The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-11-09
WHAT BLAINE MEN CLAIM.
Chairman Jones Describes his Margin Of
Hope-TidinR. Al bout New Lots.


H"pc-TidinR. Al bout New Lots.
Chairman b. F. Jones OF the Republican
National Committee was asked yesterday what
reason the Republican National Committee had
for asserting that Mr.. Cleveland's plurality was
based on doctored returns from several dis
tricts. He said:
We have received Information from four
counties that the Butler votes were counted for
Cleveland. They were exactly Of the same
size. kind. and shape and thickness OF paper,
whereas tho Blaine ballots were worry different
l do not recall the names OF the counties. but
anyway do not desire to give the Democrats
warning OF our proofs"
" Has the committee said that 1t has positive
evidence Of fraud in fifteen counties p
No! 1t hasn't said anything OF the kind.
We have knowledge OF considerable fraud. but
not in fifteen counties. In New Lots LOCO
votes were colonized. There was II most eX-
traordinary increase in the vote cast. Over
700 more we're cast than were registered"
Was anything discovered at the inycstga-
ton at Police Headquarters to-dayf"
Yes. Gaorge Bliss was there all day. An
| error OF 42G votes was discovered In tho Twen-
ty-fourth ward. Too many votes by 426 had
been figured for Cleveland. Over in Brooklyn
| q Cleveland error OF 500 WAS discovered.
Did the committee have session to-day p
Only the same rs usual"
Have you contemplated getting the vote OF
any county thrown out p.
No; ali that we ask for e that the vote be
plurality; but II it is shown that Cleveland has
even one plurality. we shall yield at once. But
II Blaine has one plurality we will see him
II will be seen that New Lots. Brooklyn. and
JoHe Ss 5ssR Ras
have been amazingly small. Tor l73 less votes
| Presidential election OF 1880. and only 2144
altogether. and the Republicans of New Lots
As to the eoVssSd 81 Of i
| lyu." no error whatever has materalized In
k hS not o sots sso
Aaron. j. vanderpoeI, Esd MI; Jones Las been
CANVASS eo%petod Yesterday ss Of the
made to the bureau OF Elections. The com:
The Sstona T Bemecratio GS@mt,ee cSnsisted
Of Aaron j Handsrppe fran s,isu g. baT W,L
dnares a. Mrr Sfa Mr.
John T.. Brodsky who had volunteered to see
| fair play for tho Republicans. The lawyers said
ms they went away about noon that the pol ce
returns and O'Brien's returns were aim ost
alike. They carried away copies OF the returns
| for the purpose OF making complete c1mputa-
tions Of the exact maIorities in oach disui;:.
| MIR. Brodsky went away also; but came back
and said ht he had added the
cred an error OF 425 votes which had been
York is i2.SOl in place Of being 1925. as pub
lshed: The mistake was principally due Mr..
Brodsky said. to nm election district being
The announcement that Blaine had 425 more
| votes in New York than had been credited to
publican politicians whe we're At the Central
| Office. and Literary Secretary Done!son OF the
| Republican National Committee tolephoned II
up to Mr.. Jones. Then he went up town tax
ing Commissioners French and Mason with
MIR 1T. Vander n eNI and Mr. Barlow were at the
Hoffman House last night. When asked il their
figures showed that Mr. Cleyeland's majority
was less by 425 than had been published In
THE SUN. Mr.. Vanderpoe said: That story
IL a lie made out OF whole CLOTH. We found or
rors, clerical errors. on both sides. The
In looking over the returns we found that
some Of the electors had been cut Mr.. Often
dorfer. for instance. had been scratched of SOW
eral tickets In some OF tho districts. In all such
cases we placed the Cleveland vote in that dis
trict at Mr.. Ottendorfer's vote. thus giving
other 9th hand. where a kspub lean eiectsi
WAS cut. ms one was, we took no account
OF it. giving the ticket the full count. We have
had the copied returns footed up twice aimee
we came here. and in each case we arrived al
the same result, that Mr.. Clevelands plu,
Ess oS.E than the State Committee had
THE BUN reporter found Mr.. Brodsky and
The Democrats say the net errors will moi
vary The SUNS flgures OF Cleveiand's plural
| itY 100 votes"
Cleveland got only AZ. 800 plurality. Mr.. Q,BrioI
knew OF the discrepancy two days ago. He hat
hgone over the returns. Ho tod the Nationa