The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-15
The Canyassing Board Refuses to Inquire
Into and Correct the Frauds Of the
Primary Returns.
The Democrats Introduce Detectives Into
the Rooms of the Supervisors.
The Vote Canvassed, Outside New York, Gives
Cleveland 1893 Plurality-Blaine's
Gains To Be Deducted, 421.
THE NEW YORK CANVASS.
Blaine's Gain 421, with Ten Districts Still to
Hear From.


Hear From.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
New YORK, Nov. 1.-the official canvass
proceeds but slowly in this city. More than
enough votes cast for Blaine, but rejected at the
precinct count are known to exist to overcome
the plurality claimed for Cleveland, but the
board, both here and in Brooklyn, refuse stead
lily to go back of the primary returns and ex-
anime and overthrow the frauds There are
votes enough in this city and Brooklyn cast for
Blaine, but not counted, to give Blaine the
State by 200 plurality, to say nothing of the
200 more Butler ballots counted for Cleveland
outside of New York city, and which nothing
can reach, since the ballots were destroyed as
soon as the precinct count was made The
prospects are, therefore, that the Democratic
county board will sustain the frauds of the pre-
cinct boards and confirm them in counting
Cleveland in.
All of the campaign committeeman Of the
national Republican committee have remained
here since the election, and Messrs Jones,
Elkins and Fessenden will remain till the end of
the official count in New York. Senator Chaffee
leaves for Colorado tomorrow, and Mr..
Clarkson left for Iowa tonight. 1.-THE
national committee" remarked Secre
tary Chandler to me yesterday, 'have
made good fight, but it was in the face of fear
full odds. They were prepared for the independ-
emit detection, and for the loss of Republican
votes incident to the st. John movement, but no
human power could have foreseen and forestalled
DR.. Burchard's fatal reference TO rum Roman
ism and rebellion. Thousands went down be-
fore the jawbone of an ass as in the days of
yore." In New York city the Republican organ
izers have counted up more than 300 Irish Cath
olics who were turned from their purpose of
voting for Blaine by the unprincpled and adroit
use made of DIR. Burchard's ALTERATION by the
Democrats.
The Republicans are more cheerful to-day.
Some gains were scored, and more are expected.
The official canvass of the vote in four counties
in New York State is not yet finished. These
counties are Erie, Greene, Monroe and st. Law
renee. The vote, as estimated, will probably
stand, as only technical errors are in dispute.
In the city the canyassers to day went through
the returns from the Ninth Assembly district
They gave both Blaine and Cleveland increases
over the press returns, but the balance was in
favor of Blaine, whose net gain over his oppo-
nent in the district was II votes, which. added
to his previous gains shows total of 42l.
This, the Democratic watchers claimed, had
been figured upon, and did not affect the plural
ity claimed for Cleveland.
There were q large number of detectives
present to-day in the aldermen's room, where
the returns were counted 1t leaked out during
the day that the detectives had been placed
on duty in the canvassng rooms at the instance
of District Attorney Olney, Cleveland Demo
crat, who, in this matter, is permit
ting himself to be guided by the Demo
cratic campaign managers. Private de-
tectives are also on duty about the
rooms They are said to be there
to prevent the consummation of any unholy al
lance between the Tammany and Republican
supervisors to the disadvantage of Cleveland
Shortly after o'clock elderly gentleman in
oldfashioned clothes, and with hair and whiskers
which the canvass was proceeding by Mr.. Train
or, of the Democratic national committee The
old gentleman at once became interested in the
proceedings and critically surveyed his sur
roundings through his spectacles. He was DR..
Pierce, of this city, who has haunted the Demo-
cratic headquarters ever since the campaign
opened, giving Senator German and Col. Small
ey, of the national committee what he called
points" as to how the campaign ought to be
conducted. His suggestions were always re-
ceived in good part because he is the brother-ln-
law of Ex-Governor Thomas A. Hendricks.