to, correct their
returns The committee sat in the Governors
The inspectors wen. in. ono set after another
and an, made their corrections In tho presence Of
n n, Glnnmnlh[teS. . cl2se Watched 5y Frankln
bury on the Democratic side. and George Bliss
on th he, hepnhliean side, 4 frequent mistake
ihirty-siy. the total number Of the electors. In
the Sixth election district OF the Seventh AS.
tHrnel the Blaine vote as 7G5s instead Of 2 i5
and the Cleveland vote as 6.30O instead Of l75
prs Ey hc s nns Mr. Bliss Em
self by insisting that tho committee could not
20 behind the returns. The Inspectors were
At lO:2o A. NJ. all was ready to 20 on with the
rMria calling Of tue electoral veto on the plan
vS eSah hrk ct e9bnT T
was that. the first Assembly district to DO dis
posed OF on this plan was run through in
was rolled up, and Mr. Outwater tho lightning
calculator, who has for nineteen years made
Of the most important part of Ibis task. Super;
visor klrk read In clear loud voice. and
every twenty-five minutes.
Meanwhile the Committee on Corrected Re-
turns reconvencd in tho Governors Room. and
helped on by the amicable spirit of the lawyers
were Rble to complete their work 80 far rs tho
electoral ticket was concerned. 1t should be
noted, In justice TO the lawyers on both sides
that there was no deposition to cayil at incon-
siderable technical defects. The fears on tho
part OF Clevoiand's friends that obstacles would
be- thrown In the way proved to be groundess
When the board took q recess at 2 T. NJ the
electoral vote had been read in evory election
district except those referred to the Committee
on Corrected Ro'urns and there were no dis
putes affecting the electoral vote in those dis
lrcts; TIN result WAS therefore apparent that
Cleveland's plurality was assured at about the
figures rslied upon by The Sun. Supervisor
Kirk shouted that the Tribune could now haul
down tho Blain" flag. IL was sett cd however
| that thu of lcial figures could not be announced
until mo close OF tho entire canvass. But tho
substantial close Of tho canvass OF the electoral
vote az once Decreased the interest In the pro-
went away having finished tho bulk Of their
| task. Even Col. Bliss AT last acknowledged
thht The 2lIicial announcomcEt Of the vote for
electors IN this county would confirm the fig
ures relied upon for Ceyplnnd's election.
Al o. i: NJ. Alderman XIX moved that Mr.
Outwaters foctlngs no givcn to tho pross. not
| as an Official announcement, but to inform the
press what tho official announcement will be-
except AS 10 one solitary election district OF tho
7i2-tho First election district OF the Eighteenth
Assembly district In that district formal cor
rections are to he made by the inspectors Of
election on Monday. although the result TO be
declared by them was not questioned by any