Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1884-11-14
The Canvassing Boards Still atsWOrk
On the Returns Throughoutsthe
/ Empire State.
The Revisions Thus Far Have Made no
Material Change in the Figures
Heretofore Announced,
While the End is Not Yet, But
Chances Are Decidedly in Favor
of Cleveland.
A Milwaukee Market House is Sent Up
in Smoke by the Torch of an
Incendiary.
A Wisconsin Murderer Proves to be
the Son of a Justice of the
Peace. ~a.
Work of the Returning Boards.
The Official Canvass.
A SLIM HOPE. =

New York, Nov. l2.-The Mail and Express
this afternoon says the official canvass Of the
vote of this state is in progress today. Few
changes were made by the canvassers yesterday
and it is now generally conceded that the vote
of counties shove Harlem bridge cannot Be
changed to affect Oleveland's plurality. An
accidental error may entirely wipe out the
plurality and on this alone are based the hopes
of tho republioans. At midnight forty Of the
six' , counties had been heard from officially
they gave net gain of thiFty-three for Oleve-
land, leaving his plurality At 1926. According
to the claims of the democrats this practically
ends any probability of any serious increase to
Blaine's majorities in the rural counties,
although it is fair to bear in mind
that where gains ara expected the canvass IL
delayed, and case nay vet be presented in
the eight or ten counties where . case has been
made up. The real fight is in this city, and
republican hopes were greatly dampened when
Elihu Root announced yesterday that he found
tie majority to be 49, 226; wiping out gain of
426 votes announced on Saturday. The total
number of votes upon which, in some form or
other, George Bliss expects to take exception
to the informal count already had, is about
1900; about one third of these are defective or
blank ballots and the rest are Butler and st.
John, and other votes which were miscounted,
excluded, or otherwise aided to swell the Oleve-
land vote.
CLERICAL DISCREPANCIES.
The board of county canvs sers resumed its
session today. The room was filed with politi.
clans and lawyers representa-. the republican
and democratic parties. Committees on pro-
tested and corrected returns were appointed and
the First assembly district was begun. 1t was
found, after proceeding short way down the
district, that the democratic electoral ticket was
not properly filled in, and that there were
clerical discrepancies or omissions On motion
the whole district was referred to the committee
on corrected returns.
The board of canvassers' of New York county
examined the returns of the first three assembly
districts today. A few differences from press
reports published Wednesday morning were
discovered, but nothing was found that will
materially affect Cleveland's plurality Is pub
dorter may fall hundred votes behind his
comrades on the electoral ticket. The board of
trade and transportation adopted resolutions
condemning expressions of an int1ammatory
character in connection with the close contest
In the presidential election, scouting the idea
of fraud and asserting that every citizen will
submit to the determination of the constituted
authorities. .@
Queens county supervisors completed tie
canvass of he electoral vote this morning. The
return from Oyster Bay was found detective
after the Canvass, but it was not IN error
affecting the result as officially announced:
Blaine, S,445; Cleveland, l0,367; plurality for
Cleveland 1922. The returns heretofore pub
lished gave Cleveland a plurality of 1927.
The board of canvassers Of Albany county
il making slow progreas. No footings OF tho
vote have yet been announced. gls:'5gs ID.
Oneida county: Oleveland's plurality 81.
Tempkins, county, official Blaine. 4.42o;
Cleveland, s,992. .-..s=., syss. s.ss.4... .,s.,
aeaesee county, official: Blaine. 1881; Cleve-
land, 3,64S.
Jefferson county, official: Blaine, e,o29
Cleveland z, 7,075. " W. Il z.3t"< =
Official vote of Dutchess county: Blaine,
9.70i; Cleveland, 8, 8,677.
Ontario county, official: Blaine, 6,3s2;
Cleveland, 5,643. @s,a7
Genesee county, official: Blaine, 1851; Cieve.
land, 3,54s.
ST. Lawrence county: vote nearly canvassed
without changing the figures already given.
The vfficial canvass of Ohenango county gives
Blaine, 1862 plurality.
The official canvass of Sullivan county, was
not completed owing to clerical errors.