Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-05
LIST Edition.
CLEVELlND'S ELECTION
CLAIMED
BY 2O4 ELECTORAL VOTES.
THE VOTE OF NEW YORK
Believed to Have Gone Democratic
By $4,000 Plurality.
The Republican Committee Does Not
Give Up the State.
C0NNECTICUTPROBABLY DEMOCRATIC.
THE DEMOCRATS CLAIM MICHIGAN.
A NEW YORK TRIBUNE EXTRA CLAIMS
BLAINE'S ELECTION.
CONNECTICUT PROBABLY DEMOCRATIC
HE DEMOCRATS CLAIM MICHIGAN.
A NEW YORK TRIBUNE EXTRA CLAIMS
BLAINE's ELECTION.

Special Dispatch to TIE EVENING STAR:
NEW YORK, November s.
Both committees claim the election of President
at 10 o'clock this morning, but the returns favor
Cleveland; If it shall appear that New Jersey has
given him the majority, that scattering returns
now seem to show, and which the democratic COM
will give Cleveland from $4,000 to 16 600 plurality
Cleveland's plurality in Connecticut will be about
1000 There is no indication that he has lost any
Of the 153 votes in the south hitherto assigned to
him. There is no conclusive news from Indiana.
If we add to these 153 votes from the south the 36
votes OF New York. the votes Of New Jersey, and
the votes Of Connecticut, the total is 2O4 ma
Jority Of the entire number OF electoral is 2O
Ldter.-There probably never was In the history
OF politics many false dispatches sent over the
wires In the interest OF betting as there was last
night before midnight. They deceived both par
ties The claim of twenty-eight thousand in
Kings county issued by the national democratic
committee and the error Of eleven thousand In the
majority In New York county made by all of the
newspapers the Associated Press and the official
returns was well calculated TO throw doubt on all
returns. At 4 a. M. they gave the state to Cleve-
land or Blaine, Just as one believed the figures.
The republican committee do not concede Cleve-
lands election at this hour-ten a. m-but claim
New York for Blaine.
Ldter.-In this state the democrats have elected
1s OF the "a congressman, while the republicans
have carried the assembly, electing about as many
members as they had last year. when the number
was ". This insures republican United States
Senator, to be elected next spring.
Close Vote in COnnecticut-New Hamp.
shire Close, But Probably Repubii.
can.
The following dispatches have been received
here:
legislature is republican In both branches and will
elect u. s. Senator. The republican state ticket
will probably have to be elected by the legislature
There Is large st. John vote. The presidential
vote Is very close. tsgneD LYNDE HARRISON,
Chairman Republican Committee.
CONCORD, n. H., November 5.-The state is close,
but has probably gone republican by small
majority. (Signed) C. F. STONE,
Chairman Democratic State Committee
The New York Tribune s'HOpeful for
BlaiMe.,,
The Tribune this morning, extra, says:
''HoPEFUL FOR BLAINE-LEADING CLEVELAND AND
GAINING-NiNETY-TwO VOTES DOUBT-BLAINE
APPARENTLY HAS 1863 VOTES CERTAIN, AND
CLEVELAND 141-NEw YORK PROBABLY REPUBLI-
CAN BY 5000 OR LEss-GAINs IN THE SOUTH"
1.-The returns from the several states come in
slowly, partly because OF the bad weather, and the
result on the President is in doubt at the time Of
going to press Blaine apparently has 1853 electoral
votes certain and Cleveland 141. Eight states,
casting 103 electoral votes are in doubt or have not
been heard from The latest returns from New
York Indicate republican majority OF 5000 or
less. In New York city the democratic plu-
rality is over 42,oO0 and In Kings over fifteen
thousand The republicans make gains in Albany.
Chemung and Monroe counties. The delegation In
Congress seems to be evenly divided, each party
having II members The assembly is republican
by about IS majority Wisconsin is republican by
$1,000 plurality. Although no campaign work has
been done since the September election, Blaine's
plurality in Maine is about thirty thousand. Ohio
gives from twenty-five to thirty thousand
for Blaine Indiana is claimed by both parties on
very meager returns The republican plurality In
Massachusetts Is estimated at 10000 Blaine's
plurality in Pennsylvania is estimated at IS. 900,
his plurality in Philadelphia being $4,000. The re-
pubcans made large gains in rural districts. New
Hampshire gives Blaine 80, ZOO plurality and elects
two republican Congressman. In Missouri the
democratic plurality OF 5000 four years ago is cut
down to about $1,000. Virginia is In doubt and Is
claimed by both parties The republican gains
are large"
G. w. A.