Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-08
THE ELECTION EXCITEMENT.
Su minary Of LastsNighs,s Dispatches

summary Of LastsHighcs Dispatches.
NEW YoRK's CLOSE voTE-scEsEs AND INCIDENTS
An Associated Press dispatch at one O'Clock this
morning says that the revised figures up to that
| hour show vote in New York state OF 55s4a6 for
| Blaine and 559 $50 for Cleveland, plurality of
1,46O for Cleveland. The dispatch said that there
| were 1s districts disputed, or behind with their
| returns, which districts gave Garfield plurality
OF 736. This would indicate plurality Of 700 or
500 for Cleveland, and elects him President by 219
| electoral votes.
On the application of Gen. Francis c. Barlow ana
| Francis Lynde Stetson, Judge Barrett yesterday
| granted a writ of mandamus requiring John J.
OBrien, chief OF the bureau of elections. to permit
representatives OF the democratic national commit
tee to examine the returns of the presidential vote
| in New York in the bureau of elections Rumors
current late last night the effect that John
l. Davenport and John j. O'Bren had been arrested
for alleged tampering with the election returns
Mr.. o'Bren was seen later and denied that he had
been arrested. he said that he understood that he
had been indicted by the grand jury. and he ex-
pected TO be taken into custody in a day or two.
land and Hendricks clubs in New York met last
chants and citizens this evening in the Academy Of
| Music The following gentlemen have been In
| vited to address the meeting: Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, Carl SchuTz, Samuel J. Randall, Geo. VIM.
| curtis, Benjamin Ii. BIfStoW and others.
| SCENES N VARIOUS CITIES.
| In Brooklyn NJ late hour the police stopped the
political parades, fearing that they might lead to
trouble. In New York last night there was entire
absence Of the feverlsh feeling of Thursday night
| in all parts Of the city.
| Mayor Harrison has issued request to all news
papers OF the city OF Chicago to issuing cleo
lion bulletins, on the ground that they moving
causes IN collecting crowds and causing undue eX-
element. Ali the papers have complied with his
| request.
evening guarded the Telegram building. in Troy,
| n. Y. which was surrounded by mob of six
laNE a Thn r.To< hull
| t1n-boaTdS have been torn down and broken into
| splinteTs. by request OF Police Captain Cary,
| more bulletins were posted. Two newsboys had
| the.r 10-oclock IeleGrdfas taken away from them
| and torn Up. 7 he police succeeded IN dispensing
the mob after sCme difficulty.
! special from Oberiin, Ohio, reports that last
night, after receiving the report that Blaine was
elected, the college students and citizens built
bonfire discharged guns, end had public winding
up by screnadtng prominent prohibitionists, III
| Guiding one OF the professors, with tin pans. In
their rounds they paid visit to the residence Of
| Rev. Nh Miils a senior in the college and an or
dalned minister WHO has been a conspicuous advO-
cate OF the cause of the prohibition party. The
moment the charivar began in front of his house
he fired four shots from revolver into tie crowd.
One OF the shots slightly woundeda student named
| Mitchell. Mills was arrested and held for trial.
| The democrats viii hold iollification meeting in
Indianapolis tonight. The speakers will be Messrs
| Hendricks, Mcdonald and voorhees,.
| There was good deal Of enthusiasm displayed
| In Baltimore yesterday and the streets were
thronged with cheering crowds. No disturbance
| occurred. however, and while number Of arrests
| We're made they were principally account OF
| drunkenness. There was another scene at the
| government building, occasioned by the sarcasmS
| and fauntS OF a crowd of democrats directed
| towards the office holders. An attempt made
10y the crowd force an entrance into the building
| but il Was dispersed Ivy the police
| -. John was burned In eigy in front Of the Re
puJtca,a Office In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, last evening
| IN the presence Of 5000 persons. The figure
| then dragged burning through the streets.
Cieyeand.s election was celebrated with great
! enthusiasm yesterday I'm Salisbury, Nd: Norfolk
| Va; Atlanta, Ga: Jacksonville, Fla; Montgomery
Ala; Charleston, s. C., and other points north and
south.
Returns Last Night.
SeTni-Officia returns from New Jersey last night
| gave Cleveland ALP plurality In the state. The
| figures Of the republican committee show Cleve-
i&nd,s plurality 1862 Haneocks plurality in 1880
Michigan went republican. according to the AS
! ISOLATED Press figures, by 1877.
Republicans cJnCede Virginia to the democrats
| b. 6,0Jl majority.
ON the basis OF the latest official returns reported
Indiana has given democratic plurality OF $500.
Eighty-four counties OF Missouri give Marina
duke deln for governor, u. 1a4 Ford FUSION IA
why Indiana Was Reported Republic
can.
superintendent Wallfck Of the Western Union
| Telegraph company, publishes a card in the In
diana polls Journal to-day in answer to the stric
lures OF MI. Hendricks on the manner IN which the
election returns were collected in this state. The
| first returns showed considerable republican gains
and the reason Tor this, Mr. Wallick says was that
The precincts in which these gains occurred were
| reported first. AS samples, he shows that OF 2i5
democratic precincts only 30 were reported during
Tuesday night and Wednesday, while OF 261 repub-
Icdn precincts 205 were reported.
khe National Democratic Committee.
TWO ADDRESSES ISSUED YESTERDAY.
An address sent out by the democratic ma
ttonal committee last evening as follows:
"7O the people Of The United States:
There can no longer be any question concerning
the actual result Of the presidential election
Grover Cleveland ana Thomas A. Hendricks have
eighteen electoral votes more than necessary
them yy for ad-
versareS claim the electoral vote of the state OF
New York. II Is absolutely certain that the re-
tqrhs Oh M. 1ne proper olcers OF electlon on the
plurality In the state for the electors supporting
Cleveland and Hendricks. II any different or
altered returns are now being prepared, or are pro-
lnulgaJed, they are corrupt IasificatiOnS OF the
cords OF the state OF New York, and the men aid
ing or abetting the making of such reports are
criminals 1t is not expected that you Will tamely
submit to the Vaccinations OF such men. Let
item understand that you will not Recognize at
noon tomorrow throughout the United States the
actual election OF Cleveland and Hendricks by FIR
ing national salutes Meet tomorrow night
throughout the country and express your opinions
in manner that cannot be misunderstood. The
men OF New York are resolved not TO submit TO
the gross outrage attempted to be perpetrated
upon their rights, and will speak for themselves"
During the morning the following issued:
'sThe National Democratic Committee has taken
very active measures TO insure fair and prompt
return In all delayed and doubtful districts. Coun
SCI are employed to watch the Official canvass,
and arrangements made to insure the
| transmission of correct news over the coun-
try. To meet the expenses Of this action, which
are necessarily heavy, friends In various sections
are starting subscriptions. Money will be thank
| fully received by the national committee and any
aid OF this nature to assist In enforcing the popular
will should, to be effective be promptly rendered
Bachelor Presidents.
From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
II Mr.. Cleveland shall prove to be elected 1t will
be one Of the curiosities OF presidential history
that the democrats went out OF power with the first
bachelor ever elected President. and come back to
power with the second. In the quarter Of CEN
fury that lies between they have but once come
near 10 success, and that was with bachelor
Mr. Tiiden-for their candidate.