Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-11-13
WAITING.

NEW YORK, Nov. S-The CONNER
cial Advertiser this evening says: 1t
seems generally agreed by law-abid-
ing citizens that the official vote must
be awaited before the question of vino
carried New York can be settled.
There was no disposition on the part
of republicans to deny the claims ad-
vanced by democrats. The repubH-
can position was thus simply stated
The largest vote ever cast in New
York has been polled. II exceeds
100000. Out of this immense num-
Der of ballots deposited in the thous-
ands OF boxes in sixty counties of the
state, 1t is contended that plurality
of less than 1, 500 votes has been given.
Mr.. Blaine'ss. friends do not claim an
excess of that figure nor do Mr. Cleve-
lands. The question is, who received
this plurality? Thus far unofficial
figures have failed to demonstrate it.
Both sides have insisted that the
other was beaten and the great body
of people will have none of such de
cisions, the question will go to the
body that has been legally constitut-
ed for Just such purposes and happily
that body is one in which every fair
and reasonable man has profoundest
confidence. That is the situation to-
day and 1t is one that will be main
tanned until the question is settled In
an official manner and TO that no OBJ
lection can be made by any man who
has the welfare of his country at
heart. Up to one o'clock to-day there
has been no change in the vote of
the state as reported In the New York
papers. 1t then stood with Cleve-
lands plurality at 1 1,460.
OPINION OF THE NEW YORK PRESS.
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The Sun SAYS:
"One of the most remarkable features
of the exceedingly close and exciting
election has been the discrepancy be
tween the various compilations of the
result in New York state offered to
the public from different sources.
Not only have both sides claimed a
plurality for their candidates, but
their estimates have been as much as
10000 apart. although it was apparent
on Wednesday morning that the re-
suit must be very close. The returns.
collected by the Sun from every
county in the state have from the first
indicated small plurality
for Cleveland, and chen this
has been slowly cut down as the cor
rected figures have reached U.s. 1t
seems now to have reached the point
where comparatively little change is
likely to be made by further revision.
While the associated press returns
from the election districts appear to
vary considerably from the figures
we obtained, and to give some coun-
tenance to the claims of the republi
can national committee that Blaine
has carried the state by very small
plurality, yet we have SO far been
unable to discover any reason for ex-
pecting any material change in the
result as shown by our own carefully
collected returns, which give Cleve-
land plurality Of 1, 20S in this state.
The Times complies a plurality for
Cleveland of 1861,
The Herald places Cieveland's plur-
ality at 1, 906.
The World says Cleyelands prob
able plurality in the state will be
1, ,424
ALBANY, n. Y, Nov. 8.-The Even
ing Journal claims to have discovered
election frauds Ia the Twelfth ward of
that city. 1t charges that the figures
were SO altered as TO elect the demo
cratic county treasurer, when all the
figures on election night elected the
republican treasurer. Should the
county be thrown out Cleveland
would lose 388 votes, although it is
not alleged that taere were any frauds
IN regard to the electors.
THE FRAUD CRY.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.--Secretary
FessenGen of the Republican Nation
al Committee this afternoon had a
Cion at police headquarters
with John J. O'Brien and President
French, of the police department, and
at its conclusion he telegraphcd to
Elkins and George Bliss or any others
who might be at republican head
quarters TO come down at once to po-
lice headquarters as something of
great Importance deO aDded their i'm
mediate attention. 1t is stated that
mistakes have been found in the 24th
assembly district and Westchoster
Co. which, when corrected. will give
400 votes IN favor of Blaine.
THE REPUBLICANS CLAIM 1T.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-The republi-
can national committee has issued the
following:
NEW YORK, Nov 8, 1884,
To the republicans of the country:
We have carried New York. The Official count
will confirm it. Blaine and Logan have 218 elect
oral votes and are elected.
(Signed) B. T. JONES, Chm.
SAM'L FEssENDEN, Sec'y.
New YORK, Nov. s.-The following
address has been issued;
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.
The republican national committee are taking
the most careful and thorough measure to ascer-
tain errors, if any have been made, and frauds if
any have been committed in the returns of the
late election in the state of New York If Mr.
CleYeland shall be found to have plurality OF
even one vote, prompt acquiescence viii follow
from the republicans OF the United States. If
Mr. Blaine shall be found TO have plu-