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


Especial Telegram 10 the Globe.
New YORK. Nov. l2. The Sun says this
morning: The official canvass Of the votes
cast in New York state was begun yesterday.
In New York and Kings counties the work
was not completed, and in seventeen other
counties the canyassers adjourned without
officially announcing their final conclusions.
There was no serious dispute, however, in
any Of these cases, and in most OF them
the only reason for the I'D
jOurnment was the returns could be sent
back 10 the election inspectors for correction
Of merely formal errors. In the forty-one
counties in which the canvass was completed
the result agreed remarkably well with the
figures printed in the Sun, with very slight
changes, from day TO day, since Friday Of
last week. The losses and gains on both
sides are small and eouuterbalance one an
other, as they have uniformly done through
all the slight fluctuations in the totals caused
by previous reyisions. Allowing for all
the alterations made by the
official count in forty-oue counties
heard from last night the plurality for Cleve-
land IS in.r 20 d by only 33 votes, standing
rural counties the canvass revealed the fact
that one or two Of the names on the list OF
electors had been scratched for some reason
not apparent. In few instances the elecss
tors thus Disseminated against ran three to
four votes behind the ticket. This scratching
seems TO have been done by both sides,
and 1t is too trihing in amount
to have any effect upon the
result. The canvass also shows
that in the interior OF the state St. John ran
ahead of Butler, his votes outnumberiug
those cast for the candidate Of the Peoples
party upon an average Of more than two to
one in the counties heard from. It was an
nounced last night at the national Demo
cratic headquarters, after a thorough exam
ination Of the votes Of New York city, that
the Republican counsel had agreed upon the
canvass OF the figures already accepted and
announced by the Democrats, so that
there win be no contest on the presidential
count.
The World says: The official canvass OF
the vote OF the state commenced yesterday
The counties which completed their work,
forty ia number, or aoOut two-thirds OF the
state, show no change OF any moment in the
semi-ofIieial figures already published, leav-
ing plurality Of about /, ,3l7 for Cleveland.
There is not a change Of more than
twenty votes in the eutire list Of
the counties thus far canvassrd.
There is no contest, contention or discovery
Of material errors so far. The promised
"frsuds" have not been disclosed. II Is
rumored that fraud was contemplated in the
city returns through a conspiracy between
the supreme court politico-iudicial heeler,
certain lawyers well up In political tricks, the
Republican aldermen, and some purchased
Democratic members Of the board. We do
not believe there is any foundation for the
rumor. 1t probably arises from the
election of Republican alderman as chair
man Of the board OF eanvassers
by Republican and Tammany votes. Tam
many has shown good faith as an organiza-
ton. We do not, therefore. credit this re-
port Of treachery, bat II any fIAhd Should be
contemplated It would only end in the total
discontinue of its projectors It would be
very fortunate for them IL It did not end In
WORSE.
The Tribune steps from the pedestal Of the
certainty it has until this morning affected
to occupy and descends to mere hope. /.
says:
The official canvass was complete yester-
day $50 far as heard from at this writing) IN
thirty seven counties OF New York No
considerable change Is made in these coun-
counties from the previous accepted figures.
The counties in which important questions
may arise remain 70 be heard from, and the
final result may not be determined for
week 10 come. In this city the canvass is
expected to last ten days and Brooklyn
nearly as long. st. Lawrence,
Outario, Chemung, Chenango, Columbia
Albany, Otsego, Niagara, Livin gston, Wayne.
Ulster, Queens, TOmpkins, Montgomery and
Duchess are among the others which have
adjourned over. The figures furnished by
/ the Associated Press at 1 80 o'clbck on Sat
urday morning gave the state 20 Cleveland
by about 724 plurality. This has since been
reduced by an error in New York
and varied by slight changes else
where, so as to leave Cleveland
on that basis about 425. Our own table on
Thursday night gave Blaine S44, but the
figure for Cattaraugus furnished by our
special dispatch and confirmed BY both As
sociated Press and dispatch 10 the State
central committee, contained an error as big
as the one here and the correction brought
down that table to 4Os for Blaine So far as
can yet be known the truth probably
lies between the two. At any rate, there
seems to be no reason yet ascertained
for believing that the plurality viii amount
10 500 either way unless through unexpected
action by some of the boards of supervisors.
II is idle 10 dispute or dogmatze over
margin so narrow in a vote so large, and with
so many points Of irregularity or worse yet
to be passed upon. 1t is not time either to
be over sanguine of success OF 70 give up the
case. We can only hope for the result for
which we have been laboring.
NEW YORK, Nov. l2. The BROOKLYN Eaqle
says in leader tonight: '.The PresIden-
tial canvass has now passed Into the legal
phase. New York's vote is the only one
about which anybody even prelends 10 be
doubtful, aud II determines the whole case.
The eyes of the Union 1re fixed upon lthe
Empire state. The proceedings now going on
are neither partisan nor passionate. The
noise OF the campaign has died away. That
the political managers recognize aud accept
the legal situation is shown by their liberal
employment Of counsel Both the Demo-
cratic and Republican committee have re-
tanned able lawyers to observe the canvass
ing OF votes, which begins to-day in all parts
Of the state. The latest retainer on the Dem
ocratic side was received BY Mr.. Roscoe
Conkling. Those who are inclined to sym