The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-12
RETURNS BY COUNTIES.
Meeting and Action of the Official Boards
Yesterday.


Board of Aldermen were sworn in as a board of
county canvassers. Charles B. Waite Republican,
was elected chairman of the board. The room
was filled with lawyers interested in the count,
and spectators. Among helawyers present rep
rescntng the Republican national and State
committees were William M. Evarts, Colonel
George Bliss. Robert S. Ewell, Clarence A.
Seward and William Allen Butler. The Demo-
cratic national and State committees were repre-
sented by General Francis c.. Barlow, Franklin
Bartlett, Aaron J. Vanderpool Charles p Miller
Francis NJ. Scott Francis S. Stetson, Edwin r.
Bacon and James c. Carter. A resolution was
offered that those having business with the
board should be allowed to remain
in the room during its sessions This
was laid on the table. The requisite
committees were appointed on protests
(Tammany read a protest against any votes
being counted that were cast for VIM. Grace for
mayor, on the ground that it has been publicly
and semi officially asserted and believed by
many people that Grace was not a naturalized
citizen This matter was referred to the com
mittee protests. The board then adjourned
until tomorrow.
The official canvass of the vote in Schoharie
county gives the following figures: Blaine,
3,472; Cleveland, !, ,339; Butler 81; st. john l73.
In Saratoga county the official canvass gives
Blaine $, 8,l9O; Cleveland. 5,S46; Butler, 92 st.
John, 425.
Yates county, official; Blaine, 3,19l; Cleve-
land, ], 9lS; Butler l30; st. John, 200.
Orleans county official; Blaine 1897; Cleve-
land, , 908; Butler 6S; st. John, 669 Owing to
clerical errors in the returns, the board ad-
journed until tomorrow.
The Board of Canvassers of Livingston coun-
ty met to-day, but, finding errors in some of the
returns, sent them back for correction, and ad-
journed until tomorrow The chairman vi the
board authorized the statement that Blaine's
plurality in the county is l, 152
Tba fha o1 IF
Schnectady county: Blaine, $3.50; Cleveland,
2,977; St. John, LOG; Butler, Al
Warren county official: Blaine 3,577; Cleve-
land, 2, 1913; Butler, 49, St John, 1913.
Clinton county, official: Blaine 1913; Cleve-
land, Isl: Butler, 49, st. John, 30.
Rensselaer, county, official: Blaine, 13, 759;
Cleveland, l3 414 Butler, CSC; St John, 416.
Seneca county, official: Blaine, 33O9; Cleve
land, 3,627; Butler So: ST. John, 119.
Putnam county-Blaine 2, 103; Cleveland, l.,
526; Butler, 4; st. John, 49,
Tioea county-Blaine, 4,367 Cleveland, $3.50;
Butler, 2O4; st. John, 401
Oswego county-Blaine, 997G; Cleveland, T.
434; Butler, 265; St John, 800
Cattaraugus cOunty-Baine. 1853; Cleveland,
6065; Butler, 372; st. John, $50
Westchester county-Blaine, II ,286; Cleve-
land, II, 524; Butler 255; st. John, 437. The re-
turns of all towns except Ossining and New
Castle were canvassed These will not change
the result.
Rockland county-Blaine, 1888; Cleveland,
1867; Butler, %; st. John, 123.
Lewis county-Blaine 3 854 Cleveland, 8, 77S;
Butler, IA; St John, ia.
Wayne county-Blaine, 6, 843; Cleveland 4, 730;
Butler, 468 St john 433
Herkimer county-Blaine, 6,13S; Cleveland,
$685. Butler, 56; St John. 1927.
Onondaga county-Blaine, l6, ,S92; Cleveland,
IS, 165; Butler, 80; st. John, COL
Allegheny county-Blaine, 6,66S; Cleveland,
1886; Butler, 1876; st. John, ], l80
Washington county-Blaine. Z, 1887; Cleveland,
4, 4,222 Butler 115; St. John, 255
Essex county-Blaine, 4.55l; Cleveland, 9, 776;
Butler, 61; st. John, 65.
Madison county-Blane, 6,608; Cleveland,
1864; Butler, Sc; ST John, 529.
Montgomery county-Cleveland, 8, 413; Blaine,
$685. Butler, 49, st. John, l34.
Steuben county-Blaine, 10,047; Cleveland,
9,060 Butler, 587; St. John, 904
Fulton and Hamilton counties-B,aine's plu-
raiity 1047, showing no change from former
figures
The board of canvassers of Wayne county sent
out committees to the several towns to inspect
and correct clerical errors in the returns, but
change is expected in the figures already pub
lished. The official vote of Ontario county can
not be ascertained until to morrow, the board of
canvassers having adjourned until IL.
The Monroe county board of supervisors met
to- day as board of. canvassers. A motion to
canvass the electoral votes first was lost. The
point was raised, and sustained by the chair
man, that only towns whose supervisors had
original certificates of returns, signed by the in
spectors of election, could be legally canvassed
Only seven out of thirtyfve supervisors, had
such certificates with them. Three of these
towns were canvassed and found all right. The
board then adjourned until tomorrow afternoon.
The supervisors of Columbia county adjourned
until tomorrow for corrected returns from the
first districts of Chatham and Copake.
Chautauqua county-Blaine, 10, GO; Cleveland
5,8G1; Butler, 431; St. John, 540
Cayuga county-Blaine, 9206; Cleveland,
6,04l; Butler, 42l; ST. John, 591.
Livingston county-Blaine, 5l91; Cleveland
A. 039; Butler, lis; St John, 375.
The canvass of Dutchess county is half com
pleted Returns from several towns were sent
back to have clerical errors corrected.
Wyoming county-Blaine, 4,44l; Cleveland,
3, 189; Butler, 53 st. John, 4S3.
In Orange county the returns OF several towns
and districts were sent back for correction of
clerical errors, none material.
In Ulster county, some returns were sent back
to the inspectors, owing to irregularities, which
do not effect the presidency. The Democrats
and Republicans are both represented by coun-
Otsego county-Cleveland, 1907; Blaine c.
871 Butler, S4; st. John, 432.
Queens CouEty-The supervisors sent back the
returns of nine districts to the inspectors. In
each case the inspectors failed to give the total
number of votes cast. When the returns from
the First district of the First ward of Long Is
land City were presented the counsel for the Re-
publican State committee questioned their valid
lu9' ol',lillinS .1ia9 'Hfy "eIG hoe SlSneu ny
properly qualified inspector. He said he had been
told that he and the chairman of the board of
inspectors left the polling place, had received no
ballots, and had not been present when they
were counted, and that another person had
taken his place and signed the returns without
being duly qualified, Supervisor Mclaughlin
suggested that the objections of the counsel were
interfering with the work of the board, and
moved that the canvass proceed. This course
was adopted and no further notice was taken of
the counsels objection. The counsel also
claimed that the vote of Newtown was in excess
of the registry, but upon inspection of the regis
try books it was discovered that it
was several hundred less 1t is now almost
certain there will be no change in the figures as
already published, showing Cleveland's majority
to be l 922 The board reconvenes at 8 A NJ
tomorrow, and expects to complete the canvass
of the electoral vote before noon.
Richmond county-The chairman of the board
of canvassers invited the chairmen of the