St. Landry democrat., 1884-11-15

OF Democrats who are comparing the
returns of the Presidential vote complet-
ed their Iabors to-day. It was found
that the two sets of returns agreed eX-
actly. The two sets that were compar-
ed were those delivered to the county
clerk and those to the Police Commits
sioners.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
The Sun says: "One of the most re-
markable features of this exceedingly
close and exciting election has been the
wide discrepancy between the various
computations Of the result in New York
State offered to the public from differ
ent sources. Not only have both sides
claimed plurality for their candidate,
but their estimates have been as much
as 10000 apart, although it was appa-
rent 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 indicat"
ed a small plurality for Cleveland, and
when this has been slowly cut down as
corrected figures have reached us it
seems now to have reached a 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 con-
siderably from the figures we obtained,
and to give some countenance to the
claim of the Republican National Com
mittee that Blaine has carried the State
by very small plurality, yet we have
so far been unable to discover any rea-
son for expecting any material change
in the result as shown by our own care
fully collected returns, which give
Cleveland a plurality of 1905 in this
State"
The Times computes the plurality of
Cleveland at 1861.
The Herald places Cleveland's plural
ity at 1906
The World says Cleveland's probable
plurality in the State is 1,424.
The Tribune extra says Estimates
as to the result in this State continue
fuctuating in such way, as returns
from time to time come in, as to show
that the margin is 80 narrow that the
official count will be indispensable to
determine the result"
Albany, Nov. 8.-There has been no
dlminution in the number of congratula.
tory dispatches that were received by
President-elect Cleveland, and to-day
Col. Lamont, the Governors private Sc
Rotary and several attaches of the.office,
were constantly arranging messages.
At least 1000 of these have been receiv-
ed during the last two or three days,
and they have come from nearly every
State in the Union. The Governors
mail is also exceedingly large, and the
executive chamber has been thronged
with visitors all day, many of whom
shook the President-elect by the hand
Among the callers was Ex-Secretary of
the Treasury, Benjamin F. Bristow.
vANDERBIIT's LETTER OF coNGRATU1A.
TTOR TO CLEVELAND.
She following letter was received by
Gov. Cleveland from VIM. Fl. Wander.
biIt:
To the Hon. Grover Cleveland:
MY DEAR SIR: [ congratulate you
and the people of the whole country up
on your election to the Presidency Of
the United States. You owe your cleo.
ton, in my Judgment, to the fact that
the people believed you to be- an honest
man, and not to any particular efforts
made by any faction of either the Dem
ocratic or Republican parties. The in
dependent men who care more for good
government than for parties and indi-
Viduals have made you their choice be.
cause they were convinced that your ad-
would not be for the benefit
of any political organization or favored
persons, but for the interest of the
whole people. This is just the result
which is most desired. We have reach
ed time when party amounts to little:
the country is above all, and wants an
honest government by honest men.
The belief that we will find it in you has
led to your election.
Yours very truly,
VIM. II. VANDERBILT.
New York, Nov. Z, 1884.
Albany, Nov. 8.-The Evening Journ-
al claims to have discovered an election
fraud IN the Twelfth Ward of that city.
Ii charges that the figures were SO al |
tered as to elect Democratic treasurer.
Should the county be thrown out Cleve.
and would lose 1888 votes, although it
~ not charged that there were any
rauds in regard to electors.
New York, Nov. S.-The Republican
National Committee issued the follow.
ng
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, |
New York, November s, 1881.
70 the Republicans of the country:
We have carried New York. The off
,ial count will confirm it. Blaine and
Logan have 218 electoral votes, and are
elected. B. T. JONES, Chairman.
S. FEssENDEN, Secretary.
Maine.
IT B1ATNE's HoME-DEMocRATs JUDI.