St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-13

chairs. The gathering outside the railing was
packed mass Of spectators.
Col. Geo. Bliss, the eternal and universal,
as Gen. Joseph Z. Jackson styled him at the
late Republican convention, was ubiquitous
No chair could contain him, though
for peace's sake one was reserved for him.
When ne called out in his shrill,
startling voice, what Is that last number2
he was sure, not only 10 make himself heard,
but TO be promptly answered. Still he was
determined 10 satisfy himself still further,
and frequently insisted upon an inspection
Of the tally sheet He was more than usually
warlike and aggressive. The Republican
lawyers remained quietly away from him,
Clerk Bell sat beside Robert SewelI in the
distance, while the lesser lights took in the
Fposition of their adversaries on the opposite
side OF the chamber.
Aaron j. Vauderpool, in the absence Of
Roscoe Conkling, took command Of the
Cleveland legal advocates. His lieutenant,
Chas. P. Miller, always irrepressible, from
the Roosevelt committee Of investigation TO
the election of Cleveland and Grace, sat be-
side him. Next in order was Gen. Francis
c. Barlow, quietly awaiting the enemy's at
tack. Geo. II. Foster had a separate en-
campment for the wigwau, ard was aided in
his work by corps of legal assistants and
district leaders. Francis L. Stetson had
special charge of the interests of the county
Democracy, and at the same time was adyi-
sorry counsel 10 the national committee.
At l0:30 O'Clock Chairman Waite called
the board to order, and call Of the
roll showed that nearly all the members were
present. Alderman Charles II. Reilly moved
that the votes be counted as returned. The
aldermen, he said, must not attempt 10 re-
fuse to count the vote cast for any candidate
If, said the alderman, vote was cast for
the King of Siam, you are bound and 1t is
your duty to count it. While the canvass
was in progress, Nelson j. Waterbury took a
position behind Alderman O'Neil and peered
over his shoulder at the returns.
Chairman Waite Immediately raped with
his gavel, and requested the counsel TO take
his place on the floor. The monotonous call
ing Of the figures went on, with occasional
interruptions caused by clerical errors and
irregularities in the returns, and, after some
discussion, such returns were referred TO the
proper com mittee and inspectors were sent
for. Up to the hour of recess the lawyers
made NO demonstration. They took copious
notes as the figures we're read
of, but made no attempt to speak.
A speech making or verbal argument Of any
kind was restricted by rule of the board TO
the supervisors themselves exclusively.
There was no change in the presidential vote.
The counting of every elector made the can
vass slow and tedious.
For some mysterious reason, all through
the canvass to-day there were present in the
chamber Police Inspector Byrnes and almost
twenty detectives iu citizens dress. They
were scattered about among the audience,
and the question was asked why they we're
there and what did they apprehend. The
detectives watched the movements of the
politicians closely and took sharp notes of all
that was passing.
AT the rate at which the canvass is pro-
ceeding, it is believed it will occupy at least
twelve days. The expectatation that there
will be any sensational developmen nts, or that
the Republicans will make any serious at
tempt at a contest over the returns
the Democratic counsel said to-day
that the bottom had dropped out of the whole
business of endeavoring to figure out plu-
rality for Blaine in this State. The canvass
has been completed in so many counties and
the official figures so closely correspond with
those unofficially reported that the impossi-
bilty of overcoming Cleveland's plu-
rality must be evident to all.
Itwas proposterous to think the returns of
the vote in this city could be materially
changed, though it was possible that the Re-
publicans might make a fight over a few
districts. While believing the latter had
given up the hope of accomplishing any
thing, the Democratic counsel would, of
course, watch the progress of the canvass so
to be prepared if their services were in any
way needed.