River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

comrades on the electoral ticket. The room
was filled with politicians and lawyers, rep
reseuting the Republican and Democratic
parties. Committees ON protested and COR
rected returns were appointed In the can
vass of the First district it was found that the
Democratic electoral ticket was not properly
filed in, and that there were clerical discrep-
ancies or omissions On motion the whole
district was referred to the committee on
corrected returns The board of trade and
transportation adopted a resolution con-
demning expressions of infiammatory char
acter in connection with the close contest of
the presidential election scouting the idea
of fraud, and asserting that every citizen will
submit to the determination of the consti-
tuted authorit. s.
SLIGHT BASIS OF REPUBLICAN HOPES.
The Mail and Express this afternoon says:
The official canvass of the vote Of this state is
in progress to-day. But few changes were made
by the canvassers yesterday. 1t is now gener-
ally conceded that if the vote of the counties
above Harlem bridge cannot be changed to at
feet Cleveland's plurality an accidental error
NAV entirely wipe out his plurality and on this
alone are based the hopes IF the Republicans
At midnight forty of the sixty counties had been
heard from officially. They gave net gain of
thirty three for Cleveland, leaving his plurality
at /, 225, according to the claims of the Demo-
Gratis. This practically ends any probability of
any serious increase to Blafnes majOrities
in the rural counties, although it is fair to bear
in mind that where gains are expected the can
vass is delayed, and case may yet be presented
in eight or ten counties where no case has been
made up. The total number of votes upon
which, in some form or other, George Bliss ex-
poets to take exception to the informal count
already had is about 1000 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 Cleveland vote.
New YORK, Special Telegram Nov. 12.-
From official returns received from about
fifty counties. and taking previous figures
Tor Une remaining ten counties, the Sun this
morning puts Clevelands plurality at ,209
The Times says it will be ,246. The World
sticks to 1917. The Tribune says:
If the present ma1orities in New York and
BROOKLYN should be sustained, it would leave
Cleveland plurality Of Lip in the state 1t
seems certain that the official count will reduce
this, but how much, cannot vet be known. None
Of the counties in the interior, from which the
state and national committees were led to ex-
pect corrections, seem so far to have made
material changes Ulster and -@lbany es-
increased. Nearly all the facts, therefore show
portant changes, are now in the hands of the
lawyers before the New York and Kings county
boards.
REPORTS OF THE CANVASS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Tbe vote on the pres
idential ticket canvassed by the county
board of canvassers is as follows:
First Assembly District Fourth election dis
tr Sss m R|ts4 sa 2 9S1 ssoond
Assembly DISTRIBUTING, 2130; Cleve-
land, 5,223e: Butler 81 st st. John 60 3:
Third Assembly Distri9 95e 81 1ob 2624;
Fourth assembly district: Blaine, 1891; Cleve-
and, 1922: Butler, 159; St. John, 10. Fifth
5os Butfe ls' u.s. ST. JohS Sixth
bly, district: Blaine, 1850: Cleveland, 5,612;
Butler, 126, ST. John, s. Seventh assembly dis
trict two election districts missing: Blaine
1858; Cleveland, 4,242; Butler, So; St. John.
IA. Eighth assembly district: Blaine, a, 1872;
Cleveland, 4, 40; Butler. SO; st. John, 10.
The gains and losses in the returns of the
board or canvassers, so far as the canvass has
been made, as compared with the press re-
turns sent out election night are as follows:
First assembly district, Third election district,
Blaine gains 10 votes; Sixteenth election dis
trict, Blaine loses l vote and Cleveland 40
votes. Second assembly district, Third election
district, Cleveland gains votes; Twelfth
Fifteenth election district, Cleveland loses
vote; Seventeenth election district, Blaine gains
7S votes and Cleveland loses 145 votes. Third
Assembly district-Tenth election district.
Cleveland loses votes: Twenty-tirst election
district, Cleveland gains votes Twenty-th1rd
election district, Cleveland gains vote; Twen-
ty-sixth election district, Blaine loses votes.
Fourth Assembly district-Twelfth election dis
triot, Cleveland loses 10 votes; Twenty-1irst
election OlStFlcI, BlAine gains i fute.
The total vote of Brooklyn, as officially
announced today, gives Cleveland's plural
ity at Is, 1852, being gain or for CleVe-
land
FIGURES OF THE PAPERS.
The Morning Journal of Friday morning
will say that Cleveland has apparently a
plurality of 1852 in this state He has
gained eighteen votes so far in this city, and
eight in Brooklyn. Oswald Ottendorfer,
the head of the Cleveland electoral ticket,
has been cut about seventy-five votes in this
city. and he will have a close shave TO pull
through The World Friday morning makes
Cleveland's plurality 1887, and says the
indications are that his plurality in this city
will be increased on all electors save one.
The Times figures Cleveland's plurality at
1906 The Sun and Star agree on 1884
THE HERALD,
in its summary of the vote of New York by
counties. as far as ascertained by the official
count. gives Cleveland plurality OF
1854 votes In the case of SIX
counties, however, when the canvassers
adjourned owing to some technically
and where the pluralities may be changed,
unofficial figures are given. The votes foI
Butler and St John are as follows; st john,
%. 769; Butler. IL, $50. In the counties
already canvassed there is no material
change in majorities since yesterday. Blaine
! has gained one vote IN No3uAlUAd
and two in St Lawrence, and lost
two votes in Schuyler. making his net
gain l vote Cleveland has gained q votes
in Kings, and lost 10 in Oneida, making his
net loss 4 votes This reduces Clevelandf
plurality by votes, making it now !, 254.
Only three counties have not furnished the
official result-Franklin, Greene and New
York.
OBJECTS TO TAINTED TITLE
Boston Special: The Advertiser to-day
prints the following from Augusta, Ne: A
distinguished New York Democrat writes
to Mr.. Blaine, with whom he has
been on terms of friendship fol
many years. complaining of the
course of the Republican committee and ex-
pressing the hope that Blaine himsels Is
making no attempt TO influence the count OF
votes at New York Mr.. Blaine replied by
asking in what possible manner he could m
ffuence it, and adds:
In the whole controversy have had no desire
except for a fair count and an honest DECLARATION
of the result / have seen no other request made
by the Republican national committee nor By
any c.f its members. They acted on their Judg-
nent at every step, and need not advice from me
do not wish any political supporters OF mine
Of the mere technical defects IN the returns
where the honest intention Of the voter Is ex'
pressed. / would far rather lose than gam %
the exclusion of returns on technical grounds
The presidency is not desirable II 1t has the re.
motest faint on the title. Promotion OF that
kind no more leads to honor than the possession
Of forged paper leads TO wealth.