The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-13
The Returns from the State at Large Give
the Republicans Little Hope OF
Plurality for Blaine.
Some Hanging Their Faith in Blaine'S
Election on Errors in the City.
Indignation Over Raising the Rebel Yell by
the SOuth-The Official Vote Thus Far
Sent in from the Counties.
IN NEW YORK CITY.
A Prospect that the Board VIII Get Through
If Time Is Extended.


If Time Is Extended.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK Nov 12-Fhe official canvass was
quietly in progress all day. There were ma
teral changes in the vote either way. Most Of
the counties have been heard from, and the Of
fetal footings make slight changes in the result.
The chief contest will be in this city. AS have
said the total number of votes upon which Mr..
George Bliss expects to take exception is about
4, ,000 Nearly one-t third of these are defective
or blank ballots. and the remainder are Butler
and St. John ballots which we're mscounted or in
some way made to swell the Cleveland vote. Mr..
Blaine's friends have nothing more to hope for
from the rural counties, and fancy there is not
so much cheerful confidence visible in the
faces of the Republican leaders to-day They
have not abandoned hope by any means. and
will not do so till the official count proclams
their defeat The fact that the official canvass
changed the result in Pennsylvania adds fresh
fuel to the hope of the Republicans. 1t is possi-
BILE, however, that many of the changes will in
crease Clevelands vote. If it were not
for the lax election laws here,
which permit the destruction of the
ballots after they are first counted, Mr.. Blaine's
case, which is strong one, would be more cas-
lily proven.
There is great deal of curiosity upon the
part of the people of all classes to witness the
canvass in the city. When the board of
vassers, composed of the twenty-four members
of the Common Council began the work of
counting the city vote, this morning. they found
themselves confronted by formidable array of
lawyers representing the national, State and
local committees of both parties. Scattered
about the aldermanic room were two
score anxious candidates, a number of
interested outsiders and large
force of reporters The spectators benches
were crowded with short-haired Democrats and
seedy Republicans. The lawyers present were
Col. George Bliss, John E. Brodsky, Robert
Sewell Clarence Seward and Roger M. Sher-
man, representing the Republican candidate;
Gen. Francis NJ Barlow, Aaron j. Vanderpool,
Albert Stickney, Charles P. Miller, E. NJ Ba-
con, Franklin Bartlett and Francis NJ. Scott on
behalf of the Democratic national and State
committees, and the county Democracy and
citizens committee and ex-senator Forster,
Henry F. Bischoff, jr., and Maurice r. Holahan
represented Tammany Hall. VIM. NJ. Evarts
was within easy call if his services should
that Roscoe Conkling would be on hand
to champion the cause of Cleveland, but the
curious spectators failed to discover him among
the legal luminaries present. Mr.. F. NJ. Scott
explained Mr. Conkliug's absence by saying that
he had been engaged to supervise the returns
from the entire State, and would not appear be-
fore the New York county canvassers. His
headquarters are in room No. 15 of the Hoffman
House.
Considerable distrust was manifested by the
county Democracy members of the board over
the com mbnaton made between the Tammany
and Republican aldermen yesterday by which
Alderman Waite was made chairman.
A Tammany alderman explained that
no significance whatever could be attached to
the selection of Mr. Waite by the combination,
and explained that it was due solely to the re-
fusal of the county Democrats to unite with the
Tammany members upon Hugh j. Grant, the
defeated mayoralty candidate, for the position
Expert Accountant Outwater who has for nine
teen years footed up the vote for the canvassers,
said that at the rate of progress the board
making it would never get through within the
time prescribed by law. He thought, however,
that by working little faster, and
having daily sessions of twelve hours each
it might complete its labors within
twelve days. The law allows ten days, but the
courts are empowered to grant three more upon
application.
Governor Cornell said to night that he still
had faith that the official canvass in the city
would show plurality for Mr. Blaine. "There
is little doubt in any mind" remarked the Gov
ffoc IN fha hnuA UOh IN
convince me that Clevelands apparent plurality
is due to gross irregularities of various kinds.
The Democrats have everything in their favor.
They have the prestige which at
taches to possession, and 1t will be
difficult task to drive them from their
position Mr. Blaine has been cheated out of the
electoral votes of Florida Mississippi, North
Carolina and Virginia 1t looks as though he
would lose New York somewhat in the same
manner, if he loses it at all"
The haste of the Southern Democrats in rush
ing to the front and proclaiming their intentions
on the government at Washington has excited
good deal of indignation in the East If the
election were TO be held over again this week
the North would be soldly Republican. The
men here who fought and were in the
civil war are aroused once more,
and it brings back the old fire to
their eyes when they read of the rebel yell
echoing through the South at Cleveland jollif-
cation meetings
The Democratic papers announced with glee
yesterday that the hitherto pleasant relations
existing between Mr. Blaine and William Wal
ter Phelps has undergone change, and that d
noticeable coolness had sprung up The cause
for these changed relations was found by the