Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-12-04
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN NATIONAL !
COMMITTEE, FIFTH AVENUE, :
New YORK CdTY, Nov 6, 1884.

COMMITTEES, FIFTH AVENUE,
New YORK CdTY, Nov 6, 1884.
The Republican National Commit
tee rejoices that the returns now re-
ceived warrant it in announcing the
triumphant election of Blaine and Lo-
gan. The Republicans have carried
every Northern State, except New
jersey and Connecticut. Virginia
seems also to have given majority
for the Republican cause and ticket,
and there is a strong probability that
West Virginia has also. while other
Southern States are still in doubt. The
Northern States alone, however, gave
to Blaine and Logan 233 electoral
votes, aud insure their election"
In New York attempts to tamper
with the returns have already been de-
fected. = = . There is no ground
for doubt that the honest vote Of
the State has been given to the Re-
publican candidates, and though the
defeated candidate for the Presidency
is at the head of the election machin-
cry in this State, the Democratic party,
which has notoriously been the party
of fraud in elections for years, will not
be permitted to thwart the will of the
people.
The National Republican Commit
tee calls on the chairmen and the in
dividual members of all county COM
mittees to take the promptest and most
stringent means to protect the sanctity
Of the ballot. The Republican candl-
dates have been honestly elected be-
yond question. Any attempt to
cheat the people and to defeat their will
thus expressed at the polls must be
sternly exposed and resisted by every
law respecting citizen.
B. F. JONES, Chairman.
SAMUEL FEssENDEN, Secretary.
Simultaneously the Republican
State Committee issued like procla-
nation touching the State of New
York, under the signature of "James
D Warren, Chairman"
Forthwith popular Indignation
against this audacious plot to cheat
Blaine into the Presidency began to
arise in many quarters. and before
nightfall there were such indications
of q violent storm here that the West
ern Union Telegraph Company's
building was heavily guarded. That
night Jay Gould did not dare to sleep
at home, but secreted himself in a no.
tel and the next morning he made
public confession of Cleveland's cleo
tion
On Friday, November Z, Blaine
found that Gould had failed him and
that the decent Republican press
would not combine in ''claim" in
his behalf Therefore he resolved to
resort to artifce, and sent the follow
ing telegram, which was Immediately
promulgated
Il AUGUSTA, Nov. 7.
To Chairman B. F. Jones, of the Re
publican National Committee
am advised that there have been
frauds committed in New York State.
T believe that the honest vote of the
State gives a Republican plurality,
and ask the committee to see that
we have fair and honest count.
J. G. BLAINE
On Saturday. November s, it was
determined by the Blaine gang here
that lawyers must be called in, and
George Bliss and William M. Evarts
were deemed suitable; and as neither
of them is accustomed to work en-
Enthusiastically without fees, 1t was
deemed expedient to provide some
cash in hand to stimulate their exer-
tions. and not let them trust altogeth.
or. on expectations of fators contin-
gent upon counting Cleveland out.
Therefore fresh political assessment
THE third or fourth in the campaign)
was laid on the poor department clerks
at Washington, and Mr.. A. M. Clapp,
the customary agent Of the Republi.
can National Committee in the dirty
work of plundering the wretched fel
lows, issued his circular levylng it as
follows, ato carry the contest to its fin
al ending
We are appealed to by the National
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