St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-27
WASHINGTON WAITS.
Edmunds to Have the Great
Pleasure of Announcing
Cleyeland's Election.
A Conspiracy Suspected Between
the Incoming and Outgoing
Administrations.
Report Going the Rounds That Til
den Has Engaged Rooms For
Inauguration Week.
The "World" Converted from schooI-Master
Civil Service Reform-The Maine
Man Growing Old.
Dan Manning to be Collector of the Port
ofNew York-Freiinghuys. Dis
the Spanish Treaty.
Lot WTigJtrS Honesty - Logan d,sd the
"Inter- OceGM'-Thc COI0s,ado Se1iat0r-
The "World" Converted from school-Master
Civil Service Reform-The Maine
Man Growing Old.
Dan Manning to be Collector OF the Port
"a OfNew wYork-Freiinghuys.n Dis
cusses the Spanish Treaty.
Lot Wri0ht's Honesty Logan dSsd the
"Ilter- -OceGM''-Thc Colorado Se1iGt0T-
shfla-SOcIaE Gossip.
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE.

COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
Special Telegram to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The electoral vote
for president and vice president of the United
States will be- counted on the second We'd
nesday in February. Although there are no
joint rules in force which covered the form
of this procedure up to the celebrated contest
of 1876, the ceremony which has heretofore
prevailed, but was intermitted in that con-
test, will prevail. The two houses will jointly
assemble in the hall of the house Of repre-
sentatives and Senator Edmunds will preside
Each house will choose tellers to keep a
record Of the vote as announced. Senator
Edmunds will open the envelopes, and the
contents will be road by mmittee chosen
for such purpose. The proceeding will oc-
cupy the matter of two hours, as there is no
conflict between the houses which will cause
them to separate. Mr.. Edmunds will, when
the votes are all counted, declare Grover
Cleveland duly elected president, and Thos.
A. Hendricks vice president of the United
States. 1t is the opinion of many, too, that
the name of Cleveland will roll as sweeter
morsel under his tongue than would that Of
Blaine, Of Maine.
ACoNsPIRACY SIGHTED.
Mr.. Harold Snowder, Of the Alexandria
Gazette, who visited Gov. Cleveland three
weeks ago, or thereabouts, told the GLOBE
correspondent, as he was leaving the execu-
tive chamber at Albany, he met at the door
lea1ing to Gov. Cleveland's room Mr. o. L.
Pruden, one of President Arthrr's private
secretaries. The aforesaid Pruden is seized
with too much modesty to have visited Al
bany in his own behalf. This leaves open
the awful suggestion that he was sent 10
Cleveland by President Arthur. 1t would not,
in view of this incident, take a very lively
Imagination TO build up a conspiracy be-
tween the incoming and outgoing presidents
TILDEN GOING TO WASHINGTON.
1t is stated that Gov. Tilden has secured
rooms at q prominent hotel, to be present at
the Inauguration of President Cleveland.
This, if true, will set at rest the sporadic re-
ports which crop out as to the venerable
statesman being ready to drop into his
grave.
PUNCTUREs PENDLEToN's PRIDE.
The New York World has an editorial on
civil service reform. 1t believes the afore-
said reform, but does not believe in arriving
at the capacity Of applicant for Office at the
hands Of the school master. That is to say,
it is opposed to the law now in operation,
which turns the patronage over to three old
women. This conversion on the part of the
World is wholesome. It has come at last to
Ben. Buffers platform. 1t will be remem-
bered that doughty Ben told the Chicago
convention that he did not believe a man in
it believed in civil service reform except he
was school master, whereat the convention
wanted to applaud, and no doubt would had
not the father of the law been on the plat
form, looking much like plucked peacock
BLAINE GROWING OLD.
Your correspondent met Mr.. Blaine yes
terday. He was walking on Pennsylvania
avenue with one of his daughters. He is not
looking as well as when / saw him in Colum-
bus in October last. His face is more pulled
out, more especially about the cheek-boues.
His eye, while it still has its old fire, looks
swollen, and it was evident that on this oc-
casion his mind was occupied with other
thoughts than those of the passing crowds or
the displays in the shop windows. His form
is as erect as ever, but a comparison in the
mind of the Blaine of twelve years ago, and
now shows that time has made some telling
blows npon him. Then his step was elastic,
now it is more measured and deliberate. His
face, too, has whitened with bis hair, and
the two keep step together in the march Of
time, and yet, take all the man has gone
through, and it is a wonder he is on top OF
the ground.
MANNING TO BE NEW YoRK's COLLECTOR.
And now the quid nuncs have given over
to damning the office of collector of the port
of New York. This Office in q pecuuiary
sense is said to be worth more than the
presidency of the United States. It has
caused. too, a good deal of trouble.
The filing of it involved Presiden
Hayes in a three years. fight with Conkling,
and il stranded Garfeld's administration al
most before it was fairly on its feet Man
ming was chairman Of the New York delega-
tion at the Chicago convention and he weighs
over 200 pounds. Ergo, he is to be the col
lector.
LOT wRIGHT's HONEST DEPUTIES.
Lot Wright, the marshal, in his scheme to
carry the Cincinnati election, it seems took
especial pains to violate the law rather than
to enforce it. Close examination of his ac-
counts shows that he not only employed
United States deputy marshals prior to and
on the day of the election, but that likewise
ne kept some on the pay roll subsequent
tnereto- The deleetable class who were sum
moned to Cincinnati for this duty do not,
when not engaged in cracking safe, make
s5 day very readily, hence Mr.. Wright
very kindly kept number until the 9Th. one
day after electicn. All such thus
paid Mr.. Wright viii have to
make good to Uncle Sam. as
the items win be disallowed by the auditing
officers of the treasury. The committee to
conduct the investigation as to the marshal's
conduct will leave the city on Friday, Jan. ..
reaching Cincinnati the day following The
headquarters will probably be located at the
Grand hctel. Mr. Springer, the chairman,
is loo well known to need elaborate descrip
ton. By the bye, he is related to the late
Reuben Springer, the philanthropist Mr..
Springer is an active, energetic worker. AS
an investigator he has had large
experience, having been engaged in
that line since the meeting of
the Forty-seventh congress. He is
tall in stature, quick in movement and most
agreeable in manner. Van Atyslne, his
Oe"""-~tia colleague, now represents the